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New Content on August 20th
All new LIVE sessions on August 20th.  Register now! 
Get the latest insights and information on lessons in leadership and how to win with the new restaurant workforce.
 
Resetting the Table: Lessons in Leadership
1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. EDT 
Navigating operational changes, workforce challenges and a changing consumer sentiment is altering the way the industry functions - and requiring new approaches in leadership.

Alice Elliot, founder and CEO of The Elliot Group, leads a panel of restaurant leaders discussing lessons learned and insights into strategic planning for the months ahead.
Speaker
Claudia San Pedro, Predident, Sonic
Speaker
Kim Malek, President & CEO, Salt & Straw
Speaker
Barry McGowan, CEO,
Fogo de Chao
 
Moderator
Alice Elliot, CEO,
The Elliot Group
Facilitator
Ron Ruggless, Senior Editor,
Nation’s Restaurant News
 
Menuing for Success: Driving Business with Plant-Based Items
2:15 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. EDT 
Join Impossible Foods, makers of delicious plant-based meat (like Impossible™ Burger and Impossible™ Sausage Made from Plants!), and one of their top restaurant partners, to hear about consumer demand for plant-based offerings, strategies for adding them to your menu, and the value of offering consumers new options as they return to restaurants for to-go, delivery, and dine-in service.
Speaker
Terry Splane, Head of Foodservice Marketing, Impossible Foods
Session Sponsored by:
Speaker
Joe Lam, Director of Consumer Insights, Impossible Foods
Moderator
Alan Liddle, Sr Editor, Nation’s Restaurant News/Restaurant Hospitality
 
How to Win in the New Restaurant Workforce
3:15 p.m.- 4:15 p.m. EDT 
From sanitation captains to food and employee security, restaurants are hiring for new positions to fulfill new needs brought about by coronavirus. At the same time, companies are building up their workforces as they reopen, so how does a restaurant operator hire, train and re-engage a staff after the starts and stops of COVID closures? This session will explore winning formulas for workforce creation, retention and engagement from leading operators.
Speaker
Frank Tucker, former Global Chief People Officer, Taco Bell Corp
Speaker
Jill Waite, Chief Human Resources Office, Portillo's
Moderator
Lisa Jennings, Editorial Director, Nation’s Restaurant News
 
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