Ed McBride has spent 34 years in the restaurant industry. Starting with flipping burgers and delivering pizzas at 16, he combined his operational knowledge with his interests in technology to now being the head of IT for Dave's Hot Chicken, one of the fastest-growing QSR brands. Previously, with Smashburger, Ed implemented their first loyalty platform and online ordering platform, and is continuing his objective of a seamless guest experience through technology at DHC. He believes concentrating on letting technology 'work better for you' and keeping it unobtrusive to your guests will allow the best experiences for everyone.
Sessions for Ed McBride
Wednesday, April 13
8:30am
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9:15am
Top Technologies Shaping the Future of Restaurants
Location: Grand Sonoran GJoin Ed McBride, VP of IT, Dave's Hot Chicken, Will Kelso, SVP Managed Network & Business Intelligence, Interface Systems, and Courtney Radke, Field CISO, Retail & Hospitality, Fortinet, discuss the top technologies driving changes in the way restaurants operate.
This will be an interactive session with discussions with the panelists and the audience on best practices on leveraging technologies to improve the guest dine-in and take-out experience and enhance the employee experience to reduce turnover.
Speakers:
Senior Vice President of Managed Network & Business Intelligence
Interface Systems
Vice President of Information Technology
Dave's Hot Chicken
Field CISO – Retail & Hospitality
Fortinet
Innovation Forum Speaker
Ed McBride
Vice President of Information Technology
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Dave's Hot Chicken