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Rising Food & Beverage Speakers

24 credible, up-and-coming voices in food & beverage — active on the circuit, beyond the household names.

Krista Webster

Krista Webster

CEO, VERITAS COMMUNICATIONS: MEAT & PRODUCE | Building Brand Trust in the Food Industry

1 recent talk · through 2025
Yang Zhang

Yang Zhang

Chief Marketing Officer, YILI GROUP | Creativity & Marketing Innovation

1 recent talk · through 2025
Keith Lee

Keith Lee

Food Critic | Social Media Sensation Transforming Restaurant Reviews

1 recent talk · through 2025
Paul Earle

Paul Earle

Innovative Food Entrepreneur | Reimagining Mac & Cheese for Modern Consumers

1 recent talk · through 2025
Niilo Säämänen

Niilo Säämänen

CTO at Wolt | Scaled engineering from 10 to 700+ people across 30+ countries

1 recent talk · through 2024
Sadira E. Furlow

Sadira E. Furlow

Global Chief Brand and Comms Officer | TONY'S CHOCOLONELY Sustainability Champion

1 recent talk · through 2025
Sandra Amachree

Sandra Amachree

Head of Communications | Marketing Innovation in Nigerian Brewing Industry

1 recent talk · through 2025
Cecilia Bottai-Mondino

Cecilia Bottai-Mondino

VP Marketing, HEINEKEN BRAZIL | Driving Creativity in Marketing

1 recent talk · through 2025
Carly Burford

Carly Burford

Global Brand Director, PERONI NASTRO AZZURRO | Marketing Creativity & Brand Building

1 recent talk · through 2025
Cristina Diezhandino

Cristina Diezhandino

Chief Marketing Officer, DIAGEO | Global Brand Leadership Strategy

1 recent talk · through 2025
Esi Eggleston Bracey

Esi Eggleston Bracey

Chief Growth and Marketing Officer | Driving Global Brand Innovation at Unilever

1 recent talk · through 2025
Morgan Flatley

Morgan Flatley

Global Chief Marketing Officer, MCDONALD'S | Creativity & Marketing Transformation

1 recent talk · through 2025
Gülen Bengi

Gülen Bengi

Lead Chief Marketing Officer | Global Brand Strategy at MARS

1 recent talk · through 2025
Afke van de Klashorst

Afke van de Klashorst

Digital Innovation Leader | Transforming Media and eCommerce Experiences

1 recent talk · through 2025
Marcel Marcondes

Marcel Marcondes

Global Chief Marketing Officer, AB INBEV | Creativity & Marketing Visionary

1 recent talk · through 2025
Aude Gandon

Aude Gandon

Global Chief Marketing Officer at NESTLE | Driving Marketing Innovation

1 recent talk · through 2025
Laura Jones

Laura Jones

Chief Marketing Officer at Instacart | Building Next-Generation Marketing Strategies

1 recent talk · through 2025
Miki Kuusi

Miki Kuusi

Scaling Global Food Delivery Platforms | Wolt Founder & DoorDash International Leader

1 recent talk · through 2024
Marianne Vikkula

Marianne Vikkula

Former Head of Wolt | Led growth strategy through DoorDash acquisition

1 recent talk · through 2024
Maija Itkonen

Maija Itkonen

Alternative Protein Pioneer | Precision Fermentation & Sustainable Food Technology

1 recent talk · through 2024
Waithera Kabiru

Waithera Kabiru

Digital Hub Lead - Africa | Transforming Businesses through Tech in Africa

1 recent talk · through 2025
Monty Moran

Monty Moran

Former Co-CEO at Chipotle | People-First Leadership and Brand Expansion

2 talks · through 2023
Dan Barber

Dan Barber

Chef & Food Visionary | Redefining Sustainable Agriculture

2 talks · through 2010
Jennifer 8. Lee

Jennifer 8. Lee

Journalist | Unraveling the Mysteries of American 'Chinese' Food

2 talks · through 2020
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