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2026 General Session Speakers

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The Prosper Forum General Session Speakers

A select group of leaders from a cross section of the foodservice and hospitality industry.
Mike
Axiotis
President & CEO
Lehigh Valley Restaurant Brands/Wingstop & Red Robin

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Simon T.
Bailey
Renowned leadership expert and resilience thought leader

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Michiel
Bakker
President
The Culinary Institute of America

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Ted
Balestreri
Chairman & CEO
Cannery Row Company

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John
Barone
President
Market Vision, Inc.

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Tom
Bené
President & CEO
Breakthru Beverage Group

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Jim
Bitticks
CEO
Dave’s Hot Chicken

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Ray
Blanchette
Founder & CEO
Sugarloaf Hospitality

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Stephanie
Chung
Former aviation executive and high-performance leadership advisor

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Andrew
Davis
Author & Keynote Speaker
Monumental Shift
Adam
Dumey
Global VP – Retail
World Wide Technology (WWT)

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Rich
Faltot
Vice President, Restaurants & Hospitality
Point B

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Victor
Fernandez
Chief Insights Officer
Black Box Intelligence

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Anne
Fink
President, Global Away From Home
PepsiCo

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James
Fripp
Chief Culture, Opportunity and Belonging Officer
Yum! Brands

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Derek
Gaskins
Head of Guest Experience
BP PLC (US Convenience & Mobility)

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Christian
Gurria
Director General de Alsea
Alsea

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GJ
Hart
Chairman & CEO
SPB Hospitality

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Hattie
Hill
Board Member
Prosper Company

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Jason
Kidd
Chief Operating Officer
Chipotle Mexican Grill

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Jeff
Kiesel
Chief Executive Officer
Restaurant Technologies, Inc.

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Lawrence
Kim
President
IHOP

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Steve
Kislow
CEO
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill

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Lisa
Koetter
Partner
Bain & Company

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Michelle
Korsmo
President & CEO
National Restaurant Association

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Sarah
Lockyer
Chief Brand Officer
The Elliot Group

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Megan
Lynberg
SVP, Sales
Datassential
Riaz
Meghji
Human connection expert and global keynote speaker

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Brad
Newberger
VP of Growth
Ambiance iQ

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Carl
Orsbourn
SVP GTM Enterprise
Invisible Technologies

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Shanna
Prevé
Chief Revenue Officer
DoorDash

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Stephani K. A.
Robson
Senior Lecturer & Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Hotel Administration,
Cornell University
Scott
Salstrand
VP & GM
Ecolab

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Billy
Shore
Founder & Executive Chair
No Kid Hungry
Steve
Strum
COO
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill

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Vik
Viniak
SVP & GM
Ecolab

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