Our Speakers
From making sandwiches in a café at 15, Conor O'Leary moved into
senior food and beverage, and leadership roles, in some of London
and the Middle East's finest five-star hotels. He joined Gleneagles
in 2016 as Hotel Manager and was promoted to General Manager
shortly after, steering his team through the biggest period of
change and investment in the hotel's almost 100-year history.
Appointed Joint Managing Director in 2019, he is now responsible
for operations, people and culture, commercial functions and brand
development. When not at work Conor can be found on the golf
course trying to improve his handicap or enjoying the outdoors with
his wife and daughter and cocker spaniel, Rolo.
The winner of UK Restaurant Manager of the Year 2020, Daniel's
journey through hospitality began in coffee shops and hotels
around Loch Lomond. He joined the Corinthian in Glasgow and had
a stint at One Devonshire Gardens, then moved to London and the
Michelin starred restaurant, Marcus at the Berkeley. He worked his
way up to restaurant manager and, as part of his training, spent a
year with Eleven Madison Park in New York, named Best Restaurant
in the World in 2017. Returning home, Daniel first worked at
Turnberry before joining Gleneagles. Last year he led Strathearn's
team through refurbishment, reopening the dining room to positive
feedback and results.
Runner-up in MasterChef: The Professionals 2016, Matt opened the
Foundry in Leeds in 2018. It has won a string of awards, building a
great reputation for its British cooking using seasonal produce to
create simple dishes. Matt also runs The Beehive; Scandi inspired
café concept, Grön, and plans to open another this year. He
trained at Thomas Danby Catering College in Leeds, then worked
at Stuart's Wine Bar, Babylon and Livebait before moving to the
original El Gato Negro; the only Manchester city centre restaurant to
hold a Michelin Bib Gourmand. Matt then moved to London and the
critically acclaimed restaurant Terroirs, before returning to his native
Yorkshire.
Matt Healy
Foundry Wine Bar and
Restaurant: Owner
Conor O'Leary
Gleneagles:
Joint Managing Director
Daniel Greenock
Gleneagles: Strathearn
Restaurant Manager