Speakers | Bar & Restaurant Expo (Ncb Show)

2026 SPEAKERS

Alison Anne

Founder

Alison Anne Coaching and Restaurant Revolution

Mike Bausch

Owner

Andolini's Worldwide Restaurant Group

Bad Birdy

Head Bartender

KUDUOWL

Ben Bloss

Assistant General Manager - Food & Beverage

Universal Orlando Resort - Super Nintendo World

Nicole Braden

VP of Hospitality

Versus

Ashley Bray

Editorial & Content Director

Questex, The Hospitality Group

Adrianne Calvo

Chef/ Author/ Restaurateur/ TV Host

Maximum Flavor

Jackson Cannon

Beverage Director

Eastern Standard

Cristin Castro

Senior Sales Manager, South Region

Diageo Non-Alcoholic Beverages

Cliff Cate

Vice President and General Manager of Restaurants

Yelp

Haley Cerretani

Bar Lead

Somaek and Temple Records

Mike Cessario

Founder & CEO

Liquid Death

Roy Choi

Chef, Author, and Co-Founder of The Kogi Truck

Rev Ciancio

Chief Marketing Officer

Handcraft Burgers & Brew, Salad House

Andrew Corbett

Co-Owner

WKND Hospitality

Kevin Denton Rex

Director

The Spirits Authority

Brian Duffy

Chef, Culinary & Hospitality Consultant, and TV Personality

Sean Finter

Hospitality Expert & Coach | TEDx Speaker

Finter Group, LLC

Aaron Fish

Chef

Eat Good Group

Marlo Fogelman

CEO

marlo marketing

Evan Gonzalez

Kitchen Cabinet Chef

Kikkoman

Tom Halaska

Field Sales Director

Diageo Non-Alcoholic Beverages

Ed Harris

Restaurant Consultant

Knife N Spoon & Flavor Bombé

Nicole Herman

Founder & Principal Designer

Social Design Studio

Mona Holmes

Editor, Southern California/Southwest

Eater

Andrew Hunter

Head of Culinary R&D

Wolfgang Puck Worldwide

Sean Kenyon

National Partnerships

The Spirits Authority

Philip Khandehrish

Bar Operations Specialist

Boiron

Kenneth Knief

Managing Director

Hospitality Resource Group

Ricardo Lory

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Chef Global

Anne Louise Marquis

Sr. Manager, Trade Advocacy

Campari

Christin Marvin

Restaurant Coach

Columbine Hospitality

Mia Mastroianni

Expert Mixologist

Bar Rescue

Colleen McClellan

Managing Director

Datassential

Charlie McConnell

Vice President of Industry Insights, Education, and Research

IFMA The Food Away from Home Association

Christopher McFadden

Founder & Hospitality Career Coach

The McFadden Group

Sam Miller

Owner

Remora Bar

Michael Moberly

Beverage Innovation Manager

Monin USA

David Scott Peters

Restaurant Expert and Coach

David Scott Peters

Jessica Phelan

Senior Manager, Commercial Marketing

The HEINEKEN Company

Greg Provance

Owner

GP Hospitality Partners

Doug Radkey

President + Principal Consultant

KRG Hospitality Inc.

Brandy Rand

VP/Market Leader, Hospitality Group

Questex

Jennifer Reynolds

CEO & Founder

Ideation Design Group

Kayla Robison

Chef

Commander N’ Beef

Carmen Rossi

Principal & CEO

8 Hospitality

Tony Scardino

Owner

Professor Pizza

Kenneth Scharlatt

Founder & Executive Director

Savage Orchid Hospitality

Anthony Schmidt

Partner/Beverage Director

CH Projects

Andy Seymour

Steward and Co-Founder

The Spirits Authority

Scott R. Stanfield

Managing Director

Restaurant Operator Intelligence

Art Sutley

Hospitality Expert

The Resident Boulevardier

Dana Taucher

Owner

Syndicate Ferndale

David Tracz

Co-Founder and Principal

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Aisha Tyler

Actor, director, Emmy winning television host, NY times best-selling author, comedian and entrepreneur

Ava Vitale

Co-Founder & Beverage Director

Crave Kitchen & Cocktails

Claire Watson

Co-Owner

The Savoy

Beau Whitney

Chief Economist

Whitney Economics

Sean Willard

Menu Engineer

Menu Engineers

Phil Wills

Co-Founder

The Spirits in Motion

Angela Wright

Owner/Operator

Wright Hospitality