Alex Bartlett

CEO, Albert Bartlett

Alex joined the Albert Bartlett board in 2017 and was part of a leadership team that oversaw major investment in the diversification of their product base, from a leading produce supplier to rounded food business across fresh, frozen and chilled potato products.

Alex was appointed CEO of the Albert Bartlett group in January 2024, becoming the fourth generation of the family to lead the business that was established in 1948.

In spring 2024 Albert Bartlett completed the acquisition of the Jersey Royal Company, a move that the business sees as key to developing a long-term sustainable model for the famous Jersey Royal Potato.

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David Webster

CEO, LEAF

David joined LEAF as Chief Executive Officer in September 2023, before this David worked as Director of Sustainability and External Affairs for the UK Grocery Division of Associated British Foods (ABF). David joined ABF via W. Jordans (Cereals) Ltd. David worked closely with founders Bill and David Jordan to publicise the Jordans breakfast cereal brand and its longstanding commitment to wildlife friendly farming. Jordans was acquired by ABF in 2008 and David subsequently went on to lead sustainability for the Jordans & Ryvita Company, before being promoted to the position of Divisional Director for Grocery in 2017.

He has a deep interest in farming and wildlife stemming from this work, and in particular the formation of the highly respected Jordans Farm Partnership, through which he worked alongside longstanding farm suppliers to the Jordans business together with LEAF, the Wildlife Trusts and The Prince’s Countryside Fund.

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Joe Stanley ARAgS

Head of Sustainable Farming at the GWCT’s Allerton Project

Joe Stanley, ARAgS, is an experienced farmer and conservationist and since 2021 Head of Sustainable Farming at the GWCT’s Allerton Project, a research and demonstration farm on the Leicestershire/Rutland border which has been investigating sustainable farming and landscape management since 1992.

Joe is also active in the wider agricultural industry, acting as county chair of Leicestershire, Northants and Rutland National Farmers Union (NFU) and sitting on the NFU national Environment Forum. He is a regular columnist for Farmers Weekly and Countryside among other publications, and author of ‘Farm to Fork: The Challenge of Sustainable Faming in 21st Century Britain’ released in 2021.

In 2020 he received the NFU’s national ‘Meurig Raymond Award’ for his industry advocacy, followed by Associateship of the Royal Agricultural Societies in 2022.

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Deputy Kirsten Morel

Minister for Sustainable Economic Development

Deputy Kirsten Morel has served as Minister for Sustainable Economic Development, since July 2022, prior to this he served as Assistant Minister in the same portfolio for two years.

Deputy Morel was born and educated in Jersey and studied French and English at Birmingham University. Before entering the States Assembly in 2018, he led a successful career in writing and PR with a particular focus on technology and finance.

Within the States Assembly, Deputy Morel serves as a representative for the Parishes of St. John, St Lawrence and Trinity and is a member of both the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie.

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Paul Murphy

CEO, Jersey Business

Over thirty years of local and global commercial leadership in a number of sectors and across B2B and B2C. The businesses have ranged from owner operator led to AIM and Nasdaq listed global organisations operating in manufacturing, supply chain, technology and retail sectors.

Paul now heads Jersey Business which is focussed on supporting businesses throughout Jersey.

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Deputy Steve Luce

Minister for the Environment

I am a Jerseyman, father and grandfather who has spent all of my working life in the Jersey agriculture and aquaculture industries. My farming career was comprised of owning and managing Luce Farms Ltd (dairy products, Jersey Royals, vegetable crops and flowers), The Jersey Oyster Company (oysters and mussels), and “Happy Hens” (free range eggs).

I was elected Deputy of St Martin in 2011 and I now have over thirteen years of political experience in the States Assembly. Since being elected I have chaired both the Environment and Economic Scrutiny Panels, and served on the Legislation Advisory Panel and the Planning Committee. I served previously as the Minister for Planning and Environment, from 2014-2018, and regularly represented Jersey at meetings with senior Government Ministers from across Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. I was re-elected as Minister for the Environment, in January 2024, and have resumed my role with the appropriate enthusiasm.

Outside of States work, and among many other honorary positions in and outside of St Martin, I am hugely proud to have served with the RNLI St Catherine’s Lifeboat, on the crew and on shore, since 1988. In other interests, I enjoy music, boating and gardening and have been a church organist since 1983.

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Taylor Smythe

Director, HYPHA Consulting (Jersey)

Taylor is a systems thinker and social entrepreneur. She has worked extensively with communities in Nepal and Sri Lanka to implement community-led solutions addressing climate change, the circular economy, waste management, and food and water security.

Her dynamic curiosity has led her to develop disruptive organisations that challenge traditional economic models. Currently, she is based in Jersey, where she is the co-founder of HYPHA Consulting, working to unlock potential within the food and agriculture system.

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