DAN THORNTON
DINING IN A DIGITAL WORLD Dan Thornton has a wealth of knowledge across a variety of technologies, working in multiple roles across the globe and presenting numerous seminars as an expert in his field. Dan joined Hughes in October 2013 and brings with him over 25 years in the communications industry, holding senior roles in technical, sales and marketing positions in both start-up and large organisations. Dan has extensive international experience working and developing leading-edge solutions and launching products across the globe for many industries, including retail, utilities, service providers, finance and government, through both direct and indirect channels. As Technical Director and CTO at Huawei, Dan helped to launch Huawei into the UK market and is now Head of Solution Development for Hughes Europe, responsible for TUESDAY HALL 4 launching new services to 14.45 - 15.15 the European market.
SEMINAR SNAPSHOT We will be discussing the ways food outlets can utilise growth in smart devices to increase sales and provide a more seamless approach to dining. We will look at how these establishments can add value to their business by implementing different technologies to enhance the dining experience which in turn can improve interaction with customers via social media to build brand value through loyalty schemes.
ADRIAN LING AND JULIAN LUCAS
FREE FROM GOES MAINSTREAM
DENNIS COLLET
THE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY DISRUPTION Dennis originally hails from Germany but is now a long-term Londoner. Graduating from Copenhagen Business School with a master’s in International Economics of Strategy and Governance, Dennis went on to forge a career in the finance sector. After many successful years Dennis founded his own business, Orderella, of which he is CEO. Orderella was born one night when he got fed up with queuing at the bar waiting for a drink, so decided to do something to solve this problem and created an ordering and payment app, meaning he’d never have to miss a minute with his friends again queuing at the bar. Successfully removing the pain points for customers and venues alike, Orderella is now available in over 200 venues across the UK.
TUESDAY HALL 4 15.30 - 16.00
SEMINAR SNAPSHOT The last few years have seen major technological disruptions to the status quo. You can now order a taxi from your phone, have face-to-face business meetings online to Brazil and the Internet of Things means you can switch your heating on from a coffee shop. Technical Innovation is here and companies who embrace this change are seeing unprecedented consumer adoption and revenue growth.
Adrian has spent over thirty years in the food industry. Having joined Plamil when it had only four employees, he has grown the product range from the original food canning line to a 24 hour operation with over forty employees and extensive range of confectionary and condiment products which sell worldwide. Julian joined the company more recently to promote the company to a more mainstream audience. Previously he has been a newspaper/ magazine reviewer of food, drink and restaurants in the UK and France.
TUESDAY
HALL 5
12.30 - 13.00
SEMINAR SNAPSHOT
Working with the renowned manufacturer of dairy and gluten free products, Plamil’s Adrian Ling and Julian Lucas are perfectly placed to guide companies on creating a safe free from menu. 14
With the introduction of allergen labelling, consumers are fully aware of the content of prepared food. Professionals need to find information and products enabling them to deliver safe and tasty free from menus. Plamil has over half a century of production segregation experience. It originally made food for vegans wishing to avoid dairy and was the first company to produce dairy free ‘milk’ chocolate. Later it introduced egg free mayo.