KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Wine Industry Expert & Master Sommelier; Director at Fantesca Estate & Winery; Featured in "SOMM"; Co-Founder of Wine Unify

World-Renowned Master Sommelier & First Female Best Sommelier in the United States; Author, "Great Wine Made Simple"

Certified Sommelier; Speaking Authority on Wine

Entrepreneur & Mindful Drinking Advocate; Founder of Positive Damage Inc.; Author of "Spirits, Sugar, Water, Bitters"; Award-Winning Bartender & Cocktail Expert

Master Sommelier, TV Host, Entrepreneur

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

Wine Education Expert & Comedic Sommelier; Author of "The Sipping Point"; Host of "The Sipping Point"

Award-Winning Chef & Restaurateur; First Woman to Win "Top Chef"; James Beard Award Winner; Owner of Girl & the Goat

Actor, Comedian & Writer; Co-Founder of Elephant Larry; Known for "Orange Is the New Black" & "The Trainer"

Award-Winning Mixologist & Founder of Potent Pours

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

Spirits Industry Expert & Global Rum Ambassador; Founder of UK RumFest & Equiano Rum; Author of "Rum: A Tasting Course"

Barroom Historian & Columnist

Wine Education Podcast Duo; Hosts of "Wine + Dandy"; Food & Beverage Industry Commentators; Contributors to WRAL Out & About

Mixologist; Co-Owner & Head Bartender of Leyenda

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

Cocktail & Hospitality Industry Authority; Founder of Modern Mixology Culture; Author of "The Craft of the Cocktail"; Two-Time James Beard Award Winner

Founder & Managing Director at Sip Straight; Co-Founder & Distiller at Waldgeist Distillery

Chef & Restauranteur; Former White House Chef

Award-Winning Chef & Restaurateur; James Beard Award Semifinalist; Author of "Family Thai"; Drag Queen Performer Known as Suzy Wong