2025 Keynotes

Andrew T. Cathy is Chief Executive Officer for Chick-fil-A, Inc., one of the nation’s largest family-owned businesses. As CEO, Andrew is only the third person in the company’s history to hold that title, following in the footsteps of his father, […]

Amy is the Chief Marketing Officer for Taco Bell International – leading a team of creatives to drive sales, brand awareness, share the Taco Bell magic around the globe, and in turn, Build a Taco World. Amy’s Yum! journey started […]

Anna Faktorovich is a senior executive with 20+ years of experience in architecting growth strategies, delivering results and mobilizing audiences across a wide range of categories, including restaurants, retail, apparel, beauty, and food and beverage. In the Fall of 2023, […]

As Chief Marketing Officer of Habit Burger & Grill since February 2023, Jack Hinchliffe leads all aspects of brand communications, retail calendar, customer insights, digital marketing and Food & Beverage. Under Jack’s leadership, Habit has transformed into a more meaningful, […]

Kate Jaspon serves as Chief Financial Officer of Inspire Brands, a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 32,600 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide. Inspire is supported by more than 675,000 company […]

Jonathan Neman is Co-Founder & CEO of sweetgreen, the mission driven restaurant brand that serves healthy food at scale. Jonathan and his co-founders started sweetgreen in 2007, opening their first location in Georgetown, DC, just three months out of college. […]

Debbie joined Whataburger in early 2023 and is a seasoned executive with more than 30 years of leadership experience in the restaurant and retail industry. Previously, she served as SVP, U.S. Retail Operations at Starbucks Coffee Company, overseeing the regional […]