Schedule
RS Fall | Oct 6-8 | Napa, CA
RS Spring 2025 agenda coming soon!
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SUNDAY
OCT
6
10am-5:30 pm
Registration & Orientation
1-3:15 pm
The Blind Wine Mixer (Session 1)
3:45-5:30 pm
The Blind Wine Mixer (Session 2)
6:15-7 pm
Welcome Reception
brought to you by
7-8:00 pm
Networking Dinner
8-9:15 pm
David Garibaldi’s Rhythm and Hue
David Garibaldi
World-Renowned Performance Painter
MONDAY
OCT
7
6:30-7 am
Group Run / Walk
7:15-8 am
Breakfast
8-8:40 am
Creating Authentic Brands // A Conversation with Brandon Landry
Brandon Landry
Founder & Chairman – Walk-On’s Bistreaux / Smalls Sliders
Jason Schwab
Senior Producer – RestaurantSpaces
8:45-10:05 am
Sourcing Meetings
10:10 am – 11:10 am
Smarter, Faster, Better | Driving Growth and Innovation Today
Daniel Batty
Chief Development Officer – Swig
Leon Davoyan
CTO – Dave’s Hot Chicken
Aaron Noveshen
Founder & CEO – Starbird
Jill Ventura
Director of Restaurants – Core States Group
11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Sourcing Meetings
12:20 pm – 1:05 pm
Unlocking Superhuman: Using AI to Boost Performance
Alison McCauley
Best-Selling Author & AI Expert – Unblocked Future
1:05 -2:05 pm
Networking Lunch
2:05-2:40 pm
The Global Trends Shaking Up the Restaurant Industry
Ben Calleja
CEO – Livit
2:40-3:05 pm
CAVA’s Project Soul: Welcome to our Table
Melissa Ng
SVP, Design & Construction – CAVA
3:10-4:10 pm
Sourcing Meetings
4:15-5:20 pm
Wine Down 🍷
Inside Wonder: The Super App of Mealtime
Daniel Shlossman
Chief Growth and Marketing Officer – Wonder
Jason Rusk
EVP, Restaurant Operations – Wonder
Jason Schwab
Senior Producer – RestaurantSpaces
5:20-6:45 pm
Free Time
6:45-10 pm
RestaurantSpaces presents…
The Great Bingo Revival
TUESDAY
Oct
8
7:30-8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30-9:20 am
Embracing Change Through New Formats
Daniel Meretsky
VP, Restaurant Technology – Church’s Chicken
Jennifer Pecoraro-Striepling
CDO – Walk-On’s Bistreaux
Don Roberts
VP, Architecture & Design – Dine Brands
Nicole Poole
VP, Hospitality + Entertainment – HFA-AE
9:25-10:05 am
Sourcing Meetings
10:10-10:25 am
How KFC is Elevating the Guest Experience Through Radical Simplification
Justin Gould
Director of Construction Strategy – KFC
10:25-10:40 am
Permitting: What Went Wrong and How To Fix It
Andreas Rotenberg
Co-Founder – Pulley
10:45 am-11:45 am
Deep Dives
Navigating Vendor Relations
Boosting Speed to Market, Minimizing Costs
Embracing Automation Effectively + Intelligently
Innovating the Drive-Thru Experience
(Open to restaurant execs + vendors)
11:45 am-12:45 pm
Bon Voyage Lunch
12:30-5 pm
Optional Excursion: Winery Tour
Wanna join us?
ATTEND
(RESTAURANT CHAIN EXEC)
Qualified execs attend at no cost. The invitation includes accommodations for two nights, full meals and access to all networking excursions.
PARTNER
(INDUSTRY VENDOR)
Partnering is a great way to get your company in front of the best of restaurant development, design, and technology leaders.