During the Conference #HEART26 program you can enjoy amazing (keynote)speakers. All speakers have their own area of expertise and therefore a special story to tell. Below you can find more information about the speakers and their stories.

Alexandra French

Speaker on Friday at the

FCSI EAME Conference #HEART26

Nisha Katona

Restaurateur, cookbook author, TV chef and founder of Mowgli Street Food restaurants

About

Nisha Katona MBE is a true trailblazer. Her journey into media started with a leap of faith from the courtroom where she was a barrister for 20 years, to becoming a restaurateur. Her life is now a testament to cultural celebration and giving back. She has become a highly successful restaurateur, cookbook author and TV chef and she is the founder of Mowgli Street Food restaurants, which currently has 26 locations across the UK.

A self-professed curry evangelist, Nisha has a deep love of Indian cooking and has written five cookbooks on the subject. Equally, she is passionate about business as a force for good. Nisha’s charity, the Mowgli Trust, donates over £500,000 to local and global charities each year.

Nisha is incredibly warm and articulate on camera. Her 20 years as a barrister have given her excellent public speaking skills, with an innate ability to draw in viewers.

Professor Bryce Evans

Speaker on Friday at the

FCSI EAME Conference #HEART26

Professor Bryce Evans

Food historian at Liverpool Hope University, Fellow of the Hystorical Society and a Churchill Fellow.

About

Professor Bryce Evans is Chair of Modern World History at Liverpool Hope University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Churchill Fellow. His publications around food include a history of public feeding in twentieth century Britain, and the first academic history of airline food! He carries out extensive policy work including writing briefing papers and providing testimony around food policy, most recently for the UK Parliamentary Commission on the Right to Food and the UK Food Foundation. His research has been featured in international media including The Washington Post, various BBC platforms, CNN, and The Telegraph.

Alexandra French

Speaker on Friday at the

FCSI EAME Conference #HEART26

Alexandra French

CEO Xampla

About

Alexandra is an experienced chemist with a degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge. She has extensive global commercial and business leadership experience from 25 years at Johnson Matthey, a FTSE multinational specialty chemicals and sustainable technologies company. She was CEO of AIM listed business Titon Holdings prior to joining Xampla Ltd as CEO in October 2023. She is passionate about helping people grow, develop and to be their best, and is an EMCC accredited coach.

Panel discussions

H is for Humanity

Glenn Campbell

Cohesion Consulting

FOUNDER

Marta Cebrián López

MCL Food Consulting

FOUNDER

Claire Moss

Kre-Ate Ltd

FOUNDER

A is for AI/Automation

Khaled Halabi

H+K United (Switzerland)

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Primoz Cernigoj

PROprima d.o.o.
CONSULTANT MANAGER

T is for Togetherness

Frank Wagner

FCSI Germany

PRESIDENT

Brent Hall

FCSI The Americas
CHAIR

Phil Llewyllen

FCSI Asia Pacific
CHAIR

Julian Edwards

FCSI UK&I
CHAIR

Meet our moderators

Editorial director Michael Jones and Tina Nielsen, editor of the Foodservice Consultant portfolio will once again oversee moderation of the conference program as the FCSI family gathers in Liverpool for #HEART26, this year’s key event in the calendar for FCSI EAME

Micheal Jones

Editorial Director of 1473 Media. An experienced editor, writer, and event host, since 2013 Michael has headed up the content team for Foodservice Consultants Society International (FCSI) Worldwide, including its multi-award-winning, quarterly magazine Foodservice Consultant and website.

Tina Nielsen

The editor of FCSI’s Foodservice Consultant portfolio. She has worked on the FCSI Worldwide content output for the past 10 years. With a background as a business journalist, she has since specialised in food, hospitality and foodservice, writing for publications including National Geographic and The Guardian.

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