Diana Rollan is Group Head of Beverage for D&D London group, focusing predominantly on the purchasing of core beverage categories for the UK restaurants in the group, while managing and leading product innovation and quality-focused approach to the lists at the group’s 35 restaurants and hotels.
Emilio Del Fante has a wealth of experience in the hospitality industry and now works with wine producers in the Lugano region.
Claire Nam is a wine writer in Korea and UK as well as being an Italian Wine Ambassador certified by Vinitaly International Academy. She has set up a micro-négociant GARAM in Bordeaux, producing a micro-cuvée Graves Blanc ‘Les Trois Mains’.
Elvis Ziakos is Head Sommelier at The Greenhouse restaurant in London and has won many awards as a Sommelier.
David Vareille is Head Sommelier at The Arts Club London, leading one of the biggest teams in the country.
Daphne Teremetz is a wine buyer for UK grocer Waitrose, responsible for managing and sourcing the range from South America, Bordeaux, Alsace and Regional France.
Christopher Tanghe MS is Chief Instructor with GuildSomm, which involves spearheading masterclasses across the country, conducting webinars and contributing editorial content to guildsomm.com.
Neil Sommerfelt MW is proprietor of NS Wine Consultancy, a business he set up in 2014. He works with a number of different companies including H2Vin Ltd and Philglas & Swiggot, with particular responsibility for their Burgundy En Primeur campaigns.
Mikolaj Skrzypczak is Head Sommelier of the Michelin starred Trishna Restaurant.
Christopher Sherwood is sole buyer and general manager of the four Bottle Apostle stores, founded in 2009 in Hackney, East London.
Lenka Sedlackova MW manages agencies for UK's oldest wine merchant, Berry Bros & Rudd.
Ana Sapungiu MW is Head Wine Buyer for UK based retailer Oddbins.
Treve Ring is a wine writer and editor, judge and speaker, and perpetual traveller.
Piotr Pietras MS is a judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) and an independent wine consultant.
Stefan Metzner is currently co-owner and educator at Das Weininstitut in Munich.
Robert McNulty is co-owner of Wine Academy Italia which offers specialist wine training for businesses along with WSET courses.
Pierre Mansour is Head Buyer at The Wine Society.
Frederic Marti is GM of Fred’s Wine Bar and Wine Director at The Typing Room located in East London's Town Hall Hotel.
Jorge Lucki is a wine author, consultant and writer contributing to several publications, including Valor Econômico, Brazil's leading newspaper on the economy.
Cat Lomax is Head of Buying at Majestic Wine.
Julia Lambert is Owner and tutor at South London Wine School.
Harriet Kininmonth is a Senior Buyer at Enotria & Coe.
Guillem Kerambrun is Director of Fine Wines & Private Clients for Berkmann Wine Cellars.
Terry Kandylis is Head Sommelier at 67 Pall Mall.
Derek Morrison is the host and Co-Creator of the online series and podcast “Bring Your Own” (@BYOPodcast), as well as the Co-Founder of Grower Champagne Month.
Laura DePasquale MS is the President/General Manager of the ARTISANAL FINE WINES division of Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits Florida, a division she created and launched in May 2016.
Richard Hemming MW is a wine writer, educator and consultant. He writes regularly for JancisRobinson.com and has contributed to numerous publications, including the Financial Times, Decanter, Drinks Retailing News and Living France.
Silvia Garatti is a Wine Buyer for FortyFive10, a specialised Italian wine company in London.
Karl Arbin is a wine consultant and runs Panache Sweden, a wine merchant focused on delivering honest wines through Systembolaget to end consumers.
Vincenzo Arnese is an Head Sommelier & Wine Buyer at the two Michelin star ‘Dinner by Heston Blumenthal’, inside the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park.
