Monday, September 12
3:00-6:00 p.m.
Registration Open
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Welcome Cocktail Reception
Loews Chicago Rooftop Terrace
Tuesday, September 13
7:45-8:30 a.m.
Breakfast
8:30-8:45 a.m.
Opening Remarks
8:45-9:30 a.m.
New Horizons for Restaurant Development
Brooks Kirchheimer, Wayne A. Schick, Josh Zadikoff
9:30-10:00 a.m.
The Magic of Experience-Based Foodservice Design
Ed Doyle
10:00-10:30 a.m.
Networking Break
10:30-11:00 a.m.
Innovation Drives Transformation in the Commercial Kitchen
Meghan Daro
11:00-11:30 a.m.
Tech Talk: When Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?
Juan Martinez
11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
T-Shirts, Tears & Barking Dogs: How COVID Opened the Door to Authentic Mental Health Conversations
Jason Wange
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00-1:30 p.m.
Modern Technology: Delivering Benefits to Operators and Customers
Simon Lohse
1:30-2:00 p.m.
Flexible by Design
Jill Ventura
2:00-2:30 p.m.
Investing in Community: What's Next for Main Street?
Lauren Chipman
2:30-2:45 p.m.
Networking Break
2:45-3:45 p.m.
Roundtable Discussions: Advancing the Conversation
A unique and interactive discussion on the morning's topics, with a particular focus on how to integrate the ideas into the workplace.
3:45-4:30 p.m.
Five Ways Customers Have Changed the Way They Think About Restaurants
Mike Kostyo
6:00-9:00 p.m.
Dinner and Networking Reception
Loews Chicago Rooftop Terrace
Wednesday, September 14
7:45-8:30 a.m.
Breakfast
8:30-8:45 a.m.
Opening Remarks
8:45-9:30 a.m.
Moving Forward Together
Rohini Dey, Maureen Slocum
9:30-10:00 a.m.
Doing Well by Design
Caetie Ofiesh
10:00-10:15 a.m.
Networking Break
10:15-10:45 a.m.
Get Cooking in Record Time: How Adaptive Kitchens Save Time and Money for New Brands
Mott Smith
10:45-11:15 a.m.
Gazing Into the Crystal Ball: The Future of Restaurant Design
Joseph Vajda
11:15-11:45 a.m.
Right Here. Right Now. Right Future.
Karen Malody
11:45 a.m.
Closing Remarks
*Agenda as of August 25 and is subject to change.