The National C Hospitality National Hospitality Conference Conference 2017 MANAGING A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT he most anticipated date in the calendar The conference takes places across half a Tfor the Irish hospitality industry – the day, with panel discussions and keynote National Hospitality Conference – is now into speakers, and provides vital networking its 11th year and remains the hospitality and opportunities for the industry. drinks industry’s leading event for information sharing and networking. Each year, The National Hospitality Conference is a lively, fascinating and The conference provides attendees with insight informative event. This year’s conference and assessment of the latest trends and devel - will address marketing, branding, opera - opments within the industry. The best tional expertise, innovations with the hospitality operators in Ireland and beyond will industry both globally and domestically, an be on hand to share their knowledge, understanding of key challenges, and experience and predictions for the future. recommendations for effective solutions. The National Hospitality Conference is a half-day event and Date: can be attended separately to the National Hospitality Monday 16 Awards, by purchasing a conference-only ticket. October 2017 Location: How to Book: Tickets for the National Hospitality Conference cost 95 + vat and can be booked by contacting Colette InterContinental € Hotel, Dublin O'Brien on [email protected] or 01-236 5823 The National C Hospitality National Hospitality Conference Conference 2017 SPEAKERS PANEL DISCUSSIONS MARK MCCULLOCH HOTELS Founder & Group CEO of ADRIAAN BARTELS WE ARE Spectacular General Manager, The Cliff Mark has 15 years House Hotel experience in brand, Adriaan graduated in 1988 marketing, digital, social and PR. He from Cathal Brugha Street has worked at lastminute.com where and Trinity College with a Degree he rose to Head of Brand, then moved in Hotel Management and worked in the to senior positions at Barclaycard, YO! Park Hotel Kenmare, The Shelbourne Sushi & Pret A Manger. WE ARE Hotel, The Pennyhill Park Hotel in Surrey beginning her career with Forte Hotels in Spectacular have worked with many and Sheen Falls. He is GM of the Cliff Glasgow, and working with groups leading food, drink and leisure clients House Hotel in Ardmore and is now also in including Granada, IHG Hotels, Choice including Costa Coffee, IBIS Hotels, charge of the running of The Cliff Hotels Ireland. She took on her current role Nestle Professional, YO! Sushi and Red Townhouse in Dublin. in 2010. Carnation Hotels. www.wearespectacular.com DEIRDRE MCGLONE RESTAURANTS General Manager, Harvey’s DANNI BARRY JAMES WILSON Point Chef Research Analyst, Mintel Deirdre McGlone began Danni Barry is one of an Ireland working as a receptionist in elite group of female chefs Mintel is the world’s leading Harvey’s Point in the summer of 1989, in the UK & Ireland and only market intelligence agency, when the hotel was owned by Swiss-born the second female chef ever in with offices across the world. brothers Jody and Marc Gysling. Deirdre Ireland to gain a Michelin star. After a James is a Research Analyst specialising and Marc married in 1996, bought the spell at Simon Rogan's l'Enclume in in the retail, leisure and food & drink hotel and have run it together for the last Cumbria, her most recent post was head sectors. His specialist areas include all 20 years. chef at Michael Deane's EIPIC in Belfast, things technology with a focus on how where she won the star. Danni recently social media is influencing tourism and LYNN CAWLEY left Deanes and is soon to open her first the hospitality industry across Ireland. General Manager, The restaurant, which will also be in Maldron Hotel Dublin Northern Ireland. ANN ELLIOTT Airport CEO, Elliotts Agency Lynn has been working in the OLIVER DUNNE Ann Elliott joined hospitality industry for over 20 years, Chef-Proprietor, Bon Whitbread years ago, as Appetit Brand Manager on Oliver has worked under Heineken and Stella, and later ran 280 Michelin-starred chefs pubs across the North. She now works including Gary Rhodes, Anthony Demetre with some of the most brilliant leisure and Gordon Ramsey. In 2003 he opened operators around through her own Mint restaurant in Ranelagh. Three years marketing consultancy, focussed on later he opened Bon Appetit in Malahide, the leisure and hospitality sector. She winning a Michelin Star in the first year of has been an Oxford Brookes mentor business, at the age of 27. In 2013, Oliver for six years and a Catey’s judge for opened Cleaver East in The Clarence eight. www.elliotsagency.com Hotel, followed by Beef & Lobster in 2016. How to Book Tickets for the National Hospitality Conference cost €95 + vat and can be booked by contacting Colette O'Brien on [email protected] or 01 236 5823 The National C Hospitality National Hospitality Conference Conference 2017 OLIVIER MEISONNAVE of Ireland overseas. His remit covers Chef-Proprietor, Dax strategy development, research, brand, From Aquitaine in content, marketing communications, e- southwest France, Olivier marketing, customer service, and came to Ireland over 20 years cooperative marketing activity with the ago. He has previously worked in the tourism industry. Before joining Tourism three-Michelin star Alain Chapel near Ireland Mark was Strategic Development Lyon, in the two-Michelin star Le Carre Manager with the Internet arm of Horizon des Feuillants in Paris, and with Kevin Technology Group plc. Thornton for nine years. He opened Dax in 1994. CATHAL MELINN, Digital Media Manager, PAUL FOLEY Digital Marketing Institute Proprietor, The Pigeon Cathal Melinn spent a House, Delgany and The number of years working as Pigeon House, Clontarf Head of Search in various digital Restaurateur Paul Foley marketing agencies and now works as opened the award-winning Pigeon House Digital Media Manager with responsibility in Delgany in 2014, and then the Pigeon for digital strategy, campaign optimisation House in Clontarf, with chef Brian Walsh. and student acquisition at the Digital The pair previously worked together in Marketing Institute. Downstairs in Clontarf, from 2010 to 2014, where they won a Michelin Bib Gourmand. EMMA COX record of innovation and excellent Senior Product Manager, PUBS customer service. The group was founded Deliveroo JOHN GLEESON by Brian, along with Stephen Cooney. Emma Cox is a Senior Proprietor, Gleesons of Product Manager at Deliveroo Booterstown NOEL ANDERSON where she leads the development of their and incoming chair of the Managing Director, The restaurant partner platform, helping to LVA Bridge 1859 and Lemon & transform the way the world thinks about John Gleeson is the second generation of Duke food delivery. Prior to this, she was Head of his family to own and run the award- Noel Anderson previously Product at Grabble, the UK’s fastest winning Gleesons of Booterstown. worked for Richmond Marketing and growing fashion and lifestyle app. In 2015 Previously vice-chair of the LVA, he will took over as managing director of The she co-founded Dirty Wknd, the UK’s first shortly take over as chairman, while Grafton Lounge in 2010. From there he social cycling community offering group Gleesons will soon undergo major moved to The Bridge 1859 in 2014, and rides, trips and corporate events. rennovation and expansion, becoming a recently opened Lemon & Duke in the boutique hotel. Hibernian Way. BRIAN O’MALLEY TECHNOLOGY Director and Co-Owner, MARK HENRY the Loyola Group Central Marketing The Loyola Group has a Director, Tourism Ireland strong portfolio of Mark leads the Central establishments, including Base Pizza, The Marketing Division of Jar, The Bath and The Old Spot, both Tourism Ireland, the public respected gastro pubs. It also has a track body responsible for marketing the island How to Book Tickets for the National Hospitality Conference cost €95 + vat and can be booked by contacting Colette O'Brien on [email protected] or 01 236 5823.