Food for Thought! Securing the future of our food supply through innovation and new blood

10/21/21 • 26 min

This time we're joined by Professor Simon Pearson, Director of the Lincoln Institute of Agri Food Technology (LIAT), Ali Capper, Chairman, NFU Horticulture & Potatoes Board and grower in her own right, Rural and Agri-food Consultant Martin Collison and Chief Executive of the UK's Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) Nigel Jenney.
We discuss the many challenges facing our food supply chain, the support desperately needed from government and how the industry itself is committed to finding solutions. Nigel Jenney explains how FPC, in conjunction with LIAT, have developed two new ground-breaking events, designed to foster innovation and showcase the many diverse career opportunities available in the food-supply sector.
It's an unmissable listen!
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Testing the Future of Connectivity with Spirent

In this unmissable episode, we talk to Stephen Douglas and Jurrie Van Den Breekel from Spirent, the leading testers of 5G about how the technology is being rolled out, how it's continually evolving and how new innovations are set to change the future of connectivity.
We explore some of the really cool technologies coming into play, allowing us to experience the kind of ubiquitous connectivity that will change the way we live and work.
And it's not that far away! From network slicing to micro services, things are evolving at a rapid pace.
Stephen explains how automation is key to ensure always on connectivity and lifts the lid on how the densification problems that have historically challenged the industry can be overcome by future meta-materials that will mean our network connectivity will literally be all around us.
Jurrie talks about Hyperscaler private 5G and enabling innovation. He explains how infrastructure is changing to provide more choice. However, this can present testing challenges, so Spirent provide an end-to-end service by partnering with companies to make testing a seamless, simple and fast process. Through collaboration with vendors, Spirent can provide heightened vigilance against security vulnerabilities.
Ultimately, Spirent make technology WORK!
With wave after wave of complex, new technology rolling out, it’s harder than ever to make it all work. Spirent delivers visibility, automation and security to make sure it does.
Find out more here: https://www.spirent.com/
Download Spirent's 5G Report Addendum here: https://bit.ly/3E4IIKt
Connect with Stephen Douglas, Head of Market Strategy at Spirent Communications here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenndouglas/
Connect with Jurrie Van Den Breekel, VP Strategic Partnerships at Spirent Communications here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jurrievandenbreekel/
This episode was sponsored by Spirent

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The one where we apologise and Sarah recovers from Covid and major dental surgery

Yes, we're back and what a testing few months it's been!
Sarah's had Covid and also major dental surgery so she doesn't sound her normal self but things are slowly returning to normal.
We're back from MWC in Barcelona, where we shot a TV mini-series and we had the chance to catch up with some old friends whilst making new ones during the filming.
We hope you enjoy this catch up and thanks for sticking with us!
Big hugs, Sarah and Dean.