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General Session Speakers

Boomer


Gen X


Gen Z


Millennial


Jim
Bitticks

President and COO
Dave's Hot Chicken

Jeff
Caplan

Chief Information Officer
Hooter’s of America

Jeff
Chandler

Chief Executive Officer
Hopdoddy Burger Bar

David "Rev"
Ciancio

Hospitality Marketing Executive
Yeah! Management

Phil
Crawford

Chief Technology Officer
CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc

Carissa
De Santis

Chief Technology Officer
BRIX Holdings

Joe
Guszkowski

Senior Editor
Restaurant Business

Chris
Keating

Head of Conferences

Abbey
Lewis

Vice President of Content Strategy
Restaurant Business

Mark
Lohmann

Chief Executive Officer
Birdcall

Gregg
Majewski

Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Craveworthy Brands

Jonathan
Maze

Editor-in-Chief
Restaurant Business

Jason
McEachern

Chief Information Officer
Big Chicken

Sherif
Mityas

Chief Executive Officer
BRIX Holdings

Khanh
Nguyen

CEO and Founder
Zalat Pizza

Apolo
Ohno

Eight-Time Olympic Medalist & The Most Decorated U.S. Winter Olympian in History

Pankaj
Patra

Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Brinker International

Denise
Pedini

Chief Marketing Officer
Newk’s Eatery

John
Peyton

Chief Executive Officer
Dine Brands Global, Inc.

CJ
Ramirez

Executive Vice President of Marketing
Dog Haus Worldwide

Peter
Romeo

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

Juan
Salas

Chief Information Officer
Smoothie King

Scott
Scherer

Chief Information Officer
Jersey Mike’s

Rich
Shank

Senior Principal and VP of Innovation
Technomic

Savneet
Singh

CEO
PAR Technology

Justin
Skelton

SVP, Chief Information Officer
Dine Brands Global

Emily
Williams Knight

President and CEO
Texas Restaurant Association

Venecia
Willis

Director of Culinary
Velvet Taco

Brian
Wise

Chief Operating Officer
Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers

Innovation Forum Speakers

Larry
Fiel

Vice President of Marketing
PDQ Signature Systems, Inc.

Jay
Alitzer

Chief Operations Officer
Fourth

Clinton
Anderson

Chief Executive Officer
Fourth

Roy
Baharav

Chief Executive Officer
Hi Auto

Kevin
Bentley

Vice President Technology & Automation
New England Authentic Eats LLC

Dave
Blankenship

Chief Technology Officer
Subway

Donovan
Brady

Director of Solutions Architecture
Logicworks, a Cox Business Company

Prashant
Budhale

Chief Technology Officer
Modern Restaurant Concepts

Jeff
Caplan

Chief Information Officer
Hooter’s of America

Alonso
Castañeda

Vice President of Brand Development & Strategy
Savory Fund

Lokesh
Chawla

Director, Global Sales, Strategy & Execution
Capgemini North America

Jeff
Cobb

Vice President of Brand Experience & Category Management
Jimmy John's

Kelly
Cooke

Chief Marketing Officer
Salsarita's

Richard
Del Valle

Chief Information Officer
Bojangles

Sash
Dias

Chief Operating Officer
Incentivio

Ashley
Do

Global Business Development
Google

Trey
Dyer

President and Chief Executive Officer
Mesero Group

Kelly
Esten

SVP and General Manager, Enterprise
Toast

James
Fessenden

Partner
Fisher & Phillips LLP

Lee
Field

Managing Director, Verizon Business Global Solutions
Verizon

Adam
Fish

Chief Executive Officer and Cofounder
Ditto

Jimmy
Frischling

Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Branded Hospitality Ventures

Ray
Gallagher

General Manager
Olo Engage

Jonathan
Gillespie

Partner
Adalina

Ben
Gliner

Director of Strategic Accounts
SpotOn

Emily
Hargreaves

Senior Director of Marketing
First Watch

Dave
Harris

Chief Information Officer
Shake Shack

Brian
Hassan

Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Kickfin

Ashley
Helkenn

Director of Training
Bonchon

Drew
Holst

Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Powerhouse Dynamics

Chip
Klose

Restaurant Coach
Restaurant Strategy

Hal
Lawlor

President and Chief Operating Officer
Smokey Bones

Robby
Loyed

Vice President of Technology
Carlisle Corporation

Raju
Malhotra

Chief Product & Technology Officer
PAR

Mike
Manley

Senior Director of Store Systems, Information Technology
Dave & Buster's

Ken
McGarrie

Co-Founder
Korgen Hospitality

Kit
Mitchell

Director of Marketing
Good Times Restaurants, Inc.

Isaac
Morton

Vice President of Technology
Sizzling Platter

Carl
Nank

Former Vice President of Corporate Operations, Advisory Board
Hi Auto

Garrett
Nicholson

Global Business Development
Google

Andy
O'Dell

Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer
Clutch

Eric
Parkin

Digital Business Leader
Cargill Digital Business Studio

Jerry
Phillips

Vice President of Technology
Whataburger

Sundar
Pillai

Chief Administrative Officer
Falcons Group

Joanne
Polott

Vice President of Strategy, Insights & Activation
Bounteous

Mike
Reinecker

Vice President of Sales
PDQ Signature Systems, Inc.

Joe
Reinstein

Executive Director
Digital Restaurant Association

Pat
Riley

Vice President
DataDelivers

Trevor
Sainsbury

Vice President of Business Intelligence
St. Louis Franchise Limited

Michael
Schatzberg

Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Branded Hospitality Ventures

Rob
Shell

Vice President of Sales
Crunchtime

Sean
Thompson

Vice President of Information Technology
Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers

Gina
Tohme

Senior Brand Marketing Manager
Nestle Professional

Flip
van den Bosch

Founder and Chief Technology Officer
Spont

Jeff
Walls

Vice President, Solution Sales
FreedomPay

John
Weigman

Vice President, Global Experience & Loyalty Practice Leader
NCR Corporation

Ryan
Wilkinson

Vice President of Marketing
Primanti Bros

MJ
Worsham

Director Restaurant Technology
Five Guys

John
Yozzo

Client Director
YOOBIC

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