9.30 – 10.00  

Registration/Coffee

10.00 – 10.10

Introduction from Hayden Davies, Managing Director, FIRA International

10.10 – 10.40

Opportunities for the London 2012 Olympics  - Michael Myers, Procurement Manager, London 2012

10.40 – 11.10

Consumer Direct  and what consumers expect from furniture - Greg South, Head of Operations, Consumer Direct (part of the Office of Fair Trading)

11.10 - 11.30

Break for coffee

11.30 – 12.00

What M&S expects from furniture suppliers to achieve in terms of product quality, delivery and environmental performance - Technical and Sourcing Manager, Marks and Spencer

12.00 – 12.30

the recent fit-out of Heathrow Terminal 5 undertaken by Amaryllis and the demands this places on suppliers - Mark Draper, Amaryllis

12.30 – 13.00

What a retailer wants from a buyer - Iain Flitcroft, Managing Director, Manhattan Furniture

13.00 – 13.30     

Question and answer session

13.30 – 14.30

Lunch

14.30 onwards

Following on from the Q&A session we may set up workshops/open forums in the afternoon to discuss the points raised.