3rd Annual
The 3rd Annual Ghost Kitchen & Virtual Restaurant Conference was held in conjunction with the 2023 Texas Restaurant Show!
Held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, the 3rd Annual Ghost Kitchen and Virtual Restaurant Conference was a pre-conference activity in association with the Texas Restaurant Show! Attendees had the opportunity to hear from (and network with) top leaders from ghost kitchen, delivery, foodtech, and virtual brand industries…followed by two days checking out the latest and greatest in goods & services in the Texas Restaurant Show’s huge exhibit hall in the George Brown Convention Center.
Food ordering can be done online, not conferences.
Our Sponsors
Conference Speakers
Ankit Agarwal
Founder & CEO
HappyBoards
Sinan Akdal
Founder & CEO
Migros One Kitchen (Turkey)
Nabeel Alamgir
Co-Founder & CEO
Lunchbox
Geoff Alexander
President & CEO
Wow Bao
Adam Armeland
CEO & Co-Founder
KitchenHub
Nick Avedesian
CEO
BOLT Kitchens
Chris Baggott
Co-Founder & CEO
ClusterTruck
Dorothy Calba
Senior Research Analyst
Euromonitor International
Sam Cassell
Manager Finance – Ghost Kitchens
LSG Group
Pete Cook
President & Publisher
OnTrend Concepts
Andrew Custage
Head of Analytics
Sense360 by Medallia
Derrick Fountain
CEO and Co-Founder
Backhouse Brands
Andrew Gnoinski
Head of Enterprise
deliverect
Chris Heffernan
Founder & CEO
dlivrd
Phoebe Hettel
Head of Virtual Restaurants
Uber Eats
Aaron Hoffman
Co-Founder & Head of Strategy
DeliverThat
Aron Hollander
Senior Manager, Dark Kitchens
Uber Eats
Dustin Mares
Co-Founder
MealOutpost
Lisa W. Miller
Consumer Strategist & Storyteller
LWM & Associates
Andrew Nash
CEO
Targetable
Mike O’Hanlon
COO
ezCater
Zack Oates
Founder & CEO
Ovation
Carl Orsbourn
COO & Co-Founder
Juicer
Jon Register
Founder & CEO
Virturant
Meredith Sandland
CEO
Empower Delivery
Tyler Shin
Founder & Managing Member
Revolving Kitchen
Karan Tanna
Founder & CEO
Ghost Kitchens India
Anna Tauzin
Principal
The Good Kind
Anand Tumuluru
CEO & Co-Founder
Loop
André Vener
Founding Partner
Dog Haus Worldwide
Event Schedule
Friday, July 7th
| 1:00 pm | Welcoming Remarks
Conference Room |
| 1:15 pm | The Evolution of Foodservice Delivery: Ghost Kitchens, Virtual Brands and Beyond
Conference Room |
| 2:00 pm | Industry Leaders Panel
Conference Room |
| 2:45 pm | Afternoon Networking Break Foyer |
| 3:30 pm | Panel Discussion: Tech Stacks & Innovation
Conference Room |
| 4:15 pm | Panel Discussion: Driving Revenue
Conference Room |
| 5:00 pm | Closing Remarks
Conference Room |
| 5:05 pm | Networking Reception TBA |
| 6:00 pm | Evening Free for client dinners, and off-site events Off-Site |
Saturday, July 8th
| 8:00 am | Networking Breakfast Foyer |
| 9:00 am | Welcoming Remarks
Conference Room |
| 9:15 am | What Is It Going to Take to Make Delivery Work for Everyone? A Fireside Chat with Chris Baggott of ClusterTruck
Conference Room |
| 9:45 am | Panel Discussion: Food Halls & Innovative Ghost Kitchen Approaches
Conference Room |
| 10:30 am | Networking Break Foyer |
| 11:15 am | Virtual Brands Panel
Conference Room |
| 12:00 pm | Networking Lunch TBA |
| 1:30 pm | Deciphering the Delivery Dilemma
Conference Room |
| 2:15 pm | Panel Discussion: Catering
Conference Room |
| 3:00 pm | Networking Break Foyer |
| 3:30 pm | International Outlook & Opportunities Panel
Conference Room |
| 4:00 pm | Panel Discussion: Apps, Loyalty, and Managing Data
Conference Room |
| 4:45 pm | Closing Remarks & Adjourn
Conference Room |
Quick Facts
- July 7-8, 2023
- George R. Brown Convention Center
- Houston, Texas
