Speakers
On this page you can see a list of Congress 2009 speakers and their biographies
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Friday
David Bartram - Director, Veterinary Benevolent Fund
Speaker; Bluetongue: Perspective from industry. Friday 25 September, 14.30 - 15.00
Ian Beamish – Former Member, BVA Member Services Group
Speaker; Time out on EMS. Friday 25 September, 11.00 - 12.00
Mark Beaney – Partner, Hazlewoods LLP
Speaker; Recession proofing: Managing the top line. Friday 25 September, 14.30 – 15.30
Andy Biggs – Past-President, BCVA
Speaker; TB issues: Limitations of diagnostics and vaccination. Friday 25 September, 09.30 - 10.30
John Blackwell – President, BCVA
Chair; TB issues: Limitations of diagnostics and vaccination. Friday 25 September, 09.30 - 10.30
Stephen Blakeway - Director, Overseas Operations, Donkey Sanctuary
Speaker; Working together to improve animal health, integration and cooperation of NGOs. Friday 25 September, 11.00- 11.30
Nick Blayney – Past-President, BVA
Chair; Horses: a species apart? Friday 25 September, 14.30-15.30
Prof. Steve Dean - Chief Executive of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate
Speaker; Questions of breeding. Friday 25 September, 9.30-10.30
Gareth Hateley - Council Member, BCVA
Chair; Bluetongue: Current control policy within UK and across the devolved administrations. Friday 25 September,11.00- 12.00
Prof. Mike Herrtage - Dean, Cambridge Veterinary School
Speaker; Questions of Breeding? Friday 25 September, 09.30 - 10.30
Prof. Glyn Hewinson - Head, TB Research Group, Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA)
Speaker; TB issues: Limitations of diagnostics and vaccination. Friday 25 September, 09.30 - 10.30
Chris House - President, BEVA
Speaker; Horses: a species apart? Friday 25 September, 14.30 – 15.30
Dr. Frank Jackson - Senior principal research scientist at Moredun
Speaker; Anthelmintics and resistance, responsible approaches to control. Friday 25 September, 16.00-16.30
Dr. Barry Johnson - Former President, RCVS
Speaker; Time out on EMS. Friday 25 September, 11.00- 12.00
Harvey Locke - Vice President, Union of European Veterinary Practitioners
Speaker; Pets and politics. Friday 25 September, 16.00-17.00
Colin Macaldowie - Past President, Sheep Veterinary Society
Chair;Anthelmintics and resistance, responsible approaches to control. Friday 25 September, 16.00-16.30
Responsible use of available controls. Friday 25 September, 16.30- 17.00
Sam Mansley - Senior Vice-President, SVS
Chair; Bluetongue: Perspective from industry. Friday 25 September, 14.30- 15.00
Chair; Stakeholders experiences and the way forward. Friday 25 September, 15.00 – 15.30
Valentina McGarrell - Head, RCGP NI Council
Speaker; Recession-proofing: motivation in a credit crunch. Friday 25 September, 16.00 – 17.00
Dr Dilys Morgan - Department Head, Gastrointestinal, Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, HPA Centre for Infections
Speaker; Pets and polotics. Friday 25 September, 16.00 - 17.00
Nicky Paull - President, BVA
Chair; Questions of breeding. Friday 25 September, 09.30-10.30
Dr. Christie Peacock – Chief Executive, FARMAfrica
Speaker; Unlocking the potential of Africa’s livestock keepers: a new approach to veterinary service delivery. Friday 25 September, 10.00 – 10.30
Dr. Abdul Rahman – Secretary, Commonwealth Veterinary Association
Speaker; Four decades of Commonwealth Veterinary Association activity. Friday 25 September, 9.30 – 10.00
Karen Reed - Veterinary Director, SPANA
Chair; Overseas Group Sessions. Friday 25 September, 09.30 - 12.00
Bill Reilly – President-Elect, BVA
Chair; Time out on EMS. Friday 25 September, 11.00- 12.00
Paul Reiter - Professor of Medical Entomology, Insects and Infectious Disease Unit, Institut Pasteur
Speaker; Vector-Bourne Disease in Europe . Friday 25 September, 11.00- 12.00
Iain Richards - President, SPVS
Chair; SPVS Sessions. Friday 25 September, 14.30 – 17.00
Paul Roger - RCVS Recognised Specialist in Sheep Health and Production
Speaker; Stakeholders’ experiences and the way forward. Friday 25 September, 15.00 – 15.30
Gavin Ross– Programme Manager, Responsibility and Cost Sharing Programme for Animal Health,Defra
Speaker; Horses - a species apart? Friday 25 September, 14.30-15.30
Lesley Stubbings - Director of Moredun Foundation
