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GCA Annual Conference

How to register for the Groceries Code Adjudicator Conference on 24 June.

GCA conference 2019

Registration

To register your attendance, please complete the conference registration form.

2019 Conference date

Monday 24 June

The full agenda for the day is now available.

Location

The conference will take place at Church House Westminster, London.

Directions to Church House

Find directions to the venue.

Cost

The GCA conference is free to attend.

Why attend

The 2019 Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) conference gives you the opportunity to:

  • hear direct from the GCA, Christine Tacon, about her plans for the coming year and her review of 2018 to 2019
  • be the first to see the findings from the GCA annual survey, presented by YouGov
  • have a one-to-one meeting with Christine or one of her team if you are a direct supplier of groceries
  • meet retailer Code Compliance Officers, GCA staff and other industry representatives.

Agenda

Timings Session Session information
9:30 am to 10 am Registration Tea and coffee will be available
10 am to 10:20 am Welcome to the GCA annual review 2018 to 2019 The Adjudicator reports on the last year and presents her annual review
10:20 am to 10:30 am GCA annual sector survey - the results YouGov presents findings from the GCA commissioned research into experiences and attitudes in relation to retailer compliance with the Code
10:30 am to 10:50 am Forward Look The Adjudicator presents her plans for the coming year
10:50 am to 11 am Guest speaker, Michael Hutchings from Supply Chain Initiative Tackling unfair trading practices in the EU
11 am to 11:30 am Question and Answer session Your chance to ask questions to the Adjudicator and other speakers
11:30 am to 11:35 am Closing remarks by Christine Tacon  
11:35 am to midday Networking opportunity with the GCA, her team and Code Compliance Officers (CCO) Refreshments will be available
Midday Light lunch served A selection of hot and cold food will be available
Midday to 2.30pm 1-2-1 meetings start for direct suppliers to meet with Christine and her team. CCO’s will also be available to speak to existing suppliers on an ad-hoc basis Direct suppliers interested in a 1-2-1 meeting with Christine and her team must have registered in advance. Meeting times will be emailed to suppliers before conference starts.

If you would like to download the conference programme, please select one of the following:


If you have any questions about the 2019 GCA conference, please email enquiries@groceriescode.gov.uk or call 020 3738 6537.

Published 18 February 2019
Last updated 21 March 2019 + show all updates
  1. 2019 Conference programme added.

  2. First published.