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Blueprint for Growth

December 6 - 9, 2021 Phoenix, AZ

RLC 2020 is Canceled

It is with great regret that we announce the unavoidable cancellation of this year’s Restaurant Leadership Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., which we had planned to hold March 22-25.

RLC 2020 is Canceled

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RLC is attended each year by 2,000 of the most progressive and influential professionals in the industry. Representing a tremendous range of skills and connections, RLC attendees are a most valued networking community.

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Meet and learn from RLC's forward-thinking speakers. RLC's agenda includes more than 100 thought leaders who will provide the latest industry, financial and leadership insights.

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Speakers

Ken
Abosch

Partner
AON

John
Hughes

President
Wendy’s of Bowling Green

Rick
Gestring

Previously Vice President, Restaurant Experience
Dunkin' Brands and Arby's Restaurant Group

Matt
Hood

President & CEO
On The Border

Neil
Culbertson

Founder & President
Growth Partners, LLC

Andrew
Robins

CEO
Paytronix

Teresa
Gleason

Sr. Director, Client Analytics
Vixxo

David
Gibbs

CEO
Yum! Brands

Sheilina
Henry

Regional Vice President Of Operations
Outback Steakhouse

Stacey
Snyder Murray

Vice President of Brand
Naf Naf Middle Eastern Grill

Mary
Hamill

Vice President of Solution Engineering
HotSchedules, Now Powered by Fourth

Michele
Vance

President
SMG

Vince
Purves

Sr. Vice President of Supply Chain Solutions
Buyers Edge Platform

Jake
Crocker

Chairman and Principal Operating Partner
RCO Limited

Cory
Lattuca

Executive Chef and Food & Beverage Director
Grimaldi’s Pizzeria

Sandra
McCraren

Senior Managing Director
Wintrust Franchise Finance

Brian
Giannone

Vice President, Client Development
Epsilon

Donna
Josephson

SVP, CMO
Corner Bakery Cafe

Vishal
Agarwal

Founder and CEO
ItsaCheckmate

Ken
Thewes

Chief Marketing Officer
Regal

Mike
O’Hanlon

Head of Catering Partner Business
ezCater

Brian
Leonard

Manager, Enterprise Sales
Altametrics

Wendy
Hull

Director of Human Resources
MAD Greens - Eat Better

Stephen
Eden

Director
Delaware North Culinary and Hospitality Council

Stefanie
Krieger

Director of Customer Success
Crew

Ora
Zutler

SVP, Strategy & Planning
Vixxo

Dennis
Miller

Five-time Emmy Award-winning Comedian & Political Commentator

Denise
Herrera

Vice President Food & Beverage
Burtons Grill

Anthony
Panichelli

Brand Manager – Pizza Toppings and Dry Sausage
Hormel Foodservice

Amir
Hudda

CEO
Qu Pos

Jeff
Carr

CEO
Inkling

Anna
Tauzin

Chief Revenue & Innovation Officer
Texas Restaurant Association

Natha
Dempsey

President
Foodservice Packaging Institute

Seth
Priebatsch

Head of Enterprise Restaurants
Grubhub

Melissa
Wilson

Principal
Technomic

Therese
Gearhart

President & CEO
Women’s Foodservice Forum

Anne
Mejia

Vice President Brand Development
Mellow Mushroom

Stephen
Farr-Jones

President
ADM Marketing

John
Mulcahy

VP Sustainability
Georgia-Pacific

Kathryn
Fenner

Principal
Technomic

Anne
Fink

President, Global Foodservice
PepsiCo, Inc.

Ivan
Matkovic

CEO & Founder
Spendgo

Sean
Willison

Managing Director
Wintrust Franchise Finance

Greg
Staley

CEO
SynergySuite

Karen
Eadon

President & COO
Farmer Boys

Denyelle
Bruno

CEO
Tender Greens

Alex
Kinnier

Co-founder & CEO
GetUpside

Christopher
Thomas Moore

Vice President, Media, Digital Marketing and Product Development
Domino’s

Bill
Knopf

VP of Training & Operational Initiatives
Noodles & Company

Joel
Davis

Chief Strategy Officer
Revenue Management Solutions

Pat
Cobe

Senior Editor, Restaurant Business and FoodService Director
Winsight Media

David
Bloom

Chief Operating and Development Officer
Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop

John
Cywinski

President
Applebee's Bar & Grill

Susannah
Ryan

Vice President, Industry Relations & Business Development
PepsiCo Foodservice

Jim
Bitticks

Chief Restaurant Officer
Blaze Pizza

Michael
Custer

Channel Manager/GM Sales of Convenience & Foodservice
Whirley-DrinkWorks!

