KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Celebrity Chef, Owner of Susur Lee Restaurant Group

Chef Nobuyuki “Nobu” Matsuhisa is a Japanese celebrity chef, restaurant owner, cookbook author, and television personality.

Known as "The Organic Chef" from Daytime on NBC, Leader and Innovator in Sustainable Family Farming

Award-Winning Chef & NYT Best-Selling Author of "Cooked: My Journey from the Streets to the Stove"

Chef/Owner of Jose Enrique, Capital and Miel

Chef and Co-Owner of Empellón Restaurants

Celebrity Chef, Author & Star of "Not My Mama's Meals"

Chef and Co-founder of Mission Chinese Food

Executive Chef

Former Chef and Owner of Marquee Grill in Dallas; 'Top Chef' Season 3 Contestant

Celebrity Chef, Author & Sustainable Food Advocate; National Geographic Fellow; Ocean Conservationist

Culinary Innovation Director & Executive Chef at Joywell Foods

Winner of the fifth season of the Bravo reality show Top Chef

Four-Time James Beard Award-Winning TV Personality, Chef, Writer & Social Justice Advocate

Celebrity Chef, Restaurateur, Television Personality & Cookbook Author; Owner & Executive Chef at Bobby's Burger Palace, Bobby's Burgers & Amalfi

Baker, Entrepreneur & Emmy Award-Winning Television Personality Known for "Cake Boss," "Buddy Valastro's Cake Dynasty" & "Legends of The Fork"

Psychic Entertainer, Mind Reader, Mental Telepathy Expert

Winner of the Food Network's Next Iron Chef (Season 3)

Actor, Television Personality & Former Competitive Eater Known for "Man v. Food," "Amazing Eats" & "Modern Marvels"; Author, "America the Edible"

Chef, Restaurateur, Cookbook Author & Winner of Bravo's "Top Chef All Stars"; Podcaster, "Starving For Attention" & "Food Court with Richard Blais"