Keynote Address: Achieving long-term change through collaboration

Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Commercial Committee David Jones kicks off the 2023 Horseracing Industry Conference by offering a commercial view of the forthcoming industry strategy and stressing the importance of significant innovation through collaboration.

Vikram Banerjee

Director of Business Operations, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)

Instrumental in the delivery of cricket’s modernised format, The Hundred, Banerjee talks about breaking down perceptions of cricket as an elitist sport and how the ECB broadened cricket’s appeal by engaging families with young children.

Ruth Dancer

Director, White Griffin

Ruth Dancer is the Director of White Griffin who delivered the racing industry’s sustainability recommendations in 2022. During this keynote talk, Dancer provides insight into best practice across various industry sectors and poses the question: Where are you in your environmental sustainability journey? Dancer encourages delegates to educate themselves, get started, talk about what they’re doing and celebrate every single sustainability win.

Leadership Panel

The aim of the industry leadership panel is to offer all delegates the opportunity to quiz racing’s decision makers in an open forum. Keynote address David Jones is joined onstage by Claire Sheppard (Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association Chief Executive), Charlie Liverton (Chief Executive of the Racehorse Owners Association), Dale Gibson (interim CEO of the Professional Jockeys Association), Jemma Marshall (President of the National Association of Stable staff), Neil Hayward (Chair the Industry People Board) and David Armstrong (Racecourse Association Chief Executive). The discussion includes data, training and retaining the industry’s workforce and community engagement for racecourses.