16th European Foodservice Summit
Think Tank and Congress for the Restaurant Industry (23. September: Preconference)
Speakers
Mert Askin
Dubai, UAE, www.azadea.com
Mert Askin is President of Food & Beverage division at Azadea Group, that owns and operates more than 50 leading international franchise concepts across the Middle East and Africa. The foodservice portfolio includes PAUL, Eataly, The Butcher Shop & Grill, and Kosebasi.
Andy Holzer
Linz, Austria, www.andyholzer.com
Andy Holzer stands for the central theme ‘Realizing visions’. He has been blind since birth, but still fulfilled his dream of mountain climbing – after working as a massage therapist for 26 years. His is an authentic life story, motivational and inspiring. Andy demonstrates that we all need to accept and conquer our life challenges.
Marc Kreder
Paris, France, www.subway.com
Marc Kreder is Regional Director Europe, Russia and Israel of Subway, directing a $2.2bn business, heading 4,700 sandwich stores and franchisees across 37 countries. 10 new countries and 2,000 stores opened over the past 5 years in this region. He is a proactive and articulate Strategic Leader.
Rod McKie
Woodrow, UK, www.welcomebreak.co.uk
Rod McKie is the CEO of a group in the Top 100 private companies in the UK – operating 30 motorway service areas (multi-brand portfolio). He is a high energy manager with an outstanding record in the industry. Rod has held management positions with TGI Friday’s, Prêt A Manger and Coffee Republic.
Christopher C. Muller
Boston, USA
Chris Muller is a leading academic expert in the field of restaurant management. His research has focused on multi-unit organizations, development and growth, and the training of multi-unit managers and leaders. He has held positions at Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration, UCF’s Rosen College, Boston University, and is currently Courtesy Professor of Executive Education at FIU’s Chaplin School of Hospitality. He is an author and has lectured around the globe.
Henry McGovern
Warszaw, Poland, www.amrest.pl
American Henry McGovern came to Poland after the fall of the Iron Curtain and founded AmRest, which under his leadership became one of the fastest-growing multi-concept restaurant groups in Europe. The portfolio includes global success brands such as KFC, Pizza Hut, Burger King and Starbucks, as well as the European chains La Tagliatella and Sushishop. With 2, 300 restaurants, AmRest generated total sales of Euro 2 billion in 2019. McGovern left the company in 2019 to pursue new ventures, including the restart of Vapiano with Mario C. Bauer and Sinclair Beecham.
Kjell A. Nordström
Stockholm, Sweden, www.speakersnet.se
Dr. Kjell A. Nordström is the enfant terrible of the new world of business. One of the most influential management gurus (Harvard Business Review in 2011). Kjell is a keynote speaker on all continents. Best-selling books, i.e. ‘Karaoke Capitalism’ (translated into 23 languages) and ‘Funky Business Forever’.
Ståle Økland
Ståle Økland is a Scandinavian trend expert, globetrotter, writer, thinker and public speaker. He has experience and distinctive insight across a wide range of strategic, technological and specialist disciplines. Ståle has written four books. One of his suggestions: learn from rockstars!
Marius Robles
Barcelona, Spain, www.reimagine-food.com
Marius Robles is the CEO & Co-Founder of Reimagine Food, the first disruptive center bringing together innovation, emerging technologies, food startups etc. and breakthrough food concepts. The company has the support of great strategic partners and collaborators such as Singularity University and Ogilvy One.
Jochen Pinsker
Nuremberg, Germany, www.npdgroup.de
Senior Vice President Foodservice Europe, npdgroup, Nuremberg. Jochen Pinsker has tracked European foodservice and consumer behaviour trends for more than 20 years. He now sets the course for The NPD Group’s foodservice industry tracking in the E.U. Jochen consults with some of the largest operator and manufacturer clients across Europe, and he is frequently a featured speaker at various global food industry events and corporate conferences. Prior to joining The NPD Group, Jochen’s career included managing sports organizations in Germany.
Lionel Tiger
New Brunswick, USA, www.evolution.rutgers.edu
Dr. Lionel Tiger is the Charles Darwin Professor of Anthropology. His title reflects his pioneering role in introducing biosocial data into the social sciences. Consultant to the U.S. Department of Defense. He has been an influential figure in broadening our knowledge about why we do what we do.
Gretel Weiss
Frankfurt, Germany, www.food-service.de
Gretel Weiss is co-founder and publisher of the two leading trade magazines – food-service (since 1982) and foodservice Europe & Middle East (since 1998). She is a recognized expert with insider knowledge of the chain-restaurant industry. Her background is farming, university degrees in Nutritional Science and Economics.
Peter Kern
Zurich, Switzerland
Certified architect, interior and product designer. He designs restaurants, bars, hotels, retail stores etc. and also has a broad experience in renovating and restoration in gold premises at home and abroad.
James Hacon
Milton Keynes, UK, www.elliottsagency.com
James Hacon is the Managing Director of UK’s leading restaurant marketing, insight and PR agency. He is tenacious leader with a holistic approach to marketing. Elliotts works with some of the biggest and best names in the restaurant sector.
Tom Weaver
London, UK, www.flypay.it
Tom Weaver co-founded Flypay in 2013. He is a highly experienced customer experience strategist, specializing in identifying customer needs and redesigning processes to improve experiences. Developing sustainable B2B client relationships.
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