Speakers
Australia's most dynamic hospitality leaders ever assembled under one roof
Featuring insights from

Luke Mangan
/ Luke Mangan Group

Adriano Zumbo
/ Zumbo Patisserie | QT Sydney

Judy McMahon
Director / Catalina

Shane Bracken
Managing Director ANZ / Subway

Anthea Loucas Bosha
CEO / Food & Drink Victoria

Spencer Patrick
Owner / Harrisons Restaurant

Claire Stenhouse
Restaurant Manager / Attica

Leo De Bartolo
Operations Director, Marco Pierre White Restaurants / Founder, Toast Hospitality Consulting

Angelica Iuliano
Group Pastry Chef / MoVida

Samantha Bragg
CEO / Red Rooster

Rony Parienty
Head Chef & Owner / Shelanous

Markus Werner
Culinary Director / Delaware North

Alexandra Preece
General Manager / 400 Gradi

Kirsten Tibballs
The Chocolate Queen / Savour School
Full list of speakers from A-Z

Ace Bevacqua
Senior Product Manager / Lightspeed Commerce

Adam Moore
Award Winning Food Expert and Chef /

Adrian Reichhart
National Manager – Technical Safety Solutions / Compass Group Australia

Adriano Zumbo
/ Zumbo Patisserie | QT Sydney

Alejandro Saravia
Director and Executive Chef / Renascence Group

Alessandro Bartesaghi
Exec Pastry Chef / MCEC

Alex Landon
Executive Editor / Secret Media Network

Alexandra Preece
General Manager / 400 Gradi

Allan Forsdick
Director / Future Food

Allister Sarris
Director / Sarris International

Amy Renae
CEO / addzme and Shift8

Andrea Tranchero
Executive Chef / Barilla

Andrew Brain
Director / Foodservice Consultants Australia

Andrew Briese
CEO / CTB & CO

Andrew Howie
Chief Marketing Officer / Taco Bell

Andy Larke
Chief Revenue Officer / Liven

Andy Murdoch
Vice President of Strategic Brands & APAC / Crunchtime

Angela Crook
Marketing Manager / San Telmo Group

Angelica Iuliano
Group Pastry Chef / MoVida

Anthea Loucas Bosha
CEO / Food & Drink Victoria

Anthony Silvio
Creative Director / Vannella Cheese

Ashley Cooke
Director / Future Food

Ashly Hicks
Culinary Director / Darling Group

Ben Irvine
Head of Trade Marketing / Seven Miles Coffee Roasters

Benjamin Vaughn
CEO & Co-Founder / Mile End Bagels

Beth Candy
Executive Chef / Hotel Sorrento

Bianca Brady
Co-founder & CEO / Axify

Bill Lee
Technology & Solutions Manager / Dome

Blake Hammond
National Operations Manager / Compass Group

Caitlin Koether
/ The Mulberry Group

Catherine Golding
National Business Development Manager / Meat & Livestock Australia

Chris Cornforth
Co-Founder & Group CEO / Harvest Hotels

Christopher The
/ Black Star Pastry | Hearthe

Claire Stenhouse
Restaurant Manager / Attica

Clare Riley
Managing Editor / Restaurant Business

Claudia Guillaume
General Manager / Modern Olives

Cushla McFadden
Director / Tom Mark Henry

Damian Hopper
Managing Director / Bubba Pizza

Dan Hunter
/ Brae Restaurant

Daniel Pasquali
/ Dessert Masters

Daniel Semrani
/ Gigi's Pizzeria

Daniel Yin
Apprentice Third Year / Ciel Restaurant and Bar

Dario D'agostino
Founder & Director / DAMA Consulting

Darren Lauder
Director Of Food & Beverage / Pullman Melbourne Albert Park

Darren O'Rourke
Brand Ambassador / Endeavour Meat
Dave Stewart
Executive Chef / Roasting Warehouse

Davide Civitiello
/ Basile Imports

Dean Lightfoot
Area Developer / Nautical Bowls

Donato Toce
/ Messina

Duane Barber
President & CEO / IPC Asia Pacific

Dylan Garofalo
Sales and Marketing Director / Bruno Fine Foods

Eddie Stewart
/ Tokyo Lamington

Emil Kroell
Technical Account Manager / End Food Waste Australia

Emma Brown
Head of Innovation / Brown Brothers

Emma Stirling
Director / Scoop Nutrition

Enrico Sgarbossa
/ Zero Waste Pizza

Faith Wafa
Commis Pastry Chef / The Ganache Kitchen

Gareth Whitton
/ Tarts Anon

Gary Johnson
Exec Chef / Bega

George Paraskevopoulos
Director / Roasting Warehouse Specialty Coffee

Giuseppe Minoia
Cheesemaker / Vannella Cheese

Glenn Flood
Leadership Training & Facilitation /

Grant Collins
/ Gin Lane Sydney

Grant Flack
Head of Operations / Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley

Heidi Walker
Managing Director / Walker Seafoods Australia

Hugh Allen
/ Vue de monde

Ian Curley
Owner & Chef Consultant /

Isabel Aguas
Commi Chef / TFE Hotels North and Common restaurant & Chin Chin

Jack Monro
Lead Brand Thinker / Thinkerbell

Jackie Middleton
Co Founder and Director / Earl Canteen

Jackson Graham
Journalist / The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald

