KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Vegan Celebrity Chef, TV Host & Author

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

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

Culinary Historian & Author of "KosherSoul" and "Rice: A Savor the South Cookbook"

Award-Winning Producer, Journalist, Cookbook Author & Television Personality

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

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

James Beard Award-Winning Chef & Owner of The Genuine Hospitality Group

Bartender, Journalist & Author of "The PDT Cocktail Book"

Chef & Owner of Three-Michelin-Starred Atelier Crenn, Bar Crenn and Golden Poppy

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

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

Chef & Culinary Director of Junzi Kitchen; Contributor on Chinese Cuisine & Culture

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

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

Award-Winning Mixologist & Founder of Potent Pours

Global Rum Ambassador & Award-Winning Rum EduTainer

Author, NASM-Certified Wellness Coach & Founder of Positive Damage

Food Network Personality, Chef & Cookbook Author; Former Co-Host of "The Chew"