Expo & Conference

Ed Mason

The Five Points Brewing Company

ounder and CEO of The Five Points Brewing Group – independent craft brewers and hospitality operators of Hackney, East London since 2013. Owner of Whitelock’s, Turk’s Head, and Meanwood Tavern, Leeds.

Imme Ermgassen

Botivo

Co-Founder of Botivo, The Big-sipping Botanical Aperitivo crafted for pleasure NOT moderation (non alcoholic) with a bittersweet, herbal, citrus taste profile.

Botivo is a small batch product, made from scratch by my ‘maker’ co-founder Sam on Lannock Farm and is drunk by people who love food and drinks (like me). It’s made using all natural ingredients and no flavourings and the liquid takes over 1 year to make.

Chris Black

Thirst Creative

Director and Co-Founder at Thirst Craft Ltd. The specialist drinks packaging design agency.

Tom Maneschijn

Next Glass / UNTAPPD

Tom is VP Europe at Next Glass, The Worldwide Leader in BevTech. We build, acquire, and integrate leading Bevtech technologies to create world class experiences connecting brewers, wholesalers, retailers, horeca, e-commerce and consumers in the beverage alcohol industry.

Scott Goodfellow

Wilkin & Sons Ltd. of Tiptree

Scott has been with Wilkin & Sons Ltd. of Tiptree for the past sixteen years, working in sales, marketing, and commercial roles before becoming Joint MD in January 2018. Prior to that, Scott enjoyed a breadth of experience across manufacturing and sales at Unilever and Mars. Originally from Dundee, and with an Engineering Degree from Edinburgh University, Scott lives on the Herts / Essex border (fine fruit growing country) with his family. He likes nothing better than enjoying a nice cream tea with good friends.

Jamie Cook

The Watershed Group

After a long career in a variety of roles in various brewing businesses in Australia and abroad, in 2008 he co-founded Stone & Wood Brewing Co in Byron Bay Australia, and grew that business to become the second largest independent brewer in the country with a strong reputation as a conscious business before its sale to Lion in 2021.

He remains active in a number of other Board / Advisory Board positions together with working with his family in developing the family business (The Watershed Group), with the intention of investing in and building businesses, and chairing the family’s Rekindle Foundation which is focussed on supporting rainforest regeneration, housing accessibility, and the arts.

Lorraine Copes

Be Inclusive Hospitality

With over two decades of experience, Lorraine has held executive leadership positions in procurement for renowned global hospitality brands. Today, she is an entrepreneur, board member, speaker, writer, coach, consultant, judge, self-described epicurean, champagne lover, continuous improver, and champion of culture.

George Wade

Zevero

George Wade is the Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Zevero – a leading carbon management platform that empowers organisations to measure, reduce and report their carbon emissions with precision and efficiency.

He’s passionate about building tools and using data to fight climate change. In his previous role as a carbon consultant in waste management, he realised that companies needed more actionable ways to become sustainable and co-founded Zevero.

Since its inception, Zevero has worked with many global challenger brands in the FMCG and consumer-goods industries, including MOTH, DEYA, Gipsy Hill, among others. Zevero operates in the UK, Europe, Japan, U.S., Australia, and Asia-Pacific countries.

George also writes The Grumpy Optimist, a newsletter highlighting positive climate news.

Chris Lewington

Brew Resourceful

With over a decade’s experience in the beer industry, Chris founded Brew Resourceful to offer process based actions to make your brewery more resourceful right now.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-lewington/