KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Chef, Restaurateur & Culinary Storyteller; Host of PBS's "A Chef's Life"; James Beard Award Winner

Chef, Restaurant Owner, James Beard Award Winner

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

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

James Beard Award-Winning Chef & Culinary Innovator; Co-Founder of Culinary Edge Concepts; Author of "Foraging in Oklahoma"

Chef & Restaurateur; James Beard Award Winner; Founder of Michael's Genuine Food & Drink; Author of "Michael's Genuine Food"

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

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

Food Documentarian, Chef & Owner of 610 Magnolia in Louisville, KY; Author of "Buttermilk Graffiti" & "Smoke & Pickles"

Award-Winning Chef & Restaurateur; Founder of MIDA & APIZZA; James Beard Award Nominee; Cookbook Author

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

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

Chef & Owner of Hot and Hot Fish Club, James Beard Award-Winner

Innovative Chef & Restaurateur; Founder of Momofuku; Host of Netflix's "Ugly Delicious" & "The Detour"; Author of "Eat a Peach"

Award-Winning Chef, Restaurateur & Cancer Survivor; Author of "Life, on the Line"

Chef & Pioneer of California Cuisine, Cookbook Author & TV Personality

James Beard Award-Winning Pastry Chef Known as "Mr. Chocolate"; Television Personality & Host, "Chocolate with Jacques Torres," "Next Great Baker" & "Nailed It!"; Dean of Pastry Arts at the International Culinary Center

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

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

Three Michelin-Starred Chef & Co-Owner of Le Bernardin