Eddie Acevedo, Chief Operating Officer, Grove Bay Hospitality Group

Aaron Allen, Chief Strategist, Aaron Allen & Associates

Scott Anderson, Chief Operating Officer, The Human Bean

Marissa Andrada, Chief Diversity, Inclusion, and People Officer, Chipotle Mexican Grill

Gabby Arvanitis, Director of operations, Score pizza

Robert Bales, Vp of Operations, PK Restaurant Group/WNB factory

Al Baroudi, Vice President QA & Food Safety, The Cheesecake Factory

Elizabeth Baxter, Chief People Officer, Torchy's Tacos

Jamie Beall, President and COO, Ledo Pizza

Emily Beesley, VP of Marketing, Grub Burger

Sue Bette, Owner, Bluebird Barbecue, Burlington, Vermont

Ladd Biro, Founder & Principal, Champion Management

Jim Bitticks, President and Chief Operating Officer, Dave's Hot Chicken

Kevin Burke, Managing Director, Trinity Capital, a division of Citizens Capital Markets

Andrew Burton, Founder and COO, Andy Factory

Alonso Castaneda, VP of Brand Development and Strategy, Savory Restaurant Fund

David Chambers, VP Operations, Mazzio's

Vicki Chancellor, McDonald's Franchise and Chairman of the McDonald’s Operator’s National Advertising (OPNAD) Fund, McDonald's

Jensen Cummings, Chief Why Officer, Best Served Creative

Tiffany Daniele, CFO, Union Square Hospitality Group

Bruce Dean, Chairman, Black Bear Diner

Jerome Dees, VP of Sales, Wise Sons Jewish Delicatesan

Jessica Delgado, Owner, Delgado Collective

Massimo DeMarco, Founder, Piestro

Nicole Di Pietro, VP of Operations, Jeremiah's Italian Ice

Felipe Donnelly + Tamy Rofe, Owners [Felipe - Chef, Tamy - Sommelier], Disco Tacos, Colonia Verde and Comodo Restaurants

Ryan Doss, Partner, Provisions Accounting

Michael Eagen, Sr VP, BMO

Charlie Eblen, Founder, Single Tree Barbeque

Peter Farrand, Chief Food, Beverage and Innovation Officer, Smokey Bones BBQ The Wing Experience, Burger Experience

Tony Figurelli, Managing Partner, ATM Hospitality

Greg Finefrock, Founder, Finney's Crafthouse & Kitchen

Mike Freeman, Chief Brand Officer, McAlister's Deli

Memphis Garrett, President/Owner, Garrett Hospitality Group

Jaclyn Glatzer, VP Client Services, Summit F+B

Todd Graves, Founder, Raising Cane's

Ann Gugiino, Chief Financial Officer, Papa Johns

Devin Handler, VP Brand Marketing, Naf Naf

Kerry Hennessy, VP Operations, Barcelona Wine Bar

Erik Herrmann, Partner and Head of Investment Group, CapitalSpring

Victor Heutz, President/COO, Grand Mere Restaurant Group

Brandon Howard, President & COO, Wingers, USA

Brian Howenstein, Chief Operating Officer, ClusterTruck

John Iannucci, Chief Operations Officer, Shari’s Cafe and Pies

Brian Ingram, Owner, Purpose Restaurants

Stasha Johnston, Senior vice president of marketing, Monin Americas

Jeremy Julian, Founder | COO, Restaurant Technology Guys | CBS Northstar

Edward Kane, President, Big Night Entertainment Group, Inc.

Stacey Kane, President & Founder, Broadtalk Marketing

Michael Kaplan, EVP & Chief Legal Officer, Red Robin International

Hossein Kasmai, owner, Combo Kitchen

Rachael Kelly, Chief Human Resources Officer, Smokey Bones

Josh Kern, President of Concepts, SPB Hospitality

Sherri Landry, EVP, Chief Marketing Officer, CEC Entertainment, LLC

Jack Litman, President, The Munson Restaurant Group LLC 

Carl Lukach, Chief Financial Officer, Noodles & Company

Colin Martin, General Manager, Vigilix

Kristi Martin, President and COO, Ted's Montana Grill

Luis Martinez, Sr Director, Brand Intelligence and CRM, Denny's

Kelly McCardle, Director of Information Technology, bartaco

Taniedra McFadden, Chief Operating Officer, Sylvia Woods Inc. dba Sylvia's Restaurant

Jim Metevier, President and COO, Mountain Mike's Pizza

Amir Nathan, Co-owner, Sami & Susu

David and Denise Ormsby, Owners, The Spot Group VA

Julia Oswald, Vice President, Data Science and Analytics, RBI, Restaurant Brands International

Mark Parmerlee, President and Chairman, Golden Chick

Greg Perez, Owner, Night Moves Hospitality

Marie Petulla, Owner, Union Pasadena + U Street Pizza

Rae Phillips-Luther, Chief Brand Officer & Chief Marketing Officer, Front Burner Society

Jennifer Piper, Chief Operating Officer, Cristy's Pizza

Ritu Portugal, President, Denco Family, Inc.

Pennington Pribbenow, Chief Operating Officer, Red Pebbles Hospitality

Andrew Rebhun, SVP Digital and Marketing Officer, El Pollo Loco

Barrett Rinzler, President, Square One Concepts

Ray Risley, President & COO, Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar

Jeff Roberts, Division Vice President, Wendy's

Patti Rother, President, frios gourmet pops

Sam Rothschild, COO, Slim Chickens

Lewis Rudd, President/Co-Founder, Ezell's Famous Chicken

Nora Russel, Operations Associate Lead, The Halal Shack

Lexi Ryan, Loyalty and Guest Experience Manager, Smashburger

Stephen Sakulsky, Owner, Osteria La Buca

Lee Schulman, President, Panacea Management Group (PMG) Consulting

Renae Scott, Chief Marketing Officer, Ike's Love and Sandwiches

Ashish Seth, Managing Director, Arlington Capital Advisors

Steve Shlemon, President, Ford's Garage

Pete Sittnick, Managing Partner, Waterbar and EPIC Steak

Carl Sobocinski, Founder/President, Table 301

Ivan Suradi, Group VP, Food & Beverage, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts

Kevin Thorne, Sales Enablement Director, Eat Just, Inc.

Adam Tilford, Co-Owner, Mission Taco Joint

Mike Turner, Sr. VP of Culinary & Supply Chain, Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux

John 'Bubba' Vandenberg, Owner/President, Faseat

André Vener, Hagop Giragossian, and Quasim Riaz, Partners, Dog Haus

Shawn Walchef, Owner, Cali BBQ Media

Mike Whatley, Vice President, State Affairs and Grassroots Advocacy

Shaun White, Franchise sales consultant, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop

Sean Yeremyan, Owner, Big Table Restaurants