Broadcaster

Nigel is a food and drink broadcaster, who works with Simon Mayo on Scala Radio and previously with Simon and Chris Evans, on their Sony Gold award winning BBC Radio 2 shows for 12 years and he’s the food correspondent for BBC London.  He specialises in promoting British ingredients and artisan producers, particularly in his role as chairman of judges for The Great Taste Awards, Farm Shop & Deli Awards, World Cheese Awards, British Cookery School Awards, Deliciously Yorkshire and host of the National Fish & Chip and Ice Cream Alliance Awards.

His show ‘Nigel Barden’s Drivetime Dishes’ is currently airing on Amazon Prime and Simply Good Food TV.  His first podcast ‘A Grand Hotel by Corinthia’ has just been released.

Nigel was a director of Yorkshire Fine Wines, based near York. He grew up on a Lancashire farm, studied land agency at Royal Agricultural College and worked as a land agent.  Nigel’s also a BBC rugby commentator.

EMEA Director of Trends, Mintel

Simon Moriarty is Director of Trends EMEA at Mintel, overseeing consumer insight content and client service across the region. With over a decade’s experience in market intelligence, Simon has previously managed Mintel’s China, Brazil and India consumer research, EMEA leisure, travel and foodservice reports, and was the product manager for two of Mintel’s flagship websites. He has presented to clients in a number of industries and has appeared in national and trade press as a spokesperson for Mintel’s Trends. He was a keynote speaker at Tug Life IV as part of Tech London week, alongside presenters from Google, Twitter, Spotify and Cambridge Analytica, and presents Mintel’s Global Consumer Trends 2019 across Europe.

Marketing Director, Young’s Seafood Ltd

As Young’s Seafoods’ Marketing Director, Yvonne is responsible for a cross functional team that includes brand marketing, category management, design and graphics and product innovation, having re-joined the business in 2014.

Prior to that, Yvonne had an extensive career leading marketing and brand communication work for Jeyes Group, Baxters Food and Premier Foods.

State Secretary for the Minister of Fisheries, Norway

Angelvik became a certified chef in 1994 and worked as a chef until 2001. He was editor of a cookbook on local Norwegian cuisine that was published in 2002. He has been self-employed and has run a catering and canteen operation for nearly ten years

He was appointed State Secretary for the Minister of Fisheries in May 2016. Prior to this, he worked as a political adviser to the Minister of Fisheries from December 2015. As State Secretary, he is dedicated to aquaculture, bio-economy and research.

Interim Head of Communications, Seafish

Denise is a PR and Communications professional with over 15 years of experience in media relations, content development and strategic and tactical campaign planning and delivery. Denise joined Seafish in 2013 to build the organisation’s profile in the media and has worked on developing content and stories for a range of reputational issues. She has delivered campaigns on responsible sourcing, fish and chips, seafood careers and two award winning campaigns to promote fishermen’s safety. Denise currently chairs the Fishing Industry Safety Group’s communications sub-group and is also a member of the Global Seafood Communicators Group which aims to share knowledge and best practice on communicating positive messages about seafood on global issues such as plastics and climate change.

Sales & Marketing Director, Fish Tales

Winus is Marketing & Sales Director at Fish Tales, an organisation that works with responsible fishing communities and encourages its customers, retailers and chefs to explore the world of fish.

He has worked across various roles within the Dutch food sector.

Managing Editor, Sustainable Fisheries

Max developed Sustainable Fisheries UW, the website launched by Professor Ray Hilborn, University of Washington. Before joining Sustainable Fisheries UW, he received a Master of Marine Affairs (MMA) from the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs at the University of Washington, where he studied environmental perception and policy communication.

He is interested in how people think about environmental issues and conservation, and is excited to write about the complexities and nuance in fisheries.

