Meet Our Speakers
Learn from, connect with, and be inspired by Africa's top culinary talent, restaurant leaders, and tourism and hospitality innovators. Expect honest insights, fresh thinking, and practical lessons from those shaping the future of the gastronomy industry – with many more speakers, experiences and exciting programme announcements still to come.
Pete Goffe-Wood
MC, Celebrity Chef, writer
Katlego Mlambo
MC, Celebrity Chef
Johannes Richter
Executive Chef and Owner, The Livingroom at Summerhill Estate
Luckson Mare
Chef, The Livingroom at Summerhill Estate
Johanna Richter
maître d' and Sommelier, The Livingroom at Summerhill Estate
Gregory Henderson
Executive Chef, The Palm House Boutique Hotel & Spa
Jodi Gillespie
Executive Chef, Waterfront Properties
Heinrich Stasiuk
Chef and Restaurateur, Wildthyme Restaurant Group
Amori Burger
Executive Chef, Upper Union
Ryan Cole
Executive Chef, Co-owner, Salsify at the Roundhouse
Jackie Cameron
Owner, Jackie Cameron School of Food and Wine
Dr Darlington Onojaefe
Senior Lecturer & Programme Coordinator, Graduate Centre for Management, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Amanda Kotze-Nhlapo
Business Events and Tourism Strategist