Agenda
October 21, 2024
9 - 10:15am
Breakfast and Registration
10:15 - 10:30am
Opening Remarks: Michael Traud, JD, Ed.D., MBA
10:30 - 11:15am
Mentorship Moment sponsored by S.Pellegrino® Sparkling Natural Mineral Water
Kitchen Leadership:
Old School v New School
Moderator: Kim Severson
Panelists: Katianna Hong, Enrique Olvera, Erick Williams, Hannah Ziskin
11:30 - 12:15pm
Culinary Entertainment: Behind the Lens
Moderator: Jeff Gordinier
Panelists: Gaby Dalkin, David Gelb, Karis Jagger, June Kim
BOARDROOM SESSIONS: EDUCATION SEMINARS
Insider Tips to Opening in LA
Eddie Navarrette (FE Design and Consulting)
12:15 - 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30 - 2:15pm
Trailblazer Talk
Hannah Goldfield in conversation with Elena Reygadas
BOARDROOM SESSIONS: EDUCATION SEMINARS
Creating, Managing, and Expanding Your Hospitality Group
David Helbraun (Helbraun Levey)
2:30 - 3:15pm
Brand Expansion Outside the Kitchen
Moderator: Jenn Harris
Panelists: Adrienne Borlongan, Jenny Goodman, Thomas McNaughton
BOARDROOM SESSIONS: EDUCATION SEMINARS
Restaurant Real Estate
Matthew Fainchtein (JLL Real Estate)
3:15 - 4pm
Dessert
Break
4 - 4:45pm
Inside the Minds of Reviewers
Moderator: Jason Stewart
Panelists: Bill Addison, Raphael Brion, MacKenzie Chung Fegan, Jeremy Repanich
4:45 - 5:30pm
KEYNOTE:
Mental Health in the Restaurant Industry
Moderator: Khushbu Shah
Panelists: Ken Concepcion, Chris Shepherd, Patricia Yabu, Claudette Zepeda
5:30pm
Closing Remarks
Happy Hour
Presented by Industry Only
