Speakers
Meet the innovators shaping the future of restaurant technology and the hospitality leaders who are using it to transform their business.
Featuring insights from

Rod Fowler
Director & Principal / Food Industry Foresight

Blake Hammond
National Operations Manager / Compass Group

Alexandra Preece
General Manager / 400 Gradi

Spencer Patrick
Owner / Harrisons Restaurant

Andrew Briese
CEO / CTB & CO

Nick Campese
Group General Manager / Royal Stacks

Angela Crook
Marketing Manager / San Telmo Group
Full list of speakers from A-Z

Ace Bevacqua
Senior Product Manager / Lightspeed Commerce

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

Alexandra Preece
General Manager / 400 Gradi

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

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

Benjamin Vaughn
CEO & Co-Founder / Mile End Bagels

Bianca Brady
Founder & CEO / Axify

Blake Hammond
National Operations Manager / Compass Group

Chris Cornforth
Co-Founder & Group CEO / Harvest Hotels

Christopher The
/ Black Star Pastry | Hearthe

Claire Stenhouse
Restaurant Manager / Attica

Damian Hopper
Managing Director / Bubba Pizza

Dan Hunter
/ Brae Restaurant

Daniel Yin
Apprentice Third Year / Ciel Restaurant and Bar

Davide Civitiello
/ Basile Imports

Dean Lightfoot
Area Developer / Nautical Bowls

Duane Barber
President & CEO / IPC Asia Pacific

Dylan Garofalo
Sales and Marketing Director / Bruno Fine Foods

Emil Kroell
Technical Account Manager / End Food Waste Australia

Faith Wafa
Commis Pastry Chef / The Ganache Kitchen

Glenn Flood
Leadership Training & Facilitation /

Grant Flack
Head of Operations / Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley

Hugh Allen
/ Vue de monde

Jack Monro
Lead Brand Thinker / Thinkerbell

Jackie Middleton
Co Founder and Director / Earl Canteen

Jeroen Cools
Director of Operations / My Goodness

Joseph Abboud
Owner / Rumi Restaurant

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 Dickens
Owner / Ciao Cielo

Kate Paterson
General Manager & Owner / Deep End Pizza

Katie Fisher
Chief Commercial Officer / Foodbank Victoria

Katy Barfield OAM
Founder & CEO / YUME Food

Kerri Wane
CEO / Schnitz

Kirsten Tibballs
/ Mayers

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

Kyle Doody
Executive Chef / RACV

Lawrence Pelletier
Sales & Marketing Director / Redcat

Lazaros Papasavas
Managing Director / Papasavas Group

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

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

Luke Mangan
/ Luke Mangan Group

Mark Normoyle
/

Matteo Pignatelli
Managing Director / Matteo's Restaurant

Melissa Goffin
Managing Director / RedGum BBQ

Michael Ostroburski
General Manager / Melbourne Racing Club

Natalie Sharpe
CEO / Olivers

Nick Campese
Group General Manager / Royal Stacks

Nicki Chesna
Head of Franchising / Mad Mex

Nicole Buisson
Managing Director / Lightspeed Commerce

Paul Dimattina
Managing Director / Lamaro's Hotels

Paul Rifkin
Chef and Consultant / Paul Rifkin Consulting

Paul Tredinnick
Founder & Managing Director / Brand Value Builders

Pete Learmonth
Product Manager / Lightspeed Commerce

Phil Reed
CEO / Wendys

Pierre Khodja
Chef / Mr L's

Ray Strongman
Business Coach /

Richard Mcleod
CEO / Loadedhub

Rod Fowler
Director & Principal / Food Industry Foresight

Rony Parienty
Head Chef & Owner / Shelanous

Ross Lusted
/ Marmelo, Woodcut

Sam Sidney
Director & Founder / MilkBar Digital

Samantha Bragg
CEO / Red Rooster

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

Simon Crowe
Founder/MD / Grill'd

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

Stephen Nairn
CEO / LK Hospitality

Steve Sidd
Group Managing Director / Catering HQ

Teresa Sperti
Founder and Director / Arktic Fox

Todd Thorburn
/ Exec Chef Oceania, Anchor Food Professionals

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
/ ARCA