• 11:00 – 11:30

NAVIGATING 2026: OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES AND TRENDS FOR RESTAURANTS

- Marcel Khan, CEO at The Fulham Shore
- Thom Elliot, Co-Founder at Pizza Pilgrims
- Tom Horvath Neumann, Founder at Properoni®
- Alex Bell, Editor at PAPA Magazine

• 11:45 – 12:15

THE FUTURE OF DELIVERY: DEALS ON THE MENU, PROFITS ON THE LINE

- Joe Heather, RGM Northern Europe at Deliverect
- Sunny Chhina, Founder at The Fat Pizza
- Peter Backman, Founder at theDelivery.World
- Alex Bell, Editor at PAPA Magazine

• 12:30 – 13:00

NEW ITALIAN WINE PAIRINGS: FROM PIZZA TO "ANYTHING-GOES"

- Marco Santoni, F&B Manager at Eataly London
- Luciana Girotto, Sommelier & Wine Consultant at Dvine Cellars
- Gianpaolo Rinetti, GM at Monditaly Finland
- Flavio Geretto, Chief Commercial Officer at Villa Sandi Spa
- Alessandro Allocca, Journalist at La Repubblica

• 13:15 – 13:45

BAKING THE FUTURE: BRIDGING ITALIAN HERITAGE AND THE UK SCENE

- Giuseppe Dell'Anno, Chef & The Great British Bake Off Winner)
- Andrea Macchia, Head of Procurement & Supply Chain at Tim Hortons UK
- Giovanni Sacchi, Director at Italian Trade Agency - London Office
- Alessandro Allocca, Journalist at La Repubblica

• 14:00 – 14:45

CAPITAL & GROWTH: INVESTMENT AND FUNDING STRATEGIES

- Marcello Distefano, CEO at San Carlo Restaurant Group
- Jeremy Roberts, Founder at Living Ventures
- Sebastian Vince, Co-Founder at Breadstall Pizza
- Tom Stanley, Founder at Williams Stanley and Co
- Thom Hetherington, Founder at Landing Light

• 15:00 – 15:45

THE HUMAN FACTOR: BUILDING TEAMS THAT THRIVE IN HOSPITALITY

- Charlotte Heyes, Co-Founder at Nell's Pizza
- Deepak Jaiswal, Co-Founder at Proove
- Lee Bannon-Smith, Operations Manager at GSG Hospitality
- Jack Lander, Co-Founder at Pizzarova
- Thom Hetherington, Founder at Landing Light