KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

James Beard Award-Winning Chef & Food Network Personality

Celebrity Chef, Restaurateur, Cookbook Author

Award-Winning Chef, Restauranteur, TV Personality, Author & Founder of the Aarón Sánchez Impact Fund

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

Celebrity Chef & Owner of Crafted Hospitality; Food Activist; Head Judge on "Top Chef"

Food Journalist, Chef & Restaurateur; DEI Advocate for APA, Black & LGBTQ+ Communities

Award-Winning Chef & NYT Best-Selling Author of "Cooked: My Journey from the Streets to the Stove"

Four-Time James Beard Award-Winning TV Personality, Chef, Writer & Social Justice Advocate

Chef & Pioneer of California Cuisine, Cookbook Author & TV Personality

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

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

Award-Winning Mixologist & Hospitality Consultant; Founder of PDT; Author of "Meehan's Bartender Manual"

Award-Winning Restaurateur, Entrepreneur & Bestselling Author of "Unreasonable Hospitality"

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

Award-Winning Chef & Cookbook Author; James Beard Outstanding Chef; Founder of AC Restaurants; Southern Cuisine Innovator

Celebrity Chef, Owner of Susur Lee Restaurant Group

Former CEO of Popeyes, Leadership Author, Brand Strategy Expert

Head Coach for the Memphis Express; Former Professional Football Player & Coach

Award-Winning Producer, Journalist, Cookbook Author & Television Personality

Award-Winning Entrepreneur; "Shark Tank" Investor; Founder & CEO of FUBU; Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship