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"

Chef & Owner of Three-Michelin-Starred Atelier Crenn, Bar Crenn and Golden Poppy

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

Executive Chef, Founder & Owner of Chez Panisse; Sustainable Agriculture Advocate; Founder of Edible Schoolyard Project

Chef and owner of Mud Hen Tavern & Border Grill Restaurants, Author of "Street Food."

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

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

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

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

Michelin Star Chef, Award-Winning Author, Restaurateur

Former Executive Chef of the Viking Cooking School & Author of "A Southerly Course"

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

James Beard Award-Winning Chef, Restaurateur & Entrepreneur

Award-Winning Chef, Restaurateur & Author

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"