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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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Speakers

Laura
Chadwick

Program Director, Membership Engagement Team
National Restaurant Association

Nick
Belsito

Chief Executive Officer
OpenCity

Christopher
Sebes


Results thru Strategy

Chris
Lybeer

Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer
Revel Systems

Chad
Leedy

Vice President of Retail Compliance
NuArx

Lee
Zucker

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

Sterling
Douglass

CEO
Chowly

Savi
Panchapakesan

IT Architect, Innovation & Emerging Technologies
Caesars Entertainment

Patricia
Koprowski

Account Executive – Hospitality West
Zebra Technologies

Nigel
Benton

Manager - Operations Technology
KFC

Raimon
Chikhani II

Director of Sales – Western Region
ELO

Michael
Verdesca

Chief Information Officer
FOCUS Brands Inc.

Justin
McNally

Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
Chowly, Inc

Michael
Zettler

Business & Partner Development
The Kroger Co.

Andy
Gourlay

Senior Business Analyst
Bobby Cox Companies, Inc.

Jeffrey "Skunk"
Baxter

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

Ryan
Dickerson

Director of Digital Commercialization
Inspire Brands

Doug
Willmarth

CMO
Mongolian Concepts

Raghu
Mahadevan

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

Vladik
Rikhter

CEO
Zenput

Dan
Mesches

President and CEO
Sprinkles

Michael
Verdesca

Chief Information Officer
FOCUS Brands Inc.

Doug
Reifschneider

Partner
ITB Partners

Alexander
Adler

Co-Founder & Taquero
Puesto

Jon
Hartis

CTO
Reach Restaurant Group

Shyam
Rao

Co-Founder and CEO
Punchh

Daniel
Elo

Director of Information Systems
Gala Corporation

Alice
Canaday

Operational Systems Analyst
Delaware North, Sports Services

Kevin
Fish

Senior Vice President, Digital
Wingstop Restaurants, Inc.

Adam
Savage

Award-Winning Special Effects Designer, Host of MythBusters

Logan
Hull

Digital Product Manager
Chipotle

Vince
Crimaldi

Vice President, Restaurants
Capgemini

Samir
Ray

Vice President, Corporate Systems
Wingstop Restaurants, Inc.

Adam
Scott

CFO & Co-founder
Wing Zone Franchise Corp

Jimmy
Wales

Founder
Wikipedia

Jason
Valentine

COO
Zoup!

Cathy
Song Novelli

President of Marketing + Communications
Rakuten Ready

Jeff
Lindholm

COO
iCertainty

Sara
Rush Wirth

Content Director, Foodservice
Winsight Media

John
Moody

Founder
Restaurant365

Justin
Murakami

VP of Operations
Sprinkles

Peter
Romeo

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

Louis S.
Grande, Jr.

SVP, Information Technology
Red Lobster Seafood Company

Joe
Lawton

Chief Operating Officer
Chowly, Inc

Ajay
Agrawal

Creative Destruction Lab and Author, Predictive Machines

John
Pruban

President
Level 10

Shelly
Rupel

VP of Enterprise Sales
ItsaCheckmate Inc.

Josh
Bob

Product Lead, Food Services
Interactions

James
Smith

CMO
Punchh

Erika
Jelovsek

Director of Operations
Altametrics

Bill
Bellissimo

President
CrunchTime! Information Systems

Neil
Culbertson

Founder and President
Growth Partners LLC

Stuart
Gavurin

Chief Executive Officer
Mission Data

Brandon
Hodgins

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

Paul
Rubin

Chief Strategy Officer
ParTech, Inc.

Josh
Patchus

Founder and Chief Data Scientist
PXY Data

Chris
Lybeer

Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer
Revel Systems

Bradley
Rukstales

President/CEO
Cogensia

Ivan
Matkovic

CEO
Spendgo

Joe
Tenczar

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

Massimo
Mallozzi

VP of Information Technology
Paris Baguette

Steve
Bigari

CEO & Founder
SYNQ3

James
Carrigan

Director of Hospitality and Enterprise Sales
Verifone

Gurmeet
Singh

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

Joe
Pawlak

Managing Principal
Technomic

Tamy
Duplantis

President
Return on Information Consulting

Tony
DeSalvo

Chief Operator Officer
Brothers Bar & Grill

Jessica
Bryant

Sr. Director of NCR Hospitality Product Marketing
NCR Corporation

Zerrick
Pearson

VP of Information Technology
Five Guys Enterprises

Tim
Tang

Director of Enterprise Solutions
Hughes

Chris
Incorvati

Director of Café Systems
Panera Bread

Melissa
Wilson

Principal
Technomic

Vishal
Agarwal

Founder and CEO
ItsaCheckmate Inc.

Courtney
Radke

Drive-In Manager of Retail Network & Infrastructure
SONIC

Mike
Hardy

IT Director
Snooze, An AM Eatery

Sarah
Kabakoff

Director of Enterprise Solutions
Toast Inc

Sterling
Douglass

Co-Founder & CEO
Chowly Inc.

Peter
Wolf

VP Retail Business Development and Marketing - Americas
GLORY

Gagan
Sinha

Senior Director, IT Retail Store Systems
Dunkin' Brands

Jeff
Pinc

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

Mark
Wayne

Chief Revenue Officer
NuArx

Wade
Hanson

Principal
Technomic

Anne
Schultheis

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

Stephen
Smittle

Chief Operating Officer
Gusto Farm to Street

Paul
Bradley

Head of Product Management and New Product Development
PlayerLync

Dan
Beranek

VP Digital Product + Experience
sweetgreen

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News

Sweetgreen named 2019 Tech Accelerator of the Year

The fast casual was honored, along with Wingstop and 7-Eleven, by the editors of Restaurant Business at the FSTEC conference.

Domino's Named 2018 Tech Accelerator of the Year

Domino’s Pizza has been named the most innovative restaurant company in tech and honored with the 2018 Tech Accelerator of the Year award by Restaurant Business.

KFC Pushing New Technology for Its Workers

The chicken chain is testing voice-activated technology, social media and QR codes to improve training and the work environment.

Which Restaurant Concepts are Top in Tech?

FSTEC and Restaurant Business announce the Tech Accelerator Awards for 2018.

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