KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

TV Personality & Bestselling Author of the "Barbecue Bible" Cookbook Series

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

Chef, Restaurateur & Runner-up on "The Next Food Network Star"

James Beard Award-Winning Pastry Chef Known as "Mr. Chocolate"; Television Personality & Host, "Chocolate with Jacques Torres," "Next Great Baker" & "Nailed It!"; Dean of Pastry Arts at the International Culinary Center

Three Michelin-Starred Chef & Co-Owner of Le Bernardin

Celebrity Chef, Philanthropist, Fitness Expert

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

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

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

Celebrity Chef, Owner of Susur Lee Restaurant Group

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

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

Former host of "Sweet Genius" on the Food Network

Expert on Terrorism, Safety, & Security; Author

Award-Winning Motivational Speaker on Maximizing your Personal & Professional Potential; Media Personality, Bestselling Author of "An Attitude of Excellence"

Presidential Professor at CUNY Graduate Center, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author

Stand-Up Comedian, Actor, Author & Activist; Chicano Art Collector; Best Known for "Cheech & Chong"

Interior Designer & Host; Founder & Director of Genevieve Gorder Brand; Home Product Designer; Known For HGTV's "Dear Genevieve"

Designer and Host of HGTV's "Tough Love with Hilary Farr"; Internationally Renowned Home Designer; Former Host of HGTV's "Love It or List It"