A legion of experts , including horticulture industry talker and British explorer , diary keeper , and TV presenter Simon Reeves are set to share their perceptiveness on how the horticultural industry could front by 2030 at the Horticultural Trade Association ’s ( HTA ) annual group discussion .
Horticulture , the conference will glance over the horizon for future tendency and face both the challenge and opportunities facing the UK ’s horticulture industry . The group discussion will research areas such as the retail revolution , consumer insight , what garden blueprint will look like nationally and globally , and how automation , unreal intelligence , and the metaverse could vary the world we survive in .
The keynote speaker will be Simon Reeves , who will discuss how he watch the planet looking in 2030 and how the UK may be dissemble by this ‘ big picture . ’ The journalist , who is also well known for his world travel and environmental documentaries , will be joined by other speakers and panellist at the league , which takes place in Birmingham at the ICC on Wednesday , September 14 .
Among the speakers will be far-famed economic expert Vicky Pryce , from the Centre for Economics and Business Research in London ; garden designer and Gardeners ’ World Colorado - presenter Arit Anderson ; garden couturier and founder of the Grow2Know project , Tayshan Hayden - Smith , garden landscape gardener and 20 - clock time Chelsea gold medallion succeeder , Mark Gregory , celebrity gardener , Michael Perry , The Plant Geek , Tim Briercliffe , escritoire superior general of the International Association of Horticultural Producers ; and Dominic Harrison and Josh McBain from global consumer trends federal agency , Foresight Factory .
James Barnes , HTA Chairman , said : “ We are extremely pleased to have attracted such a high calibre of speakers who , through their divers field of expertness , will help the horticultural diligence glean essential insight to how it can continue to look forward and adapt in a quickly - changing world – and attain its environmental end .
“ This year ’s conference put key issues such as upskilling , enhanced technology , and how the industry operates on the agendum with our expert speakers and panelists put up their panorama and prevision on what the next eight years hold for horticulture . ”
HTA ’s conference allow for a platform for delegate to internet with industry peers , discourse key issues and innovation , and attend at shipway of working together as well as other opportunities . There will be a dinner party for additional networking chance at which the UK Grower Awards will be deliver .
The last conference was entertain in 2019 on Cultivating Retail , which looked at how sustainability can bring chance for the garden manufacture .
The 2022 league takes place at The International Convention Centre , Birmingham . For more info and ticket , visithttps://hta.org.uk/horticulture-the-conference .
For more informationHorticultural swop Associationwww.the-hta.org.uk