Robin
Blanchette

Co-Founder & CEO
Norton Creative

Cheryle
Kaiser

Survey Manager
AON

Shyam
Rao

Co-Founder & CEO
Punchh

Amy
Hom

Vice President of Operations
sweetgreen

Peter
Romeo

Editor-at-Large and Vice President of Content Innovation
Restaurant Business

Patrick
Noone

Executive Vice President, Business Development
Technomic

Stephanie
Forand

Vice President, Human Resources
cicis Pizza

Jonathan
Maze

Editor-in-Chief
Restaurant Business Magazine

Admiral William H.
McRaven, USN (Ret.)

Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (2011-2014) and of U.S. Joint Special Operations Command (2008-2011)

Rakesh
Patel

Executive Director of Product Management
NCR

Brian
Slowik

SVP of Wage & Corporate Disbursements
rapid!

Hugh
Roth

Senior Vice President, Chief Customer and Business Development Officer
PepsiCo Foodservice, Inc.

Dirk
Izzo

Senior Vice President and General Manager, NCR Hospitality
NCR Corporation

Sam
James

BMI Featured Artist

Kendall
Ware

President and Chief Operating Officer
Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt

Sara
Tucy

Marketing Director
Valassis

Mike
Collette

Director of National Accounts
Smithfield Foodservice

John
Handley

Sr. Sales Director
Rakuten Americas

Vladik
Rikhter

CEO
Zenput

Tyler
Carlson

VP of Customer
SiteZeus

Jason
Valentine

President & COO
Zoup! Eatery

Kelly
Roddy

CEO
Saladworks

Nate
Morley

Customer Success Manager
InMoment

Robert
Brown

Director of Government Affairs
TuSimple

Bernie
Campbell

Mid-Atlantic Regional VP of Sales
Whirley-DrinkWorks!

Elizabeth
Fields

Chief Operating Officer
Gary Sinise Foundation

Carl
Howard

President & CEO
Fazoli's

Bob
Paulsen

CEO
PlayerLync

John
Leen

Chief Revenue Officer
Dinova

Hope
Neiman

CMO
Tillster

Joe
Pawlak

Managing Principal
Technomic

Shivram
Vaideeswaran

CMO
Jamba Juice

Kenneth N.
Ivory

Vice President of Operations
Creative Dining Services & Premiere Food Service

Mike
Vichich

Co-founder & CEO
Wisely

David
Birzon

CEO
Snooze, an A.M. Eatery

Allan
Hickok

Senior Advisor / Restaurant Industry Expert
Boston Consulting Group

Mitesh
Gala

CEO
Altametrics

Sarah
Kabakoff

Director of Enterprise Solutions
Toast

Patrick
Doyle

Executive Partner
The Carlyle Group

Jonathan
Tress

VP of Marketing
Noodles & Co

Mitchell
Johnson

Director of Operations
DRM, Inc.

Jason
Morgan

CEO
Original ChopShop and Bellagreen

Rick
Lauro

Vice President of Finance
Boston's Pizza Restaurants

Brian
Niccol

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Chipotle Mexican Grill

Jason
Smith

Compensation Manager
Denny's, Inc.

Zach
Goldstein

CEO
Thanx

Terry
Erdle

Chief Operating Officer
National Restaurant Association

Sara Anderson
Bray

Director, Workforce Development
National Restaurant Association

Shaquille
O'Neal

Member NBA Hall of Fame & 15-Time NBA All Star Player, Media Personality, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist

Susan
Adzick

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
McLane Foodservice, Inc.

Felicia
White

Senior Director of Training and Development
Church's Chicken

Savannah
Harper

Director, Operation Services
Auntie Anne’s

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