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2026 Accelerate Speakers

Prosper Accelerate

2026 Accelerate Session Speakers

A select group of leaders from a cross section of the foodservice and hospitality industry.

Susan
Adzick
President
McLane Foodservice, Inc.

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Lois
Alexis-Collins
Chief People Officer, Field Operations
Chipotle Mexican Grill

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Ty
Bennett
Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur
Leadership Inc.

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Jim
Bitticks
CEO
Dave’s Hot Chicken

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Ray
Blanchette
Founder & CEO
Sugarloaf Holdings, LLC

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Liz
Bohannon
Top 1% VC-Backed Female Founder & CEO and Bestselling Author of Beginner’s Pluck: Build Your Life

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Jeff
Burrus
SVP of Supply Chain, QA and Food Safety
El Pollo Loco, Inc.

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Scott
Drake
President & Chief Executive Officer
CEC Entertainment

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Adam
Dumey
Global VP – Retail
World Wide Technology

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Laurel R.
Elliott
Director of Culinary Consulting , Sales & Offer Development
SODEXO/ Entegra Procurement Services

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James
Fripp
Chief Culture, Opportunity, and Belonging Officer
Yum! Brands, Inc.

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Melissa
Hughes, Ph.D.
Speaker/Author
The Andrick Group

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Suresh
Iyer
Chief Technology Officer
Henny Penny

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Jen
Kern
CMO
Qu POS, Inc.

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Jennifer
King Ph.D.
President, U.S. Operations
Schiller International University

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Scott
Klososky
Founding Partner
Future Point of View

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Jesse
Maddox
Strategic Partnerships Manager
DoorDash

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Amy
Mrozinski
Senior Director of Sales-West
Grande Cheese

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Brad
Newberger
President & Co-Founder
Ambiance iQ

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Carl
Orsbourn
SVP GTM Enterprise
Invisible Technologies

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Shideh
Ovaysikia
Partner
CohnReznick LLP

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James
Pogue, Ph.D
President/CEO
JP Enterprises

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Pat
Riley
VP, Sales & Marketing
DataDelivers, LLC

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Atul
Sood
CEO
AtulSood

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Steve
Sturm
COO
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill

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Ali
Templin
VP of Enterprise Sales
Palona AI

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Sean
Tresvant
Global Chief Executive Officer, Taco Bell, Chief Consumer Officer
Yum! Brands, Inc.

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Chris
Turner
Chief Executive Officer
Yum! Brands, Inc.

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Mike
Valdes
Regional Vice President
First Watch Restaurants, Inc.

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Jackie
Walker
Chief Experience Officer
Creative Realities, Inc.

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Angie
Young
Director of Experience
Compass Group/FLIK Hospitality

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