2025 Speakers

From award-winning chefs & baristas to pioneering restaurateurs, the Food & Hospitality Queensland stage is set for hospitality’s brightest minds.

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Here are just some of the big names taking the stage this October.

Consultant, Research & Devt Bakery/Desserts / Zumbo Brands

Aunty Dale Chapman

First Nations Chef / My Dilly Bag

Chef & Head of Curriculum / Institute of Culinary Excellence

Culinary Director / Feros Group

Johnny Di Francesco

Director / Gradi Group

T25 Aus Bartender of the Year '25 / Savile Row

Founder / The Coffee Commune

Chef / Zero Waste Cooking

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All Food & Hospitality Queensland Speakers A-Z

Executive Chef /

Founder & CEO / Ordermentum

Consultant, Research & Devt Bakery/Desserts / Zumbo Brands

Alessandro Motta

Artisan Cheese Maker / Casa Motta

Chemical engineer & Founder / Milton Distillery

Alexandra Preece

General Manager / Gradi Group

Sales Manager / Mission Foods

Restaurateur / Dap & Co. Hospitality Group

Aunty Dale Chapman

First Nations Chef / My Dilly Bag

Grower / The Pineapple Farming Co

CEO / Queensland Hotels Association (QHA)

Owner / Meat at Billy's

Director & Founder / Hexa Designs

General Manager, Learning and Customer Experience / Coffee Commune

First Nations Chef / Three Little Birds

Head of Growth / Yume Food

Claire Van Vuuren

Head chef / Owner / Bloodwood

Chef & Head of Curriculum / Institute of Culinary Excellence

Dijana Dragicevich

National Allied Health Manager | Speech Pathologist / Bloom Heathcare

Co-Founder / Aruga - PR Agency

Emanuele Malara

Owner, Chef / Ciccio's Pizza & Gelato

Food Consultant /

Gustav Lammerding

Head Of Marketing / Banjo's

Senior Project Officer / National Allergy Council

Hospitality Recruitment Specialist / Frontline Hospitality Queensland

Culinary Director / Feros Group

Commercial & Industrial Services / Coffee Commune

Founder & CEO / Easeys

Culinary & Hospitality Innovation / Imagine Collective

Marketing Consultant / Beetle Digital

Director / Culinary Studio

Speech Pathologist / Co-Chair / IDDSI Global

Accredited Practising Dietitian / Nutrition Professionals Australia

Katie Barton-Harvey

Project Coordinator / Boomerang Alliance

Katrina Costigan

Owner/Operator / UVA Wine Bar

Sustainability Consultant /

FMCG Director / Imagine Collective

Owner / Marketing Director / Hurricane's Grill

T25 Aus Bartender of the Year '25 / Savile Row

/ Global Hospitality Group

Director & Hospitality Accountant / Evisory

Liz Hefren-Webb

Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner / Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC)

Co-Founder / Straight to the Source

Regional Hospitality Manager / Calvary Healthcare

Chef & Food Consultant / MW Projects

Innovation Manager / Priestleys

Hospitality Service Consultant / Hospo Dojo

Hospitality Consultant & Chef Coach / Chef Paul Rifkin Consulting

Sales Director / Commercial Kitchen Company

Founder / The Coffee Commune

General Manager / International Coffee Traders

Co-founder & Director / Comiskey Group

Robert Smithson

Head of Culinary / dnata Catering & Retail

Director & Principal / Food Industry Foresight

Sandra Grey-Smith

Health & Clinical Education Specialist / Dementia Training Australia

Sean Cunnington

Key Account Manager / UNOX

Head of Integrated Partners / me&u

CEO & Founder / Business Mentor / Cemoh

Steven Minnikin

Minister for Customer Services and Open Data and Minister for Small and Family Business / Queensland Government

Tanaya Treadwell

CEO / Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce

Co-Founder / Straight to the Source

Chef / Zero Waste Cooking

Co-Founder and Marketing Manager / FoodLogic

Youssef Ben Touati

Multi-award Winning Pizza Champion / Selecta Food Group

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