Panelists include industry leaders, such as:

Operators:

1. Mark Avery, Director International Supply Chain, Applebee’s
2. John Bowie, President, Church’s Chicken
3. Brooks Broadhurst, Senior Vice President of Purchasing, Eat-n-Park
4. Dan Kish, Vice President, Food, Panera Bread
5. Hala Moddelmog, President, The Arby’s Group
6. Ana Oka, Senior Vice President Supply Chain Mgmt., Sodexo
7. Tom Ryan, Founder and Chief Concept Officer, Smashburger
8. James White, CEO, Jamba Juice
   
   

Distributors:

1. Bill Day, Executive Vice President, SYSCO
2. Tony Groll, President, Gordon Foodservice
3. Boyd Jordan, President, Reinhart
4. Kent McClelland, President & COO, Shamrock Foods
5. Mike Roach, President, Ben E. Keith Foods
6. Al Silva, COO, Labatt  
7. John Tracy, CEO, Dot Foods

Manufacturers:

1. Mark Bendix, President & COO, The Bama Companies, Inc.
2. Kevin Delahunt, President - Food Service Division, Sargento Foods, Inc.
3. Richard Ferranti, Executive Vice President & COO, Rich Products Corporation
4. Brendan Foley, President, US Foodservice, Heinz North America
5. Mike Hickey, President, Institutional, Ecolab
6. Kristin Newman, Director of Marketing & Business Strategy, International Paper
   
7. Kent Walrack, President & COO, Lyons Magnus