President
Hess & Hunt, Chicago, IL

Speaker, Author, Stress-Busters Coach
LifeQuest International, Charleston, WV

Executive Chef/Owner
CuisineEtc. Catering & Special Events, Forest Hills, NY

President
e2 Marketing, New York, NY

Industry Icon
Preston Bailey

Executive Chef
Different Tastes, Boston, MA

Director
The Knot Market Intelligence, Monroe, NY

Executive Chef
A Thyme to Cook, North Stonington, CT

Founder
Marcy Blum, New York, NY

Executive Producer
The Meetinghouse Companies, Elmhurst, IL

President
Creative Coverings National Linen and Retail Sales, Sparks, NV

Partner
24 Carrots Catering & Events/Juice & Java, Irvine, CA

Special Events Coordinator
West Virginia University,

Consultant; Contributing Writer
Bruno & Associates, Chicago, IL; Pizza Today Magazine

President/Producer
Byway Events & Entertainment, Palm Springs, CA

Owner/Chef
Bella Sera Catering, Event Venue & Trattoria, Cannonsburg, PA

Principal
Mitchell's Catering and Events, Raleigh, NC

President of Special Events
Total Entertainment, Carlstadt, NJ

President
Nico Designs, Santa Barbara, CA

Chef de Cuisine
Culinary Capers Catering, Vancouver, BC

Executive Vice President
Hospitality Inc./Festivities Catering, San Diego, CA

ASC Event Services, Inc., Houston, TX

CEO and Chief AVGirl
Pulse Staging and Events, Escondido, CA

Vice President
Sullivan University, Louisville, KY

Executive Director of Event Design
MGM Resort Events, Las Vegas, NV

CEO
The JDK Group, Camp Hill, PA

Director, CIA Consulting
The Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY

CEO/Special Event Producer
Encore Creations, Orlando, FL

President
Puff n' Stuff Catering, Orlando, FL

Owner/Corporate Chef
Chef's Expressions, Timonium, MD

Event Designer
The JDK Group, Camp Hill, PA

President and Chief Visionary
GO West Events and Multimedia, Westlake Village, CA

Chairman, Creative Director
Todd Events, Dallas, TX

Owner/Pastry Chef
Sweet Memories Bakers, Apex, NC

Corporate Chef
Lon Lane's Inspired Occasions, Kansas City, MO

Owner
the Stellar Experience, Las Vegas, NV

Founder
Mecca Communications & Fuel Blog, Los Angeles, CA

Director of Special Events
Zilli Hospitality Group, Waukesha, WI

Executive Director
Event Leadership Institute, Scarsdale, NY

CEO
Rentals Unlimited, Stoughton, MA

Professional Catering Department Chair
Sullivan University, Louisville, KY

Founder and President
Engaging Concepts, Celebration, FL

Owner, CEO
Jen Groover Productions, Broomall, PA & New York, NY

Author, Producer

Floral Director
The Meetinghouse Companies, Chicago, IL

Graduate Program Manager/Adjunct Professor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV

President
Ideaworks Food Marketing, Plymouth, PA

Owner
Bill Hansen Catering, Miami, FL

Owner
Kimberly's Catering, Santa Cruz, CA

Creative Producer
BeEvents, Minneapolis, MN

Director of Key Accounts
Tasty Catering, Elk Grove Village, IL

Operations Management
ARAMARK, Chicago, IL

Event Producer
Feastivities Events, Philadelphia, PA

Executive Chef
Zilli Hospitality Group, Waukesha, WI

Director of Education and Engagement
Velvet Chainsaw, Dallas, TX

CMP, Vice President Events
San Francisco, CA

Professional Catering Department Chair
Sullivan University, Louisville, KY

MMSC, RD, LDN, FAD
Nutrition Consultant, Owings Mills, MD

Culinary Institute of America

Executive Chef/Owner
Rivermill Event Center, Colombus, GA

Chef
Chef Molly Culinary Artistry, Laguna Hills, CA

Founder
Hcpartners, Chester, NJ

JWIC
Your Las Vegas Wedding Concierge, Las Vegas, NV

President
ZAK Events, Wyckoff, NJ

Owner
Footers Catering, Englewood, CO

Chef/Owner
Lon Lane's Inspired Occasions, Kansas City, MO

Vice President, Worldwide Events
Herbalife, Los Angeles, CA

Chef/Owner
GREENS, Market Restaurant Catering, Hoboken, NJ

Executive Chef
Puff 'n Stuff Catering, Orlando, FL

President
The Business of Being Creative, New York, NY

President
SLK Creative, Miami Beach, FL

Principal
Galleria Marchetti, Chicago, IL

President
Thank Goodness It's Sofia, Long Beach, CA

Owner
R & J Martin Enterprises, Scottsdale, AZ

Executive Chef and Event Planner
B&B Catering and Events, Spring Lake, NC

Director
ThinkTank Media, Balmain, NSW, Australia

President
Ready2Spark, Burlington, ON

Corporate Executive Chef, VP Culinary
Restaurant Associates, New York, NY

President/Chef
Different Tastes, Boston, MA

Professor of Information Technology CHTP
Ecole Hôteliere de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

