KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Celebrity Chef, Restaurateur, Philanthropist & Television Personality; Bestselling Cookbook Author

James Beard Award-Winning Celebrity Chef; Author of "Crescent City Cooking"; New Orleans & Louisiana Cuisine Authority

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

2002 Best Chef: Midwest Region by The James Beard Foundation

Innovation Expert; 3 Michelin-Star Chef; Owner of elPoblet.

Celebrity Chef, Owner of Susur Lee Restaurant Group

Food Network Personality, Restaurateur, BBQ King & Cookbook Author

Celebrity Chef & Judge on Chopped; Host of "Food360" Podcast; Author of "Season With Authority"

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

Chef and Co-Owner of Empellón Restaurants

New York Times Bestselling Cookbook Author of "Jew-ish" & "I Could Nosh"

Star of A&E's "Duck Dynasty" & Author of "Miss Kay's Duck Commander Kitchen"

Actor, Television Personality & Former Competitive Eater Known for "Man v. Food," "Amazing Eats" & "Modern Marvels"; Author, "America the Edible"

Culinary Innovation Director & Executive Chef at Joywell Foods

Chef, Television Personality, Restaurateur & Vineyard Owner; Judge on "MasterChef" USA, Canada & Italy

Celebrity Chef, BBQ Legend & One of the Most Awarded Men in Competitive BBQ; 5-Time Barbecue World Champion; Host of "BBQ Rules" & "Smoked"

Television Personality Known for Food Network's "The Kitchen" & "Sandwich King"; Founder & CEO, Mauro Provisions; Cookbook Author & Podcast Host, "Come On Over"

Four-Time James Beard Award-Winning TV Personality, Chef, Writer & Social Justice Advocate

Celebrity Chef, Restaurateur, Television Personality & Cookbook Author; Owner & Executive Chef at Bobby's Burger Palace, Bobby's Burgers & Amalfi

Baker, Entrepreneur & Emmy Award-Winning Television Personality Known for "Cake Boss," "Buddy Valastro's Cake Dynasty" & "Legends of The Fork"