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SPEAKERS & INFLUENCERS

INDUSTRY EXPERTS & INNOVATORS

Experience a line-up of global leaders, hospitality innovators and foodservice futurists.

Terry O'Reilly

Host, CBC's Under the Influence

Terry O'Reilly

Host, CBC's Under the Influence

RC Leadership Conference
Monday, February 25 - 8:30AM - 1:00PM
Hotel X Toronto

Terry began his career in radio and then went on to become an award-winning copywriter for a number of Toronto advertising agencies, creating campaigns for many of the top brands in the country. In 1990, he co-founded Pirate Radio & Television with a staff of 50, with 8 recording studios in Toronto and New York City. When Terry;’s not creating advertising, he’s talking about it as the host of the award-winning CBC Radio One/Sirius Satellite/WBEZ Chicago radio show, “Under The Influence,” which was the follow-up to the hit series, “The Age of Persuasion.” He has been given Lifetime Achievement Awards by the Advertising & Design Club of Canada, The Television Bureau of Canada, and the American Marketing Association.

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Donald Burns

The Restaurant Coach & Author of Your Restaurant Sucks!

Donald Burns

The Restaurant Coach & Author of Your Restaurant Sucks!

RC Leadership Conference
Monday, February 25 - 8:30AM - 1:00PM
Hotel X Toronto

Donald is The Restaurant Coach, named one of The Top Restaurant Experts to Follow in 2016, 2017, and 2018. He is the leading authority, speaker, and international coach on how restaurant owners, operators, and culinary professionals go from just good to becoming outstanding. He is also the author behind Your Restaurant Sucks! Embrace The Suck. Unleash Your Restaurant. Become Outstanding.

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Natalie Green

Head of Industry, Food & Beverage, Google Canada

Natalie Green

Head of Industry, Food & Beverage, Google Canada

RC Leadership Conference
Monday, February 25 - 8:30AM - 1:00PM
Hotel X Toronto

Natalie is the Head of Industry for Google Canada's Food, Beverage & Restaurants team, a role she has held for over 3 years. In this role she has developed a passion for using digital to help drive growth in the Canadian food industry. Prior to joining Google Natalie was a Senior Director of Marketing Strategy & Communications at Indigo, and spent over 11 years at L'Oreal in various Marketing Leadership positions, in both the US and Canada. Nat has her BA from Queen's University and her MBA from McGill.

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Angela Donnelly

Leadership Consultant & Founder, Corethentic

Angela Donnelly

Leadership Consultant & Founder, Corethentic

RC Leadership Conference
Monday, February 25 - 8:30AM - 1:00PM
Hotel X Toronto

Working with Anthropologist and Leadership Expert Etsko Schuitema, Angela combines extensive business experience with her passion for people development, to unlock human excellence within organizations. She believes in closing the gap between brand promise and customer experience through authentic employee engagement, cultivated by empowerment and accountability.

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David Allison

Valuegraphics Data Pioneer & Consumer Behaviour Expert

David Allison

Valuegraphics Data Pioneer & Consumer Behaviour Expert

Breakfast with Champions
Tuesday, February 25 - 7:00AM - 10:00AM
Hotel X Toronto

David Allison created Valuegraphics, the first big data tool that gives organizations and industries the data they need to motivate a target audience using core human values. He is an accomplished keynote speaker and has taught a full-slate of marketing courses at the University of Calgary School of Business. He has written three books on various market-motivation techniques, including he most recent book out October 2018 called Valuegraphics, We Are All The Same Age Now, which provides the first big data response to post-demographic audience profiles for Canada and the USA.

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Adam Corrin

Chief Operating Officer, Freshii

Adam Corrin

Chief Operating Officer, Freshii

Breakfast With Champions
Tuesday, February 26 - 7:00AM - 10:00AM
Hotel X Toronto

Adam Corrin has served as our Chief Operating Officer since January 4, 2016 and as a Director since January 25, 2017. Adam joined Freshii in March 2010 as a corporate unit-level manager and held a number of operational positions at Freshii since that time - ranging from a corporate multi-unit manager to a store opening trainer to a field consultant to franchise development. Adam Corrin has been engaged in the line of business associated with the franchise since March 2010.

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Susan Senecal

President & CEO, A&W Food Services of Canada Inc.

Susan Senecal

President & CEO, A&W Food Services of Canada Inc.

