ASIAN TRADER CONFERENCE 2019

Mike Baker

Budgens Brand DirectorBooker Group

Nick Geens

Head of Reduced Risk ProductsJTI

Colin Graves

Chair of Co-op Wholesale and Franchise Advisory Board

Chris Hayward

Head of UK Business DevelopmentKantar Worldpanel

Dave Hiscutt

OwnerLondis Weymouth

John Mills

Deputy Managing Director Unitas Wholesale

Clive Myrie

BBC Presenter and Foreign CorrespondentAsian Trader Conference Chairman

Speakers Clive MyrieBBC Presenter and Foreign CorrespondentAsian Trader Conference Chairman

Clive is one of the BBC's most experienced foreign affairs correspondents, and is now an anchor and presenter based in London. He has served as the BBC's Africa, Asia, Washington and Europe Correspondent, covering several major stories, including the wars in the former Yugloslavia, East Timor and Liberia, and the Palestine/Israeli conflict. He was also a prominent member of the BBC's reporting and presenting team for the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. He has covered the administrations of three US Presidents, and reported on six US Presidential elections, including, most recently, anchoring coverage of the victory of Donald Trump. He also co-anchored the funeral of Nelson Mandela from Johannesburg. As well as Clive's several awards and nominations from the television and broadcasting industry, he has an Honorary Doctorate from Staffordshire University.

Alex Kapadia

OwnerFreedom Wines Ltd

Alpesh Shingadia

OwnerBudgens Southwater

Amrit Singh

OwnerNisa Local High Heath

Aditya Solanki

Head of Digital and IndiaAsian Media Group

Charles Wilson

CEOBooker

Speakers Charles WilsonCEOBooker

Charles Wilson is the Chief Executive of Booker Group within Tesco plc. Charles joined Booker in 2005 from Marks and Spencer Plc where he had been a main board director. Prior to Marks and Spencer, he was a main board director of Arcadia Group plc. Charles started his career in 1986 with Procter & Gamble. From 1987 to 1991, he was a consultant with OC&C Strategy Consultants. In 1991 he founded Abberton Associates. Charles co-founded the Institute of Hazard and Risk Research at Durham University and was President of the Institute for Grocery Distribution (IGD) and is Vice President of Grocery Aid. He was awarded the Sunday Times Business Person of the Year 2017 and the Financial Times Entrepreneur of the Year 2011.

Justin Whittaker

OwnerMJ’s Premier Store Royton

2019 Speakers