1 117
Geoff Alexander, President/CEO, Wow Bao
Zaid Ayoub, CEO & Founder, SAJJ Mediterranean
Paul Baldasasro, President and CEO, Hickory Tavern
Sam Ballas, President and CEO, East Coast Wings + Grill
Bill Bayne, Co-Founder/CEO, Fish City Grill
Tosh Berman, CEO/Founder, The Madera Group
Elizabeth Blau, Founder + CEO, Blau + Associates
Thomas Bonfiglio, Founder and CEO, Triple T Hospitality Group (Tommy's Tavern + Tap and Tio Taco + Tequila Bar)
Mark Brezinski, CEO, Marugame Udon
Dennis Byrd, CEO, Island Famous/The Spot
Jose Cil, CEO, Restaurant Brands International
Mike Colonna, CEO and President, NORMS Restaurants
Chuck Cooper, CEO and President, Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken
Jim Creel, President & CEO, Taco John's
John Cywinski, CEO, Applebee's
Roger David, President & CEO, GSR Brands - Parent Organization of Gold Star and Tom & CheeGSR Brands - Parent Organization of Gold Star and Tom & Chee
Massimo De Marco, CEO, Piestro Pizza
Founder, Kitchen United
CEO, Future Labs VI
Flynn Dekker, CEO, Bonchon
Daniel DeLeon, CEO, Grumpy's Restaurant
Scott Deviney, CEO, Chicken Salad Chick
Laura Rea Dickey, CEO, Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc.
Daryl Dollinger, CEO, Cinnaholic
Clay Dover, CEO, Velvet Taco
Landon Eckles, CEO, Clean Juice
Mark Findlay, CEO, Lone Star Texas Grill
John Fisher, CEO, Nando’s PERi-PERi
Don Fox, CEO, Firehouse Subs
Stephen Frabitore, CEO, Tupelo Honey Hospitality
Randy Garutti, CEO, Shake Shack
Robert George, CEO, Ethos Hospitality
Roy Gilad, CEO and Co-Founder, Vitality Bowls
Robert Hall, CEO, Refined Hospitality Concepts
GJ Hart, CEO, Torchy's Tacos
Dan Hawkins, CEO, The Human Bean
Cheryl Henry, President and CEO, Ruth's Chris Hospitality Group
Emanuel “Manny” Hilario, President and CEO, The ONE Group
Luke Holden, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Luke's Lobster
Jim Holthouser, CEO, Focus Brands
Carl Howard, CEO, Fazoli's
Joe Hummel, CEO, Twin Peaks Restaurant
Akash Kapoor, CEO & Co-Founder, Curry Up Now
Sean Kennedy, President and CEO, Cowboy Chicken
Wan Kim, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Smoothie King
Mark King, CEO, Taco Bell
Tom Krouse, CEO, Donatos Pizza
Michael Kupstas, CEO, Lion's Choice
Tony Lamb, CEO and Founder, Kona Ice
Brandon Landry, Founder, Co-Owner & CEO, Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux
Andy Lansing, President and CEO, Levy Restaurants
Scott Lawton, CEO and co-founder, bartaco
Robert Lee, CEO, Coolgreens
Jeffrey Levine, Co-Founder & CEO, Raw Juice
Tony Libardi, President & Co-CEO, Marco's Pizza
Jeremy Litwack, Founder, CEO, Jeremiah's Italian Ice
Kim Lopdrup, CEO, Red Lobster
Sal Lupoli, President and CEO, Sal's Pizza
Rob Lynch, President and CEO, Papa John's
Paul Macaluso, President & CEO, Another Broken Egg Cafe
Gregory Maly, CEO, MILA Miami
Paul Mangiamele, Owner, Chairman & CEO, Legendary Restaurant Brands
Harold Martin, Jr., CEO, Taco Mac
Nicole Marquis, Founder and CEO, Marquis & Co restaurants (HipCityVeg, Bar Bombon, and Charlie was a sinner.)
Jim Mazany, CEO, SPB Hospitality
Tim McEnery, Founder/CEO, Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants
Michael McHenry, Founder and CEO, The McHenry Group
David McKillips, CEO, CEC Entertainment (Chuck E. Cheese, Peter Piper Pizza and Pasqually's Pizza & Wings)
Zach McLeroy, Cofounder and CEO, Zaxby's Franchising LLC
John Miller, Chief Executive Officer, Denny's
Cameron Mitchell, Founder and CEO, Cameron Mitchell Restaurants
Jason Morgan, CEO, Original ChopShop
Tim Morrison, CEO, Tacala Companies
Sam Mustafa, CEO and Founder, Charleston Hospitality Group
Sam Nazarian, CEO and Founder, C3
Justin Nedelman, Co-Founder & CEO, Eureka! Restaurant Group
Shahpour Nejad, CEO and Founder, Pizza Guys
Jonathan Neman, Co-Founder + CEO, sweetgreen
Peter Newlin, CEO, Birdcall
Abe Ng, CEO, Sushi Maki
Aaron Noveshen, Founder & CEO, Starbird and The Culinary Edge
James O'Reilly, CEO, Smokey Bones
Michael Osanloo, CEO, Portillo's Hot Dogs
Dave Pesso, CEO & Co-Founder, The Hummus & Pita Co.
Tim Petrillo, President/CEO, The Restaurant People
Bill Phelps, CEO, Dave's Hot Chicken
Dave Plate, CEO, Randolph Beer
Nour Rabai, Founder and CEO, PITA Mediterranean Street Food
Jamal Rasoully, CEO and Founder, The Halal Shack and Spin Sauce
John T. Reed, CEO, Bosscat Kitchen & Libation, Ten Sushi + Cocktail Bar, BCK
Mason Revelette, CEO, Jonathan's Grille
Ricky Richardson, CEO, Eggs Up Grill
Samantha Rincione, CEO, Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ
Kelly Roddy, CEO, Saladworks
Adam Romo, CEO, Eatzi's Market & Bakery
Tinku Saini, CEO and partner, Tarka Indian Kitchen
Susan Sarich, Founder/CEO, SusieCakes Holdings, LLC
Adam Saxton, Co-CEO, The Saxton Group
Elliot Schiffer, Partner/CEO, Mici Handcrafted Italian
Jennifer Schuler, CEO, Wetzel's Pretzels
Chris Schultz, CEO, Voodoo Doughnut
Michael Schultz, Founder + CEO, Infuse Hospitality
Randy Sharpe, CEO, Xperience Restaurant Group (Acapulco, Chevys Fresh Mex, El Torito, El Torito Grill, Las Brisas, Who
Mandy Shaw, CEO, Blaze Pizza
Max Sheets, Owner & CEO, Chick N Max
Ike Shehadeh, CEO, Ike's Love & Sandwiches
Imran Sheikh, CEO & Co-Founder, Milkshake Concepts
Eric Slaymaker, CEO, Wingers
Nicholas Stone, Founder and CEO, Bluestone Lane
Jonathan Streep, Principal and CEO, ALIDORO
Susan Taylor, President & CEO, Juice It Up!
Chris Tomasso, CEO & President, First Watch
Jason Vaughn, CEO, Frisch's Big Boy
Charles Watson, CEO, Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Steve Weigel, CEO, Wild Wing Cafe
Andy Wiederhorn, President and CEO, FAT Brands
Bobby Williams, President and CEO, Lizard's Thicket, Inc.
Anil Yadav, CEO, Yadav Enterprises, Inc.
Ryan Zink, CEO, Bad Daddy's Burger Bar
