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"

Humanitarian, Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur

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

Executive Chef, Founder & Owner of Chez Panisse; Sustainable Agriculture Advocate; Founder of Edible Schoolyard Project

Acclaimed Pastry Chef, Restaurateur, Cookbook Author & Television Personality

Wellness Chef, Cultural Intelligence Architect & Co-Founder of Heritage Space Food

Award-Winning Food & Nutrition Journalist; Expert in Cultural Heritage & Cooking for Social Change

Award-Winning Actor, Director, Producer, Television Host & Health Advocate

Chef and Culinary Expert; Healthy Eating Advocate; Bestselling Author; Plant-Based Nutrition Leader

Emmy Award-Winning Talk Show Host; Multiple Sclerosis Survivor; Navy and Marine Corps Veteran; Health Equity & Veteran Advocate

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

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Chef & Restauranteur; Former White House Chef

Culinary Master and Host of the Food Network's Fresh with Anna Olson

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

Family Nutrition & Wellness Authority; New York Times Bestselling Author; Founder of Sneaky Chef Foods LLC; Corporate Wellness Expert

James Beard Award-Winning Chef, Restaurateur, Cookbook Author & TV Personality Known for His Authentic Mexican Cuisine

Restaurateur, Chef, Best-Selling Author & Entrepreneur

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

Motivational Speaker, Author & Producer; Inspiration for the Award-Winning Film "Rudy" Starring Sean Astin