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Keynote Speakers
Andrew Cathy
CEO | Chick-fil-A
Neha DK
Sr. Director of Marketing | Pizza Hut Global
Amy Durini
CMO | Taco Bell International
Anna Faktorovich
VP of Brand Management | KFC U.S.
Jack Hinchliffe
CMO | Habit Burger & Grill
Kate Jaspon
Chief Financial Officer | Inspire Brands
Jonathan Neman
Chief Executive Officer + Co-Founder | sweetgreen
Debbie Stroud
CEO | Whataburger
Speakers
Mijo Alanis
Cofounder | Beyond Juicery + Eatery
Bob Andersen
President | The Great Greek
Chris Artinian
Founder and CEO | Artinian Holdings Inc
Bill Aseere
CEO | Whit’s Frozen Custard
Jon Asher
CTO | Nékter Juice Bar
Nadeem Bajwa
Cofounder and CEO | Bajco Group (Papa Johns franchisee)
Jim Balis
Partner and Head of Strategic Operations | CapitalSpring
Sam Ballas
Founder/ Co-Founder/ CEO | East Coast Wings + Grill/ Sammy’s Sliders
Lauren Barash
CMO | Full Course
Allen Beck
Director of Off-Premise and Catering | Costa Vida
Sarah Beckett
VP Sales and Marketing | Intouch Insight
Reilly Berk
CEO | Berk Enterprises
Tammy K. Billings
VP, Business Development | SignalFlare.ai
Jim Bitticks
President & COO | Dave's Hot Chicken
Howland Blackiston
Principal | King-Casey
David Bloom
Chief Development & Growth Officer | Capriotti’s and Wing Zone
Jean Boland
Chief People & Culture Officer | WOWorks
Lissa Bowen
Executive Director | Full Course Foundation
Jonathan Bowyer (Moderator)
Director of Business Development | C3
Francesco Brachetti
Founder and CEO | AVO
Jason E. Brooks (Moderator)
Restaurant Coach | HospiVation
Joel Bulger
CMO | WOWorks
Mike Bueno
Vice President of Marketing | District Taco
Erin Buono
Director of Research and Development | Jeremiah's Italian Ice
Daniel Camp
Director of Culinary | Fuzzy's Taco Shop
Austin Capoferi
President | Next Brands
Tom Carr
Chief Marketing Officer | Chicken Salad Chick
Graham Chapman (Moderator)
CEO and cofounder | ZorForum, LLC
Lisa Cheatham
VP of Marketing Revenue Channels | FAT Brands
Luke Christian
CEO | Surcheros
David ‘Rev’ Ciancio (Moderator)
Restaurant Owner and Marketing Consultant
Lauren Cohen
CEO and Founder | Cohen Leadership Group
Brandon Coleman III
CEO | Cotton Patch Cafe
Carl Comeaux
CEO | Crust Pizza
Annica Conrad
Chief Brand Officer | City Barbeque
Alice Crowder
Chief Marketing Officer | Krispy Krunchy Chicken
Melissa Cummings
VP of Digital Marketing | Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Kim DeCarolis
Strategy and Growth | Smalls Sliders
Scott Deviney
President & CEO | Chicken Salad Chick
Pete DiFilippo
Principal | C Squared Advisors
Maureen DiStefano
Director of Franchise Development | Potbelly Sandwich Works
Kimberly Dockter Bollinger
Director of Operations | Mellow Mushroom
Jennifer Dodd
CEO | Main Squeeze Juice Co.
