1. The Flagship event for the restaurant industry, from

2. a day of information, inspiration, & education for the sector’s senior execs

3. The restaurant industry’s leading voices

4. Ground breaking concepts

5. Thought leadership on the big issues

6. One day in the year for the whole sector to come together

7. Away from busy schedules, a chance to Network with industry colleagues

8. Industry soundbites
“I say we’re in show business, people want to be entertained.
“We are creating a new segment – ‘dinertainment’. Let’s call it something new.”
Jinlong Wang,
Chief Executive, PizzaExpress
“Great food and great service is the base level to survive now. You are no longer just providing the food, you’re now content providers for people’s Instagram and Snapchat. The whole experience has become much more important.” Chris Miller, founder, White Rabbit Growth Fund
“One untapped resource is older people. They’re actually rather good - they’re understanding, they’re a bit more comfortable. When they’re waiting tables they’re not saying how they want to be a model or telling people about their tattoos.” Jeremy King, co-founder, Corbin & King
“We try not to think about being cool - we don’t want to place ourselves at the fickle end of the market. But if we get a few cool points along the way, that’s always good.” Matt Grech-Smith, co-founder, Swingers
“Smaller independent brands are better at social media because they’re not trying so hard to do it, it’s more natural. When there’s 44 restaurants opening in London in September, half the battle is letting people know you’re still there.” Industry consultant and investor Adam Hyman

9. Social media conversations

10. Social media conversations

11. Social media conversations

12. Social media conversations

13. Social media conversations

14. Sponsor stories

15. Brand activations
With 13 partners supporting this year’s conference, brand activation was achieved in a variety of creative ways, tailored to bring the best value to our partners.
Speaker Sponsorship and Introduction
CEO Summit Insight Presentations
Speaker Booking Handouts
Lunch Activation Food and Drink
Demonstrations
Main Stage Presentations
Product Placement
Panel Discussions

16. Brand activations – speaker introductions
Antonia Torr from law firm Howard Kennedy spoke on the subject of immigration. She introduced keynote speaker, Lord Price, who delivered an inspiring talk about the value of Employee Engagement. At the Howard Kennedy stand, copies of Lord Price’s book were given out to delegates.
Tom Weaver from Flypay gave delegates a glimpse into the future technologies that will shape the restaurant sector. He introduced keynote speaker Dave Coplin from The Envisioners, who wowed the audience with his take on how the restaurant industry should be harnessing the amazing power of technology.

17. Brand activations – CEO SUMMIT presentations
Our sponsorship team worked closely with partners Diageo, Charles Russell Speechlys and Carlsberg to deliver a pre-conference executive briefing on the restaurant sector, with content tailored for an invitation only audience of C-suite executives.
Over 1,600 were represented in the room and the highly insightful, bespoke content was extremely well-received by the room.

18. Brand activations – FOOD & DRINK EXPERIENCES
Breakfast, lunch and an evening drinks reception provided opportunities for food and drinks specialists to sample their products to our influential audience of restaurant sector decision makers.

19. Brand activations – SPEAKERS & PANELISTS
Exclusive, insight-led content from selected partners on the main stage added a fresh and exciting dynamic to the conference agenda.
Justin Landsberger gave a presentation on the increasingly data-driven approach at the heart of Deliveroo’s business, and shared details about bold future plans for Deliveroo Editions.
Participating in a panel discussion on the theme of “Creating the Next Casual Dining Brand”, Peter Evans shared his views alongside other thought-leaders from inside and outside the sector.

20. Brand activations – product placement
All partners had the opportunity to place their branding around the venue, gaining excellent exposure among the 300 senior industry executives in attendance.

21. Excellent Feedback from Sponsors
“Thanks. We really enjoyed the Restaurant Conference. Very productive and great people. Thanks for looking after us.” Howard Kennedy
“An excellent conference with fantastic content. Well done.” Elliotts Agancy (Flypay)
“Good to catch up yesterday, good fun as always. I met the Finance Director of major chicken operator and had lunch with the Managing Director of large casual dining operator, so useful from a networking perspective and a really insightful day.” Diageo
“Thanks for the follow up note and sharing all the contact information. I really enjoyed the time I had at the conference and fantastic audience and content. Thanks again and all the best.” Jinlong Wang, CEO PizzaExpress