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

CEO,
Taco Bell

Damola Adamolekun

CEO,
P.F. Chang’s

Jonathan Neman

CEO,
sweetgreen

Darryl “DMC” McDaniels

Legendary Music Icon,
Run-DMC

David Novak

Co-Founder, Former Chairman & CEO, Yum! Brands

Nathaniel Ru

Co-Founder + Co-CEO,
sweetgreen

Sami Siddiqui

President,
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

Nolan Bushnell

Founder, Atari and
Chuck E. Cheese’s

Tabassum Zalotrawala

Chief Development Officer,
McDonald’s

Mandy Shaw

President & CEO,
Blaze Pizza

Roy Wood JR.

Comedian and
Actor

Mike Hancock

President,
Firehouse Subs

Jack Gibbons

CEO,
FB Society

Lindsay Morgan

Chief Marketing Officer, US,
Pizza Hut

David Graves

President, US,
Pizza Hut

Mike Rypka

Founder & CEO,
Torchy’s Tacos

Andrew Smith

Managing Director & Co-Founder,
Savory Fund

Minh Le

CIO,
Checkers & Rally’s

Aaron Noveshen

Founder & President,
The Culinary Edge

Rivers Cuomo

Singer/Songwriter,
Weezer

Gavin Rossdale

Singer/Songwriter,
BUSH

Kelly MacPherson

CTO,
Union Square Hospitality Group

John Miller

Chairman & CEO,
Cali Group

Khalilah Cooper

Executive Director, Design,
Chick-fil-A

Geoff Alexander

President,
Wow Bao

Meredith Sandland

Author,
Delivering the Digital Restaurant

Tony Shure

Co-Founder,
Chopt

Kevin Griffin

Songwriter/Producer/Speaker,
Better Than Ezra

Sam Nazarian

Chairman & CEO,
sbe & C3

Denny Marie Post

President & CEO,
Red Robin

Michael Lastoria

Co-Founder & CEO,
&pizza

Mark McGrath

Multi-Platinum Artist,
Sugar Ray

Melissa Ng

SVP, Design and Construction,
CAVA

Susan Carroll-Boser

CIO,
White Castle

Ron Ruggless

Senior Editor,
Nation’s Restaurant News

Manish Vora

Co-CEO & Founder,
Museum of Ice Cream

Vince Kadlubek

Founder,
Meow Wolf

Ben Calleja

Founder & CXO,
Livit

Ed Kowalczyk

Songwriter / Musician,
+Live+

Caryl Scobbie

Chief Concept Officer,
Just Salad

Danny Klein

Editorial Director,
QSR & FSR Magazines

Phil Crawford

Chief Technology Officer,
CKE

Ricky Kalmon

Celebrity Hypnotist /
Mindset Expert

Wade Allen

SVP, Chief Digital Officer & Head of Off-Premise, Brinker

Ricky Velez

Comedian/
Actor

and so many more!