Industry’s top young marketers and innovators unveiled: Propel and Think Hospitality have unveiled the Restaurant Marketer & Innovator 30 Under 30 finalists for 2023. The programme recognises young talent aged below 30 carrying out marketing, innovation and development roles within the hospitality sector and is hosted at the European Summit, which also incorporates a two-day conference and awards event. More than 50 professionals were nominated and a panel of industry and agency leaders came together to judge the applications. The recipients will be recognised at a special reception held at the recently opened F1 Arcade in London on Monday, 23 January, and have received a complimentary ticket to the Restaurant Marketer and Innovator European Summit. This year’s list is: Aaron Solomon, chief executive, Ambl Group; Alex Sewell, senior account manager, Vouch Global; Anaïs Dixie, social media manager, Côte; Asti Wagner, chief executive, Inbited; Beatriz Pereira, digital marketing executive, Ibérica Restaurants and Arros QD; Ben Fagan, digital product manager, KellyDeli; Christopher Dutton, marketing and communications manager, Incipio Group; Devon Sait, account director, Omne Agency; Edward Christmas, tech and partnerships director, Bums on Seats; Eloise Emley, marketing manager, MJMK; Hannah Bray, events and partnerships executive, S4labour; Holly Knowles, senior marketing manager, Caprice Holdings; James Courtney, founder and chief executive, LUX Rewards; James Edwards, head of brand marketing, Honest Burgers; Jamie Frew, co-founder, Nibble App; Kate Tomlinson, group marketing executive, The Stable; Kelly Lithgow, head of creative content, Wagamama; Laura Elder, category analyst UK commercial team, SSP UK; Leah Sumeray, marketing manager, State of Play, Hijingo; Lily Shepherd, head of group marketing, Dakota Hotels; Lucy Whitter, brand marketing executive, Revolution Bars Group; Natasha Bredholt, commercial brand manager, Millie’s Cookies, Dublin SSP UK; Phoebe Rudd, commercial director, The Sauce; Rob Gartland, group marketing manager, Simmons Bar; Saphron Harding, senior digital marketing executive, Aqua Restaurant Group; Siobhan Lloyd, marketing manager, 200 Degrees Coffee; Veronica Micali, sales and marketing executive, Puttshack; Will Nicholson, senior account director, Wireless Social; and William Yates, co-founder, ttagz. Restaurant Marketer & Innovator co-founder James Hacon said: “The 30 Under 30 programme is great recognition by the industry of your achievements to date and highlights you as a leader of the future. As part of the programme you will be in a network of like-minded professionals, who you will meet and get to know. Our alumni from this programme from the past five years have created close bonds and have seen their careers propelled forward.”