The National Restaurant, Pub & Bar Show (previously known as Casual Dining) has revealed its first wave of Keynote Speakers for this year’s highly anticipated trade event, which will return to Excel London on 24-25 September 2025.
Leading the line-up are some of the most influential names in hospitality: Will Beckett, Co-Founder and CEO of Hawksmoor; Amber Wood, Managing Director of New World Trading Company (NWTC); and James Brown, CEO of Prezzo Italian.
These experts will bring their unique insights to the show (across three theatres) offering attendees a rare opportunity to hear firsthand about the strategies driving some of the industry’s most respected brands. From innovative dining concepts to operational excellence, their sessions promise to set the tone for an unmissable event.
“It’s great to see the evolution of the show as something we’ve always known it to be – a supportive, inspiring event for all of hospitality,” says Will Beckett, Co-Founder & CEO, Hawksmoor.
Other big names to join the line-up include:
- Laura Harper-Hinton, Co-Founder & CEO, Caravan
- Marcel Khan, CEO, The Fulham Shore
- Martin Wolstencroft, CEO, Arc Inspirations
- Simon Potts, CEO, The Alchemist
- Mark Derry, Chairman, Heartwood Collection
- Ed Loftus, Global Restaurant Group Director, Jamie Oliver Restaurants
- Kate Lister-Clancy, Group Sales & Marketing Director NWTC
- Mark McCulloch, CMO, Prezzo Italian
- Ria Pattni, Marketing Director, JKS
- Laura Mimoun, CMO, Franco Manca & The Real Greek
- Naddy Onions, Marketing Director, Prezzo Italian
Further session details and the full speaker line-up will be announced in July.
The National Restaurant, Pub & Bar Show is a must-attend event for operators from restaurants, pubs, and bars nationwide, as well as top leisure and contract catering professionals. It offers a dynamic showcase of innovative suppliers spanning across food, drink, tableware, signage, technology, inventory systems, commercial kitchen equipment, distribution services, ingredients, and much more.
Offering even more innovation, the show will also co-locate with lunch! – the national food-to-go, retail and coffee shop event. The lunch! show welcomes the UK’s most popular food-to-go and coffee shop operators as well as the largest supermarkets and convenience stores. The shows will feature over 500 cutting-edge exhibitors.
Registration is now open
The National Restaurant, Pub & Bar Show will take place on 24-25 September 2025 at Excel London. Registration in advance is free for trade visitors. For more information and to register, visit www.nrpbs.co.uk (and quote priority code: VLU40)
