Amanda Hamer
CEO, Ediblebliss11
André Hueston Mack
Owner & Winemaker, Maison Noir Wines
Devan Rajkumar
Chef & Co-Host
Eva Chin
Executive Chef & Culinary Director, Highbell Hospitality Group
Imrun Texeira
Chef & Owner, Wanderlust
Jason Bangerter
Executive Chef, Langdon Hall
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 and Chef, Vij's Restaurant
Miss Moço
Drag Artist
Wallace Wong
CEO & Founder, SixPackChef
A.J. Stewart
Operations Manager, Supplier Diversity, Canada's 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC)
Abigail Lorden
Co-Founcer, Restaurant Technology Network
Afshin Mousavian
CEO, Atlas
Alex Black
Operator, Alex Black Consulting
Alida Solomon
Chef/Owner, Tutti Matti
Amanda Ray
Executive Chef, Drake Devonshire
Amrita Bhalla
Managing Director, A.B Consulting
Asad Amin
Senior Vice President, Ipsos
Bill Marler
Founder, Marler Clark
Blaze Montana
Managing Partner, Happy Accidents
Brandon Collins
Corporate Executive Chef, Unilever Food Solutions
Catherine Wilding
Director Entrepreneurship Connections, ACCES Employment
Chanée Dowdie
Founder, Honey Soul Food
Cheryl Hung
Vice President, Dig Insights
Chris Commandant
Chef / Chef Educator, Otsenha - Indigenous Culinary Solutions
Chris Elliott
Chief Economist & Vice President, Research, Restaurants Canada
Chris Knight
Senior Consultant, The Fifteen Group
Chuck Ortiz
Founder / Creative Director , Back of House
Courtney Radke
Vice President, Innovation, Sagenet
David Henkes
Senior Principal, Technomic Inc
David Hopkins
President, The Fifteen Group
Debbie Trenholm
President & Sommelier, Savvy Company
Devan Rajkumar
Chef & Co-Host
Domenic Primucci
President, Pizza Nova
Dwania Peele
Founder, Canadian Small Business Women
Elle Asiedu
Co-founder, The Re-Seasoning Coalition
Enrico Glauco Cleva
architect, ec&co.
Hugo Togni
Bar Director, Bar Pompette
James Power
General Manager, Raspberry Point Oyster
James Rhodes
Principal Lawyer, Taxation Lawyers
Jason Leeson
President, Squirrel Systems
Jeff Doucette
General Manager, Field Agent Canada
Jim Taylor
Founder/CEO, Benchmark Sixty Restaurant Services
Joe Gonzalez
Owner, Right Choice Happenings Realty
Joe McMahan
VP, Sustainability & Shared Value, Maple Leaf Foods
John Gutekanst
Owner & CEO, Avalanche Pizza
John Higgins
Chef in Residence, George Brown College Centre for Hospitality & Culinary Arts
John Petcoff
PEI Oysters
Kenesha Lewis
Founder & Creator , One More Cocoa Inc
Kim Wheatley
Anishinaabe Traditional Grandmother
Kyla Tuori
Corporate Executive Chef, Canada, Unilever Food Solutions
Leah Scurto
Owner & Head Pizzaiola, PizzaLeah
Leland Harper
DEI Consultant, Leland Harper Consulting
Margot Swindall
Director, Business Development, Technomic Inc.
Marissa Leon-John
Chef, ElleJay's & Quell
Matthew Crompton
Director - Americas, NielsenIQ
Michael Tremblay
Beverage Director, ki modern Japanese + bar
Michelle Jobin
TV Host/Producer & Co-Host
Miss Moço
Drag Artist
Nancy Matsumoto
Writer & Editor