Kieran Donahue
Chief Commercial Officer | GoTo Foods
Melissa Doolin-Koehne (Moderator)
Founder and Principal | Elevate 4
Kris Douglas
VP of Technology | Smalls Sliders
Chris Dull
CEO | Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
Lynn Edwards
Vice President of Human Resources and People Operations | Taziki’s
Michel Falcon
CEO and Founder | Brasa Peruvian
Olivia Fazzola
Director of Operations | Nando
Lauren E. Fernandez
CEO | First Course
Filippo Fiori
Cofounder, CEO, and Head Chef | Due Cucina Italiana
Brent Fielder
Vice President of Global Impact | Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Jon Fischer
Head of Development | Wetzel’s Pretzels
Cheryl Fletcher
CDO | Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Matt Forbush
CEO | zignyl
Ross Franklin
CEO | Pure Green Franchise
Dr. Rachel J.C. Fu (Moderator)
THEM Chair and EFTI Director | University of Florida
Meaghan Goedde
CEO | Olive & Finch
Zach Goldstein
CEO | Thanx
Kyle Gordon
Cofounder and CEO | Dillas Quesadillas
Maggie Gordon
President and cofounder | Dillas Quesadillas
Kelly Gray
VP and Co-Owner | Hot Head Burritos
Scott Greenberg
Author and Keynote Speaker
Kelly Grogan (Moderator)
Cofounder | CRUMBS
Jane Grote Abell
Pizza Chairwoman | Donatos
James Hacon (Moderator)
Founder & Managing Partner | Think Hospitality Group
Josh Halpern
CEO | Big Chicken
Ashley Helkenn
Sr. Director of L&D and Ops Services | Bonchon Korean Fried Chicken
Jo Ann Herold (Moderator)
Jen Hidinger-Kendrick (Moderator)
Founder | Giving Kitchen
Lisa Holloway
Director, Global Learning & Development | CKE Restaurants
Amy Hom
COO | Barcelona Wine Bar
Troy Hooper
CEO | Hot Palette America
Tricia Houston (Moderator)
Vice President of Discovery & Design | KS&R
Graham Humphreys
CEO | The Culinary Edge
Nate Hybl
CEO and Founder | gusto!
Van Ingram
VP Franchise Recruitment | Jack in the Box
Luke Irving
Founder and CEO | Fingermark
Shannon Iverson
VP of Franchise Development | Taco John’s
Angela Johnson
Chief Innovation Officer | Edible Brands
Amanda Kahalehoe
Chief Operating Officer | Vicious Biscuit
Mike Kappitt
Chief Operating Officer | Subway
Jacob Karnes
Founder | Waves Business Coaching
Basil Kazepis
National Vice President of Development & Construction | Little Caesars
Jenifer Kern (Moderator)
CMO | Qu
Kevin King
CEO and President | Donatos Pizza
Cheryl Kish (Moderator)
Founder & President | Define Consulting, LLC; Executive Coach, Organizational, Leadership, and Talent Development
Eric Knott
CEO | Tiki Taco
Tatiana Lambert
Vice President, U.S. Chief Development Officer | Wendy's
Shawn Lalehzarian
Cofounder and CEO | The Red Chickz
Erin Levzow
Chief Marketing, Growth and Commercial Officer
Kim Lewis
Chief Marketing Officer | Capriotti’s
Courtney Leyes
Employment Lawyer | Fisher Phillips
Emily Litzinger
Employment Lawyer | Fisher Phillips
Laura Livers (Moderator)
Chief Revenue Officer | Intouch Insight
Nathan Louer
Chief Brand Officer | Jamba
Ha Ly
Head of Marketing | Pokeworks
Michele Maerz
President | Salata Salad Kitchen
Mariana Marques
Sr. Director | Operations Excellence, Firehouse Subs US&C
Jack Mashini
Co-founder and Franchisor | Wing Snob
Lissette Mathus
Director | gusto!
Andrew Maxwell
Director | Boojum Ltd (Ireland's largest chain of Mexican quick-service restaurants)
David McClaskey
President | McClaskey Excellence Institute
Kelly McCutcheon (Moderator)
Group Director of Training & Development | Whataburger Restaurants LLC.
