A Terrific Evening at Meet the Experts

Power networking & speed coaching was on the menu at the third annual Meet the Experts event on May 10, 2016. A special keynote address by Tim McEnery, Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants, kicked off the evening at Fremont Chicago in River North. Thank you to everyone for attending, and to the experts and sponsors for supporting this valuable event event.

Thank you to our 2016 experts:

Joe Baez Principal Clifton Larson Allen	Chuck Taylor Principal Clifton Larson Allen	Kevin Boehm and Rob Katz Owners BOKA Restaurant Group	Gerrin Butler Director of Food Production Chicago Department of Public Health
Laurie Cairns Managing Partner Blast Marketing	Abe Conlon Owner Fat Rice	Patrick Donelly General Manager Hyatt Regency Chicago	Beau D'Arcy Founder Breakwater Chicago
Michelle Dukler CEO TGI Concessions	Marc Epstein Operating Partner Four Corners Tavern Group	Daniel Gerzina Editor Eater Chicago	Bobby Gonzalez Concierge/Member, Les Clefs d'Or USA Hotel Palomar Chicago
Adam Herbert Managing Partner The Radler	Janet Isabelli CEO/Partner Isabelli Media Relations	Rai Karmani Founder Zero Percent	Glenn Keefer Risk Management Consultant Heil & Kay Insurance
Beverly Kim Owner Parachute	Tom Koenigsberg Chief Marketing Officer Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurants	Jeremy Kudan Owner Kudan Real Estate	Ashvin Lad Co-Founder Breakwater Chicago
Donnie Madia Restaurateur and Owner One Off Hospitality Group	Eddie Mahoney Operating Partner The Fifty/50 Group	Matthew McCahill Corporate Director of Food, Beverage & Nightlife The Godfrey Hotel / The LondonHouse Hotel	Kelly McCahon Sales and Marketing Resource POS
Adam Geenen Sales & Marketing Resource POS	Tim McEnery Founder Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurants	Amy Morton Owner and Operator Found Kitchen and Social House	Alex Pappas Partner Axia Law
Wayne Rich Senior Relationship Manager Heartland Payment Systems	Carmen Rossi Partner 8 | A Hospitality Company	Sam Sanchez CEO/Restaurateur Samco Enterprises	Kristianna Smith Director of Business Development Land and Sea Dept.
Doug Sohn Founder Hot Doug's	Phil Tadros Founder and CEO Doejo/ Bowtruss Coffee/ Aquanaut Beer/ Bunny The Microbakery	Joey Terrell Founder Rte 66 Corporation	Patrick Wartan Partner Axia Law
Britt Whitfield Partner The Revel Group	Clinton Wolf VP United Healthcare	Kristen Zagozdon VP of HR Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurants

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