As the Middle East restaurant and food industry continues to expand and develop, the Caterer Middle East: Food & Business Conference grows each year alongside it. As the Middle East restaurant and food industry continues to expand and develop, the Caterer Middle East: Food & Business Conference grows each year alongside it.

Caterer Middle East has lined up top industry speakers for its fifth annual Caterer Food & Business Conference, taking place on March 8 at Grosvenor House, Dubai.

In a change from the usual format, for the first time, the event will be an all-encompassing conference, covering the business of food, the kitchen, and bar and nightlife – and serving as a one-stop source for the latest trends, innovations and analysis needed to succeed in today’s market.

 Confirmed speakers include:

  • Duncan Fraser-Smith, founder, The Cutting Edge Agency
  • Sanjay Murthy, managing director, Figjam
  • Naim Maadad, chief executive officer, Gates Hospitality
  • Dirk Haltenhof, resort executive chef, Madinat Jumeirah
  • Mark Patten, senior vice president - food & beverage, Atlantis The Palm
  • Tom Arnel, co-founder & managing director, Bull & Roo Hospitality and Investments
  • Sergio Lopez, co-founder & managing director, Bull & Roo Hospitality and Investments
  • Akshay Oberai Dosaj, co-managing director, Purple Honey Group
  • Julian Biddulph, general manager, The Ivy Dubai
  • Andrew Morrow, F&B development & operations - general manager, Ròya International
  • Karan Purohit, product development chef, Figjam
  • Anish Kuttan, director of food & beverage, Kempinski Hotel Ajman
  • Tahir Shah, founding partner, Moti Roti

Last year’s event brought together about 150 senior F&B professionals to discuss the opportunities for growth and debate key challenges facing the regional industry – and this year is expected to attract even more as it brings together people from every aspect of the F&B industry at the same time.

The full conference agenda will be revealed this week on HotelierMiddlEast.com and is set to include the topics of food fads, managing social media and ways to generate footfall, plus many more.

For sponsorship opportunities email stephen.price@itp.com 

For speaker opportunities email louby.maktari@itp.com

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