2026 Accelerate Speakers

Prosper Accelerate

2026 Accelerate Session Speakers

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

Lois
Alexis-Collins
Chief People Officer, Field Operations
Chipotle Mexican Grill
John
Barone
President
Market Vision, Inc.
Ty
Bennett
Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur
Leadership Inc.
Jim
Bitticks
CEO
Dave’s Hot Chicken
Ray
Blanchette
Founder & CEO
Sugarloaf Holdings, LLC
Liz
Bohannon
Top 1% VC-Backed Female Founder & CEO and Bestselling Author of Beginner’s Pluck: Build Your Life
Adam
Dumey
Global VP – Retail
World Wide Technology
Victor
Fernandez
Chief Insights Officer
Black Box Intelligence
James
Fripp
Chief Culture, Opportunity, and Belonging Officer
Yum! Brands, Inc.
Melissa
Hughes, Ph.D.
Speaker/Author
The Andrick Group
Scott
Klososky
Founding Partner
Future Point of View
Amy
Mrozinski
Senior Director of Sales-West
Grande Cheese
Shideh
Ovaysikia
Partner
CohnReznick LLP
James
Pogue, Ph.D
President/CEO
JP Enterprises
Pat
Riley
VP, Sales & Marketing
DataDelivers, LLC
Atul
Sood
CEO
AtulSood
Ali
Templin
VP of Enterprise Sales
Palona AI