KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Chef, Bestselling Author & Television Personality; Co-Host of the Emmy Award-Winning "The Chew"

Celebrity Chef, Cookbook Author, Restaurateur; Healthy Eating & Hunger Relief Advocate; Founder of "Common Threads"

First Ever Blind Winner of "MasterChef;" Restaurateur & Cookbook Author

Chef & Television Personality; Winner of "Food Network Star"; Host of "Southern at Heart"; Author

Acclaimed Chef & Restaurateur; Pioneer of Modern Latin Cuisine; 2x Bestselling Cookbook Author; Obesity Prevention Advocate; Founder of CHICA

5X James Beard Award-Winning Chef, Entrepreneur & Humanitarian; Co-Owner of Zahav; Champion of Israeli Cuisine

Chef, Restaurateur & Culinary Storyteller; Host of PBS's "A Chef's Life"; James Beard Award Winner

Vegan Chef & Culinary Innovator; Food Network Champion; Author of "The Modern Tiffin"; Host of "Dish It Healthy with Priyanka Naik"

Emmy Award-Winning Journalist Known for Being Detained in North Korea; " Co-Author of "Somewhere Inside: One Sister’s Captivity in North Korea and the Other’s Fight to Bring Her Home"

Food Documentarian, Chef & Owner of 610 Magnolia in Louisville, KY; Author of "Buttermilk Graffiti" & "Smoke & Pickles"

Celebrity Chef & Culinary Entrepreneur; James Beard Award Nominee; Host of "Turn Up the Heat with G. Garvin"; Bestselling Cookbook Author

Entrepreneur & International Franchise Pioneer; Founder of Auntie Anne’s; Author of "Twist of Faith"

Television & Film Celebrity Chef; Co-Founder of Kogi BBQ; Bestselling Author

Award-Winning Restaurateur, Entrepreneur & Bestselling Author of "Unreasonable Hospitality"

Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist; Cancer Survivor & CEO of Salto Health; Author and Broadcaster

Former CEO of Popeyes, Leadership Author, Brand Strategy Expert

Culinary Expert, Food Writer, & TV Personality; Best Known as the Host of Bravo's "Top Chef"

Celebrity Chef & Culinary Innovator; First Female Iron Chef on "Iron Chef America"; Restaurateur & Author

Leading Authority on 21st Century Teamwork, Collaboration, Innovation & Performance in the Age of AI; Management Thinker; Bestselling Author of "Get Big Things Done"

Food Journalist, Chef & Restaurateur; DEI Advocate for APA, Black & LGBTQ+ Communities