RESTAURANT FRANCHISING & INNOVATION SUMMIT
Powering franchise growth through technology and leadership
Early Bird registration ends February 14. Save $100 off the standard rate.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT
Many of the fastest growing and most successful chains in the restaurant industry are embracing innovation throughout their operations. These forward-thinking brands are constantly looking for the next innovation — new technologies, new menu items, new marketing tactics, new training programs, etc. — that will propel them to even greater heights.
At the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit, executives from leading brands will share their success stories of the numerous ways they have innovated to grow their franchises. Attendees will gain insight and inspiration to help them be more progressive in every facet of their businesses.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
KEYNOTE
Kat Cole
COO & President
Nicolas Boudet
President – Intl
Paul Damico
CEO
Roger David
President & CEO
Beto Guajardo
President
Joe Guith
CEO
Mike Kupstas
President & CEO
David McDougall
CEO
Michael Mohammed
CEO
Desi Saran
Founder & CEO
Mike Speck
CEO
Charles Watson
CEO
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Anyone on the corporate franchising side involved in driving product, service, equipment, and customer-experience innovation, new franchise development, franchise branding, and consistent technology adoption, use, and utilization among existing system franchisees. This also includes successful franchise owner/operators who serve in advisory capacities, as pilot testers, early adopters, and vocal champions of new system innovations and technologies. As well as operators of existing successful franchisees and start-up franchisors.
Attendance will include executives with responsibility for:
- Franchise development
- Franchise operations
- Information Technology
- M-commerce / E-commerce
- Marketing / Branding
- Operations
- Payments
- Purchasing
- Strategy
PAST ATTENDEES
2020 SPONSORS & PARTNERS
ADM Marketing
platinum sponsor
Appetize
platinum sponsor
Hot Rocks Pizza Ovens
platinum sponsor
Middleby Corporation
platinum sponsor
gold sponsor
Huddle
gold sponsor
Checkmate
gold sponsor
NuArx
gold sponsor
Ordermark
gold sponsor
Partners + Napier
gold sponsor
PDQ Signature Systems
gold sponsor
Revel Systems
gold sponsor
ShiftPixy
gold sponsor
Guardian Protection
bronze sponsor
Heifer
bronze sponsor
AyrKing
associate sponsor
DEEL Media
associate sponsor
The Dairy Alliance
associate sponsor
Simpli.fi
bag sponsor
Steritech
lanyard sponsor
FastCasual.com
media partner
Food Truck Operator
media partner
Franchise Business Review
partner sponsor
Interactive Customer Experience Association
association partner
PizzaMarketplace.com
media partner
