Jane Grote Abell
Chairwoman of the Board, Donatos Pizza
Amy Alarcon
VP of Global Culinary Innovation, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Juan Carlos Aoun Bustillos
President, Juanchi's Burger Inc
Roberta Barbieri
EVP of Human Resources, Boudin Bakery
Jenny Beaudoin
Franchisee, Buffalo Wild Wings
Brent Berkowitz
COO, Sage Restaurant Group
Willy Bitter
Founder and owner, Willy's Mexican Grill
Tracy Borkum
Principal, Urban Kitchen Group
Federico 'Fred' Castellucci
President, Castellucci Hospitality Group
Ellen Chen
Co-founder, Mendocino Farms
Justin Cohen
COO, Riot Hospitality Group
Stephanie Cruz
Head of company operations, Denny's
Danielle Dang
Owner, HaiSous Vietnamese Kitchen
Bryan Dayton
Restauranteur/Beverage Director, Half Eaten Cookie Hospitality
Daniel DeLeon
Owner/President, Grumpy's Restaurant
Brittany DeLoach
Director of Beverage Operations, Hard Rock Cafe International
Karen Eadon
President and COO, Farmer Boys
Drew French
Founder and President, Your Pie
Jack Gibbons and Randy Dewitt
Founders, Front Burner Restaurant Group
Kevin Gillespie
President, Red Beard Restaurants
Trish Giordano
VP of Sales and Marketing, Earl Enterprises
Greg Golkin
Managing Partner, Kitchen Fund
Chris Hadermann
Co-founder/Partner, Southern Proper Hospitality
Abtin Hashemian
Franchisee, Subway; Developer, Poke Me
Socorro 'Mama Yuca's' Herrera
Phil Hickey
Chairman, Miller's Ale House and Jim 'n Nick's BBQ
Anthony Hitchcock
COO and Owner, Flagship Restaurant Group
Gary Huether
President and Co-founder, Arooga's Grille House & Sports Bar
Marc Jacobs
Divisional President and Executive Partner, Lettuce Entertain You
Sueyoung Jo
General Manager, Eleven Madison Park
Hoyt Jones
President, Jersey Mike's Franchise Systems, Inc
Joseph Kadow
EVP and Chief Officer of Legal and Corporate Affairs, Bloomin' Brands
Scott Kammerer
President, SoDel Concepts
Sarah King
Chief human resources officer, Darden Restaurants Inc.
Mike Kinnan
Owner, Lookout Bar and Grill
Robert Kronfli
Owner, Bacari Restaurants
David Laxer
President and Owner, Bern's Steak House
Arthur Li
CFO and Chief Administrative Officer, Altamarea Group
Donald (Donnie) Madia
Managing Partner/Founder, One Off Hospitality
Francis Marincola
President, Caffe Luna Rosa
Christopher Meaker
President and COO, Fig & Olive
Michael Miller
Director of Restaurants, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort
Tobi Miller
President and COO, LemonShark Poke
Sherif Mityas
Chief Experience Officer, TGI Fridays
Ali Nekumanesh
EVP, Deli Delicious Franchising Inc.
Ian Olsen
Chief Development Officer, Lemonade Restaurant Group
Kurt Pahlitzsch
VP of casual dining, North, Doherty Enterprises
Mark Parmerlee
President, Golden Tree Restaurants, LLC
Kelly Parthen and Shannon Seip
Co-founders, Bean Sprouts
Keith Paul
Owner, A Good Egg Company
Marie Perry
Board member, Ruth Chris Steakhouse
Rachel Phillips Luther
Founder, UP Inspired Kitchen & IMPACT Brands
John Piemonte
Co-founder/Partner, Southern Proper Hospitality
Hunter Pond
Founder, East Hampton Sandwich Co.
Jill Ramsier
Co-owner, Quantum Leap Winery
Scott Redler
COO, Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
Pascal Rigo
Founder/Owner, La Boulangerie
Josh Rossmeisl
COO, Kings Dining & Entertainment
Mike Ryan
Director of Bars, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants
Gregg Scarlett
President, Outback Steakhouse
Juergen Schroedl
International director of digital and technology strategy, Pizza Hut
Stephanie Sentell
SVP of restaurant excellence, Arby's
Pete Sittnick
Managing Partner, Waterbar and EPIC Steak
Brandon Solano
Chief Marketing Officer, Pei Wei
David Spatafore
Principal, Blue Bridge Hospitality
Michael Staenberg
Chairman, Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh
Mary Stumpf
Director, technology, collaboration products & devices, Starbucks
Marla Topliff
President, Rosati's Pizza
Kendall Ware
President & COO, Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt
Ashlee Weisser
VP of finance, Bloomin' Brands
Horace Williams
VP of franchise store operations, Honey Baked Ham Company
Rossann Williams
EVP, President of US retail services, Starbucks Coffee
Mehdi Zarhloul
Owner/Founder, Crazy Pita Rotisserie & Grill
