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Need more excuses to attend CREATE: The Experience in Palm Springs? Find out which speakers NRN’s editor-in-chief is most excited to see.

Sam Oches, Editor in Chief

September 11, 2023

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The agenda for this year’s CREATE: The Experience — held in Palm Springs, Calif., this Oct. 1-3 — is stacked with impressive restaurant executives and leaders who will share valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities facing operators today. 

CREATE’s content covers a wide range of subjects, with a particular emphasis on technology, finance and growth, operational excellence, and the customer experience. Session formats include: 

  • Ask the Experts: Dynamic, one-on-one conversations between a restaurant leader and an NRN editor.  

  • Founder’s Forum: A conversation with the founders of four of the most exciting concepts in America. 

  • CREATED Talks: Engaging presentations from three leading voices on finance, technology, and customer experience. 

  • Table Talk Roundtables: Immersive sessions that invite attendees to engage in topical roundtable conversations.

Which CREATE speakers are editor-in-chief Sam Oches most excited about? Stream the video below to find out.

To register for CREATE: The Experience, click here (registration for restaurant leaders is free). 

About the Author

Sam Oches

Editor in Chief

Sam Oches is an award-winning Editorial Director with Informa Connect Foodservice and editor in chief of Nation's Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. A graduate of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, Sam previously served as Editorial Director of Food News Media, publisher of QSR and FSR magazines. He’s a past president of the International Foodservice Editorial Council (IFEC) and a past board member with the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). His foodservice insights have been shared in national media outlets such as the New York Times, USA Today, National Public Radio, and CNBC. He lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife and three kids.

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