CFO
The JDK Group, Camp Hill, PA

AIFD
Branch Out Floral and Event Design

Chef
Mercer University

Director of Certification and Training
The Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY

Senior Program Manager
UC Berkeley Center for Executive Education, Berkeley, CA

President
Eventful Productions, Parker, CO

Executive Pit Master
Memphis Championship Barbecue, Las Vegas, NV

Owner
Classé Catering, New Albany, NY

Owner
B&B Catering and Events, Spring Lake, NC

President, Chef, JWIC, CSEP
Good Gracious! Events, Los Angeles, CA

Owner
Engaging Events by Ali, Chicago, IL

Executive Chef
ARAMARK, Chicago, IL

Chef de Cuisine
Good Gracious! Events, Los Angeles, CA

Operational Excellence Manager
ARAMARK Higher Education, Philadelphia, PA

CEO
Southern Entity Management Inc., Austin, TX

Senior Policy Analyst, Labor & Workforce Policy
National Restaurant Association, Washington D.C.

National Director, Catering Excellence
ARAMARK Higher Education, Philadelphia, PA

VP of Sales
CPS Events at the Plaza, New York, NY

Partner and National Co-Chair Hospitality Practice
Fox Rothschild LLP, New York, NY

CEO
Thank Goodness It's Sofia, Long Beach, CA

President
Catersource, Chicago, IL

CSEP
Parties by Carol, Los Angeles, CA

President
Someone's in the Kitchen, Los Angeles, CA

Corporate Executive Chef
Unilever Foodsolutions, Lisle, IL

Director
Catersource, Woodland Park, NJ

President, Executive Chef
A Thyme to Cook, North Stonington, CT

General Manager
Drexelbrook Catering, Drexel, PA

CMP
Events of Distinction, San Francisco, CA

Professor of Food and Beverage Strategy,
Ecole Hôteliere de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

CPCE, CMP, Director, Catering Sales Solutions and Support
Marriott International, Bethesda, MD

President/Author
Seaver Marketing Group, San Diego, CA

Special Events Manager
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, Parkland, FL

Sr. Meeting & Event Planner
Strategic Meeting Consulting, Seal Beach, CA

Director of Education and Training
IMCEA, Austin, TX

Managing Partner
Memphis Championship Barbecue, Las Vegas, NV

Chef
University of Alabama

Mixologist/Event Specialist
Good Gracious! Events, Los Angeles, CA

Owner
Feastivities Events, Philadelphia, PA

Owner
Feastivities Events, Philadelphia, PA

National Wedding Expert
The Perfect Wedding Guide, Orlando, FL

Executive Director/Chef
Waters Fine Catering, San Diego, CA

National Completion Coordinator
ARAMARK, Chicago, IL

Managing Partner
Ideaworks Food Marketing, Plymouth, PA

Director of Events
MGM Resorts Events, Las Vegas, NV

Principals
The Wedding Guys, Minneapolis, MN

General Manager
Peake of Catering, Vancouver, Canada

Co-Owner
CuisineEtc. Catering & Special Events, Forest Hills, NY

Executive Chef
Wazuzu Pan Asian Bistro, Las Vegas, NV

Corporate Executive Chef
Unilever Foodsolutions, Lisle, IL

Design and Equipment Specialist
Footers Catering, Englewood, CO

Industry Icon
David Tutera Inc.

President & Founder
Med-Diet Inc/Foodservice Express, Plymouth, MN

Chef/Owner
Fresh Flavors Catering, Sag Harbor, NY

Event Planner
Mosaic Unique Events, Richmond, VA

Sales Manager
Peake of Catering, Vancouver, BC

Creative Director
Feastivities Events, Philadelphia, PA

Associate Professor
William F. Harrah College of 
Hotel Administration, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

Owner
Media Wave, Philadelphia, PA

Chef
University of Tennessee

Executive Director of University Events
West Virginia University,

Chief Executive Officer
Zilli Hospitality Group, Waukesha, WI

Director
Zilli Hospitality Group, Waukesha, WI