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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.
LUNCHEON SPEAKER Professor Kate Crawford, USC, a leading scholar of artificial intelligence, is a senior principal researcher at Microsoft Research New York, and the inaugural visiting chair for AI and Justice at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. Her book Atlas of AI won multiple awards and was named best book of the year by New Scientist and The Financial Times and she was named to theTIME100 list as one of the most influential people in AI. Professor Crawford discusses the business and human capital implications of AI.
ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING – Following lunch, NAFEM leaders recap the year’s accomplishments and outline what’s ahead for 2026. We’ll announce the results of director elections, usher in new officers, recap the success of our Social Purpose outreach and talk about new programs and partnerships.
RECEPTION/DINNER – We’ll sample the flavors of New Orleans at this popular networking event.