When the BCGA Annual Conference was held yesterday without Chief Executive Doug Thornton, it was very much a case of ‘the show must go on’.
But it wasn’t just about the absence of the event’s talismanic frontman and organiser, it was about a backdrop of change and uncertainty. Indeed, outgoing BCGA President Richard Gearing reflected on the ‘unprecedented change’ in the industry during his two-year tenure.
For the event, the show did of course go on. But may we find ourselves having to say the same of the region’s industry in the years ahead?
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