Forum 2026
2026 Featured Speakers and Panellists
We were honoured to have expert speakers from the food and drink industry, including:
Ruth Scott
MC & Presenter
Billy Carr
Buying Director, Aldi Ireland
Ramy Ebeid
Digital & AI Engagement Lead at CeADAR
Mike McGrath
CEO and Co-Founder, Kwayga.com
Ciarán Mollahan
Country Director , Henderson Food Service
Deborah Howell
Trading Director Applegreen
Ruari Dooley
Co Founder , Biasol
Maria Svejdar
Head of Retail , GS 1 Ireland
Dr Lishia Teh
Head of Technical Development , Rialto Labs
Shemaine Doyle
Founder & Managing Director , Brave Marketing
Maree Gallagher
Legal and Regulatory Adviser to the Food and Drink Sector
Emer Brady
Senior Insights Manager, Opinions
Frances Buckley
Consultant Food Advisor to the Coeliac Association of Ireland
2026 Exhibitors
We were honoured to have expert exhibitors from the food and drink industry, including:
Sponsors
We were honoured to have our sponsors:
Silver Sponsor – GS 1 Ireland
Platinum Sponsor – FBD Insurance
Supporting Partner –
Women in Food & Drink awards
Supporting Partner –
Quality Food Awards