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Gather – 10th June 2026

Join the second annual Southwest Food & Drink Summit - Gather- bringing together the Southwests dynamic food and drink community for a full day of insight, innovation, and collaboration.

Date: Wednesday, June 10th, 2026
Location: The Forum, The University of Exeter
Duration: 9:15-16:30 (optional networking until 18:30)

Now, in it's second year, Gather unites producers, entreprenuers, and industry professionals to explore the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of the food and drink sector. Expect a day designed to strengthen your business, expand your network, and spark new ideas.

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Keynote Speakers

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Tony Greenham

Chief Impact Officer

Tony is a sustainability leader with cross-disciplinary expertise in economic policy, business strategy, and finance. He has published research on agroecology, local economic regeneration, and financial system resilience. As Chief Impact Officer at FFCC, he oversees strategy implementation and organisational resources. Previously, he was Managing Director of Sustainability at the British Business Bank and led sustainable finance research at the Royal Society of Arts and the New Economics Foundation. He holds degrees from Oxford and LSE and is an ICAEW Fellow.

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Will Little

Managing Director and Owner of Little’s Coffee

You might have seen Will on Dragons’ Den last year. If not, Little’s is a second-generation challenger brand here to put fun, flavour and innovation on the coffee shelf with distribution in some of the biggest supermarkets in the UK and 23 countries worldwide. He is also the co-founder of Roastworks Coffee Co. – a purpose-led speciality coffee roastery.

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James Williams

Global Director of Client Recognition and Clienteling at Rosewood Hotel Group

James is a luxury hospitality leader specialising in clienteling, community building and ultra‑high‑net‑worth client strategy. James leads global client relationship and recognition programmes, turning data, cultural insight and human detail into meaningful, repeatable moments of loyalty across properties and markets. James also has a background in retail, specifically luxury fashion having spent four years at Selfridges and five years at FARFETCH.