2025 Speakers

Alex Reilley
executive chair
Loungers
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Chris Hill
managing director
Urban Pubs & Bars
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David Briggs
divisional director
Mitchells & Butlers
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Ed Devenport
CEO, co-founder
Incipio Group
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Jon Dale
corporate affairs & ESG lead
Punch Pubs & Co
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Martin Godden
director of property services
Shepherd Neame
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Richard Colclough
co-founder and managing director
Parogon Group
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Sarah Willingham
CEO & founder
Nightcap
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What to expect: here are the speakers from last year

Sir Tim Martin, J D Wetherspoon
chairman
J D Wetherspoon
Nick Mackenzie, Greene King
CEO
Greene King
David McDowall, Stonegate Group
CEO
Stonegate Group
Clive Watson, City Pub Group
Founder
City Pub Group
Richard Ferrier, Heartwood Collection
CEO
Heartwood Collection
Graham Hall, Drake & Morgan
director
Drake & Morgan
Laura McKay, St Austell Brewery
Laura McKay
marketing & communications director
St Austell Brewery
Mark Chapman, Zero Carbon Forum
CEO
Zero Carbon Forum
Ollie Rosevear, Fuller’s
director of sustainability
Fuller’s
Deepesh Thakrar, OakNorth Bank
senior director debt finance
OakNorth Bank
Justin Carter, Loungers
group MD
Loungers
Kate Nicholls, UKHospitality
CEO
UKHospitality
Libby Gibson, Piper private equity
founding partner
Piper private equity
Franki Hale, Wells & Co
Chief People Officer
Wells & Co
Karen Bates, BrewDog
Global People Director
BrewDog
Karen Bosher
portfolio director and NED
Monique Samra, Fuller’s
people experience manager
Fuller’s
Rachel Masing, ETM
People Director
ETM
Graeme Smith, AlixPartners
Managing Director
AlixPartners
Charlie Carroll, The Devonshire
co founder
The Devonshire
Jamie Hazeel, The Little Door & Co
co-founder
The Little Door & Co
Kamran Dehdashti, The Little Door & Co
co-founder
The Little Door & Co
Kenny Blair, Buzzworks Holdings
MD
Buzzworks Holdings
Oisin Rogers, The Devonshire
co-founder
The Devonshire
Peter Martin, MCA
Contributing Editor
MCA
Chris Jowsey, Admiral Taverns
CEO
Admiral Taverns
Clive Chesser, Punch Pubs & Co
CEO
Punch Pubs & Co
Jonathon Swaine, Shepherd Neame
managing director
Shepherd Neame
Alasdair Collis, TNT Sports at Warner Bros Discovery
Director of Commercial Customers
TNT Sports at Warner Bros Discovery
Yasha Estraikh, Piper Private Equity
Associate Partner
Piper Private Equity
Laurence Stevenson, Toca Social
Director of Sales & Partnerships
Toca Social
Blonnie Whist, Lumina Intelligence
Insight Director
Lumina Intelligence

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