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Event Date |
Mon Feb 25 CET - Wed Feb 27 CET (almost 6 years ago)
In your timezone (EST): Mon Feb 25 2:00am - Wed Feb 27 11:00am |
Location |
NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky
Dam 9, 1012 JS Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Region | EMEA |
In Europe for the first time, running for five successful years, Global Restaurant Investment Forum (GRIF) is a three day annual restaurant investment event featuring an unmissable industry conference, mouth-watering culinary tours and some of the most valuable networking receptions offered at an industry event!
2019 Speakers
Lesley Bamberger
Managing Director, Kroonenberg Groep
Mario C. Bauer
Advisor to Vapiano; Co-Founder, Curtice Brothers
Raymond Blanc OBE
Chef Patron, Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons; Founder, The Raymond Blanc Consultancy; President of The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA)
Monique Borst
Consultant, Monique Borst Ltd
Stefan Breg
Group Strategy Director, Keane
Bas Buvelot
Director Asset Development, CBRE Global Investors
Paul Campbell
Founder , Hill Capital Partners
Adrian Cummins
Chief Executive, Restaurants Association of Ireland
Sami Daud
Managing Director, Daud Group
Terry Erdle
Chief Operating Officer, National restaurant Association
Duncan Fraser-Smith
Director, Global Food and Beverage, The First Group
Sarah-Jane Grant
Director, LXA
James Hacon
Managing Director, THINK Hospitality
Chaker Hanna
Chief Executive Officer, Comptoir Libanais
Ronald Huiskamp
Owner, H-Hospitality
Michael Ingemann
Executive Chairman, Claus Meyer Holding; Director, Melting Pot Foundation
Tony Kitous
Founder & Creative Director, Comptoir Group
Afroditi Krassa
Creative Director, AfroditiKrassa; Co-owner and designer, Bala Baya
Gert Kopera
Executive Vice President of Global Restaurants, Hakkasan Group
Victor Lugger
Co-founder, Big Mamma Group
Jillian MacLean
Founder & CEO, Drake & Morgan
Maarten Markus
Managing Director Northern Europe, NH Hotel Group
Babette Marzheuser-Wood
Partner, Dentons
Ian Millar
Manager of Inst. of Business Creativity & Senior Lecturer, Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne
Chris Naylor
Executive Chef of Restaurant Vermeer (1* Michelin), NH Collection Barbizon Palace
Kate Nicholls
Chief Executive Officer, UKHospitality
Aaron Noveshen
President and Founder , The Culinary Edge
Jennifer Pettinger-Haines
Managing Director Middle East , Bench Events; Co-Founder, GRIF
Robert Polacek
Partner & Chief Creative Officer, Puccini Group
Robin Rowland
Founder, YO! Sushi
Sven Sallaerts
Co-Founder, Younique Concepts
Johannes Schuster
Director Business Development, L’Osteria
Martin Sherwood
Partner, Enterprise Investment Partners
Ron Simpson
Founder, The Avocado Show
Paul Smith
Chief Executive Officer, Java House Africa
Ginger Flesher Sonnier
Founder/CEO, The Ginger Companies
Nathalie Streng
Founder The Cold Pressed Juicery
Simon Taylor
Founder, Swiperight
Etienne van Unen
Partner, Director Retail, Head EMEA Retail, Colliers International
Jonathan Worsley
Chairman, Bench Events, Board Director, STR Global
Jon Yantin
Founding Partner, The ONE Group
Marc Zornes
Founder and CEO, Winnow
2019 Sponsors
FOUNDER SPONSOR
• Colliers International
GOLD SPONSOR
• INSIGNIA
• Puccini Group
SILVER SPONSOR
• CBRE
• Dentons
• Keane
• Kroonenberg Groep
• The Entourage Group
INNOVATOR SPONSROS
• Curtice Brothers
• Winnow