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Lead with Courage

April 7 - 10, 2019 Phoenix, AZ

Lead With Courage

The event for making connections, accessing groundbreaking insights and elevating your business acumen.

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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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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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Speakers

Paul
Rubin

Chief Strategy Officer
ParTech

Hattie
Hill

President & CEO
Women's Foodservice Forum

Mitesh
Gala

Founder and CEO
Altametrics

Tim
Hand

Partner
Kinetic12

Joey
Alfano

Co-Founder & CPO
GoSpotCheck

Jed
Nachman

Chief Operating Officer
Yelp

Rich
Shank

Vice President of Research & Insights, Technomic
Technomic

Charles
Watson

CEO
Tropical Smoothie Cafe, LLC

Venkat
Ramamurthy

Vice President and General Manager of Managed Services Product Management
NCR

Rob
Gifford

Executive Vice President
National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation

Helen
Griffith

VP of Marketing
S&D Coffee & Tea

Ed
Keller

Director of Off Premise Business Development
Corner Bakery Café

Aaron
Marshall

Director, Business Development
McLane Foodservice, Inc.

Jim
Balis

CEO
Buddy's Pizza

Jeff
Carr

CEO
Inkling

Eric
Sheen

Operations Specialist & CEO
Restaurant Partners Procurement

Stephen
Farr-Jones

President
ADM Marketing

Jim
Rand

Operating Partner, Off-Premises Sales
Act III Holdings

Anne
Fink

President, Global Foodservice
PepsiCo, Inc.

Scott
Finlow

CMO
PepsiCo Foodservice

Susan
Adzick

Senior Vice President, Sales & Strategic Relationships
McLane Foodservice, Inc.

Vincent
Purves

President
Consolidated Concepts

Vince
Crimaldi

Vice President, Retail
Capgemini

Jim
Grandahl

Director-DIRECTV National Accounts, ATT
DIRECTV/AT&T

Sarah
Thomas

First Female NFL Official

Sterling
Douglass

CEO
Chowly

Christopher
Simms

Chief Executive Officer and Founder
The Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar

Michael
Verdesca

CIO
FOCUS Brands

Hope W.
Neiman

CMO
Tillster

Steve
Joyce

Chief Executive Officer
Dine Brands Global, Inc.

David
Cantu

Co-Founder
HotSchedules

Martin
Lines

VP Beverage Marketing
Nestle Professional USA

Dylan
Swift

Senior Director, Enterprise Marketing
Yelp

Mike
Vichich

Co-founder and CEO
Wisely

John
Richards

COO
RPM Pizza

Donna
Josephson

SVP & CMO
Corner Bakery Café

Roger
David

President & CEO
Gold Star Chili, Inc.

Amy
Wilcox

Director, U.S. Quality Systems, U.S. Supply Chain Management
McDonald’s USA, LLC

Blake
Flores

National Sales Manager
Applegate Foodservice

Gilbert
Bailey

VP Analytics & Customer Engagement
Xenial

Joe
Pawlak

Managing Principal
Technomic

Scott
Lasher

Enterprise Sales Manager
GoSpotCheck

Darren
Rebelez

President
IHOP Restaurants

Johnny
Wilkinson

Head of Workforce Management Technology
Fourth

Susannah
Ryan

Vice President, Industry Relations and Business Development
PepsiCo Foodservice

John
Poulos

President
DiscoverLink

Cindy
Goody

Chief Nutritionist
McDonald's USA, LLC

Cindy
Culpepper

CEO & Chairperson
Galardi Group, Inc. (Wienerschnitzel)

Earvin "Magic"
Johnson

Chairman and CEO, Magic Johnson Enterprises
President of Basketball Operations, Los Angeles Lakers

Roz
Mallet

President/CEO
PhaseNext Hospitality

Scott
Lawton

Co-founder
bartaco

Patrick
LaCava

Executive Vice-President Operations
Syufy Enterprises

Brian
Best

VP, Digital and Marketing Technology
Tropical Smoothie Cafe LLC

Michele
Vance

Chief Sales Officer
Service Management Group (SMG)

Brian
Slowik

SVP of Wage & Corporate Disbursements
rapid! Disbursements

Tim
Quinlan

Director, Senior Economist
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Wells Fargo & Company

