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(Please share) WHAT. A. LINE-UP. Casual Dining Show - The definitive restaurant, pub and bar event, has announced its next batch of speakers for its highly anticipated 10th anniversary show on 18-19 September at ExCeL London. Renowned for having the best in the business, the show’s Keynote Programme will deliver important insights for restaurant, pub and bar operators who attend. From keynote interviews to data-driven insights and panel sessions, the three theatres (sponsored by Uber Eats) will be packed with inspiring content across the two days. Oisin Rogers, Co-Founder, The Devonshire; Lucy Worth, Chief Operating Officer, Mowgli; James Elliot, Co-Founder, Pizza Pilgrims; Marko Husak & Mayur Patel, Co-Founders, Bundobust; Kate Nicholls, CEO, UKHospitality and Nick Ayerst, CEO, Comptoir Group are the latest names to join the unmissable speaker line-up. Speakers confirmed so far for 18-19 September include: Oisín Rogers Rogers, Co-Founder, The Devonshire James Elliot, Co-Founder, Pizza Pilgrims Nick Ayerst, CEO, Comptoir Group Marko Husak, Co-Founder, Bundobust Mayur Patel, Co-Founder, Bundobust Lucy Worth, Chief Operating Officer, Mowgli Alice Bowyer, Director of Food, Liberation Group Dan Nash, Head of Marketing, Various Eateries Joycelyn Neve, Managing Director, Seafood Pub Company Arnaud Kaziewicz, Head of Food, Red Engine Tim Martin, Chairman, JD Wetherspoon Justin Carter, Group MD, Loungers Charlie Warren, Head of Operations, Pizza Pilgrims Andrew Gallagher, Marketing Director, Greene King David Campbell, Chairman, Rare Restaurants Laura Harper-Hinton, Co-Founder & CEO, Caravan Tom James, Managing Director, Bill’s John Welsh, Managing Director, Hickory’s Smokehouse Kate Wilton, Managing Director, Banana Tree Mark Selby, Co-Founder, Wahaca Jo Fleet, Managing Director, Caravan Scott Grimbleby, COO, Gusto Matthew Smith, Head of Operations, Red Engine Ben Hibbard, Marketing Director, Turtle Bay Libby Andrews, Marketing Director, Pho Ruth Carpenter, Head of Marketing, Pizza Pilgrims Bledi Jahjaga, Head of Food, Pizza Pilgrims Andrew Hazel, Head of Food, Boparan Shereen Ritchie, CEO, buns from home Kate Nicholls OBE, CEO, UKHospitality Steven Alton CBII, CEO, BII Peter Martin, Founder and Executive Director, Peach 20/20 Simon Stenning, Founder, FutureFoodservice Karl Chessell, Director Hospitality Operators & Food, CGA Powered by NielsenIQ Jo Lynch, Account Director, KAM Blake Gladman, Strategy & Insight Director, KAM Nicola Knight, Insights Manager, IGD More speakers will be announced in the coming weeks. Register for a free trade ticket. Casual Dining, the definitive restaurant, pub & bar event will take place on 18-19 September 2024 at ExCeL London. The show will co-locate with lunch! – the definitive café, coffee shop & food-to-go event, and will feature over 500 exhibitors. For more information and to register for a free trade ticket, visit www.casualdiningshow.co.uk.