What Will the Conference Cover?

This years Future of Pub Retailing conference will see key industry commentators and pertinent stakeholders come together to analyse and debate the key issues confronting the pub industry and its business leaders in these challenging times, mapping out the future of the pub sector.

Topics covered will include: finance and the economy; the future of the beer tie; consumers, the changing role of the pub in people's lives and how the best operators are innovating; and the image of the pub industry - as a consumer proposition, a mass employer of the workforce and a positive contributor to society.

Benefits of attending:

• Understand the parlous financial position of some sector companies
• Debate the key issues facing the industry, such as the future of the beer tie
• Understand what needs to be done to reaffirm the pub's position in British society
• Learn how different sets of consumers are behaving via best-in-class research
• Network with and hear from key figures from the sector and industry peers
• Debate with leading M&A experts on when the deal market will return
• Listen to how the most innovative operators are growing market share

Who Should Attend?

The Future of Pub Retailing 2009 is a must attend event for senior executives or anyone involved in strategic thinking in the pub sector.