6 - 9 SEP 2027 | icc Sydney
Group Culinary director of Australia’s ultimate meat distributor; retail and restaurant. Monty is currently working on a new stand alone steakhouse opening May 2027.
Channel Partner Manager specialising in the hospitality and payments ecosystem, with a focus on building strong partnerships and evolving technology stacks to drive sustainable growth. I work at the intersection of hospitality, payments and technology—connecting partners, platforms and opportunities to deliver better outcomes for businesses and their customers. Passionate about
Marianne joined Australian Venue Co in 2018, bringing more than 15 years of experience in digital transformation, growth, loyalty and customer experience across the hospitality and retail sectors. Her previous roles with Australian Hospitality Management, The Publican Group and Queen Victoria Market helped shape her passion for food, beverage and
Suravi Koirala is the Technology Manager at FISHBOWL, the healthy bowl chain. She manages restaurant technology operations and works with technology vendors to deliver integrated solutions that support day-to-day restaurant operations. Having started her career in restaurant operations at FISHBOWL, Suravi brings first-hand operational experience and a practical understanding of
Kamilla Schou Warr leads APAC Global Seller Onboarding at Square, working with venues at the moment they rebuild how they run – rostering, payroll, the front counter. Across hundreds of setups, from single-site cafés to Sydney’s new Afterpay Arena, she’s seen which cost decisions hold up and which ones quietly
Jayden Petherick is CEO & Co-founder of Bite, a commission-free online ordering platform now supporting over 1,000 restaurants across Australia. Drawing on his own experience working in restaurants, he built Bite to give owners a transparent, profit-first alternative to high-commission ordering platforms.
Dylan Pike leads Square’s Field Sales team in Australia, where he and his team spend every week meeting businesses in the field and seeing their tech stacks as they really operate. Over his five years at Square, Dylan has witnessed the evolution of the brand and how it shows up
David Schnabl is Square Australia’s Head of Account Management, working with thousands of hospitality and retail businesses nationwide. The role gives him something rare in conversations about AI: the transaction data to see whether a venue’s numbers actually move after adopting it. His sales and operations career spans technology and
My name is Andrea Manna, an Italian pastry chef born in the heart of the Dolomites. I grew up in my family’s restaurant, proudly run by my family for over 50 years, where my passion for food and hospitality began. Almost 10 years ago, I chose to pursue my career
With more than 33 years of experience in the commercial catering equipment industry, Craig Haksteeg has worked closely with FCSI members and many of Australia’s leading foodservice consultants, contributing to some of the nation’s most innovative and complex foodservice projects. Throughout his career, Craig has played a key role in
