KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

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

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

Award-Winning Chef, Restaurateur, & Caterer; Celebrity Chef Television Host, Judge & Contestant

Aerospace Engineer, Comedian & STEM Education Advocate; Director of ENGR[x] at Texas A&M University; Creator of "Rocket Science and Salsa"; NASA Alumna

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

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

Afro-Latino Voice Actress, Singer & Songwriter, Known For Her Role in Disney's "Encanto"

Peruvian-American Explorer & Mountaineer; Founder and CEO of Courageous Girls; Author of "In the Shadow of the Mountain"

NFL Veteran, Singer & LGBTQ Role Model; Author of "Alone in the Trenches"

James Beard Award-Winning Chef, Restaurateur, Cookbook Author & TV Personality Known for His Authentic Mexican Cuisine

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

Host, "Chopped," Contributor, "The Best Thing I Ever Ate"

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

Latina Aviator & STEM Advocate; Retired Lt. Colonel; First Latina U.S. Air Force Instructor Pilot; Captain at American Airlines; Co-Author of "Latinas in Aviation"

Expert on Trust, Communication, and Resilience; Journalist and Author

Award-Winning Chef, Author & Television Personality; President of Morph Hospitality Group; James Beard Award Winner

Pastry Chef & Creator of the Cronut

Restaurateur; Executive Chef; Top Chef Contender & Humanitarian

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