Amanda Hamer
CEO, Ediblebliss11
André Hueston Mack
Owner & Winemaker, Maison Noir Wines
Bill Marler
Founder, Marler Clark
Devan Rajkumar
Chef & Co-Host
Eva Chin
Executive Chef & Culinary Director, Highbell Hospitality Group
Gabriel Stulman
CEO & Founder, Happy Cooking Hospitality
Imrun Texeira
Chef & Owner, Wanderlust
Jason Bangerter
Executive Chef, Langdon Hall
Jordan Wagman
Chef/Owner, Chef Jordan Wagman
Joseph Shawana
Chair, Indigenous Culinary of Associated Nations / Chef, ddxc Indigenous Kitchen / Professor, Centennial College
Kate Boushel
Director of Beverage & Education, Barroco Group
Kate Gerwin
Owner, Happy Accidents
Meeru Dhalwala
Co-owner & Chef, Vij's Restaurant
Miss Moço
Drag Artist
Susan Senecal
Chief Executive Officer, A&W Food Service of Canada
Wallace Wong
CEO & Founder, SixPackChef
A.J. Stewart
Operations Manager, Supplier Diversity, Canada's 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC)
Abigail Lorden
Co-Founder, Restaurant Technology Network
Adam McLeod
Director Category Growth, Labatt
Afshin Mousavian
CEO, Atlas
Alex Black
Operator, Alex Black Consulting
Alida Solomon
Chef/Owner, Tutti Matti
Aly Atlin
Senior Manager, National Brands & Strategic Partnerships, SkipTheDishes
Amanda Jansen
Director of Operations, Concorde Entertainment Group
Amanda Ray
Executive Chef, Drake Devonshire
Amber Bruce
Bar Manager & Partner, The Keefer Bar
Amrita Bhalla
Managing Director, A.B Consulting
Andrew Zimbel
National Director Special Projects , Higgins Event Rentals/Chair-man Mills Corporation
Ann Nguyen
President, N&L Supreme Group
Asad Amin
Senior Vice President, Ipsos
Bashir Munye
Chef, Food Advocate & Educator
Blaze Montana
Managing Partner, Happy Accidents
Brandon Collins
Corporate Executive Chef, Unilever Food Solutions
Catherine Wilding
Entrepreneurship Connections Director, ACCES Employment
Chanée Dowdie
Founder, Honey Soul Food
Chantalle Butler
President, Molson Coors Canada
Cheryl Hung
Vice President, Dig Insights
Chris Commandant
Chef & Educator, Otsenha - Indigenous Culinary Solutions
Chris Elliott
Chief Economist & Vice President, Research, Restaurants Canada
Chris Heard
CEO, Olive
Chris Knight
Senior Consultant, The Fifteen Group
Christa Bruneau-Guenther
Chef & Owner, Feast Café Bistro
Christian Davis
Owner & Founder, Paradise Grapevine
Chuba Obi
DJ & Photographer
Chuck Ortiz
Founder & Creative Director, Back of House
Cole Matthews
Senior Account Executive, Notch
Cory Vitiello
Director, Concept Development & Culinary, LFG Growth Partners
Courtney Radke
Vice President, Innovation, Sagenet
Dave Stratton
Managing Partner, Daniel et Daniel Catering & Events
David Beaudoin
Canadian Cheese Ambassador, Dairy Farmers of Canada
David Henkes
Senior Principal, Technomic Inc
David Hopkins
President, The Fifteen Group
Dawn Hennessey
Senior Client Partner, BDC
Debbie Trenholm
President & Sommelier, Savvy Company
Derek Greenberg
Senior Vice President - North America, Foodback
Domenic Primucci
President, Pizza Nova
Doug Ford
Premier of Ontario
Drea Scotland
Winemaker, Paradise Grapevine
Dwania Peele
Founder, Canadian Small Business Women
Elle Asiedu
Co-founder, The Re-Seasoning Coalition
Emma MacFarlane
Economic & Business Advisor (Eastern US), OMAFRA
Enrico G. Cleva
architect, ec&co.
