KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Wellness Chef, Cultural Intelligence Architect & Co-Founder of Heritage Space Food

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

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

Celebrity Chef & Television Personality; Winner of 9th Season of "Food Network Star"

Vegan Chef & Culinary Innovator; Food Network Champion; Author of "The Modern Tiffin"; Host of "Dish It Healthy with Priyanka Naik"

Celebrity Chef & Culinary Television Pioneer; Founding Chef of Food Network; Author of Eight Cookbooks

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

Two-Time James Beard Winning Chef; Chef/Partner of TRADE, Porto, Saloniki & La Padrona Restaurants in Boston; Author

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Acclaimed Pastry Chef, Restaurateur, Cookbook Author & Television Personality

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

James Beard Award-Winning Chef; Owner of Pizzeria Lola, Hello Pizza & Young Joni

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