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Tuesday 14th & Wednesday 15th April 2026
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Mathieu Eke
Head of Facilities, Hotel Services - Simply Serve Ltd
Aaron Phipps MBE
Caron Longdon
Head of Business Development – Healthy and Sustainable Food, Soil Association
Chris Bavin
Forum Facilitator
Ian Stone
Managing Director, Apetito
Joe Harrison CBE
Margaret Valenti
Business Support Manager, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Iain Robertson
National Chair
Mark Durden-Smith
Forum Facilitator
Kimberley Wilson
Motivational session
Professor Kevin Morgan
Professor of Governance and Development, Cardiff University
Duncan O'Neill
Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager, Manchester University Hospitals NHS FT
Deborah McNeill
Senior Management Patient Experience, Lagan Valley Hospital
Simon Williams
Head of Catering Services, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Developing & Retaining staff, 4 Nations panel session Facebook Twitter
Jayne Jones
PSC Alliance Chair
Developing & Retaining staff, 4 Nations panel session
Alan Dougan
Greater Glasgow & Clyde NHS Trust
Interactive Session - Managing your food waste
James Dougan
Greater Glasgow & Clyde NHS Trust
Interactive Session - Managing your food waste
Nick Vadis
Culinary Ambassador, NHS Supply Chain: Food / Compass Group UK & Ireland
Interactive Session - Managing your food waste
Charlotte Fairall
Co-Founder, Sophie’s Legacy
Interactive Session - Children Feeding,
Manuela Miccoli
NHS Chef of the Year 2024
Interactive Session - Children Feeding
Alejandro Hernandez
NHS Chef of the Year 2024
Interactive Session - Children Feeding
Rees Bramwell
Sustainability Director, Compass Group UK & I
Achieving Net Zero targets
Carolyn Ball
Director for Delivery of Net Zero, Compass Group UK & I
Achieving Net Zero targets
Jethro Lawrence
Development Chef, Apetito UK
Interactive session - Low carbon meals
Darren Taggart
Catering Supervisor, Causeway Hospital
Interactive session – Low carbon meals
Angela Dickson
Catering Supervisor, Causeway Hospital
Interactive session – Low carbon meals
Dr Sam Mudie
Director of Consultancy services, HESS
Managing Scope 1 & 2 emissions and saving the NHS £millions
Lee Sheppard
Director of Corporate Affairs, Policy & Sustainability, apetito
Interactive session – Low carbon meals
Lucy Rowe
Senior Estates and Facilities Workforce Manager at NHS England
Workforce Development Strategies