Friends in Food

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Meet the Speakers

We're excited to welcome you to the first Friends in Food Conference - bringing together business leaders in the hospitality industry.

Roni Mazumdar

CEO of Unapologetic Foods

Taylor Crowley

CMO, Boka Restaurant Group

Michael Stillman

CEO, Quality Branded

Kyra Burner

VP of Hospitality and Guest Experience, Major Food Group

Wesley Sohn

Executive Director of Hospitality at Gracious Hospitality

Santiago Perez

Founder, Santo Taco

Ellen Yin

Owner, High Street Hospitality

Aaron Ginsberg

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

Priya Kumar

Senior Director of BD, Jose Andres Group

Tony Greenberg

CEO of Vertice / Co Founder of Singlethread

Maggie Tang

Founder and CEO, Loyalist

Robyn Tse

Director of Strategy for Santo Taco

Cedric Nicaise

Owner, Noortwyck, Oriana

Annie Shi

Restaurateur, King, Jupiter, Lei

Sam Yoo

Chef, Golden Diner & Golden HOF

Elizabeth Tilton

Founder & CEO of Oyster Sunday + OS BENEFiTS

Agenda

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Pop Up Bagels & Coffee Chats

11:00 AM – 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 PM - 1:00 PM

Panel: Designing Guest Experiences in the age of Data
Moderator: David Cohn (Hundred Acre Wine Group)
Speakers: Kyra Burner (VP of Hospitality and Guest Experience, Major Food Group), Taylor Crowley (CMO, Boka)

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch by Santo Taco and Rowdy Rooster

2:00 PM – 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 PM – 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 PM - 5:00 PM

Closing Remarks, Happy Hour & Desserts from Birdee