They will join on the business day taking place on Friday 5 April, with CEO of UKHospitality Kate Nicholls, business editor of the Spectator, Martin Vander Weyer, and BJ Cunningham and Peter Martin of CM & Co.
ceda’s, Adam Mason, said: “I am delighted that David and Andrew are joining us at Conference. David will deliver his thoughts on the current state of the pub, bar and restaurant sectors and important insights into the ground-breaking things that BrewDog are doing to make sure they are leading innovation in the UK & around the World.
“Andrew is uniquely positioned to give the audience the very latest data, information and opinion on all aspects of Public Sector catering. This is a topic we have not had at Conference for a couple of years and it will be really interesting to learn what developments are being experienced and what the future holds.”
Archer was originally in the IT media sector, but he has worked in multiple industries including automotive, music and national newspapers before entering the foodservice industry in 2001 with Restaurant magazine. In 2008 he joined Dewberry Redpoint as sales director before becoming managing director in 2009 and acquiring the business from GlobalData PLC in October 2018.
McDowall is CEO-Retail at BrewDog, which now has over 80 locations around the globe, leading the day to day operations and strategic growth of the business as it continues its rapid growth pattern.