MANAGING A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT

The National Hospitality Conference 2017

The most anticipated date in the calendarfor the Irish hospitality industry – the

National Hospitality Conference – is now intoits 11th year and remains the hospitality anddrinks industry’s leading event for information sharing and networking.

The conference provides attendees with insightand assessment of the latest trends and devel-opments within the industry. The best hospitality operators in Ireland and beyond willbe on hand to share their knowledge, experience and predictions for the future.

The conference takes places across half aday, with panel discussions and keynotespeakers, and provides vital networkingopportunities for the industry.

Each year, The National HospitalityConference is a lively, fascinating andinformative event. This year’s conferencewill address marketing, branding, opera-tional expertise, innovations with the industry both globally and domestically, anunderstanding of key challenges, and recommendations for effective solutions.

The National Hospitality Conference is a half-day event andcan be attended separately to the National Hospitality

Awards, by purchasing a conference-only ticket.

How to Book: Tickets for the National Hospitality Conferencecost €95 + vat and can be booked by contacting ColetteO'Brien on colette.obrien@checkout.ie or 01-236 5823

Date: Monday 16

October 2017Location:

InterContinentalHotel, Dublin

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How to Book Tickets for the National Hospitality Conference cost €95 + vat and can be booked by contacting Colette O'Brien on colette.obrien@checkout.ie or 01 236 5823

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SPEAKERS

MARK MCCULLOCHFounder & Group CEO ofWE ARE SpectacularMark has 15 years

experience in brand,marketing, digital, social and PR. Hehas worked at lastminute.com wherehe rose to Head of Brand, then movedto senior positions at Barclaycard, YO!Sushi & Pret A Manger. WE ARESpectacular have worked with manyleading food, drink and leisure clientsincluding Costa Coffee, IBIS Hotels,Nestle Professional, YO! Sushi and RedCarnation Hotels.www.wearespectacular.com

AISLING KEARNEYResearch Analyst, MintelIreland Mintel is the world’s

leading market intelligenceagency, with offices across the world.Aisling is a Research Analystspecialising in food, drink and retailinnovation. Since joining the Irish teamin 2015, she has written internationallysyndicated titles for Mintel.www.mintel.com

ANN ELLIOTTCEO, Elliotts AgencyAnn Elliott joinedWhitbread years ago, as

Brand Manager onHeineken and Stella, and later ran 280pubs across the North. She now workswith some of the most brilliant leisureoperators around through her ownmarketing consultancy, focussed onthe leisure and hospitality sector. Shehas been an Oxford Brookes mentorfor six years and a Catey’s judge foreight. www.elliotsagency.com

PANEL DISCUSSIONS

HOTELSADRIAAN BARTELSGeneral Manager, The CliffHouse HotelAdriaan graduated in 1988from Cathal Brugha Street

and Trinity College with a Degreein Hotel Management and worked in thePark Hotel Kenmare, The ShelbourneHotel, The Pennyhill Park Hotel in Surreyand Sheen Falls. He is GM of the CliffHouse Hotel in Ardmore and is now also incharge of the running of The CliffTownhouse in Dublin.

DEIRDRE MCGLONEGeneral Manager, Harvey’sPointDeirdre McGlone began

working as a receptionist inHarvey’s Point in the summer of 1989,when the hotel was owned by Swiss-bornbrothers Jody and Marc Gysling. Deirdreand Marc married in 1996, bought thehotel and have run it together for the last20 years.

LYNN CAWLEY General Manager, TheMaldron Hotel DublinAirport

Lynn has been working in thehospitality industry for over 20 years,

beginning her career with Forte Hotels inGlasgow, and working with groupsincluding Granada, IHG Hotels, ChoiceHotels Ireland. She took on her current rolein 2010.

RESTAURANTSDANNI BARRY

Head Chef, Deane’s EIPICDanni Barry is one of anelite group of femaleMichelin starred chefs inthe UK & Ireland, and only

the second female chef ever inIreland to gain a star. After a spell atSimon Rogan's l'Enclume, in Cumbria,now the number one restaurant in the UK,she went to Rogan & Co in Cartmel, andthen to Michael Deane’s EIPIC.

OLIVER DUNNE Chef-Proprietor, Bon AppetitOliver has worked underMichelin-starred chefsincluding Gary Rhodes,

Anthony Demetre andGordon Ramsey. In 2003 he

opened Mint restaurant in Ranelagh. Threeyears later he opened Bon Appetit inMalahide, winning a Michelin Star in thefirst year of business, at the age of 27. In2013, Oliver opened Cleaver East in TheClarence Hotel, followed by Beef &Lobster in 2016.

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OLIVIER MEISONNAVE Chef-Proprietor, DaxFrom Aquitaine insouthwest France, Olivier

came to Ireland over 20 yearsago. He has previously worked in thethree-Michelin star Alain Chapel nearLyon, in the two-Michelin star Le Carredes Feuillants in Paris, and with KevinThornton for nine years. He opened Dax in1994.

PAUL FOLEYProprietor, The PigeonHouse, Delgany and ThePigeon House, Clontarf

Restaurateur Paul Foleyopened the award-winning Pigeon Housein Delgany in 2014, and then the PigeonHouse in Clontarf, with chef Brian Walsh.The pair previously worked together inDownstairs in Clontarf, from 2010 to 2014,where they won a Michelin Bib Gourmand.

PUBSJOHN GLEESONProprietor, Gleesons ofBooterstown and incoming chair of theLVA

John Gleeson is the second generation ofhis family to own and run the award-winning Gleesons of Booterstown.Previously vice-chair of the LVA, he willshortly take over as chairman, whileGleesons will soon undergo majorrennovation and expansion, becoming aboutique hotel.

BRIAN O’MALLEYDirector and Co-Owner,the Loyola GroupThe Loyola Group has a

strong portfolio ofestablishments, including Base Pizza, TheJar, The Bath and The Old Spot, bothrespected gastro pubs. It also has a track

record of innovation and excellentcustomer service. The group was foundedby Brian, along with Stephen Cooney.

NOEL ANDERSONManaging Director, TheBridge 1859 and Lemon &Duke

Noel Anderson previouslyworked for Richmond Marketing andtook over as managing director of TheGrafton Lounge in 2010. From there hemoved to The Bridge 1859 in 2014, andrecently opened Lemon & Duke in theHibernian Way.

TECHNOLOGYMARK HENRYCentral MarketingDirector, Tourism IrelandMark leads the CentralMarketing Division of

Tourism Ireland, the publicbody responsible for marketing the island

of Ireland overseas. His remit coversstrategy development, research, brand,content, marketing communications, e-marketing, customer service, andcooperative marketing activity with thetourism industry. Before joining TourismIreland Mark was Strategic DevelopmentManager with the Internet arm of HorizonTechnology Group plc.

COLIN LEWISCMO, Openjaw. Colin was head of salesand marketing for Aer

Arann, and head ofmarketing for CityJet and director ofmarketing for bmi regional BritishMidland. He is currently CMO forOpenJaw Technologies, pioneers of traveltechnology. He also co-ordinates theannual DMX marketing summit in Dublin.

LIAM KEENANGeneral manager Ireland,DeliverooLiam Keenan has been with

Deliveroo for over a year and ahalf, initially in the UK before returninghome to oversee Deliveroo's Irishoperations at the start of 2017. Prior to that,Liam worked at Google in Dublin, Singaporeand Toyko. His time at Google was primarilyspent working on their strategy andoperations unit for Europe and APAC'sadvertising business, before switching tosupporting Ecommerce, Gaming and Appclients in South East Asia.

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