# CEOs’ Learning Day: what the sector will decide regarding 2027 on 29 October

> Learning Day is Restauración News’s training event, taking place on 29 October 2026 in Madrid. Waitry is supporting the event as a technology partner.

- URL: https://waitry.net/en-gb/blog/learning-day-catering-2027
- Date: 2026-10-25
- Author: Natalia Rodriguez
- Categories: alliances

![Learning Day by Restauración News, la jornada de CEOs de la restauración](https://waitry-website-media.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/BLOGS-PIECES-11.png)

### What is Learning Day?

Learning Day is Restauración News’ training event. It features debates, interviews and presentations, with networking opportunities in between. Several editions are held throughout the year, each with its own audience. This one is for CEOs, and is the most exclusive of them all. The front of house staff consist of chain managers, hospitality entrepreneurs, restaurant owners and executive chefs.

This year, the slogan is ‘2027 starts here!’ and all the discussion panels are focused on the future: where growth will come from, what the customer will be like, and when it’s best to say no to opening a new branch.

### Some of the debates and presentations that will take place

**Debate: Where will growth be in 2027?**  
Reyes Giménez (Can Pizza), David Romero (Granier) and Antonio Lence (Viena Capellanes).

**Presentation: The Future of the Catering Industry: Data and Outlook for 2027**  
Vicente Montesinos, founder of Ameba Research. This is the only presentation of the day to feature market data, so it is likely to be the one most frequently cited afterwards.

**Debate: The consumer of 2027 will not be the one we know today**  
Virginia Donado (Juan Valdez Spain), Jesús Fernández (Grupo Sibuya), Bruno González (Grosso Napoletano) and Hernando Martín (Cafestore).

**CEO Interview: What I’d stop doing tomorrow; what I’d do straight away**  
Enrique Francia, from Foodbox.

**Debate: Should it become an extreme sport? When should you say no to a climb?**  
Daniel Sala (El Kiosko), José Antonio del Castillo (Manolo Bakes), Rebeca Fernández (Gazteka) and Jordi Quílez (Chalito Network).

**Closing debate: The outlook for 2027**  
Joao Almeida (KFC Iberia), Nacho González (Papa John’s Iberia), Edgar Dorado (Rodilla Group) and Pablo Plasencia (Italian Fooding).

As well as our own, there will be presentations by Haddock, Cegid Revo, Reply Next, Deliverect and Gstock. The day will conclude with a panel discussion entitled ‘2027 begins here’.

### Our panel: three models, one shared vision: self-service as a driver of growth

![Panel del Learning Day del 29 de octubre de 2026 en la sede de Red Bull en Madrid: Nieves Gentil Mas (Grupo Rodilla), Diego Pérez Crespo (Do Eat), Diego Restrepo (O’Dreams) y Alejandro Etchegoyen (Waitry)](https://waitry-website-media.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Formato-Post-de-linkedin-2.png)

They sit down at the table **Nieves Gentil Mas**, Project Director at Grupo Rodilla, **Diego Pérez Crespo**, COO of Do Eat, and **Diego Restrepo**, CEO of O’Dreams Spain, with our CEO **Alejandro Etchegoyen**. The three of them will discuss how technology such as Waitry’s has impacted their respective businesses and what their outlook is for 2027.

### If you’re in the hospitality industry, sign up!

Registration is **free for hospitality professionals** and it is done in [the registration form](https://peldano.pecket.es/learning-day-madrid-29octubre/registro).

See you at the Red Bull offices in Madrid on 29 October!