KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

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

Michelin Starred Chef, Author & Presenter; Creator of Zero Waste Cooking School

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

James Beard Award-Winning Chef; Co-Star of Discovery+'s "The Globe"

James Beard Award-Winning Chef & Author of "My America"; Executive Producer at Food & Wine Magazine

Author & Civil Rights Historian; Founder of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research & Education Institute

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

James Beard Award-Winning Chef, Restaurateur & Author, Host, "No Passport Required"; Advocate for Diversity in the Culinary World

James Beard Award-Winning Mixologist Credited With the Revival of the Cocktail; Author of "The Craft of the Cocktail"

James Beard Awardee & Michelin-Starred Chef; Founder of Momofuku

Founding Food Network Chef, Wellness Coach, Educator, Author & Motivational Speaker

James Beard Award-Winning Chef, Restaurateur & Entrepreneur

Award-Winning Chef; City Planner & Architect; Founder of 40 Acres Project & Muloma Heritage Center

Chef & Restaurateur; Known as "Souper Jenny"

Award-Winning Chef, Restaurateur & Author

Cookbook Author, American Chef & International Social Media Chef Influencer

Owner & Chef of The Lost Kitchen Restaurant

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