RC SHOW: April 8-10, 2024

Enercare Centre, Toronto

2024 Speaker Lineup

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

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

Nathanael May

Sr. Manager,Training & Specialty Coffee, Campbell's Foodservice

Oliver Jones

Global Partner Manager, Uber Eats

Patrick McMurray

Founder, Oyster Master Guild

Peter Seney

Lead, Corporate Citizenship & Employer Brand, Interac Corp.

Peter Sobchak

Editor in Chief, Canadian Interiors magazine

Richard Cazeau

Executive Producer & Content Creator, RichardCazeau.com & CTV Bell Media Inc.

Rocco Agostino

Executive Chef & Partner, Pizzeria Libretto Restaurant Group

Ryan Hickson

Food Culturalist & Content Creator, @EatFamous

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

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

Turi Mercuri

President, Atlas

Val Upfold

Executive Recruiter and HR Expert, Val Upfold

Victor Plange

Head of Marketing, US & Canada, Too Good To Go

Vince Sgabellone

Director and Foodservice Industry Analyst, Circana

Stay Tuned - More Speakers to Be Announced