A

Colin Appiah
Director of Multicultural Advocacy
Bacardi
Nandu Awatramani
Founder
F and B Business School

B

Suzy Badaracco
President
Culinary Tides
Jennifer Behr
Senior Corporate Relations Specialist
Mercy for Animals
Ralph Bianculli
Managing Director
Emerald Brand
Renee Blackman
Executive Chef and Owner
Chef Renee Blackman
Laura Bray
Founder
LauraGramNYC
Marlisa Brown, MS, RDN, CDE, CDN
Registered Dietitian-Certified Diabetes Educator-Chef-Author-Speaker
Total Wellness Inc.
Sarah Bulmer
Lead Tabletop Specialist
Singer Equipment Company

C

Safiya Carter
Shug Sisters
McKenna Cassidy
Luxury Wine & Spirits Portfolio | E. & J. Gallo
Rev Ciancio
Owner
Handcraft Burgers
Brian Connors
Director | Bacardi Center of Excellence
Florida International University, Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management

D

Steven Donnelly
Sr. Vice President of Sales, Purchasing, & Marketing. Division President
Driscoll Foods
Kevin Dugan
Government Affairs Director
NYS Restaurant Association

F

May Fridel
Author and Founder
Passion for Spices

G

Adam Gross
Attorney
Jackson Lewis, PC
Robert Guarino
5 Napkin Burger
Patrick Guzzle
Vice President, Food Science
National Restaurant Association

J

Lee Jones
Expert on Regenerative Agriculture
Singer Equipment Company

K

Jennifer Kay
Managing Partner
Eat Drink & Be Merry
Skip Kimpel
Principal of Independent & SMB Consulting | New Business Development
ConStrata Consulting
Mickey King
President
Antun's of Queens Village
Chip Klose
Host
Restaurant Strategy Podcast

L

Sherri Langburt
CEO and Founder
Babbleboxx
Maria Loi
Corporate Executive Chef
Loi Estiatorio and the Loi Brand
Hannah Lopez
Director, Marketplace Development, Food Service
Plant Based Foods Association
Ali Loukzada
Executive Chef
Constellation Culinary Group

M

Jaymee Mandeville
Director of Education
BACARDI - North America
Mia Mastroianni
Celebrity Mixologist
Consultant as seen on Bar Rescue
Aarti Mehta Kamatkar
Director of Marketing
Melt Shop & Fields Good Chicken

N

Bassem Nowyhed
CEO
Invig Consulting

P

Nick Pitillo
Owner
OGP Hospitality
Maricel Presilla
Chef, culinary historian, and author
Zafra Restaurant

R

Doug Radkey
CONSULTANT / AUTHOR
PRESIDENT - KRG HOSPITALITY INC.

S

Eric Santagato
VP of Distribution Sales
Singer Equipment Company
Sarah Saracino
Sr. VP of Human Resources
Meyer Jabara Hotels
Amy Scherber
Founder, President
Amy's Bread
Barbara Sibley
Chef
La Palapa
Jamie Simpson
Executive Chef Liaison
The Culinary Vegetable Institute
Mark Sorenson
CEO
Social High Rise
Roslyn Stone, MPH
CEO
Zero Hour Health
Art Sutley
Director for Strategic Accounts
Savage & Cooke Distillery

T

Naama Tamir
Co-Owner
Lighthouse Restaurant

W

Dale Willerton
Lease Consultant
The Lease Coach
Phil Wills
Owner/Partner, The Spirits In Motion
Consultant as seen on Bar Rescue