Istanbul I 2025
Thank you to GRIF Edinburgh speakers
Dean Banks
CEO, Dean Banks Group
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Nicola Blackford
Chief Commercial Officer, State of Play Hospitality
Kenny Blair
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Buzzworks
Wayne Brown
Global VP of F&B Development, Ennismore
James Brown
CEO, BrewDog Bars
Nicolas Budzynski
Chief Executive Officer, LPM Restaurants & Bar
Marshall Dallas
Chief Executive, Edinburgh International Conference Centre
James Elliot
Co-Founder, Pizza Pilgrims
Yasha Estraikh
Associate Partner, Piper
Simon Farrow
Global Business Performance Director, Tao Group Hospitality
Lydia Forte
Group Director of Food and Beverage, Rocco Forte Hotels
Tomas Gormley
Chef Patron, Cardinal
Harry Goss
Partner, McWin Capital Partners
James Hacon
Managing Partner, Think Hospitality; Chairman, I am Doner
Grace Harding
CEO, Ocean Basket Holdings
Michael Ingemann
Chairman, Think Hospitality
Marc Antoni Ledesma
Sr. Director, F&B Design and Development, EMEA, Marriott
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Nick Jones
Business Development Director, Lucky Voice
Julie Lin
Co-Founder & Chef, Ga Ga
Jillian MacLean MBE
Founder & CEO, Drake & Morgan
Iain McPherson
Owner, Panda & Sons
Chris Miller
Founder & CEO, White Rabbit Projects
Romy Miller
Chief Marketing Officer, Knoops
Kate Nicholls OBE
CEO, UKHospitality
Jennifer Pettinger
Co-Founder & Managing Director, GRIF
Simon Potts
CEO, The Alchemist
Heleri Rande
Partner, Think Hospitality
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Robin Rowland OBE
Partner, Trispan LLP
Roaya Saleh
Owner, Villa Mamas Restaurants
Sven Sallaerts
Co-founder, Younique Concepts
Lauren Scott-Harris
Founder, EARNT
Faisal Shaker
Founder, Board Member & CEO, Modern Food Company (MFC) & Modern Elite Company
Michael Toxvaerd
Executive Director, Nightcap PLC
Kurt Zdesar
Founding Partner, Chotto Matte
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