This year’s line-up brings together respected leaders from across the sector who will help shape the show’s content, highlight key industry conversations and support HRC’s mission to inspire and champion hospitality professionals.

The ambassadors are:

• Robert Richardson FIH MI chief executive of the Institute of Hospitality (IoH)
• Lee Donkin managing director of Cedabond
• Paul Anderson MEIKO UK Limited’s managing director
• Katie Deem director and head of hospitality & leisure sector - 4C Associates
• Radford Chancellor principal consultant - Macintosh Foodservice Consultants and industry podcast host of ‘Kitchen Curiosity’
• Mark Reynolds, chair of the Craft Guild of Chefs
• Paula O'Neill director of culinary – Aramark
• Julian George of The Future Plate
• Matt Ford director of business development Krowd
• Natalia Shyra principal at OMO London

Reynolds, said that he was particularly looking forward to the International Salon Culinaire competitions that he will be judging: “Particularly the chance to see the young chefs who are the future of our industry, and the hard work and dedication that they will put in at the Live Theatre and Skills Theatre. I’m also really looking forward to the street food competition, it’s a great new initiative.”