Eric Chow
Co-owner, Good Behaviour
Evan Park
General Manager, BBQ Chicken America
Fabiola Sicard
Economic & Business Advisor, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Farabi Ahmed
General Manager, The Little Jerry
Gordon Mackay
Partner & Strategy Director, mackaywong
Hugo Togni
Bar Director, Bar Pompette
Jackie Prange
VP Marketing, TouchBistro
James Power
General Manager, Raspberry Point Oyster
James Rhodes
Principal Lawyer, Taxation Lawyers
Jason Leeson
President, Squirrel Systems
Jean-François Archambault
Executive Director & Founder, La Tablée des Chefs
Jeff Doucette
General Manager, Field Agent Canada
Jeff Weber
Sr. Manager, Commercial Strategy & Execution, Molson Coors
Jenni Lessard
Interim Executive Director, Indigenous Culinary of Associated Nations
Jennifer Ponton
Partner, Intellectual Property, Borden Ladner Gervais, LLP
Jeremy Bonia
Sommelier/Co-owner, Raymonds & Chair of the Board, Restaurants Canada
Jim Taylor
Founder & CEO, Benchmark Sixty Restaurant Services
Jodie Dewald
Owner & Operator, The Little Jerry
Joe Gonzalez
Owner, Right Choice Happenings Realty
Joe McMahan
VP, Sustainability & Shared Value, Maple Leaf Foods
Joel Gregoire
Associate Director - Food & Drink, Mintel
John Bunner
Operations Director, Alo Food Group
John Gutekanst
Owner & CEO, Avalanche Pizza
John Higgins
Chef in Residence, George Brown College Centre for Hospitality & Culinary Arts
John Petcoff
PEI Oysters
Jordyn Posluns
National Marketing Consultant - Beverage Strategy, McDonald's Canada
Josh Austin
Senior Manager - Sustainability, High Liner Foods
Juanita Dickson
President, Gusto 54 Restaurant Group
Judy Song
Partner Relations Specialist, Fisheries & Seafood, Ocean Wise
Julie Cafley
Executive Director, Catalyst Canada
Kate Gerwin
Owner, Happy Accidents
Katie Bridges
Editor, Twenty Two Media (Foodism & Escapism)
Kelly Higginson
President & CEO, Restaurants Canada
Kenesha Lewis
Founder & Creator, One More Cocoa Inc
Kim Wheatley
Anishinaabe Traditional Grandmother
Kirk Baker
Co-owner, Baker’s Jerk House
Kristy Cork
Specialized Consultant – Healthy Workplaces, Workplace Safety & Prevention Services
Kurtis Hayne
Program Director, Marine Stewardship Council
Kyla Tuori
Corporate Executive Chef, Canada, Unilever Food Solutions
Kyle Emerson
Sr. Account Executive, Notch
Laura Beth Wilson
Head of Global Delivery Partnerships, Uber Eats Canada
Leah Scurto
Owner & Head Pizzaiola, PizzaLeah
Leland Harper
DEI Consultant, Leland Harper Consulting
Len Senater
Founder/Owner, The Depanneur
Lilian Cardoso
Executive Chef, Centennial College
Ludovic Bacs
Music Programming Manager, Soundsgood
Luke Emery
Chief Customer Officer, Tractor Beverage Company
Marcello Cabezas
Director, External Relations + Business Development, The Fifth Group
Margot Swindall
Director, Business Development, Technomic Inc.
Marissa Leon-John
Chef, ElleJay's & Quell
Matt Busbridge
Country Manager, Amazon Business Canada
Matthew Crompton
Director - Americas, NielsenIQ
Maxime Hoerth
Co-Founder & Owner, Pompette Inc & Bar Pompette
Michael Tremblay
Beverage Director, ki modern Japanese + bar
Michael Villani
National Sales Director, Carlsberg Canada
Michelle Jobin
TV Host/Producer & Co-Host
Mike McLean
Program Coordinator, Mixxit Canada - Beam Suntory
Miriam Foell
Owner, Fergies Fine Foods
Nancy Matsumoto
Writer & Editor
Natasha Samuels
Owner & Founder, Taste with Tash
Nathanael May
Sr. Manager, Training & Specialty Coffee, Campbell's Foodservice
Nick Gibson
Client Business Partner, NielsenIQ
Oliver Jones
Global Partner Manager, Uber Eats
Oren Borovitch
Co-Founder, Kitchen Hu
Pasquale Ponticiello
Corporate Chef & Master Pizzaiolo
Patrick McMurray
Co-Founder, Oyster Master Guild
Paul Yang
Sr. Director - Procurement, Sustainability & Packaging, Tim Hortons
Pen Clark
Director of Restaurants Insights, Squirrel Systems
Peter Seney
Lead, Corporate Citizenship & Employer Brand, Interac Corp.
Peter Sobchak
Editor-in-Chief, Canadian Interiors Magazine
Ren Navarro
Owner & Operator, B Diversity Group
Richard Alexander
Executive Vice President, Government Relations & Public Affairs, Restaurants Canada
Richard Cazeau
Executive Producer
Robert Carter
President, Coffee Association of Canada
Robert Firpo-Cappiello
Editor-in-Chief, Hospitality Technology
Rocco Agostino
Executive Chef & Partner, Pizzeria Libretto Restaurant Group
Rohini Dey
Founder, Vermilion Restaurant & Let's Talk Womxn
Ryan Hinkson
Food Culturalist & Content Creator, @EatFamous
Sébastien Dallaire
Senior Vice President, Ipsos
Sam Osmow
Founder & Principal, Osmow's
Sarah Fleming
Head of Enterprise Partnerships, Uber Eats
Serge Poutchigian
SVP, Restaurant Strategy, Moneris Solutionsis | President @UEAT
Sergio Nazario
Chef & Owner, Nuna Kitchen & Bar
Shane Harker
Founder & President, Rethink Resource
Shawn Soole
Lounge Manager, Clive's Classic Lounge
Simone Cellario
Export Manager, Poderi Cellario
Stacy DiCarlo
Principal & Lead Designer, Yellowbird Design Studio
Stephanie Lui-Valentim
Co-founder, President, Quell
Steve Cameron
Associate Publisher & Vice President, Figure 1 Publishing
Stuart Zalunardo
President, SilverChef & Econolease Group
Suman Ali Sayed
Chef & Founder, House of Khaleej
Tammy Maki
CEO & Owner, Raven Rising-Global Indigenous Chocolates
Tiffany Stull
Account Manager, Small Business, BDC
Tracy Macgregor
Chief Operating Officer, Restaurants Canada
Trisha Poole
Principal, Design Poole Inc.
Turi Mercuri
President, Atlas
Val Upfold
Executive Recruiter & HR Expert
Vanessa Fracheboud
President, Mandy's - Salades Gourmandes
Victor Plange
Head of Marketing, US & Canada, Too Good To Go
Vince Sgabellone
Director & Foodservice Industry Analyst, Circana
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