A Few Indicative Comments from Customers over the past few years:
- “…a very entertaining, engaging, animated, informed speaker….easy to understand and great value…" Australian Summerfruit Conference, Melbourne.
- "...the man is a legend. If you have never heard him speak and have the opportunity to do so in the future, run without delay to wherever it is he is speaking. He is informative, thought provoking, hilariously funny…" Lisa Cork …FMCG New Zealand
- "…David is a leading authority on food marketing. He is at the forefront of the industry, in demand around the world as a speaker and lecturer…
…many thanks for the brilliant presentation yesterday. The audience loved it – the only criticism being that they’d have liked you to speak for longer…"
William Reed Ltd, The Grocer. Grocery & Food Service Conference
- "…thank you for some highly interesting and inspiring days….
Evaluation: …David is especially inspiring and enlightening…"
Total Scores: Presentation skill 4.9 (out of 5)
Professional level 5.0 (out of 5)
Evaluation by Senior Managers at Danish Crown Seminars
- "…thanks for a great presentation; it got everybody off to a great start, not only for the day but the New Year as well. You captivated the audience…..you have a wonderful talent…" Al Pope, United Egg Producers
- "…top marks again (in the evaluation), David, no wonder you are in such demand…"
Patrick Davies, HGCA Conference on Innovation in the Food Industry
- "…what a dynamic and informative sum-up of the day – brilliant”
William Reed Ltd, The Grocer, Conference - Healthy NPD to Drive Business Growth
- "Professor Hughes scored 4.9 for relevance and 4.8 for satisfaction (5 point scale) – clearly the outstanding presenter to this very successful event”
Senior Management Professional Development Course for the Food Industry, Mt.Eliza, Australia.
- “Professor Hughes gave a wonderful, very animated and interesting presentation. We received a multitude of comments after our Forum.”
The International Economic Forum of the Americas “Understanding and Succeeding in Emerging Agribusiness and Food Markets”,Montreal, Canada
- “Your score was 4.8 on a scale of 1 to 5, which is the best we have ever had…”Danish Food Manufacturers’ Forum
- "…knowledge of topic - Excellent (88%), Good (12%);
presentation of ideas – Excellent (74%), Good (25%).
Top 10% all presenters and top English-speaking presenter”.
Global Agribusiness and Food Industry Value Chain Forum, Mexico City
- “Great Job!”
Agrifood Innovation Forum, Toronto, Canada
- “Your presentation was a major contributing factor to the resounding success of the conference. It was extremely enlightening and was delivered with a wonderful mix of humour, confidence, and audience interaction....it was the perfect launch for the session...having spoken after you presentation with many of those in attendance, I can tell you that my views are widely shared”
Associate Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agr-Food Canada
- "...very interesting thoughts...Michael Buerk regarded you as the most interesting speaker.." Bob Bansback, RMIF
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"The feedback form scores are the usual 4's and 5's (out of 5) with specific comments being; 'Very interesting presentation', 'Entertaining and informative', 'Futuristic. Passionate. Thorough', 'Good orator', 'Great speaker', 'Very lively - very good speaker!', and 'Great insight'......your style of delivery can only be described as 'exciting' British Bakery Summit
- "...your excellent chairmanship of the conference and the closing summary was superb" Reed Conferences
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"Thought provoking, great insights, totally engaging, entertaining - excellent". Western Farm Leadership Conference, Canada