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Tuesday, March 3
From economics to the geopolitical landscape to consumer trends to the future of risk, your most critical challenges are on the menu. Speakers include:
Connor Lokar, senior forecaster & senior economic consulting speaker, ITR Economics, returns to the Executive Summit to share market forecasts and actionable advice to help foodservice industry leaders stay ahead of upcoming economic twists and turns.
Jonathan Wood, principal, Control Risks’ geopolitical and strategic risk advisory team. Jonathan provides analysis and strategic advisory on political, operational, security, and integrity risks to multinational organizations in the technology, financial, energy, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and industrial sectors. His subject matter expertise encompasses geopolitics, economic development, sanctions, and transnational security issues.
Matt Carmichael, senior vice president, Ipsos, is a futurist and trend expert. He is the founding editor of the award-winning, What the Future magazine and a lead author for Ipsos Global Trends, the global AI Monitor and the U.S. Consumer Tracker. Ipsos is one of the world’s leading market research companies, delivering reliable information for a true understanding of society, markets and people, to help the world make better decisions.
Dr. Sam Potolicchio, president, Preparing Global Leaders Forum and professor of Executive Education EMBA programs at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., and at the Mannheim Business School (Germany). He is a visiting lecturer at University of Bologna (Italy) and teaches two classes (US Political Systems and Preparing to Be President) to Georgetown University undergraduates. Sam offers executives up-to-the-minute advice on adapting to a globalized world.
Kay Firth-Butterfield, CEO, Good Tech Advisory, leads a team offering thought leadership, advice and support to companies to enable them to reap the benefits and mitigate the risks that AI brings to their enterprise. Her new book “Co-Existing with AI: Work, Love and Play in a Changing World” was published by Wiley in January 2026.
She is the former head of Artificial Intelligence & Quantum and member of the Executive Committee at the World Economic Forum and is one of the foremost experts in the world on the use and governance of AI. Kay has an abiding interest in how humanity can benefit from new technologies, especially AI and has been consistently recognized as a leading woman in AI and leadership, including by the New York Times.