{"id":5886,"date":"2026-03-26T20:50:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dfvcg-events.de\/european-foodservice-summit\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=5886"},"modified":"2026-03-26T20:50:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:50:58","slug":"steve-tatham","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/dfvcg-events.de\/european-foodservice-summit\/info\/steve-tatham\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Tatham"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-llw8qft3-f858a6f7cbd71de8bc9f8d55b5bfdaa0 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-50 av-height-50  container_wrap fullsize'   data-av_minimum_height_pc='50' data-av_min_height_opt='50'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-5886'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5ktzbu-246712bd58f9a0ab21c2451bbc805b4a av_one_third  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-llw8ov4t-9c8bc9b5e91e12093c9ef2f3fbc4a0b1\">\n.avia-image-container.av-llw8ov4t-9c8bc9b5e91e12093c9ef2f3fbc4a0b1 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-llw8ov4t-9c8bc9b5e91e12093c9ef2f3fbc4a0b1 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-llw8ov4t-9c8bc9b5e91e12093c9ef2f3fbc4a0b1 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_icon_box  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-5887 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-5887 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/dfvcg-events.de\/european-foodservice-summit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/03\/Steve-Tatham_web.png\" alt='' title='Steve Tatham_web'  height=\"800\" width=\"600\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dfvcg-events.de\/european-foodservice-summit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/03\/Steve-Tatham_web.png 600w, https:\/\/dfvcg-events.de\/european-foodservice-summit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/03\/Steve-Tatham_web-529x705.png 529w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<article  class='iconbox iconbox_top av-m8on2k61-de766ccacca31663aff731b54bbc44df av-no-box  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_image  avia-builder-el-last '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: \"><a href='https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stevetatham\/' title='' aria-label=''  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class='iconbox_icon heading-color avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue8fc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  ><\/a><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container '  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-4tqray-61ea06fba85cf83cbc06778eb6a84cd3 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-llw8pgnx-6448325b9cfde231a8316d5bb02866fb\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-llw8pgnx-6448325b9cfde231a8316d5bb02866fb{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-llw8pgnx-6448325b9cfde231a8316d5bb02866fb .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-llw8pgnx-6448325b9cfde231a8316d5bb02866fb .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-llw8pgnx-6448325b9cfde231a8316d5bb02866fb av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Steve Tatham<\/h1><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p>Chief Creative Officer<br \/>\nMDSX<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mauue52n-a0efc0101f2325685251e5e45e43aa5b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Steve Tatham is a Disney Imagineering alum and former Executive Creative Director of Universal\u2019s Epic Universe, the multi-billion-dollar Orlando park that opened in 2025. 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