KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

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

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

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

Vegan Celebrity Chef, TV Host & Author

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

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

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

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

Former Chef to British Royalty

Chef, Founder of SundayBest & Finalist on Season 15 of "Top Chef"

Acclaimed Chef & James Beard Nominee; Author, Entrepreneur & Philanthropist; TV Host, "Turn Up the Heat with G. Garvin"

Award-Winning Chef & Cookbook Author; TV Personality; New York Times Bestselling Author

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

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

Chef and Culinary Expert; Healthy Eating Advocate; Bestselling Author; Plant-Based Nutrition Leader

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

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

Michelin Star Chef, Award-Winning Author, Restaurateur

Acclaimed Chef & Restaurateur; Pioneer of Modern Latin Cuisine; Author of Two Bestselling Cookbooks; Founder of CHICA