Alana Steele
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Alida Solomon
Chef & Owner, Tutti Matti Restaurant
Amrita Bhalla
Managing Director, A.B Consulting
Bashir Munye
Chef, Food Advocate & Educator
Casey Ryan
Bar Owner, Electric Bill
Charlotte Langley
CEO & President, Langley Foods
Chef Tuệ Nguyễn
Restaurateur & Content Creator @TwayDaBae
Chris Commandant
Chef & Educator, Otsenha - Indigenous Culinary Solutions
Chuck Ortiz
Founder & Creative Director, Back of House
Cristina Carpio
Media Personality & Editor-in-Chief, Evolve Magazine
Devan Rajkumar
International Chef & Culinary Consultant
Donald Guse Salah
Director, Pathways to Careers in Foodservice, Restaurants Canada
Dwania Peele
Founder, Canadian Small Business Women
Emma Balment
Director, Ipsos
Emma MacFarlane
Economic & Business Advisor (Eastern US), OMAFRA
Eric Pan
Owner & GM, Slice of Life
Eva Chin
Executive Chef & Culinary Director, Hong Shing Restaurant Group | Yan Dining Room
Evelyn Chick
Entrepreneur, TV Personality & Beverage Expert, Evelyn Chick Projects Inc.
Fabiola Sicard
Economic & Business Advisor, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Frank Hennessey
CEO, Recipe Unlimited Corporation
Hannah Harradine
Owner, Down Home Farmhouse Restaurant
Hannah O'Donovan
Somatic Guide, somasoma
Hassi Sadri
Academy Director, Napoli Culinary Academy
Hugo Togni
Bar Director, Bar Pompette
Imrun Texeira
Chef & Owner, Wanderlust
Joel Gray
Owner, Down Home Farmhouse Restaurant
John Gutekanst
Owner & CEO, Avalanche Pizza
John Higgins
Principal, @Haggisracer Caterer to Kings and Queens
Joseph Shawana
Indigenous Foodways and Cultural Guide, ᑯᑯᒼx Indigenous Kitchen
José Andrés
Chef & Founder, World Central Kitchen & Think/Food Group
Katie Bridges
Editor, Twenty Two Media (Foodism & Escapism)
Margot Swindall
Director, Business Development, Technomic Inc.
Matthew Sullivan
Corporate Chef, Aegis Brands
Mo Jessa
Retired President Emeritus & Board Member, Earls Restaurants
Myles Soulliere
Manager, Windsor Regional Employment Network, City of Windso
Rebecca Mackenzie
President & CEO, Culinary Tourism Alliance
Richard Cazeau
Executive Producer & Content Creator
Robert Byrne
Senior Director, Consumer Research, Technomic
Rocco Agostino
Executive Chef & Partner, Pizzeria Libretto Restaurant Group
Romain Avril
Executive Chef & Author, Romain Avril Inc.
Ryan Hinkson
Food Culturalist & Content Creator, @EatFamous
Sandrine Ramoisy
Founder, TIPS Academy
Sash Simpson
Proprietor & Executive Chef, Sash Restaurant + Wine Bar
Sean Van Humbeck
Team Lead, WCG Services
Shingo Gokan
Bartender & Founder, SG Group
Suman Ali Sayed
Chef, Educator & Entrepreneur, House of Khaleej & Bar Mordecai
Trevor Lui
President & CEO, Highbell Hospitality Group
Val Upfold
Executive Recruiter & HR Expert