Event Details
Tuesday 8 September 2026
6:00PM - 8:30PM
Carter Jonas, One Chapel Place ,
W1G 0BG
Free of Charge to London Branch Members and Next Generation Network
You are invited to the CLA's autumn London Branch evening, when we will hear from the head of sustainable agriculture at Tesco.
In addition to London Branch members, we are pleased to invite members of the CLA Next Generation Network to this event. The event is free to attend for London Branch and Next Generation Network members, but places must be booked in advance.
Tuesday, 8 September 2026, 6pm to 8.30pm.
Kindly hosted by Carter Jonas at One Chapel Place, London, W1G 0BG.
We will hear from Natalie Smith, who has the remit of helping to deliver the leading supermarket's net zero targets.
Natalie's background in animal science has led to a varied career over the last 25 years including retail, NGOs such as WWF and The Humane Slaughter Association as well as within agri-food supply chain consultancy.
Natalie represents Tesco in a number of forums including as a Steering Group member of the Food Industry Initiative on Antimicrobials and the British Retail Consortium Board Director for Red Tractor, the UK farm assurance scheme.
A short AGM will be held before the talk
The
running order
6.00pm - Registration
6.30pm - Welcome by CLA Officer
6.35pm - CLA London Branch 2026 AGM
(read chair's report reviewing the year)
6.40pm - Talk and Q&A
7.15pm - Drinks reception and canapés
8.30pm - Finish
If you need any assistance to book online, please call the CLA South East office on 01264 358195 or email southeast@cla.org.uk and the team will be happy to assist.
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