Abbie Keirstead
Creative Studio Coordinator, Back of House
Afshin Mousavian
CEO, Atlas Hospitality Automation
Alana Steele
Sommelier & General Manager, The Ostrich Club
Alex Black
Director of Bars, Our House Hospitality
Alex Fraser
VP, Concept Development, The Fifteen Group
Alida Solomon
Chef & Owner, Tutti Matti Restaurant
Amanda Barresi
Senior Employer Services Manager, WCG Services SSM Employment Ontario
Amer Matar
CTO, TouchBistro
Amrita Bhalla
Managing Director, A.B Consulting
Andrea Buckett
Chef & Cookbook Author, Andrea Buckett Cooks
Andrew Whibley
Owner, Cloakroom Bar, Dominion, French Line
Andrew Zimbel
Idea Generator & Problem Solver, Andrew Zimbel Enterprises
Anita Singh-Shetty
Manager, Business Development, GreenShield Health
Ashkan Mirnabavi
CEO, NextGen Kitchens Inc.
Avi Behar
Chairman & CEO, The Behar Group
Azim Pirani
Director of Operations (Ontario), Pirani Group
Bal Dosanjh
Director of Employer Startegy for North America, Fedcap Canada
Bellen Tong
Business Strategy & Development, LEAF
Brad Crepeau
CEO, Food Cycle Science
Bronwen Clark
Operations Partner, Rodney's Oyster House
Carol Jacobson Bearg
Head of Sales & Strategic Growth, Gourmet Cuisine
Casey Ryan
Bar Owner, Electric Bill
Charlotte Langley
CEO & President, Langley Foods
Chris Bryson
Founder & CEO, NEW/SCHOOL FOODS
Chris Commandant
Chef & Educator, Otsenha - Indigenous Culinary Solutions
Chris Elliott
Chief Economist & Vice President, Research, Restaurants Canada
Chris Knight
Senior Consultant, The Fifteen Group
Christa Bruneau-Guenther
Chef & Owner, Feast Café Bistro
Christina Veira
Partner, Bar Mordecai
Chuck Ortiz
Founder & Creative Director, Back of House
CJ Hélie
President, Beer Canada
Corrin Bulmer
Labour Market Information Specialist, WCG Services
Cristina Carpio
Media Personality & Editor-in-Chief, Evolve Magazine
Crystal Hamilton
Founder & CEO, Knowbie
Dana McCauley
CEO, Canadian Food Innovation Network
Daniel Tavares
Partner, Nice Ice
David Beaudoin
Canadian Cheese Ambassador, Dairy Farmers of Canada
David Hopkins
President, The Fifteen Group
Debbie Shing
Founder, Quvé
Deborah Childs
Director, Strategic Partnerships, WCG Services
Devan Rajkumar
International Chef & Culinary Consultant, Chef Dev Inc.
Domenic Pedulla
CEO, Canadian Food Safety Group
Donald Guse Salah
Director, Pathways to Careers in Foodservice, Restaurants Canada
Dwania Peele
Founder, Canadian Small Business Women
Dwight Smith
Chef, Chef Dwight Smith Inc.
Emma Balment
Director, Ipsos
Emma MacFarlane
Economic & Business Advisor (Eastern US), OMAFA
Eric Pan
Owner & GM, Slice of Life
Erin Henderson
Founder, The Wine Sisters
Eva Chin
Executive Chef & Culinary Director, Hong Shing Restaurant Group | Yan Dining Room
Evelyn Chick
Entrepreneur, TV Personality & Beverage Expert, Evelyn Chick Projects Inc.
Fabiola Sicard
Economic & Business Advisor, OMAFA
Gabby Peyton
Food Writer & Author
Hannah Harradine
Owner, Down Home Farmhouse Restaurant
Hannah O'Donovan
Somatic Guide, somasoma
Hassi Sadri
Academy Director, Napoli Culinary Academy
Imrun Texeira
Chef & Owner, Wanderlust
Irene Matys
Author of My Cypriot Table | Farm-to-Table Advocate|Food Stylist & Photographer | Recipe Developer
Jackie Prange
VP Marketing, TouchBistro
James Grant
Director of Mixology, Library Bar, Fairmont
Jamie Zanna
Chair, Continuing Education and Corporate Training, Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts - George Brown College
Jason Easton
Former Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister
Jean-François Archambault
Executive Director & Founder, La Tablée des Chefs
Jenny Companion
VP Consulting Operations, The Fifteen Group
Jeremy Bonia
Sommelier & Restauranteur
Jillian Rodak
Vice President, Sustainability, Restaurants Canada
Jim Taylor
Founder & CEO, Benchmark Sixty Restaurant Services
Joanna Jagger
Founder and Executive Director, WORTH Association
Joel Gray
Owner, Down Home Farmhouse Restaurant
John Gutekanst
Owner & CEO, Avalanche Pizza
John Higgins
Principal, @Haggisracer Caterer to Kings and Queens
John Winter Russell
Chef, Candide
Jordan Darling
Head of Commercial Sales, Amazon Business Canada
José Andrés
Chef & Founder, World Central Kitchen & Think/Food Group
JP Martindale
Director - Digital, Osmow's Inc.
