Featured Speakers and Panellists 2025

Featured Speakers and Panellists

We were honoured to have expert speakers from the food and drink industry, including:

Ruth Scott

MC

Laura Harper

Trading Director Ireland and NI M&S

Niamh Lenehan

Chief Executive
Agri-Food Regulator

Gary Quate

Food & Drink Manager
Tourism Northern Ireland

David Walsh-Kemmis

Owner
Ballykilcavan Farm & Brewery

Joe Harvey

CEO,
Shannon Retail Innovation

Birgitta Hedin-Curtin

Founder & Director
Burren Smokehouse

Doug Gordon

Award Winning CEO
Bestselling Author
Motivational Speaker

Tom Cronin

Founder & CEO
Rye River Brewing

Edward Fagan

Head of Commercial
Compass Ireland

Fiona Uyema

Founder & CEO
Fused by Fiona

Hazel McDwyer

Partner, Mason, Hayes & Curran,
Intellectual Property
Food, Agriculture & Beverage Sector Co-Lead

James Morrin

Partner, Mason, Hayes & Curran,
Dispute Resolution