Past Speakers + Performers
We’ve had so many awesome speakers and entertainers at RestaurantSpaces over the years. Here are some of the most memorable…
Mark King
Nathaniel Ru
Co-Founder + Co-CEO,
sweetgreen
David Novak
Co-Founder, Former Chairman & CEO, Yum! Brands
Damola Adamolekun
CEO,
P.F. Chang’s
Nolan Bushnell
Founder, Atari and
Chuck E. Cheese’s
Darryl “DMC” McDaniels
Legendary Music Icon,
Run-DMC
Sami Siddiqui
President,
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Roy Wood JR.
Comedian and
Actor
Vince Kadlubek
Founder,
Meow Wolf
Jack Gibbons
CEO,
FB Society
Tabassum Zalotrawala
Chief Development Officer,
Chipotle
Andrew Smith
Managing Director & Co-Founder,
Savory Fund
Aaron Noveshen
Founder & President,
The Culinary Edge
Rivers Cuomo
Singer/Songwriter,
Weezer
Gavin Rossdale
Singer/Songwriter,
BUSH
Mandy Shaw
President & CEO,
Blaze Pizza
John Miller
Chairman & CEO,
Cali Group
Geoff Alexander
President,
Wow Bao
Michael Lastoria
Co-Founder & CEO,
&pizza
Meredith Sandland
Author,
Delivering the Digital Restaurant
Tony Shure
Co-Founder,
Chopt
Kevin Griffin
Songwriter/Producer/Speaker,
Better Than Ezra
Kelly MacPherson
CTO,
Union Square Hospitality Group
Khalilah Cooper
Executive Director, Design,
Chick-fil-A
Michael Beacham
President, Kitchens,
REEF
Mark McGrath
Multi-Platinum Artist,
Sugar Ray
Denny Marie Post
President & CEO,
Red Robin
Scott Lawton
Co-Founder & CEO,
bartaco
Ron Ruggless
Senior Editor,
Nation’s Restaurant News
Erik Oberholtzer
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Tender Greens
Melissa Ng
SVP, Design and Construction,
CAVA
Ben Calleja
Founder & CXO,
Livit
Manish Vora
Co-CEO & Founder,
Museum of Ice Cream
Minh Le
CIO,
Checkers & Rally’s
Lindsay Morgan
Chief Marketing Officer, US,
Pizza Hut
David Bloom
Chief Development & Operating Officer, Capriotti’s & Wing Zone
Mike Rypka
Founder & CEO,
Torchy’s Tacos
Danny Klein
Editorial Director,
QSR & FSR Magazines
David Graves
President, US,
Pizza Hut
Ricky Kalmon
Celebrity Hypnotist /
Mindset Expert
Caryl Scobbie
Chief Concept Officer,
Just Salad
Ed Kowalczyk
Songwriter / Musician,
+Live+
Susan Carroll-Boser
CIO,
White Castle
Wade Allen
SVP, Chief Digital Officer & Head of Off-Premise, Brinker
Nima Fazeli
EVP, Real Estate & Development,
C3 by sbe
and so many more!