Supply Chain Expert Exchange Spring Conference 2023 | National Restaurant Association | 18 May 2023 | Swissotel Chicago, 323 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601, USA

What Makes Us Different
• With an agenda crafted by leaders in the industry, this is the only event created by and for professionals that run restaurant supply chains.

Who Attends
• The conference is only open to restaurant operators and those who work in supply chain management for restaurant or hospitality companies.

What to Expect
• Find solutions to big industry challenges and build your network as we enter a whole new world for supply chain and our industry.

With an agenda crafted by leaders in the industry, this is the only conference created by and for professionals that run restaurant supply chains.

The conference is only open to restaurant operators and those who work in supply chain management for restaurant or hospitality companies.

2023 Speakers

Laura Abshire
Director, Food and Sustainability Policy, National Restaurant Association

Juan Carlos Banderas
Vice President, Quality Assurance, Focus Brands

John Barone
Founder and President, Market Vision, Inc.

Ron Cegnar
President, CEO Partners

Jeff Cowan
Senior Director, Community Engagement, GS1 US

Tim Hand
Founding Partner, Kinetic12

Kristi Kingery
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, Tropical Smoothie Cafe

Bryan Kristy
Restaurant CoE Leader, PwC

Bill Lapp
Founder and President, Advanced Economic Solutions

Anissa Mandell-Chance
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, FOCUS Brands

Julie Mcgill
Vice President, Supply Chain Strategy and Insights, Trustwell

Carl Mount
Supply Chain Officer, Zaxby’s

John Pavia
Managing Partner, LogicSource

Ryan Peters
Senior Team Leader, Supplier Partner Experience, Chick-fil-A, Inc.

Bruce Reinstein
Partner, Kinetic12

Stacie Sanders
Senior Manager, GS1 and Redistribution, ARCOP, Inc.

Randy Scruggs
Vice President of Procurement, Bloomin’ Brands

Dr. Dhamu R Thamodaran
Global Agricultural Business & Economics Executive

Kate Vitasek
Faculty, Graduate & Executive Education, University of Tennessee

Aaron Weedy
Chief Financial Officer, Ledo Pizza

Dessi Zaneva
Vice President, Global Strategic Sourcing & Commodity Risk Management, Panera Bread

2023 Sponsors

PLATINUM:
• Armada
• ArrowStream
• Ecolab
• Essity
• HAVI
• Kineko
• McLane
• P&G Professional
• PA Produce Alliance
• Sysco | Sygms

GOLD:
• Cargill
• Clark National Accounts
• CMI
• The Coca-Cola
• DirecTV for Business
• Don
• Georgia Pacific
• Huhtamaki
• Kari-Out
• Kens
• Lineage
• National Pork Producers Council
• Purell
• SmithField
• Stampede Meat
• Turano
• Wasserstom

SILVER:
• Clemens Food Group
• DMA
• Genpak
• Georges
• Harris Tea Foodservice
• ItradeNetwork
• NDA
• Peco
• Pepsico
• Sensitech
• Standard Meat
• Sugardale