Onome Okuma
Scott Scherer
Chief Digital Officer, Chick-fil-A
CIO, Jersey Mike’s
A member of Chick-fil-A’s IT team since 1994, Okuma has helped keep the 80-year-old chain consistently ahead of the curve on tech.
Scherer has led Jersey Mike’s tech team for over 20 years as the brand went from scrappy upstart to 3,300-unit franchise that just IPO’d. Next up? Plans to 5x its global footprint.
Savneet Singh
Debby Soo
CEO, PAR Technology
CEO, OpenTable
Singh took PAR from the brink of bankruptcy to one of the leading POS providers for quick-service chains. Now he is reshaping the company again with AI in mind.
As head of the country’s largest reservations platform, Soo is responsible for helping tens of thousands of local restaurants fill seats and run a smooth service.
Anand Varadarajan
Tony Xu CEO & Co-founder, DoorDash
CTO, Starbucks
The coffee giant has long been known for tech, but as it reinvests in the coffeehouse ex - perience, Varadarajan will be key in helping it find a new balance between the two.
Xu is expanding the nation’s dom - inant third-party delivery company into restaurants themselves with reservations and ordering software and even smart scales to improve accuracy.
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