2025 Accelerate Speakers

Prosper Accelerate

2025 Accelerate Session Speakers

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

Maria

Zhang

CEO & Co-Founder

Palona

Taylor

Montgomery

Global Chief Brand Officer

Taco Bell

Sheri

Miksa

Board Member/Mentor Program Leader & 5X Restaurant Chain CEO/Pres.

GLEAM Network

Keith

McLellan

Vice President – Digital Marketing

Smoothie King

David

McKillips

President & CEO

CEC Entertainment

James

McGehee

CFO & Founding Partner

Dave’s Hot Chicken

Cynt

Marshall

President & CEO

Marshalling Resources Consultant and Former CEO of the Dallas Mavericks, Retired AT&T Executive, Author

Erin

Levzow

Growth

Batch & Box

Ryan

Leak

Motivational Speaker & Author

The Ryan Leak Group

Laurie

Lawhorne

CFO

Better Buzz Coffee

Luke

Kircher

Co-Founder & President

Prosper Company

Jennifer

King Ph.D.

SVP of Workforce & Education

Bisk

Dione

Moore

District Manager

Sodexo

Shideh

Ovaysikia

Director

CohnReznick

James

Pogue, Ph.D.

President/CEO

JP Enterprises

Edie

Weintraub

Managing Director

Terra Alma

Sean

Wagner

International Business Development

Chipotle

Kimberly

Twiggs

Vice President of Market Development

DIRECTV FOR BUSINESS¨

Scott

Taylor

CEO

R&R Brands

Alayna

Sullivan

Senior Director, Corporate Communications + Brand Marketing

Olo

Reggie

Stover

Chief People Officer

Henny Penny

Samuel

Stanovich

Senior Vice President, Franchise Leadership

Big Chicken

Sho

Shafiei

President & CEO

DSA Signage

Hans

Schatz

Executive Vice President

Cut+Dry

Ashley

Robinson

Founder and CEO, Chief Strategic Advisor

The Seaker Group

Gloria

Puentes

Senior Director, Culture & Belonging – Marketplace & External Relations

Sodexo

David

Jobe

Co-Founder & CEO

Prosper Company

Sara

Jamshidi

Sr. Director, Corporate Partnerships

Share Our Strength | No Kid Hungry

Suresh

Iyer

Chief Technology Officer

Henny Penny Corporation

Tina

Davie Donahue

President & CRO

Buyers Edge Platform

Steve

Crowley

Co-Founder & Principal Consultant

Service Physics

Greg

Creed

Founder

Creed UnCo

Josh

Cobb

Exec Vice President

QSCC

Robert

Clunie

Director, DLR Risk Management & Compliance

Disneyland Resort

Jeff

Burrus

Vice President of Supply Chain

El Pollo Loco, Inc.

Jim

Bitticks

President & COO

Dave’s Hot Chicken

John

Barone

President

Market Vision, Inc.

Candace

Barnes

VP, Global Head of Diversity, Talent & Culture

Papa Johns

Bernard B.

Banks, Ph.D.

Director, The Doerr Institute for New Leaders | Professor in the Practice of Leadership

Rice University

Lois

Alexis-Collins

Chief People Officer, Field Operations

Chipotle Mexican Grill

Andrew

Davis

Author & Keynote Speaker

Monumental Shift

Scott

Drake

CFO

CEC Entertainment

Adam

Dumey

Global Vice President Retail

World Wide Technology

Paula

Hubbard

Chief Human Resource Officer

McLane Foodservice, Inc.

Hattie

Hill

CEO, Hattie Hill Enterprises & Prosper Company Board Member, Board of Directors

Hattie Hill Enterprises, Inc.

Josh

Halpern

CEO|CBO

Big Chicken

Kirk

Grogan

COO

TipHaus

Nelson

Griffin

Chief Supply Chain Officer

Wawa

Derek

Gaskins

Head of Guest Experience

BP PLC (US Convenience & Mobility)

James

Fripp

Chief Culture, Opportunity, and Belonging Officer

Yum! Brands, Inc.

Stacey

Floberg

Associate Director, Customer Experience

Datassential

Victor

Fernandez

Chief Insights Officer

Black Box Intelligence

Kelley

Fechner

VP Customer Experience

Datassential

Laurel R.

Elliott

Director of Culinary Consulting Sales & Offer Development

Entegra / Sodexo

Susan

Adzick

President

McLane Foodservice, Inc.