11th European Foodservice Summit
Game Changing & Game Changers
Speakers
David Bosshart
Switzerland
Dr. David Bosshart was CEO of the GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute for consumption, economic and social studies from 1999 to 2020. Since 2020 he has been President of the G. and A. Duttweiler Foundation.
Christoph Bründl
Austria
CEO of the family company Intersport Bründl. He studied business in Linz, Austria, and Miami, USA. The passionate entrepreneur focuses on an emotional sales approach and shop aura. His flagship store in Kaprun won the EuroShop Retail Design Award 2010.
Berk Eksioglu
Turkey
Co-CEO of Istanbul Doors Restaurant Group. The founders have developed the business from one restaurant into a network of 18 including several of the best known dining venues in Istanbul. Berk studied in the USA, he has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Jean-Luc Fourrier
France
Vice President Restaurant Concepts, Luxury Brands & Full Service for Hilton Hotels in Middle East, Asia Pacific & Africa. He oversees the development of Food & Beverage with the focus on creating dining concepts for new properties. He graduated from the Hotel School in France with a Cornell University Diploma.
Dan Holm
USA
Dan Holm is Director Brand Marketing & Digital Experience for Carrabba’s Italian Grill. He has 10+ years of experience in digital product, strategy, digital marketing, e-commerce and customer loyalty. Formerly he was Director of Digital Innovation at Bloomin’ Brands – responsible for a portfolio of national restaurant chains. Dan is a modern marketer and family man with three children.
Ibrahim Ibrahim
USA
Managing director and owner of Portland, an enterprise deidcated to understanding consumers’ relationship with brands. Ibrahim holds a degree in Aeronautical Engineering, he is a post graduate of The Royal College of Art and Imperial College, London and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Rex A. Jones
USA
Executive Director International of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Former employers are Blockbuster and McDonald’s for whom he took care of the business in the United States and Asia. Jones holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Kansas State University.
Rudi Kull
Founder and CEO of Kull &Weinzierl. The company operates hotels and restaurants in Munich. Only recently, they opened a design hotel, the ‘Louis’ at the ‘Viktualienmarkt’. Kull was born in the former USSR, learnt the foodservice business in North America and now runs benchmark operations in the capital of Bavaria.
Julian Metcalfe
Great Britain
Co-founder of Pret A Manger. 24 years after foundation there are more than 250 Pret Restaurants around the world. Metcalfe is now building up a second empire: Itsu, an eat-in/take-away concept with a healthy fast food alternative.
Samy Molcho
Israel
Celebrated mime-artist. He has added psychological and dramatic elements to the art of mime and performed in over 50 different countries. He was professor at the Max-Reinhardt Institute in Vienna. He is author of best-seller books, among them ‘All about body language’.
Jens Moritz
Germany
Partner of EQT Partners and responsible for EQT Expansion Capital’s activities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He has long experience in the private equity industry. Moritz holds a degree in Business Administration.
Christopher C. Muller
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.
Ly Qui Trung
Vietnam
Co-founder and CEO of Nam An Group, the biggest F&B corporation in Vietnam. He also pioneered franchising in his country. Main brand: Pho24, a Vietnamese noodle restaurant. Trung took his PhD in hospitality management in Australia and the USA.
Gretel Weiss
Germany
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.
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