Tonya McCoy
VP, Marketing | Angry Chickz
Sheri Miksa
5X CEO/Pres. (BIBIBOP, Boneheads, Mazzio's, Robeks, Rubio's) | GLEAM Network
Charles Miller
RVP | Biscuitville Fresh Southern
Ashley Mitchell
VP of Marketing | East Coast Wings + Grill and Sammy’s Sliders
Rowena Neelakantan
Director, Strategic Market Planning | Papa Johns
Chris Newman
SVP of Real Estate | GoTo Foods
Mary Nguyen
Chef/Founder | Olive & Finch
Corban Nichols
Vice President of Restaurant Excellence | Piada Italian Street Food
Preston Nix
Director, Loyalty & CRM | Burger King US&C
Aaron Noveshen
Founder and Chief Executive Officer | Starbird
Carl Orsbourn
SVP–Food, Hospitality, Retail | Invisible
Shannon O’Shields (Moderator)
VP of Marketing | Rubix Foods
Ryan Ostrom
EVP and CMO | Jack in the Box
Chrissy Ouellette
Cofounder | Byte-Sized & Bossy; VP of Business Development | Touchpoint Restaurant Solutions
Alexis Parra
Co-Founder | Nekter Juice Bar
Tiffany Perez
VP of Development | Salata
Dustin Portillo (Moderator)
Shanna Prevé
Vice President of Enterprise Sales and Business Development | DoorDash
Kacie Radochonski
Vice President of Operations | Pop’s Beef
Mandy Ristic
Franchisee, Operating Partner | OM Group (Dunkin’, Baskin-Robbins, QDOBA, Smoothie King, Jimmy John’s)
Megumi Robinson
VP of Services | Belle Communication
Paul Rocchio
Senior Vice President, Development & Member Services | International Franchise Association
Kelly Roddy
CEO | WOWorks
Caitlin Root
VP Customer Experience | Datassential
David Ross
Senior Director | DoorDash for Business
Bob Schalow
Senior Vice President | Diversified Restaurant Group
Billy Schaefer
Vice President | McClaskey Excellence Institute
Michael Schatzberg (Moderator)
Co-Founder and Managing Partner | Branded Hospitality Ventures
TJ Schier
CEO/Founder | SMART Restaurant Group
Devin Schneider
Director of Brand Development | Jeremiah’s Italian Ice
Jennifer Schuler
CEO | Handel’s Ice Cream
Steve Schulze
CEO | Nékter Juice Bar
Lauren Selman (Moderator)
VP Operations | IFBTA
Rohan Shearer
SVP, Chief Administrative Officer | Sbarro
Ike Shehadeh
Founder | Ike’s Love & Sandwiches
Joshua Sims Sr.
Chief Marketing Officer | Noble Foods & Pursuits
Chris Smith
CEO | Zunzi's+ Zunzibar
Daniel Smith
President | Rusty Taco
Mike Smith
Chief Brand Officer | Moe's Southwest Grill
Erin Snyder
Vice President of Franchise Development | Handel’s Ice Cream
Darren Spicer
CEO | Clutch Coffee
Matthew Steele
Manager of Training and Development | Galardi Group
Beth Stockmoe
Vice President of Operations | MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes
Marita Swift
VP of Strategic Growth | The Big Biscuit
Joseph Szala (Moderator)
Vice President of Digital Experience | 3 Owl
Scott Taylor
CEO | Cherry Bounce Hospitality
Mary Pillow Thompson
Founder and CEO | foh&boh
Jim Thompson
Chief Operating Officer | Chicken Salad Chick
George Tinsley Sr.
Tinsley Group
Paul Tran
Director of Franchising and Franchisee | Hot Palette America/Pepper Lunch Restaurants
Maria Valero
Sr. International Project Manager, Architecture & Design | Papa Johns
Dena vonWerssowetz
CMO | Firehouse Subs
Julianna Blackhurst
Senior Director of Franchise Operations | Jeremiah’s Italian Ice
Julie Wade
Head of Marketing | Taziki's
Amer Wahab
President | Kettlemans Bagel
Marc Wallace
CEO and Cofounder | Radius Networks
Ryan Weaver
Chief Executive Officer | Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken
Dr. Felicia White Ed.D (Moderator)
Training Executive
Peter Wiley
Co-Founder and Director of Marketing | Hot Head Burritos
Emily Williams Knight, Ed.D
President & CEO | Texas Restaurant Association
Doug Willmarth
CEO | Beans & Brews Coffeehouse
Jeff Wilshire
Senior Director, Digital & Performance Marketing | MOOYAH Burgers, Fries and Shakes
Bob Wright
CEO | Potbelly
Julie Zucker
Partner and Chief Marketing Officer | Branded Hospitality
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