Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show 2022 Education Program
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 Schedule
Session Time | Session Location | Session Title | Speakers |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Meeting Room | Maximizing Your Talent in the Hospitality Industry – A Woman’s Perspective |
Cindy Staley, General Manager – The B Resort; |
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Meeting Room | Restaurant Inflation (Recession) Battle Plan | Donald Burns |
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 Schedule
Session Time | Session Location | Session Title | Speakers |
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Palms 1 Ballroom |
- GENERAL SESSION - |
Donna Hood Crecca, Principal, Technomic |
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Thought Leadership Stage | How Using A Distributor Can Help You With Supply Chain (working title) | Keri Burns, FRLA |
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11:00 AM - 11:45 AM |
Bonaire |
6 Marketing Mistakes We Found While Visiting 1,000 Restaurants | Matt Plapp |
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Curacao 1-2 |
Hemp - The New Green For Your Bottom Line | Chef Mary Adams |
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Curacao 3-4 |
The State of Technology in Food and Beverage | Rob Grimes, IFBTA |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Bonaire 6 | Be the Boss Everyone Wants to Work For: Uplevel Your Leadership with 3 Simple Questions | Alison Anne |
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Center Stage | Culinary Demonstration | Mareya Ibrahim |
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | Bonaire 3-4 |
How to WIN the Hiring Game | Donald Burns, The Restaurant Coach |
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | Bonaire 7-8 |
Restaurant Leadership Post COVID-19 | Dr. Oren Hertz, FIU |
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | Curacao 1-2 |
The Beverage EDGE | Brian Connors, FIU |
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | Curacao 3-4 |
5 Easy Ways to Collect Guest Data That Will Drive Revenue | Rev Ciancio, Handcraft Burgers & Brew |
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Thought Leadership Stage | Three Ways to Qualify for your Maximum Employee Retention Credit |
Sunshine Chapman, President of |
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM | Thought Leadership Stage | A Revolution in Roof Restoration | Fred Wolfe from EVEREST SYSTEMS FOR WeatherTight Systems |
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM | Bonaire 3-4 |
Leasing Restaurant Space – Negotiate to Win! | Dale Willerton, The Lease Coach |
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM | Bonaire 7-8 |
The Jedi Perspective & Controlling the Domino Effect | Homan Taghdiri, Michael Tipps, Invictus Hospitality |
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM | Curacao 1-2 |
Finding the Pathway Forward After a Crisis | Jon McGavin, Area General Manager, The Ritz-Carlton Orlando & The JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes; Jesse Martinez, GM, Alfond Inn at Rollins College; Lana Burke, Area GM, Embassy Suites Hampton Inn & Homewood Suites International Drive; Antonio Baez, Sr Director of Operations, the Sol Group |
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM | Curacao 3-4 |
Disruptive Innovations | Brian Connors, Joseph Cilli |
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM | Center Stage | Torch Award Presentation & Demonstration: Chef Jim Shirley |
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2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | Meeting Room | How to Define, Re-Define, and Create a Concept | Homan Taghdiri, Michael Tipps, Invictus Hospitality |
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM | Center Stage | RAISE THE BAR: BUILDING THE RIGHT TEAM & COCKTAIL MENUS TO KEEP YOUR CUSTOMERS THIRSTY FOR MORE! | Art Sutley, Mia Mastroianni, Phil Wills |
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Thought Leadership Stage | How to Optimize Your Inventory Management of Wine and Spirits? | Guy Doucet, CEO and Founder of Alfred Technologies |
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM | Bonaire 3-4 |
Crafting Culture: How to Care for the Needs of your Staff | Chris Deferio, Keys to the Shop Consulting |
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM | Bonaire 7-8 |
Beyond avocado toast; Plant-based breakfast and brunch options that will wake and up wow your menu | Saf Carter |
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2:15 PM - 3:00 PM | Curacao 3-4 |
5 Secrets to the Digital Table Touch | Zack Oates |
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Thought Leadership Stage | Big Opportunities for Short Staffing: Using Technology in Labor Shortage | Nicholas Franklin, Senior Customer Trainer and Eric Rutherford, Customer Trainer |
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM | Bonaire 7-8 |
Food & Beverage Directors Presentation | Cesar Matus, Director, Food & Beverage Omni Resort @ Championsgate; Justin Jaret, Director, Food & Beverage Signia by Hilton and Waldorf Astoria Bonnet Creek; Nicholas Graefe, Director of Food and Beverage, Loews Hotels at Universal; John Josberger, Director of Food and Beverage, World Center Marriott |
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM | Curacao 1-2 |
PR & Marketing (using social media to boost your brand) | |
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM | Curacao 3-4 |
Tech Solutions To Fight Inflation | Andrew Koumi, Green Market Café |
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Meeting Room | Add Six Figures In Profit With These 600 Customers | Matt Plapp |
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Center Stage | Hip Sip Competition using Savage & Cooke Distillery's The Burning Chair Bourbon | Emcee Brian Connors (FIU) Judges: Mia Mastroianni, Phil Wills, Art Sutley |
Thursday, November 3, 2022 Schedule
Session Time | Session Location | Session Title | Speakers |
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Palms 1 Ballroom |
- BREAKFAST KEYNOTE - |
Jim Murphy, CEO, Afterburner |
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Thought Leadership Stage | FRLA Distributors Panel | FRLA |
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM |
Bonaire |
Too Busy to Grow: Solving the 'Never Enough Time' Problem | Alison Anne |
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM |
Bonaire |
How to Increase Profits 2-5% in 30-Days | Donald Burns, The Restaurant Coach |
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Curacao 1-2 |
Plant-Based Proteins, Dairy Alternatives and Nutritious Snacks and Desserts in Foodservice, Institutions, and Schools | Saf Carter |
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Curacao 3-4 |
The State of Off-Premises Ordering | Anna Tauzin, ChowNow + Operators |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Meeting Room | Negotiating Restaurant Tenant Leases | Dale Willerton, The Lease Coach |
11:00 AM - 11:45 PM | Center Stage | Culinary Demonstration: Chef Shaun O'Neale | |
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM | Thought Leadership Stage | Technology vs the Recession – How to Overcome Increased Costs & Reduced Consumer Spending | Daniel Rodgers, Founder & President of QikServe |
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | Bonaire 7-8 |
Your Marketing Questions Answered | Rev Ciancio, Handcraft Burgers & Brew |
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | Curacao 1-2 |
How Anticarcinogenic Foods are Simply Good for You | Chef Michael Bennett |
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | Curacao 3-4 |
Stepping over the edge: How web3 is changing the landscape of restaurants | Skip Kimpel, ConStrata |
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | Center Stage | Beacon Award Presentation - Chef Michelle Bernstein | |
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Thought Leadership Stage | CogoBuzz | |
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Bonaire 3-4 |
Visit Florida Presentation | |
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Bonaire 7-8 |
10 Key Things to Have a Successful Restaurant | Nick Vojnovic + Andrew Koumi, Green Market Café |
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Curacao 1-2 |
Reducing Food Waste and Food Rescue 101 | Dr. John Buschman & Chef John Noble Masi (Virtually), FIU |
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Meeting Room | Starting a Successful Restaurant – The Non-Negotiables | Doug Radkey |
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Center Stage | Rapid Fire Challenge - Firehouse Favorites | Judges: Shaun O'Neale & Rev Ciancio |