New ‘European Stream’ at 2021 Virtual VMG-SPVS Congress

VMG-SPVS Congress – due to held online from 13 to 14 May – will provide insights and learning from speakers from the UK, North America and Europe.

New this year is a stream of lectures specifically for European veterinary professionals and chaired by Torill Mosent, vice-chairman of the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe and president of the Norwegian Veterinary Association.

The largest non-clinical veterinary conference in Europe, VMG-SPVS Congress offers learning and development in all aspects of veterinary business, including financial planning, business strategy, HR and people management, marketing and sustainability.

Speakers

Speakers include:

• US coach Katherine Eitel Belt, who will explore the development of “courageous”, unscripted conversations with clients, colleagues and audiences.
• Canadian social worker Angie Arora, who will discuss “Veterinary social work – a new paradigm”.
• David Giraldi – managing director of Vet Partners, Italy – who will discuss “Practice consolidation: what Europe can learn from a mature veterinary market”.

The full programme is available on the SPVS-VMG Events website, with all lectures available to delegates for three months following congress so they can watch them at a convenient time.

‘Highly engaging’

VMG president Rich Casey said: “As VMG-SPVS Congress is virtual this year, it offers a fantastic opportunity for delegates to join us from Europe – or, indeed around the world – for two days of exciting, affordable and highly engaging learning.”

SPVS president Anna Judson added: “We are particularly excited to host our new ‘European Stream’ this year. The profession on the continent faces some specific challenges and we have brought together experts from across Europe to discuss them, and offer potential strategies and solutions.”