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 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.

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.

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.

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.