WISE Agenda |
July 26th, 2011 | |
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | 2011 Richard Melman Award Celebration Reception 2011 Richard Melman Award Celebration Reception honoring Drew Nieporent, Founder, Myriad Restaurant Group |
July 27th, 2011 | |
7:00 am - 8:00 am | Breakfast/Registration |
8:00 am - 8:15 am | Opening Remarks/Introductions Mike Sanson, Editor-in-Chief, Restaurant Hospitality |
8:15 am - 9:00 am | WISE Keynote Speaker Gov. John Y. Brown, Jr., Successful Career Entrepreneur |
9:00 am - 9:45 am | WISE Keynote Speaker Richard Melman, Founder & Chairman, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Drew Nieporent, Founder, Myriad Restaurant Group |
9:45 am - 10:00 am | Networking Break |
10:00 am - 10:45 am | WISE Keynote Address Antonio Swad, Founder, Pizza Patron & Wingstop |
10:45 am - 11:30 am | WISE Keynote Speaker Todd Graves, Founder & CEO, Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers |
11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Luncheon |
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm | WISE Keynote Speaker Kent Taylor, Founder & Chairman, Texas Roadhouse |
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm | WISE Keynote Speaker "Papa" John Schnatter, Founder & CEO, Papa John's International |
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm | Networking Break |
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm | WISE Keynote Speaker Tim Gannon, Co-Founder, Outback Steakhouse |
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Money Matters: Tips and Advice on Obtaining Financing to Grow Your Business Gary Levy, Hospitality Industry Practice Director, J.H. Cohn, LLP David Gibson, Director, Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group Murray Huneke, Global Head of Consumer Investment Banking, Managing Director, Piper Jaffray Andrew Peskoe, Partner, Golenbock, Eiseman, Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP |
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Words from the WISE Panel This panel will feature a quick-fire Q&A session among attendees and WISE Speakers: John Y. Brown Jr., Richard Melman, Drew Nieporent, Antonio Swad, Todd Graves, Kent Taylor, John Schnatter, Tim Gannon. |
5:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Closing Remarks/Conference Adjourns |