The CEO Panel
Monday, February 25 - 2:00PM - 2:45PM
Speaker Stage

Susan Senecal is President and Chief Executive Officer of A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. With over 900 restaurants, A&W is the second largest hamburger restaurant chain in Canada and is one of Canada’s leading franchisors. Having joined the company as an Area Manager in 1992, Susan has since held the positions of Regional Director of Operations, General Manager Quebec, Vice President of Operations and Chief Marketing Officer. In February 2018, Susan Senecal became President and CEO, becoming the fifth CEO in the Company's 62-year history, and the first-ever fully bilingual CEO and woman in the role.

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Chuck Muth

Chief Growth Officer,
Beyond Meat

Chuck Muth

Chief Growth Officer, Beyond Meat

Capitalizing on Plant-Based Menus: This is just the Veganing
Tuesday, February 24 - 11:00AM - 11:45AM
Speaker Stage

Muth is the Chief Growth Officer of Beyond Meat responsible for driving global distribution and growth. At Beyond Meat, Chuck has been instrumental in building a high performing sales and commercial organization and attracting top talent to support brand growth. Prior to joining Beyond Meat, Chuck had a long career in the beverage industry most recently leading Sales and Commercial as SVP at Coca-Cola's Venturing and Emerging Brands business unit.

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Kiki Adams

CEO & Founder, Veganizer

Kiki Adams

CEO & Founder, Veganizer

Capitalizing on Plant-Based Menus: This is just the Veganing
Tuesday, February 26 - 11:00AM - 11:45AM
Speaker Stage

Kiki Adami spent 6 years in large-scale hospitality as programming director, responsible for overall guest experience for Holland America Cruise Line. In 2017, she resigned to become the first, professional Veganizer. Since then, she's helped dozens of companies find their new identities in new age food service.

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Dan Flanagan

CEO & President, Flanagan Foodservice Inc.

Dan Flanagan

CEO & President, Flanagan Foodservice Inc.

Distribution Leaders Discuss The Evolution of Delivery
Sunday, February 24 - 2:00PM - 2:45PM
Speaker Stage

Dan Flanagan is President and CEO of Flanagan Foodservice Inc., the largest privately-owned, Canadian broadline foodservice distributor serving the Ontario market. Dan joined the family business in 1982 and his past positions included Vice-President, Finance and Executive Vice-President, before being appointed to his current position in 1998.

He is currently a board member and past chair of the National Foodservice Distributors Association (Canada) as well as a past president of the Centre for Family Business (CFFB). He is also a director on the Board of Associated Food Distributors (AFD) and the GS1 Canada Foodservice Sector Board.

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Zak Weston

Corporate Engagement Specialist, Good Food Institute

Zak Weston

Corporate Engagement Specialist, Good Food Institute

Sustainability in Your Operations: How Less Can Be More
Monday, February 25 - 12:00PM - 1:45PM
Speaker Stage

Zak works at the Good Food Institute (GFI), an international nonprofit focused on creating a healthy and sustainable food system through plant-based protein innovation and cellular agriculture. He partners with leading food brands, grocery stores, foodservice operators, and restaurants to help increase the quality and quantity of their plant-based offerings and meet the growing consumer demand for plant-based foods.

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Bruce McAdams

Assistant Professor, University of Guelph

Bruce McAdams

Assistant Professor, School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, University of Guelph

Sustainability in Your Operations: How Less Can Be More
Monday, February 25 - 11:00AM - 12:45PM
Speaker Stage

Professor Bruce McAdams graduated from the University of Guelph’s School of Hotel and Food Administration in 1989 and built a 20 year career working in restaurant operations. His resume includes Red Lobster and a 13-year tenure at O&B where he was involved in the expansion of the group, was made partner in Oliver & Bonacini Synergy in 2001 and five years later was named Vice President of Operations for the company.

After completing his Master of Arts degree in Leadership from the University of Guelph in 2009 McAdams left O&B to join the faculty at the School of Hospitality, Food, and Tourism Management. In 2011 McAdams started the University of Guelph Sustainable Restaurant Project (UGSRP). UGSRP holds yearly symposiums on issues regarding sustainability in Canadian restaurants and acts as a research avenue for both faculty and students.

McAdams has co-authored peer-reviewed journal articles on restaurant food waste, the effects of tipping on restaurants, food allergy training in food-service, and embedding triple bottom line approaches at hospitality schools. He has presented his research at conferences in Europe, the United States, and Canada and has recieved numerous awards for his outstanding teaching and research.

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