Olivia O’Brien is Business Development Director at Growing Underground, London’s first underground farm. Join Olivia at our  Women in Food Tech panel where she will share her journey and you can learn more about Growing Underground’s work in helping to reduce London’s carbon footprint. 

Professor Corinna Hawkes  is Director of the Centre for Food Policy at City, University of London. Join Corinna at our Sustainable Food Futures Event to hear about her work in moving the world towards a better diet.

Tarryn Gorre is CEO and Co-Founder of Kafoodle the award-winning food technology company providing innovative software solutions to the foodservice sector. Join Tarryn at our Women in Food Tech panel where she will share her journey, experience and offer thoughts and advice on working in the future of food.

Hannah McCollum is the founder of ChicP – innovative hummus dips created from surplus and imperfect vegetables to support British farmers, help to create a circular economy and prevent food waste. Join Hannah at our Inspiring Urban Female Food Founders panel to discover how she turned her passion for food and vision to combat food waste into an award-winning business.

Antonia Lloyd is a BAFTA winning TV Series Producer and Development Exec currently working on Great British Menu as series editor. Antonia will be joining us in our Recognising and Rewarding Success  panel on 1st March 2020 to help  uncover what recognition in the hospitality industry means (whether it is being on TV or getting press) what TV producers are looking for and how being on TV is one of the ways of boosting  your industry profile.

Alissa Timoshkina – Author of cookbook Salt and Time and Founder of KinoVino Events. Join Alissa at our  Inspiring Urban Female Food Founders panel to discover how she turned her passion into a successful business and learn more about her debut cookbook. Get your tickets for our panel here.

On Sunday the 8th of March, Todelli and Women in the Food Industry invite you to join a vibrant day full of food and the presence of amazing female food business founders to celebrate International Women’s Day.

Hara Mihailidou is the founder of Todelli, a UK food-tech start-up that is using the power of the sharing economy to allow professional chefs to discover unique, hard-to-find food makers with provenance, chat with them directly, order over a few clicks and track orders from multiple suppliers in one place. Join Hara at our  Women in Food Tech panel where she will share her journey, experience and offer thoughts and advice on working in the future of food. Todelli have also partnered with Women in the Food Industry for our special Food Makers Day.

Thuy Diem Pham is a British-Vietnamese chef, author and owner of The Little Viet Kitchen restaurant in Islington, North London. Join Thuy at our  Inspiring Urban Female Food Founders panel and you can discover more of how she has worked to bring her love of Vietnamese hospitality into a delicious reality. Learn more of the story of her restaurant, cook book and how she is launching her sauce into home kitchens throughout the UK.

Rukia Begum, founder of award-winning samosa brand Mixed Thal, was born in Bangladesh.  She moved to London, UK with her family at an early age and was mesmerised by the diversity of culture. Join Rukia at our  Inspiring Urban Female Food Founders panel and you find out how worked at her samosa business and won Best Party Food in the Quality Food Awards in November 2019.

Rosie Joly is Sales Director of OTO CBD.  Before joining OTO in early 2019, Rosie’s career in food began as head of sales at PROPERCORN, where she helped grow the business from start-up to SME over the course of 4 years. Join Rosie at our  Inspiring Urban Female Food Founders panel where you can discover more about the challenges of marketing and selling CBD in the UK.

Michelle Diederichs, founder of Koyah PR and promotions manager for Bocuse d’Or Team UK and is a member of the Bocuse d’Or UK Academy Board. Michelle will be joining our panel on Recognising and Rewarding Success at Tredwells for our first event for International Women’s Day celebrations.