KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Co-Host of "The Chef Show;" Chef & Co-Founder of Kogi BBQ; Best-Selling Author

Celebrity Chef, Former "Top Chef" Fan Favorite

Chef, Restaurateur, Cookbook Author & Winner of Bravo's "Top Chef All Stars"; Podcaster, "Starving For Attention" & "Food Court with Richard Blais"

Celebrity Chef, Restauranteur, Former "Top Chef" Contestant & Cookbook Author

Winner of the fifth season of the Bravo reality show Top Chef

Culinary Expert, Food Writer, & TV Personality; Best Known as the Host of Bravo's "Top Chef"

James Beard Award-Winning Chef, Author, Winner of "Top Chef" Season 4 & Restauranter

Celebrity Chef & Owner of Crafted Hospitality; Head Judge on "Top Chef" & Host of the "Citizen Chef" Podcast

Gastronomy Chef & Former "Top Chef" Runner-up

Chef, Restaurantuer, TV Personality, Cookbook Author, Philanthropist & Farmer; Early Adopter of Farm-to-Table Cuisine

Master Chef, hotelier, and hospitality entrepreneur. Known for his signature Progressive American Cuisine.

Food Network Personality, Chef & Cookbook Author; Former Co-Host of "The Chew"

Television & Radio News Reporter, Newspaper Columnist, Author, Consumerologist, Food Marketing Expert

Celebrity Chef, Restaurateur, Cookbook Author & TV Host

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

James Beard Award-Winning Chef & Author of "My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef"

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

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

Celebrity Chef & TV Personality; Known for "Chopped," "Iron Chef" & "Beat Bobby Flay"

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