Managing Director, Whitby Seafoods

Daniel Whittle is the Managing Director of Whitby Seafoods Ltd, a family business started by his father in 1985, where he works alongside his siblings, Edward and Laura. Whitby Seafoods is the world’s largest scampi manufacturer, buying approximately 1/3 of the UK quota of Nephrops (langoustine/scampi). After studying Economics at Newcastle University, he worked as an investment analyst in London and Johannesburg, before returning to the family business in 2008. Since then, Daniel has worked across the business, including time as Operations Director, Supply Chain Director, and Managing Director of the primary processing site in Northern Ireland, Kilkeel Seafoods. He is passionate about improving Nephrops fishing, through focus on sustainability, scientific understanding, catch efficiency and crew welfare.

Director of Sustainability, Direct Seafoods

Laky has been involved in the foodservice side of the seafood industry for over thirty years, supplying many of the UK’s top restaurants and chefs with wonderful seafood.

Working as Director of Sustainability for Direct Seafoods, he ensures the company has a thorough appreciation of the need for responsible sourcing. Laky’s knowledge is passed on to our customers; chefs and caterers, which results in the ability to achieve a greater understanding of the complex issues of sustainability.

Direct Seafoods’ credibility has been enhanced by Laky’s close relationships with Non Government Organisations (NGO’s) such as the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Sustain. Laky has been a part of, and devised many successful projects to enable chefs and caterers to refine their orders enabling them to contribute to The Sustainable Seafood Movement.

Fisheries Expert Advisor

Mike has worked in the seafood industry since 1981. Until October 2015 he was a Director and member of the Operating Board of the UK’s largest seafood manufacturing business, Young’s Seafood Ltd. Mike is founder of the seafood consultancy business Fair Seas Limited and is currently President of the Shellfish Association of Great Britain, a board member of Seafish and is the Fisheries Expert Advisor to the retailer Marks and Spencer plc.

Competitiveness Director, Food and Drink Federation

Angela has worked for the Food and Drink Federation since 2002, prior to joining she worked in a number of leadership roles in the commercial world including Group Four Securitas, Pergammon Press and Greggs.  As Competitiveness Director with FDF her roles as a member of the senior Management team leads on the policy area of Competitiveness and Growth covering Industrial Strategy, Exports, Trade, Employment, Innovation and Skills.  Angela is a non-exec board member of both the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink and the Gangmasters & Labour Abuse Authority.

Fisheries Analyst, OceanMind

Jean-Charles has always been fascinated by the marine environment and has dedicated his career to working on solutions for the sustainable use of ocean resources. He’s worked for the French government in the Pacific where he supported Pacific island countries with marine spatial planning. He then moved to London to work with the Marine Stewardship Council to work on fisheries science and management. He’s now a Fisheries Analyst and Business Developer striving to drive change by empowering governments and supply chains to end illegal fishing with the help of intelligence derived from satellites and artificial intelligence.

Head of Digital Transformation, DNV GL

Sven Edgren holds the position of Head of Digital Transformation at DNV GL Business Assurance, testing and launching new DNV GL services and eco systems based on the VeChain blockchain. Sven has worked and lived in Europe in Norway, Sweden, England, Germany, France and the USA. He is based out of DNV GL’s Hamburg office and holds a Master in Management from ESCP Europe Business School.

Partner, Aton Consulting

Dr. Huginn Freyr Thorsteinsson is the former senior political advisor to the Icelandic Minister of Finance and Minister of Industries and Innovation. Huginn is a part-time lecturer at the University of Iceland and has been on various boards and commissions for public and private companies. In 2017 he wrote a report on potential impact of high tech on the Icelandic fisheries sector. He was the chairman of the committee on Iceland and the fourth industrial revolution, appointed by the prime minister of Iceland. The committee published a report in 2019 on Iceland and fourth industrial revolution. Currently, he leads an advisory board for the Icelandic government which shall propose appropriate actions for the Icelandic economy in light of increased automation and digitalization. Huginn has a Ph. D in the philosophy of science from the University of Bristol.