Bill
Long

Chief Financial Officer
Snooze

Kendall
Ware

President & COO
Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt

Karina
Coen

Director of Labor Productivity
Fourth

Christian
Barnard


T3

Larry M.
Fiel

VP of Marketing
PDQ Signature Systems

Don
Zimmerman

Vice President, Global Hospitality Product Management
NCR

Jack
Quinn

Vice President, Industry Relations
Ecolab

Melissa
Wilson

Principal
Technomic

Greg
Creed

CEO
Yum! Brands

Trish
Giordano

Chief Sales and Marketing Officer
Earl Enterprises

Seth
Larsen

Chief Relationship Officer
Cheba Hut

John
Wade

CEO
AES Restaurant Group, LLC

Dana
Baggett

Executive Director, Client Marketing Restaurant Category
Valassis Inc

Paul
Damico

CEO
Naf Naf Grill

Stefan
Hertzberg

Growth Manager
ItsaCheckmate Inc.

Bob
Paulsen

CEO & Co-founder
PlayerLync

Tony
Lutfi

President / Maritime Management Company
Franchisee, Arby’s, Church’s Chicken, Jack in the Box, Sizzler

Chris
Milisci

Founder and CEO
Romulus Restaurant Group

Shyam
Rao

Co-Founder and CEO
Punchh

Amit
Deshpande

Senior Vice President, Analytics
Epsilon

Zach
Goldstein

Founder & CEO
Thanx

Kathryn
Fenner

Principal
Technomic

Rusty
Bills

VP of Operations
Galardi Group, Inc.

Tonya
Robinson

Chief Financial Officer
Texas Roadhouse

Michael
Phalen

Managing Director and Head of Retail Investment Banking
Wells Fargo Securities

Hugh
Roth

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

Amy
Hunt

Vice President, Strategic Consulting Group
Epsilon

Brad
Rukstales

President & CEO
Cogensia

Frances
Allen

CEO
Boston Market

Robert
Guarino

Chief Executive Officer
5 Napkin Burger

Kevin
Bazner

President & CEO
A&W Restaurants, Inc.

David
Meiselman

Chief Marketing Officer
ezCater

Karen
Eadon

President /Chief Operating Officer
Farmer Boys Food, Inc.

Saverio
Ferraro

Sales Director
Fourth

Seth
Temko

VP Product Marketing
Xenial

Vladik
Rikhter

CEO
Zenput

Ryan
Achterhoff

Chief Administrative Officer
Pizza Ranch

Chris
Keating

Group President, Restaurant Media & Events
Winsight, LLC

Stephanie
Rice

Enterprise Marketing Manager
Yelp

Sara
Rush Wirth

Content Director, Foodservice
Winsight Media

Lisa
Ingram

President and CEO
White Castle

Terry
Erdle

Chief Operating Officer
National Restaurant Association

Vishal
Agarwal

Founder & CEO
ItsaCheckmate Inc.

Kelli
Valade

President & CEO
TDn2K

Robert
Cresanti, CFE

President & CEO
International Franchise Association

Jayson
Tipp

CEO
PINCHO

John
Aiken

Senior Director of Learning and Development,
Golden Corral

David
Barr

2019 IFA Chair, Managing Director & Partner, Franworth, and Chairman, PMTD Restaurants

Dr. Robert
Gates

Secretary of Defense (2006-2011) | New York Times Best-Selling Author

Ray
Blanchette

CEO
TGI Fridays

Julia
Oswald

Senior Vice President - Strategy & Insights
Domino's Pizza, Inc.

Stephanie
O’Rourk

Partner
CohnReznick LLP

Doug
Willmarth

Chief Marketing Officer
Mongolian Concepts

Neil
Culbertson

Founder & President
Growth Partners LLC

Scott
Martin

Vice President, Restaurant Partnerships
Dinova, Inc.

Rozzi
Crane

BMI Featured Artist

Jeff
Van Hanswyk

National Foodservice Category Business Development, Natural Colors Division
Chr. Hansen

Rob
Gifford

President
National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation

Jason
Morgan

Managing Partner
Hargett Hunter Capital Partners

Andrew
Davis

Global Marketing Influencer, Former Television Executive and Best Selling Author, "Brandscaping"

Peter
Romeo

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

Patrick
Noone

Executive Vice President
Technomic

William
Jenkins

VP Sales Technology, Restaurants
Epsilon

Stephen
Van Note

Chief Operations Officer
RBM Restaurants

Lauren
Bailey

Co-founder & CEO
Upward Projects

Rob
Goldberg

Executive Vice President, Restaurants, Bars and Food Concepts
Tommy Bahama

Dirk
Izzo

Senior Vice President, Industry Solutions Group
NCR Corporation

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