Julia Matthews
CEO & Founder, Not Your Child Corp.
Karen Baxter
Executive Director, Taste Canada
Kat Bobrowska
Sr. Business Development Manager, Rivercity Innovations Ltd.
Kate Longmire
Vice President, Poultry, Maple Leaf Foods
Kate Reid
Director, Food Service, Food Allergy Canada
Katie Bridges
Editor, Twenty Two Media (Foodism & Escapism)
Kelly Higginson
President & CEO, Restaurants Canada
Kim Wheatley
Anishinaabe Traditional Grandmother
Kyle Paton
Owner, Meanwhile Wine
Leland Harper
DEI Consultant, Leland Harper Consulting
Lindsay Jones
Bar Manager, Ostrich Club
Lori Stahlbrand
Professor and Program Coordinator, Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts - George Brown College
Makina Labrecque
Regional Bar Manager, Concorde Entertainment Group
Malindi Taylor
Proprietor & Marketing Director, Fanny Bay Oysters
Margot Swindall
Director, Business Development, Technomic Inc.
Marissa Leon-John
Chef, ElleJay's & Quell
Marsha Druker
Regional Innovation Director (Ontario), Canadian Food Innovation Network
Matthew Crompton
Vice President - Americans On Premise, CGA by NielsenIQ
Matthew Ravenscroft
Commercialization Chef, NEW/SCHOOL FOODS™
Matthew Sullivan
Corporate Chef, Aegis Brands
Maxime Hoerth
Director & Founder, Pompette Group
Melissa Finn
Founder, The Honourable Harvest
Michael Graydon
Chief Executive Officer, Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada (FHCP)
Michael Monaghan
Director of Restaurant Strategy & Partnerships, Moneris
Michèle Boudria
President & CEO, McDonald's Canada
Mike Watt
National Sales Manager, BSC / Retail / Group Purchasing, Diversey
Mirella Amato
Senior Business Development Manager - Beer, WSET
Miriam Foell
Owner, Fergies Fine Foods
Mo Jessa
Retired President Emeritus & Board Member, Earls Restaurants
Moeen Abuzaid
Chef & Owner, Arbequina Restaurant
Monique Godinho
Bar Manager, Sunnys Chinese
Myles Soulliere
Manager, Windsor Regional Employment Network, City of Windso
Nicholas Moss
Senior Advisor, Indigenous Entrepreneurship, BDC
Nick Kennedy
Owner, Civil Liberties Bar, Civil Works, Electric Bill
Oren Borovitch
Co-Founder & Head of Digital, Kitchen Hub
Ozoz Sokoh
Writer, Food Historian, Recipe Developer & Culinary Anthropologis, Feast Afrique Platform
Patrick Diab
Chief Product Officer, Moneris
Rebecca Mackenzie
President & CEO, Culinary Tourism Alliance
Reid McEachran
Associate Marketing Manager, Ardent Mills
Ren Navarro
Owner & Operator, B Diversity Group
Richard Alexander
Executive Vice President, Government Relations & Public Affairs, Restaurants Canada
Richard Cazeau
Executive Producer & Content Creator
Richard Robinson
President, Tyne Valley Oyster Festival
Rob McCelland
Regional Chef, JOEY Restaurants
Robert Byrne
Senior Director, Consumer Research, Technomic
Robert Granicolo
Bar Owner, Cry Baby Gallery & Le Tigre
Robert McCaughey
Global Head of Business Development - Spirits , WSET
Rocco Agostino
Executive Chef & Partner, Pizzeria Libretto Restaurant Group
Romain Avril
Executive Chef & Author, Romain Avril Inc.
Rudolf Fischbacher
Dean, George Brown College
Ryan Hinkson
Food Culturalist & Content Creator, @EatFamous
Samantha Buckley
CEO, Ghost Taco
Sandrine Ramoisy
Founder, TIPS Academy
Sash Simpson
Proprietor & Executive Chef, Sash Restaurant + Wine Bar
Sean Van Humbeck
Team Lead, WCG Services
Shane Harker
Founder & President, Rethink Resource
Shingo Gokan
Founder, Fivesenses FZCO
Simon Ho
President & COO, Spirit of York Distillery Co.
Spencer Michiel
Consultant, Back of House
Stephanie Lui-Valentim
Co-founder & President, Quell
Tawnya Brant
Chef & Owner, Yawékon Foods
Todd Finlayson
Owner/Operator, Finlayson Hospitality Partners Inc.
Tracy Macgregor
Chief Operating Officer, Restaurants Canada
Travis Doering
Chief Technology Officer, Ask JADA by MomentPort Inc
Trevor Lui
President & CEO, Highbell Hospitality Group
Trevor Sainsbury
VP, Business Intelligence, Aegis Brands Inc.
Trish Paterson
Brand Vice President, MTY Group
Tuệ Nguyễn
Restaurateur & Content Creator @TwayDaBae
Val Upfold
Executive Recruiter & HR Expert
Vince Sgabellone
Foodservice Industry Analyst, Circana
Wallace Wong
Chef, Fitness Athlete, TV Personality & Entrepreneur, SixPackChef
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