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CEO of Inspire Brands, a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes nearly than 32,000 Arby's, Buffalo Wild Wings, Baskin-Robbins, Dunkin', Jimmy John's, Rusty Taco, and SONIC Drive-In restaurants worldwide.

Don Fox is a restaurant industry veteran with 46 years of experience, predominately in the QSR and Fast Casual segments. His first job was scrubbing pots and pans at the dish sink of a local Italian restaurant in NJ. He began his management career in 1976 with Six Flags amusement parks. In 1980, he embarked upon a 23 year career with Burger King Corporation, which included assignments in R&D and field operations. Don joined Firehouse Subs in 2003 as Director of Franchise Compliance, rose to COO in 2005, and became CEO in 2009. Under his leadership, the brand has grown to over 1185 restaurants in 46 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada. In 2011, Fox was awarded the Operator of the Year Award by Nation's Restaurant News. In 2013, he became a member of the National Restaurant Association's Board of Directors (now in his eight year of service) and received the association's Advocacy Award. Also in 2013, he received the Silver Plate Award from the International Food Manufacturers Association, and was named the #1 executive in the Fast Casual segment by FastCasual.com. In 2018 and 2019, he earned a spot on the list of the Florida 500 - Florida's Most Influential Business Leaders, Also in 2019, he was named an Industry Titan by Women's Food Service Forum. A board member of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association since 2013, he served as its chairman in 2017. He serves on boards in both the non-profit and for-profit arenas, both within and outside of the restaurant industry (among them, the Army Historical Foundation). Fox is also a published author. Among his works: "Patton's Vanguard - The United States Fourth Armored Division"​, published in 2003 (soft cover edition released in 2007) and "Final Battles of Patton's Vanguard," published in 2020. Fox is a frequent speaker and panelist at conferences and events both within and outside of the restaurant industry.

Niren is a student Harvard Business School starting in 2016 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a Chief Executive Officer at PANERA BREAD CO. Niren has worked as President Global KFC at YUM BRANDS INC, President at KFC, and President at Yum! Restaurants India. He attended Faculty of Management Studies between 1984 and 1986, Bard College, and Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram between 1977 and 1981.

Peter Cancro is a CEO/Founder at Jersey Mike's Franchise Systems Inc.

Joe has worked as Chief Financial Officer at Culver Franchising System, Controller at Culver Franchising System, and President/CEO at Culver Franchising System.

Guidara was previously with Au Bon Pain for five years. Guidara led an extraordinary turnaround of the Au Bon Pain business through a chain-wide remodel program, expanded menu offerings and upgrades to the food and operational systems. The ''new Au Bon Pain'' harkens back to the concept's French roots with an urban marketplace format, abundant displays of food, and sophisticated stylish décor. Guidara joined Au Bon Pain from the Wolfgang Puck Food Company, a national, multi-concept food service organization, where he served as President and CEO from 1996. In that role, he was responsible for overseeing the operations of both the restaurant and packaged food divisions of the company. Guidara successfully doubled the size of the chef-driven company during his tenure. In his ten years as President of the Restaurant Division of Restaurant Associates in New York, the post he held prior to joining the Wolfgang Puck Food Company, Guidara developed and managed a host of fine dining and foodservice concepts including Savories, The Sea Grill, Tropica and Café Centro. In addition, Guidara oversaw dining services for such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center's Metropolitan Opera House and the United Nations, and for corporate clients that included Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. Frank Guidara received a BS in Restaurant and Hotel Management in 1968 from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Guidara serves as an advisor on the UMass HTM Board (Hospitality and Tourism Management), a trustee for the Boston Children's Museum, a director for the National Restaurant Association, a director for the Massachusetts Restaurant Association and a member of the Nutrition Roundtable for the Harvard School of Public Health.