Introduction by Chairperson
Dr. Jules Taylor-Pickard, Solutions Deplyment Team Manager, Alltech, Europe

Systems of Production - How Do We Produce The Pig Of The Future?
Prof. Michael C. Brumm, Brumm Swine Consultancy, Minnesota, USA

Prof. Denise Kelly: Rowett Research Institute, UK

Prof. Denise Kelly has a strong research interest in gut microbiology and immunology with 20 years’ post-doctoral experience. She obtained her BSc and PhD from Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland. Her first post-doctoral research appointment was with Nestlé in Lausanne, Switzerland. She then moved to the Rowett Institute of Nutrition & Health, University of Aberdeen and is now head of the Gut Immunology Group. Her main research interests are in gut microbiota and immunity and their role in human and animal health. She was recently appointed to the editorial board of the US Journal, Gut Microbe, and has formed a new biotech company GT Biologics Ltd.

Prof. Hans Stein: University of Illnois, Urbana-Champaign, Illnois, USA

Prof. Hans Stein is a professor of animal nutrition at the University of Illinois. His research focuses on feed ingredient evaluation and measuring energy and nutrient digestibility in feed ingredients. He has conducted numerous experiments to determine digestibility of energy and nutrients in many feed ingredients, including soybean products and co-products, from the biofuels industry. Prior job experience includes assistant and associate professor at South Dakota State University, work in the feed industry and as an independent swine consultant. He has authored or co-authored 87 peer-reviewed publications, 154 research abstracts, five book chapters, and 84 non-refereed articles.

Dr. Kate Jacques: Alltech, USA

Dr. Kate Jacques is Alltech’s director of nutrition and part of the research group located at Alltech’s Center for Animal Nutrigenomics& Applied Animal Nutrition in Nicholasville, Kentucky, USA. She received an MSc in range management and a PhD in animal science from Kansas State University, USA. She moved to Kentucky in 1986 when she joined Alltech. Dr. Jacques’ research focus is on trace mineral form and function in diets for all species. By examining minerals as they exist in plants and grains, the goal is to find “nutrient forms” of the elements, thereby maximising storage and availability for immune and reproductive functions.

Prof. Michael C. Brumm, Brumm Swine Consultancy, Minnesota, USA

Prof. Brumm is currently an adjunct professor at the Department of Animal Science in the University of Minnesota. He obtained both his PhD and MSc from Purdue University in non-ruminant nutrition and animal management, respectively. He also has his own consultancy business focusing on management and housing of the growing pig and industry issues such as production networks, contracts, cost of production, recording systems, market conditions, and others.

Mr. Nigel Penlington: British Pig Executive, UK

Nigel has been with BPEX since 2004. He holds a higher national diploma in agricultural engineering from Harper Adams College. His career began in Saudi Arabia where he spent three years and became farm manager on a 3,000 acre holding. On his return he completed an MSc in irrigation and drainage and worked for a land drainage and utility firm. He then joined consultancy firm ADAS where he spent 13 years as a mechanisation consultant, specialising in solutions for livestock farmers for reducing emissions to water and the atmosphere. At BPEX, Nigel leads the Environment Programme.