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September 8-10, 2019 Dallas, TX

Where Restaurants and Tech Connect
Technology is everywhere in the restaurant industry. And FSTEC is where it all comes together.
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The most innovative technology leaders speak at FSTEC. Meet and learn from these experts while gaining knowledge you can take back to your business.

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Over 1,000 restaurant operators and suppliers attend FSTEC, hungry for the latest insights, products and solutions.

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Courtney
Radke

Drive-In Manager of Retail Network & Infrastructure
SONIC

Bill
Bellissimo

President
CrunchTime! Information Systems

Michael
Verdesca

Chief Information Officer
FOCUS Brands Inc.

Patricia
Koprowski

Account Executive – Hospitality West
Zebra Technologies

Ajay
Agrawal

Creative Destruction Lab and Author, Predictive Machines

Doug
Reifschneider

Partner
ITB Partners

Alexander
Adler

Co-Founder & Taquero
Puesto

Christopher
Sebes


Results thru Strategy

Dan
Mesches

President and CEO
Sprinkles

Massimo
Mallozzi

VP of Information Technology
Paris Baguette

Justin
Murakami

VP of Operations
Sprinkles

Raimon
Chikhani II

Director of Sales – Western Region
ELO

Erika
Jelovsek

Director of Operations
Altametrics

Michael
Zettler

Business & Partner Development
The Kroger Co.

Stephen
Smittle

Chief Operating Officer
Gusto Farm to Street

Sarah
Kabakoff

Director of Enterprise Solutions
Toast Inc

Paul
Rubin

Chief Strategy Officer
ParTech, Inc.

Paul
Bradley

Head of Product Management and New Product Development
PlayerLync

Daniel
Elo

Director of Information Systems
Gala Corporation

Steve
Bigari

CEO & Founder
SYNQ3

Kevin
Fish

Senior Vice President, Digital
Wingstop Restaurants, Inc.

Josh
Patchus

Founder and Chief Data Scientist
PXY Data

Bradley
Rukstales

President/CEO
Cogensia

Tamy
Duplantis

President
Return on Information Consulting

Nick
Belsito

Chief Executive Officer
OpenCity

John
Moody

Founder
Restaurant365

Gurmeet
Singh

EVP, Chief Digital, information and Marketing Officer
7-Eleven

Chris
Lybeer

Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer
Revel Systems

Nigel
Benton

Manager - Operations Technology
KFC

James
Smith

CMO
Punchh

Tim
Tang

Director of Enterprise Solutions
Hughes

Adam
Scott

CFO & Co-founder
Wing Zone Franchise Corp

Peter
Romeo

Editor-at-Large and Vice President of Content Innovation
Restaurant Business

Shyam
Rao

Co-Founder and CEO
Punchh

Vishal
Agarwal

Founder and CEO
ItsaCheckmate Inc.

Brandon
Hodgins

Social & Digital Marketing
Baja Fresh, Cold Stone Creamery, & TacoTime

Laura
Chadwick

Program Director, Membership Engagement Team
National Restaurant Association

Gagan
Sinha

Senior Director, IT Retail Store Systems
Dunkin' Brands

Jeffrey "Skunk"
Baxter

former guitarist, The Doobie Brothers; consultant, Department of Defense

Tony
DeSalvo

Chief Operator Officer
Brothers Bar & Grill

Samir
Ray

Vice President, Corporate Systems
Wingstop Restaurants, Inc.

Ryan
Dickerson

Director of Digital Commercialization
Inspire Brands

Peter
Wolf

VP Retail Business Development and Marketing - Americas
GLORY

Joe
Lawton

Chief Operating Officer
Chowly, Inc

Jason
Valentine

COO
Zoup!

Cathy
Song Novelli

President of Marketing + Communications
Rakuten Ready

Anne
Schultheis

Loyalty Marketing
Blimpie, Built, Pinkberry, SweetFrog, The Counter

Stuart
Gavurin

Chief Executive Officer
Mission Data

James
Carrigan

Director of Hospitality and Enterprise Sales
Verifone

Dan
Beranek

VP Digital Product + Experience
sweetgreen

Chad
Leedy

Vice President of Retail Compliance
NuArx

Alice
Canaday

Operational Systems Analyst
Delaware North, Sports Services

Mark
Wayne

Chief Revenue Officer
NuArx

Jeff
Pinc

Head of Sales for Strategic Accounts, and Sports & Entertainment
Oracle MICROS Food & Beverage

Andy
Gourlay

Senior Business Analyst
Bobby Cox Companies, Inc.

Doug
Willmarth

CMO
Mongolian Concepts

Vince
Crimaldi

Vice President, Restaurants
Capgemini

Sterling
Douglass

CEO
Chowly

Michael
Verdesca

Chief Information Officer
FOCUS Brands Inc.

Jon
Hartis

CTO
Reach Restaurant Group

Sara
Rush Wirth

Content Director, Foodservice
Winsight Media

Shelly
Rupel

VP of Enterprise Sales
ItsaCheckmate Inc.

Jessica
Bryant

Sr. Director of NCR Hospitality Product Marketing
NCR Corporation

Ivan
Matkovic

CEO
Spendgo

Sterling
Douglass

Co-Founder & CEO
Chowly Inc.

Joe
Tenczar

CIO, CIO/Partner, Executive Data Chef
Sonny’s BBQ; Restaurant CIOs; datapaths

Josh
Bob

Product Lead, Food Services
Interactions

Neil
Culbertson

Founder and President
Growth Partners LLC

Jimmy
Wales

Founder
Wikipedia

Wade
Hanson

Principal
Technomic

Louis S.
Grande, Jr.

SVP, Information Technology
Red Lobster Seafood Company

Vladik
Rikhter

CEO
Zenput

Savi
Panchapakesan

IT Architect, Innovation & Emerging Technologies
Caesars Entertainment

John
Pruban

President
Level 10

Melissa
Wilson

Principal
Technomic

Joe
Pawlak

Managing Principal
Technomic

Lee
Zucker

Head of Industry/General Manager - Food Services & Hospitality
Yext

Jeff
Lindholm

COO
iCertainty

Justin
McNally

Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
Chowly, Inc

Mike
Hardy

IT Director
Snooze, An AM Eatery

Adam
Savage

Award-Winning Special Effects Designer, Host of MythBusters

Logan
Hull

Digital Product Manager
Chipotle

Zerrick
Pearson

VP of Information Technology
Five Guys Enterprises

Chris
Incorvati

Director of Café Systems
Panera Bread

Raghu
Mahadevan

Digital Customer Experience | 7NOW Delivery, eCommerce and Digital Marketing
7-Eleven

Chris
Lybeer

Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer
Revel Systems

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