KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Chef, TV Host & Restaurateur Known for Chef & the Farmer & Lenoir; Host of PBS' "A Chef's Life" & "Somewhere South"; Author, "Deep Run Roots"

Celebrity Chef & Television Personality; Winner of 9th Season of "Food Network Star"

Two-Time James Beard Winning Chef; Chef/Partner of TRADE, Porto, Saloniki & La Padrona Restaurants in Boston; Author

Chef & Restauranteur; Former White House Chef

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

Award-Winning Chef, Restaurateur, & Caterer; Celebrity Chef Television Host, Judge & Contestant

Chef, Television Personality & Restaurateur; Known for "All Up In My Grill"; Former "Top Chef" Contestant

Greek-American Chef, Restaurateur & Cookbook Author; Owner of MP Taverna & Kefi

Acclaimed Pastry Chef, Restaurateur, Cookbook Author & Television Personality

Chef & Owner of The Delicious Cook; Host of "Food to Get You Laid'

Vegan Celebrity Chef, TV Host & Author

Top Chef Runner Up, Cookbook Author & Owner of Ms. Chi Cafe

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

Acclaimed Chef & James Beard Nominee; Author, Entrepreneur & Philanthropist; TV Host, "Turn Up the Heat with G. Garvin"

Chef & Restaurateur of Big Heart Hospitality; Former "Top Chef" Contestant

James Beard Award-Winning Chef; Owner of Pizzeria Lola, Hello Pizza & Young Joni

Chef, Restaurateur, Mixologist & Entertainer Also Known as Suzy Wong

Award-Winning Chef & NYT Best-Selling Author of "Cooked: My Journey from the Streets to the Stove"

Award-Winning Entrepreneur; "Shark Tank" Investor; Founder & CEO of FUBU; Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship

Former NFL Football Player; Vietnam Veteran & Purple Heart Recipient; Inspiring Veteran's Advocate