Nov 3
2025
10_5 PM

City Winery, NYC
11TH Avenue

Speakers

Roni Mazumdar

CEO of Unapologetic Foods

NY

Taylor Crowley

CMO, Boka Restaurant Group

IL

Michael Stillman

CEO, Quality Branded

TX

Kyra Burner

VP of Hospitality and Guest Experience, Major Food Group

NY

Wesley Sohn

Executive Director of Hospitality at Gracious Hospitality

NY

Santiago Perez

Founder, Santo Taco

IL

Ellen Yin

Owner, High Street Hospitality

TX

Aaron Ginsberg

Chief Partner Officer at Resy, Tock, and American Express Global Dining

NY

Priya Kumar

Senior Director of BD, Jose Andres Group

NY

Tony Greenberg

CEO of Vertice / Co Founder of Singlethread

IL

Maggie Tang

Founder and CEO, Loyalist

TX

Robyn Tse

Director of Strategy for Santo Taco

NY

Cedric Nicaise

Owner, Noortwyck, Oriana

NY

Annie Shi

Restaurateur, King, Jupiter, Lei

IL

Sam Yoo

Chef, Golden Diner & Golden HOF

TX

Elizabeth Tilton

Founder & CEO of Oyster Sunday + OS BENEFITS 

NY

Agenda

10:00_
11:00 am

Popup Bagels & Coffee Chats

11:00_
11:15 am

Welcome & Opening Remarks

11:15 am
12:05 pm

Panel: From One to Many: Growing and Scaling a Restaurant Group

Moderator: Priya Kumar (Senior Director of Business Development, Jose Andres Group) Speakers: Michael Stillman (CEO, Quality Branded), Roni Mazumdar (CEO, Unapologetic Foods), Tony Greenberg (Co-Founder, SingleThread) 

12:10_
1:00 pm

Panel: Designing Guest Experiences in the age of Data

Speakers: Kyra Burner (VP of Hospitality and Guest Experience, Major Food Group), Taylor Crowley (CMO, Boka)
Moderator: David Cohn (Hundred Acre Wine Group)

1:00_
2:00 pm

Lunch by Santo Taco and Rowdy Rooster

Speakers: Kyra Burner (VP of Hospitality and Guest Experience, Major Food Group), Taylor Crowley (CMO, Boka)

2:00_
2:50 pm

Panel: Opening Your First Restaurant: Learnings and Advice from Along the Way 

Moderator: Elizabeth Tilton (Founder of Oyster Sunday)
Speakers: Annie Shi (Restauranteur, King, Jupiter, Lei), Cedric Nicaise (Owner, Noortwyck, Oriana), Sam Yoo (Owner, Golden Diner, Golden HOF)

2:55_
3:45 pm

Panel: Building a Brand, Team, Culture, and Company for the Future

Moderator: Aaron Ginsberg (Chief Partner Officer, Resy & Tock)
Speakers: Santiago Perez (Founder, Santo Taco), Ellen Yin (Owner, High Street Hospitality), Wesley Sohn (Director of Hospitality, Gracious Hospitality)

3:45_
5:00 pm

Closing Remarks, Happy Hour & Desserts from Birdee

Rezdora & Massara
Inday
Wayan by Cedric Vongerichten
Breads Bakery
NoHo Hospitality Group
Kent Hospitality Group
Columbia Business School
Glen & Company
The Infatuation
Asano
Sant Ambroeus Hospitality Group
Paperwhite Studio
Experience Threee
Venture Commercial Real Estate
Chef Assembly
Enlightened Hospitality Investments
FAB
Catch Hospitality Group
Bayer PR
S. Pellegrino
Resy & Tock,
American Express Global Dining
Culinary Agents
Eater, Punch, Thrillist
Le Veau d'Or
Make It Make Sense Consulting
Expedite
Unapologetic Foods
Eater
Loyalist
José Andrés Group
Foxglove Communications
AlleyCorp
Gracious Hospitality Management
Golden Diner & Golden HOF
Oyster Sunday
High Street Hospitality Group
Harvard Business School
Rezdora & Massara
Inday
Wayan by Cedric Vongerichten
Breads Bakery
NoHo Hospitality Group
Kent Hospitality Group
Columbia Business School
Glen & Company
The Infatuation
Asano
Sant Ambroeus Hospitality Group
Paperwhite Studio
Experience Threee
Venture Commercial Real Estate
Chef Assembly
Enlightened Hospitality Investments
FAB
Catch Hospitality Group
Bayer PR
S. Pellegrino
Resy & Tock,
American Express Global Dining
Culinary Agents
Eater, Punch, Thrillist
Le Veau d'Or
Make It Make Sense Consulting
Expedite
Unapologetic Foods
Eater
Loyalist
José Andrés Group
Foxglove Communications
AlleyCorp
Gracious Hospitality Management
Golden Diner & Golden HOF
Oyster Sunday
High Street Hospitality Group
Harvard Business School

FiF

Conference
October 26’