Speaker; Responsible use of available controls. Friday 25 September, 16.30- 17.00
Prof. Sandy Trees – Junior Vice-President, RCVS (President from July 09)
Speak; Wooldridge Memorial Lecture:What, exactly, is a vet? Friday 25 September, 12.15 – 13.15
Saturday
Rosie Allister - Deputy Director, Edinburgh Samaritans
Speaker; It shouldn’t happen to a vet: Suicide and mental health in the veterinary profession. Saturday 26 September, 14.30 - 15.30
Andy Biggs – Past-President, BCVA
Speaker; Bovine TB: Where do we go from here? Saturday 26 September, 14.30 - 15.30
David Bartram - Director, Veterinary Benevolent Fund
Speaker; It shouldn’t happen to a vet: Suicide and mental health in the veterinary profession. Saturday 26 September, 14.30 - 15.30
Chris Booth – Associate small animal veterinary surgeon, Oakham Veterinary Hospital
Chair; It shouldn’t happen… but it does. Saturday 26 September, 11.00 – 12.00
Prof. Sheila Crispin – Chief Panellist, BVA/KC/ISDS Eye
Speaker; Ophthalmology. Saturday 26 September, 9.30- 12.00
Rachel Dean – Director, Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, Nottingham
Speaker; It shouldn’t happen to a vet: Suicide and mental health in the veterinary profession. Saturday 26 September, 14.30 - 15.30
John Fitzgerald - Operations Director, Veterinary Medicines Directorate
Speaker; Pick and mix on medicines. Saturday 26 September, 11.00 – 12.00
Nigel Gibbons – International Coordinator, Food and Farming Group, DEFRA
Speaker; Who will take the high road? Saturday 26 September, 16.00 - 17.00
Dr. Christianne Glossop - Chief Veterinary Officer, Wales
Chair; Bovine TB: Where do we go from here? Saturday 26 September, 14.30- 15.30
Speaker; Who will take the high road? Saturday 26 September, 16.00- 17.00
Simon Hall - Chief Veterinary Officer, Scotland
Speaker; Who will take the high road? Saturday 26 September, 16.00- 17.00
Wendy Harrison – Chairman, Veterinary Support Working Party
Chair; It shouldn’t happen to a vet: Suicide and mental health in the veterinary profession. Saturday 26 September, 14.30 - 15.30
Richard Harvey - Past-President, BSAVA
Chair; Ophthalmology session. Saturday 26 September, 9.30-12.00
Chris House - President, BEVA
Chair;Equine flu outbreak in Australia. Saturday 26 September, 09.30 – 10.30
Bert Houston - Northern Ireland CVO, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Speaker; Who will take the high road? Saturday 26 September, 16.00 – 17.00
Daniel James - Director of Business Development, Lloyd & Whyte (Financial Services) Ltd
Speaker; Financial advice for recent graduates. Saturday 26 September, 14.30 – 15.30
Dr. Peter Jones - Former Executive Director, global International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH)
Chair; BVA contentious issues session ‘Pick and mix on medicines’. Saturday 26, 11.00-12.00
Hélène Klein - veterinary administrator, European Commission (Brussels)
Speaker; Pets and politics. Friday 25 September, 16.00-17.00
Peter Morris - Chief Executive, N.S.A.
Speaker; Pick and mix on medicines. Saturday 26 September, 11.00-12.00
Nicky Paull - President, BVA
Chair; Who will take the high road? Saturday 26 September, 16.00-17.00
John Remnant - Junior Recent Graduate Rep, BVA Council.
Chair; Financial advice for recent graduates. Saturday 26 September, 14.30 – 15.30
Iain Richards - President, SPVS
Speaker; Finding the right structure for welfare and health. Saturday 26 September, 9.30 - 10.30
Mark Riggs – Technical Manager, Merial Animal Health
Speaker; Equine flu outbreak in Australia. Saturday 26 September, 09.30 – 10.30
Neil Sargison- Senior Lecturer, Large Animal Practice, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
Speaker; Pick and mix on medicines. Saturday 26 September, 11.00 – 12.00
Mike Segal – Director, Food and Farming Group, Defra
Speaker; Finding the right structure for welfare and health. Saturday 26 September 09.30 - 10.30
Barry Smyth – Vice-President, Australian Veterinary Association
Speaker; 2007 Equine flu outbreak in Australia. Saturday 26 September, 09.30 – 10.30
Bill Swann -Member, Companion Animal Welfare Council
Speaker; Bovine TB: where do we go from here? Saturday 26 September, 14.30 - 15.30
Julian Wells - Claims Consultant, Veterinary Defence Society (VDS)
Speaker; It shouldn’t happen…but it does. Saturday 26 September, 11.00 – 12.00
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