Jacqui Challinor
Group Development Chef / Trader House

Jamie Gannon
Culinary Director / Feros Group

Jeroen Cools
Director of Operations / My Goodness

Jerry Mai
/ Roll'd

Jimmy Hurlston
/ Easeys

John Kozsik
VIC Coffee Specialist / Vittoria Food & Beverage

John McFadden
National Sales Marketing Manager / Ecofry

Johnny Di Francesco
/ Gradi Group | AVPN

Joseph Abboud
Owner / Rumi Restaurant

Joshua Hillary
Food & Beverage Director / Solotel

Judy McMahon
Director / Catalina

Julian Hills
Owner & Chef / Navi

Justin Whitely
National Manager – Assurance and Reporting / Compass Group Australia

Kartheek Munigoti
CEO / Constellation Technologies

Kate Dickins
Owner / Ciao Cielo

Kate Paterson
General Manager & Owner / Deep End Pizza

Katherine Brown
Luxury Portfolio Manager / Brown Brothers

Katie Fisher
Chief Commercial Officer / Foodbank Victoria

Katy Barfield OAM
Founder & CEO / YUME Food

Kerri Wane
CEO / Schnitz

Kira Boulton
Apprentice / Heart and Soul Wholefood Cafe

Kirsten Jenkins
/ food.styling.academy

Kirsten Tibballs
The Chocolate Queen / Savour School

Konstantin Putkin (ChefKonnyK)
Executive Chef | Director of Food and Beverage / The Goods Shed

Kyle Doody
Executive Chef / RACV

Lauren Mathers
Regenerative Farmer / Bundarra Farming for Good

Lawrence Pelletier
Sales & Marketing Director / Redcat

Lazaros Papasavas
Managing Director / Papasavas Group

Leah Glynn
Editor / Time Out Melbourne

Leo De Bartolo
Operations Director, Marco Pierre White Restaurants / Founder, Toast Hospitality Consulting

Liam McLauglin
/ Global Hospitality Group

Lorcán Kan
Head Chef / Etta

Lucy Allon
Restaurateur and Co-Founder / Straight To The Source

Luke Mangan
/ Luke Mangan Group

Mark Normoyle
Executive Chef / Fonterra

Markus Werner
Culinary Director / Delaware North

Mary Jane Morse
Brand Content Manager / Meat & Livestock Australia

Matt Wilkinson
/ MW Projects | Grill'd Head of Innovation

Matteo Pignatelli
Managing Director / Matteo's Restaurant

Max Kleyn
Flavour Scientist / Sensate Flavours

Melissa Goffin
Managing Director / RedGum BBQ

Melissa Gomez
Owner / La Tienda Melbourne

Michael Cole
Head Chef / Moke

Michael Mann
/ Ciscos Coffee

Michael Ostroburski
General Manager / Melbourne Racing Club

Natalie Sharpe
CEO / Olivers

Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
/ Global Hospitality

Nick Campese
Group General Manager / Royal Stacks

Nick Ryan
/ The Age

Nicki Chesna
Head of Franchising / Mad Mex

Nicole Buisson
Managing Director / Lightspeed Commerce

Pana Barbounis
/ Pana Organic Chocolate

Paolo Gatto
/ Sydcily

Paul Ayyash
Hospitality Consultant & Mentor / Hospo Dojo

Paul Dimattina
Managing Director / Lamaro's Hotels

Paul Graham
Finance & Systems Director / Dome

Paul Rifkin
Chef and Consultant / Paul Rifkin Consulting

Paul Tredinnick
Founder & Managing Director / Brand Value Builders

Pete Learmonth
Product Manager / Lightspeed Commerce

Pierre Khodja
Chef / Australian Venue Co

Ray Strongman
Business Coach /

Richard Mcleod
CEO / Loaded

Rod Fowler
Director & Principal / Food Industry Foresight

Rony Parienty
Head Chef & Owner / Shelanous

Ross Lusted
/ Marmelo, Woodcut

Ross Magnaye
Head Chef & Co-Owner / Serai Kitchen

Sam Burke
Corporate Executive Chef Product & Business Development Manager / Meat & Livestock Australia

Sam Sidney
Director & Founder / MilkBar Digital

Samantha Bragg
CEO / Red Rooster

Sameer Kaushik
Vice President Business Development, APAC / TabSquare.AI

Sarah Franklyn
Director of Sales & Marketing / Impact Data

Saxon Wright
Founder / Pablo and Rusty's Coffee Roasters

Sean Cunnington
Key Account Manager / UNOX

Shane Bracken
Managing Director ANZ / Subway

Shane Pigdon
Head of Operations / Grill'd

Spencer Patrick
Owner / Harrisons Restaurant

Stephen Anderson
Owner / The Lott Cafe & Pha's Thai

Stephen Nairn
CEO / LK Hospitality

Steve Sidd
Group Managing Director / Catering HQ

Tawnya Bahr
Executive Chef & Co-Founder / Straight To The Source

Telina Menzies
Executive Chef / Australian Venue Co.

Teresa Sperti
Founder and Director / Arktic Fox

Todd Thorburn
Exec Chef Oceania / Anchor Food Professionals

Tom Hitchcock
Executive Chef / Spirit House

Tony Ibbotson
Founder and Creative Director / The Creative Method

Trish Harty
Marketing Consultant / Harty Food Media

Tyrone Ho
Head of Sales and Industry Growth / Tyro

Venessa Barnes
Co-founder and Foodservice Specialist / FoodLogic

Wes Lambert
CEO / ARCA

Youssef Ben Touati
Master Pizzaiolo, Performer and Culinary Consultant /