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
Agri-Food Regulator

Gary Quate
Food & Drink Manager
Tourism Northern Ireland
Tourism Northern Ireland

David Walsh-Kemmis
Owner
Ballykilcavan Farm & Brewery
Ballykilcavan Farm & Brewery

Joe Harvey
CEO,
Shannon Retail Innovation
Shannon Retail Innovation

Birgitta Hedin-Curtin
Founder & Director
Burren Smokehouse
Burren Smokehouse

Doug Gordon
Award Winning CEO
Bestselling Author
Motivational Speaker
Bestselling Author
Motivational Speaker

Tom Cronin
Founder & CEO
Rye River Brewing
Rye River Brewing

Edward Fagan
Head of Commercial
Compass Ireland
Compass Ireland

Fiona Uyema
Founder & CEO
Fused by Fiona
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