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Blueprint for Growth

March 22 - 25, 2020 Phoenix, AZ

Blueprint for Growth

The event for top executives from the restaurant industry's leading chains and suppliers to network and gain important knowledge.

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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

Mitesh
Gala

CEO
Altametrics

Shyam
Rao

Co-Founder & CEO
Punchh

Sara
Tucy

Marketing Director
Valassis

Sam
James

BMI Featured Artist

Stephanie
Forand

Vice President, Human Resources
cicis Pizza

Ivan
Matkovic

CEO & Founder
Spendgo

Nate
Morley

Customer Success Manager
InMoment

Sean
Willison

Managing Director
Wintrust Franchise Finance

Anthony
Panichelli

Brand Manager – Pizza Toppings and Dry Sausage
Hormel Foodservice

Peter
Romeo

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

Joe
Pawlak

Managing Principal
Technomic

David
Gibbs

CEO
Yum! Brands

John
Cywinski

President
Applebee's Bar & Grill

Kathryn
Fenner

Principal
Technomic

Vladik
Rikhter

CEO
Zenput

Carlson
Choi

Global Chief Digital Officer
Jollibee Foods Corporation

Kendall
Ware

President and Chief Operating Officer
Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt

Amir
Hudda

CEO
Qu Pos

Stefanie
Krieger

Director of Customer Success
Crew

Patrick
Noone

Executive Vice President, Business Development
Technomic

Bradley
Rukstales

President/CEO
Cogensia LLC

Sara Anderson
Bray

Director, Workforce Development
National Restaurant Association

Pat
Cobe

Senior Editor, Restaurant Business and FoodService Director
Winsight Media

Terry
Erdle

Chief Operating Officer
National Restaurant Association

Cory
Lattuca

Executive Chef and Food & Beverage Director
Grimaldi’s Pizzeria

Robin
Blanchette

Co-Founder & CEO
Norton Creative

Stacey
Snyder Murray

Vice President of Brand
Naf Naf Middle Eastern Grill

John
Hughes

President
Wendy’s of Bowling Green

Allan
Hickok

Senior Advisor / Restaurant Industry Expert
Boston Consulting Group

Bill
Knopf

VP of Training & Operational Initiatives
Noodles & Company

Brian
Leonard

Manager, Enterprise Sales
Altametrics

Karen
Eadon

President & COO
Farmer Boys

Jonathan
Tress

VP of Marketing
Noodles & Co

Hugh
Roth

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

Jake
Crocker

Chairman and Principal Operating Partner
RCO Limited

Rick
Lauro

Vice President of Finance
Boston's Pizza Restaurants

Seth
Priebatsch

Head of Enterprise Restaurants
Grubhub

Sandra
McCraren

Senior Managing Director
Wintrust Franchise Finance

Mary
Hamill

Vice President of Solution Engineering
HotSchedules, Now Powered by Fourth

John
Leen

Chief Revenue Officer
Dinova

Brian
Slowik

SVP of Wage & Corporate Disbursements
rapid!

Mike
Vichich

CEO, Cofounder
Wisely

Felicia
White

Senior Director of Training and Development
Church's Chicken

Christopher
Thomas Moore

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

Brian
Niccol

Chief Executive Officer
Chipotle Mexican Grill

Vince
Purves

Sr. Vice President of Supply Chain Solutions
Buyers Edge Platform

Anne
Mejia

Vice President Brand Development
Mellow Mushroom

Vishal
Agarwal

Founder and CEO
ItsaCheckmate

Mike
Collette

Director of National Accounts
Smithfield Foodservice

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)

Hope
Neiman

CMO
Tillster

John
Mulcahy

VP Sustainability
Georgia-Pacific

Greg
Staley

CEO
SynergySuite

Dennis
Miller

Five-time Emmy Award-winning Comedian & Political Commentator

Jason
Smith

Compensation Manager
Denny's, Inc.

Neil
Culbertson

Founder & President
Growth Partners, LLC

Ken
Thewes

Chief Marketing Officer
Regal

Wendy
Hull

Director of Human Resources
MAD Greens - Eat Better

Susannah
Ryan

Vice President, Industry Relations and Business Development
PepsiCo Foodservice

Jason
Morgan

CEO
Original ChopShop and Bellagreen

Shaquille
O'Neal

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

Michael
Custer

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

Dirk
Izzo

Senior Vice President and General Manager, NCR Hospitality
NCR Corporation

Anne
Fink

President, Global Foodservice
PepsiCo, Inc.

Stephen
Eden

Director
Delaware North Culinary and Hospitality Council

Alex
Kinnier

Co-founder & CEO
GetUpside

Jim
Bitticks

Chief Restaurant Officer
Blaze Pizza

Kenneth N.
Ivory

Vice President of Operations
Creative Dining Services & Premiere Food Service

Mitchell
Johnson

Director of Operations
DRM, Inc.

Don
Zimmerman

General Manager, Hospitality Solutions Group
NCR Corporation

Zach
Goldstein

CEO
Thanx

Don
Zimmerman

General Manager, Hospitality Solutions Group
NCR Corporation

Donna
Josephson

SVP, CMO
Corner Bakery Cafe

Ken
Abosch

Partner
AON

Bob
Paulsen

CEO
PlayerLync

David
Birzon

CEO
Snooze, an A.M. Eatery

Brian
Giannone

Vice President, Client Development
Epsilon

Savannah
Harper

Director, Operation Services
Auntie Anne’s

Tyler
Carlson

VP of Customer
SiteZeus

Rebecca
Miller

Chief Marketing Officer
Smoothie King Franchises, Inc.

John
Handley

Sr. Sales Director
Rakuten Americas

Anna
Tauzin

Chief Revenue & Innovation Officer
Texas Restaurant Association

Matt
Hood

President & CEO
On The Border

Ora
Zutler

SVP, Strategy & Planning
Vixxo

Therese
Gearhart

President & CEO
Women’s Foodservice Forum

Cheryle
Kaiser

Survey Manager
AON

Rich
Shank

Vice President, Research & Insights
Technomic

Patrick
Doyle

Executive Partner
The Carlyle Group

Elizabeth
Fields

Chief Operating Officer
Gary Sinise Foundation

Joel
Davis

Chief Strategy Officer
Revenue Management Solutions

Denise
Herrera

Vice President Food & Beverage
Burtons Grill

Bernie
Campbell

Mid-Atlantic Regional VP of Sales
Whirley-DrinkWorks!

Andrew
Robins

CEO
Paytronix

Michele
Vance

President
SMG

Stephen
Farr-Jones

President
ADM Marketing

Melissa
Wilson

Principal
Technomic

Natha
Dempsey

President
Foodservice Packaging Institute

Jason
Valentine

President & COO
Zoup! Eatery

Susan
Adzick

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

Jonathan
Maze

Editor-in-Chief
Restaurant Business Magazine

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