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

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

Comedian & Writer for "Late Night with Seth Meyers'; First Black Woman to Write for a Late-Night Network Talk Show; Co-Author, "You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey"

Stand-Up Comedian, Bestselling Author & Podcast Host Known for "2 Dope Queens"

Award-Winning Actor, Comedian, Writer, Director & Producer; Bestselling Author; Known for "The Office" & "The Mindy Project"

TV Personality, Entrepreneur, Actress, Author & Speaker on Domestic Violence

Actor & Producer Known for "Grey's Anatomy"; Racing Driver & Co-Founder of Dempsey Racing; Founder, The Dempsey Center

Literacy Advocate, Author & Actor Known for "Roots," "Star Trek" & "Reading Rainbow"