Leaning on Loughborough’s sporting success, this year’s theme is ‘Winning Tastes’ – a celebration of what people can do to achieve success through culinary creativity.
Fred Sirieix – renowned maître d’hôtel – will offer engaging insight on service. Martin Richards – a specialist in crisis preparation who will be discussing persuasion and influence.
David and Stephen Flynn, twins from Ireland who founded The Happy Pear in 2004 will try to ‘inspire’ people to eat more vegetables. They have two million followers and 50 million YouTube views. Delegates will hear about their five pillars to more joy and less stress.
The ‘UK Ambassador for Happiness’ Action Jackson will offer insights into the key to fulfilment in life and work, Jamil Qureshi will discuss maintaining high performance and Katy Moses will be delving into the topic of hospitality sector remuneration and staff retention.
With humour and insight, Alastair Campbell will take an insider’s look at politics at home and abroad, as well as what it takes to be a successful leader. Closing the line-up will be Dave Fishwick of ‘ The Bank of Dave’ – an expert on entrepreneurship, business and finance.
TUCO says innovation and new products will be in abundance at the supplier exhibition, running alongside the speaker programme. It’s the ‘perfect opportunity’ to chat with suppliers, learn about their latest launches and come away with some new products to stock.
The Summer Conference will culminate in the Gala Awards Dinner where we will be rewarding peers and colleagues for their outstanding achievements and contributions to University catering.