Jatin Chandwani is Chief Technology Officer at KFC UK & Ireland. He is a creative and innovative technology leader. He has delivered business change programmes in small, mid-size and large organisations spread across different geographies and industries (media, betting & gaming, telecoms, travel and hospitality). Previous to KFC, Jatin worked at Carnival UK (P&O Cruises and Cunard Cruises) and Tui in leadership positions driving digital transformation and platform development.

Neil Miller was appointed chief customer officer – a new role at Itsu – in September 2021, with a brief to lead the Asian restaurant business’ customer proposition, bringing together marketing, digital transformation and brand management.

He has worked on digital transformation projects for global brands including McDonald’s, Samsung and Adidas, through his previous roles at creative agencies including BHH Group, WPP and Possible.

Sarah is chief information & transformation officer at Pret A Manger, where she has been for three years. Sarah was previously director of IT, strategy and infrastructure at the John Lewis Partnership, and director of IT performance and planning at BAA

Erica Livermore is chef technology officer at Fridays, part of the recently listed Hostmore. She has been with the restaurant and bar brand since June 2020, and before that was customer experience and intelligence director at Virgin Active. Before that she worked for De Vere Hotels.

Hannah Berry has been director of marketing and communications for Corbin & King since 2019. Beginning her career in operations with Morgan's Hotel Group and Sanderson hotels, she later moved into marketing, with roles at D&D London, The Criterion Restaurant and Kettner's before becoming director of marketing at Aqua Shard.

Nick Liddle is commercial director at Vita Mojo, the food-to-go operator turned tech provider. The company creates solutions for the likes of Nando's, Leon and Honest Burger, which include mobile order & pay, self-service kiosks and click & collect.

Peter Martin is the co-founder and contributing editor of MCA and sits on the advisory council of UK Hospitality.

Ben heads up the marketing for the Caribbean inspired restaurant group, overseeing the brand with a focus on maximising digital channels to reach new guests and building online reputation. He joined Turtle Bay in 2019 and before this held senior marketing roles at Boston Tea Party and Nando’s.

Libby Andrews is an award-winning marketer with significant experience across the US and UK food and drink industries. She has worked on leading-sector campaigns for a broad mix of well-known operators and retail brands. Libby is currently marketing director of Pho, where she heads up all communications for the fast-growing, national Vietnamese restaurant group.

With a background in science and operations, Nish joined Pizza Pilgrims when it was eight-strong, and has helped the company grow to over 15 sites, leading innovation and new marketing trends at the company. A believer in do first and apologise later, Nish helped Pizza Pilgrims execute marketing strategies including Just Dough It, the Pizza Pilgrims Student Hunt and the new concept Slice. During lockdown, she was a key player in helping the business pivot during the pandemic with Pizza in The Post.

Daniel Smith is delivery director for McDonald’s for the UK & Ireland. A chartered accountant, he has held a number of roles at the quick service brand, including head of business insight, head of corporate finance, and head of franchise finance.

Garrett founded Fried chicken brand Butchies as a street food business in 2013 when he and his wife Emer returned to London after an extended period of time in New York. He opened his first Butchies restaurant in Shoreditch in 2017. Previously, Garrett was a director at property management company Findlay Property Investment.

Max Rawlinson is commercial director of Deliveroo Editions, a role he has held since October 2020. Joining the delivery company four years ago, he previously held strategy roles at HSBC and Accenture.

Chris Sparling is a 15-year veteran of the customer experience (CX) sector, with experience in Retail, hospitality, automotive, travel, call centres and digital/technology. Previously of InMoment, he is currently CX Strategy Director at Reputation, and has been with the Silicon Valley-headquartered business since September 2020.

Marie Kinvig is the Digital & Content Marketing Manager for Wells & Co. Working in the hospitality industry for 7 years including a 5 year career at Heron & Brealey as Marketing Manager, Kinvig is no stranger to the digital world. Wells have over 25 Managed Houses in the UK and 17 in France, she heads up Wells’ online Reputation platform, a crucial part of the guest experience across the group including integration in to our Leased and Tenanted estate consisting of 134 venues.

Originally from New Zealand, Tortilla’s head of marketing Megan Burton-Brown joined the fast-casual brand in 2017. With 64 burrito and taco joints globally, she oversees Tortilla down-to-earth marketing and digital strategy; from harnessing the power of social influencers and brand collaborations, to using digital innovation to maximise online reputation.

Victor Lugger is co-founder and CEO of admired pan European operator Big Mamma Group. Victor describes his unique journey as an operator launching and attracting $100m funding for sunday, a dedicated tech solution for restaurants, and its progress so far.

Anton Soulier is the founder and CEO of Taster – a London-based company behind a series of popular digital restaurant brands including Out Fry (Korean fried chicken), Mission Saigon (Vietnamese street food), A Burgers (vegan burgers), and Pepe Chicken (American fried chicken). Soulier founded the business in 2017 after working for Deliveroo in France, where he was inspired to set up his own group of digital food brands designed specifically for delivery. Taster now has over 120 digital restaurants in 25 cities across the UK, France, Spain and Belgium. The company has raised over $50 million to date and is scaling through a licensing model on its mission to build the world’s largest digital restaurant group.

With over three decades of experience working at the intersection of consumer brands and hospitality, Chris Sargeant has lived at the cutting edge of culinary innovation and bringing amazing experiences to life. As head of REEF Kitchens for all of Europe, Chris helps restaurant brands connect to more customers while improving local neighbourhoods by reimagining traditional single-use spaces such as parking lots and hotel kitchens. He lives in London and previously founded the Handmade Burger Company, where he served as COO for eleven months as it scaled to 30 locations and a team of over 800.

Barney Wragg is the CEO of Karakuri, which builds robots to assist in restaurant kitchens. Barney previously worked in the music industry, leading the digital divisions of Universal and EMI and introducing new licensing and engagement models with iTunes, YouTube and Spotify. He was also CEO of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group.

Whitney Myrus, founder and managing director, Franchise Growth & Development For over 25 years Whitney has advised numerous restaurant concepts to grow through franchising, including Copeland’s of New Orleans, The Halal Guys, Eggslut, and Orange Buffalo. He was previously a consultant for online coffee marketplace app COFE App working with both independent coffee houses and international franchises vendors.