2026 General Session Speakers

Prosper Forum

The Prosper Forum General Session Speakers

A select group of leaders from a cross section of the foodservice and hospitality industry.

Lois

Alexis-Collins

Chief People Officer, Field Operations

Chipotle Mexican Grill

Mike

Axiotis

President & CEO

Lehigh Valley Restaurant Brands/Wingstop & Red Robin

Simon

Bailey

Researcher, Speaker, Advisor, Global Wellness Ambassador

Michiel

Bakker

President and CEO

Culinary Institute of America

Ted

Balestreri

Chairman & CEO

Cannery Row Company

John

Barone

President

Market Vision, Inc.

Tom

Bené

President & CEO

Breakthru Beverage Group

Dolf

Berle

CEO

Nothing Bundt Cakes

Jim

Bitticks

CEO

Dave’s Hot Chicken

Ray

Blanchette

Founder & CEO

Sugarloaf Hospitality

Kevin

Buchler

CEO

Henny Penny

Paul

Carbone

CEO

Panera

Stephanie

Chung

Author, Keynote Speaker, Former Aviation Executive

Gary

Crompton

President & CEO, Workplace Experience Group

Aramark

John

Davie

CEO, Owner

Buyers Edge Platform

Andrew

Davis

Author & Keynote Speaker

Monumental Shift

Jeff

Dorr

Peterson

Buyers Edge Platform

Adam

Dumey

Global VP – Retail

World Wide Technology (WWT)

Alex

Dunn

CEO Swig / Managing Partner LHM Miller Honda

Swig

Rich

Faltot

Vice President, Restaurants & Hospitality

Point B

Meg

Farren

President

Taco Bell, North America

Victor

Fernandez

Chief Insights Officer

Black Box Intelligence

Anne

Fink

President, Global Away From Home

PepsiCo

James

Fripp

Chief Culture, Opportunity and Belonging Officer

Yum! Brands

Derek

Gaskins

Director

Dawn

Gillis

SVP & CIO

Golden Corral

Zach

Goldstein

CEO

Thanx

Roland

Gonzalez

CEO

Church’s Texas Chicken

Joe

Guith

CEO

CKE

Christian

Gurria

Director General de Alsea

Alsea

Hart

Chairman & CEO

SPB Hospitality

Hattie

Hill

Board Member

Prosper Company

Kevin

Hourican

Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Sysco Corporation

Amir

Hudda

CEO

Qu Beyond

David

Jobe

Co-Founder & CEO

Prosper Company

Greg

Keller

EVP, National Sales & Specialty Businesses

Sysco Corporation

Sean

Kennedy

Chief Public Affairs Officer

National Restaurant Association

Jen

Kern

CMO

Qu POS, Inc

Josh

Kern

CEO

Snooze, an AM Eatery

Jason

Kidd

Chief Operating Officer

Chipotle Mexican Grill

Lawrence

Kim

President

IHOP

Luke

Kircher

Co-Founder & President

Prosper Company

Steve

Kislow

CEO

Firebirds Wood Fired Grill

Cindy

Klein Roche

Chief Growth Officer

ezCater

Lisa

Koetter

Senior Partner

Bain & Co.

Kim

Lewis

CMO

Capriotti’s

Sarah

Lockyer

Chief Brand Officer

The Elliot Group

Megan

Lynberg

SVP, Client Strategy

Datassential

David

McKillips

CEO

Topgolf

Riaz

Meghji

Keynote Speaker, Author

Betsy

Mercado

CPO

Jersey Mike’s

Taylor

Montgomery

Global Chief Brand Officer

Taco Bell

George

Mooradian

Executive Director

Morgan Stanley

Brad

Newberger

President & Co-Founder

Ambiance iQ

Carl

Orsbourn

SVP – Consumer

Invisible Technologies

Alissa

Partee

CEO

Restaurant Technologies

Stacy

Peterson

President and COO

Jersey Mike’s

James

Pogue, Ph.D.

President/CEO

JP Enterprises

Maarten

Potjer

Executive Vice President of Innovation and Growth Strategy

Ecolab

Shanna

Prevé

Chief Revenue Officer

DoorDash

Nihad

Rahman

CEO

ezCater, Inc.

Ricky

Richardson

CEO

Eggs Up Grill

Ashley

Robinson

Founder and CEO, Chief Strategic Advisor

The Seaker Group

Stephani

Robson PH.D

Senior Lecturer Emerita, School of Hotel Administration

Cornell University

Hugh

Roth

Chief Customer Officer

PepsiCo

Scott

Salstrand

Vice President & General Manager

Ecolab

Billy

Shore

Founder & Executive Chair

No Kid Hungry

Todd

Smith

President

Swig

Reggie

Stover

Chief People Officer

Henny Penny

Steve

Sturm

COO

Firebirds Wood Fired Grill

Neil

Sudaisar

AVP National Accounts

DIRECTV

Chris

Tebben

CEO

Checker’s & Rally’s

Kalen

Thornton

Global Chief Brand Officer

Pizza Hut

Lance

Trenary

President & CEO

Golden Corral

Anthony

Valletta

President & CEO

bartaco

Chip

Wade

CEO

Union Square Hospitality Group

Shelley

Wolford

CPO

Golden Corral

Anil

Yadav

Chairman & Chief Transformation Officer

Yadav Group

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