Supported Event: The BCGA Annual Conference 2020

Overview

The British Compressed Gases Association (BCGA) has pulled together a comprehensive range of topics of appeal to a broad audience for its 2020 annual conference. The conference brings professionals together from the compressed gases industry, to be updated on the latest developments, current issues and association news. Our full programme reviews the BCGA Technical Committees publications and achievements, along with other key note speakers presenting on industry matters. Attending the Conference offers delegates; whether member or non-member, the annual opportunity to network with like-minded people.

Bookings are now being taken for the event, taking place in Manchester on Thursday, April 23, at The Marriott Hotel & Country Club, Worsley Park.

Year-on-year, the conference attracts significant interest and organisers are urging those with an interest in attending to book soon to avoid disappointment.

The event, which is supported by Gasworld, brings together a wide variety of speakers, covering different areas of the industry including modified atmosphere packaging gases, food and plastics and a helium market update.

Insight into the transportation of goods from the Department for Transport is also included – and the conference concludes with keynote speaker Colin Maclachlan, a former SAS soldier with over 25 years of security and risk related experiences, who has appeared on Channel 4's SAS: 'Who Dares Wins' and Channel 5's 'Secrets of the SAS.'

Mr Thornton said: “We are looking forward to an insightful and informative conference in Manchester 2020. “The event continues to go from strength-to-strength, with excellent feedback from delegates.

“The BCGA conference committee has once again put together a highly-engaging and interesting event, of broad appeal to those in the gas industry and related sectors. We strongly urge people to book their place as soon as possible, to ensure they are guaranteed a place.”

This is also the final conference for Doug Thornton, as retiring Chief Executive of BCGA, and a chance to meet his successor, Ellen Daniels. For more information about the full speaker line-up, as well as booking details - including the Early Bird deal, which runs until the end of January - please visit the event website.

Day 1

09:00 - Agenda

9.00 Coffee and registration
9.30 Opening and welcome to delegates - Tim Hulbert, BCGA President
9.45 BCGA Technical Committee progress report- Jake Lake, BCGA
10.15 Medical Gases – TSC7 Update - Peter Henrys, BCGA TSC7 Chair
10.30 EIGA safety performance and activities of the
Safety Advisory Council - Martin Snape, Chair EIGA SAC
11.00 Refreshments
11.20 Creating a mentally fit & healthy workplace - Liz Pringle, Changes Health & Wellbeing
11.50 Using dry ice for maintenance applications within the offshore and marine sectors - Scott Maidman, DI Global
12.20 Dangerous Goods – What’s going on? - Helen North, DfT Dangerous Goods Division
12.50 Lunch
14.05 Modified Atmosphere Packaging Gases (MAP),
Foods and Plastics - 1Neil Hansford, Air Products
14.35 Helium Market Update - Phil Kornbluth, Kornbluth Helium Consulting
15.05 The Global Gases Business Beyond 2020 – What’s in store for our industry? - John Raquet, Spiritus Consulting
15.35 Refreshments
16.05 BCGA going forwards - Doug Thornton, BCGA
16.35 Keynote Speaker - Colin Maclachlan
17.35 President's Closing Remarks - Tim Hulbert, BCGA President
17.45 Close
19.15 President's Reception
20.00 Annual Dinnner

There are currently no speaker details available.

Event Enquiries: BCGA Admin

T: 01332 225120   E: admin@bcga.co.uk