MAPP 2023 CONFERENCE AGENDA

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Meet The Speakers

Lorena Garcia

Executive Chef & Partner, Chica
Tiffany Derry

Chef/Owner & Co-Founder T2D Concepts, Tiffany Derry Concepts
Andrew Zimmern

TV personality, Chef, Writer and Social Justice Advocate
Ellen Yin

Co-Founder/Owner, High Street Hospitality Group
Hassel Aviles

Co-Founder & Executive Director Not 9 to 5
Jason Hammel

Chef/Owner, Lula Café, Pilot Lights Chefs
Ji Hye Kim

Chef/Owner, Miss Kim
Shannon Smith

Chef, Author, Podcaster
Chris Shepherd

Founding Director, Southern Smoke Foundation
Suzanne Barr

Chef, Author, Restaurateur, Social Advocate
Martha Hoover

Chef/Owner/Founder, Won’t Stop Hospitality Inc.
Tom Foley

Co-Founder, T2D Concept, Attorney, Advocate
Dayanny De La Cruz

VP of Culinary Core Resources , Levy Restaurants
Ani Meinhold

Owner/GM, Phuc Yea
Micheline Mendelsohn

Deputy CEO, Sunnyside Restaurant Group
Elaine Chon-Baker

Founder & Managing Director, Mokja Ventures
Michael Shemtov

Owner / Founder, Butcher & Bee, The Daily, Redheaded Stranger, FancyPants
Lauren Fernandez

CEO, Full Course
Vicky Colas

Chef, Nutritionist, Entrepreneur, Consultant, Columnist, Author
Kimberlee Nicholls

Winemaker, Markham Vineyards
Adrianne Calvo

Chef, Owner, Author, TV Personality
Simone Mayer

Creative Director & CEO, FOH
Tanya Holland

Chef, Author, Restaurateur
Ambrely Ouimette

Executive Chef, Sushi | Bar
Adrian Lipscombe

Chef/Founder, 40 Acres Project
Irene Li

Chef/Owner, Mei Mei Dumplings
Tami Treadwell

Chef/Founder, Harlem Seafood Soul

SPOTLIGHT EVENT: Food, Wine & Spirits Extravaganza

May 1, 2023 at 7pm EST

Food, Wine & Spirits with Live Entertainment, food stations, specialty cocktails, and wine stalls spotlighting local women-led businesses with live Top Chef Cooking Demo with Chef’s Roll, global culinary network.

SEE PARTICIPANTS

Monday May 1, 2023

9:15am: Arrival & Welcome Coffee & Pastries

10am: Welcome and Introduction from Simone Mayer Creative Director & CEO, FOH

Welcome Remarks from Joanna James, Director and Producer of A Fine Line and MAPP Founder & President

10:20am: Redefined Restaurant Model Based on Health and Well-Being

Redefining restaurant operations and profitability based on health and well-being to create more sustainable growth and long-term prosperity. Explore creative ways that chefs & owners are valuing their employees so everyone feels replenished and making it easier to retain talent. A win-win for employees and employers with:

Andrew Zimmern (TV personality, chef, writer and social justice advocate), Tiffany Derry (Chef/Owner & Co-Founder T2D Concepts, Tiffany Derry Concepts), Jason Hammel (Chef/Owner, Lula Café, Pilot Light Chefs), Lorena Garcia (Executive Chef/Partner, Chica), Martha Hoover (Chef/Owner/Founder, Won’t Stop Hospitality Inc.), Ellen Yin (Co-Founder/Owner, High Street Hospitality Group) and Co-Moderated By Tom Foley (Co-Founder, T2D Concepts, Attorney, Advocate) and Joanna James (Founder & CEO, MAPP)

This workshop explores how we can create thriving businesses while maintaining our full lives. Let's shift the mindset from manager to mentor and dive into attaining a more robust support system in the workplace and beyond, with:

Suzanne Barr (Chef, Author, Restaurateur, Social Advocate), Jason Hammel (Chef/Owner, Lula Café, Pilot Light Chefs), Ji Hye Kim (Chef/Owner, Miss Kim) Chris Shepherd ( Founding director, Southern Smoke Foundation) and Moderated by Hassel Aviles (Co-Founder & Executive Director, Not 9 to 5)

11:35am: 7shifts Presents…Prioritize Mental Health to Prevent Burnout

1:00pm Lunch & Keynote Conversation

Enjoy a lunch of Miami Flavors with new friends! While dining you will hear a keynote conversation on the craft of hospitality and culinary coming together with wine and local sourcing to create the ultimate dining experience, featuring hospitality guru Tanya Holland, farmer and chef Adrian Lipscombe and Napa Winemaker Kimberlee Nicholls.

2:05pm: Rotating Workshops

Going from a Brick and Mortar to pop-up, private chef and product lines and vice versa to a Brick and Mortar. Learn about the ways to get ahead on your own terms in a way that works for you, with:

Ani Meinhold (Owner/GM, Phuc Yea), Vicky Colas (Chef/Owner, Chef Vicky & Pro Kitchen Hub), Tami Treadwell, (Chef/Founder, Harlem Seafood Soul), Irene Li (Chef/Owner, Mei Mei Dumplings), Adrianne Calvo (Chef, Owner, Author, TV Personality), Moderated by: Shannon Smith (Chef, Author, Podcaster)

1. Exploring Non-Traditional Pathways

2.Wealth is Health

Scaling your business to streamline operations while achieving greater financial independence. How to turn ownership into greater investment opportunities and greater personal prosperity. Our financial health is so important to discuss to reduce stress and create greater opportunities for ourselves steeped in self love, with:

Elaine Chon-Baker (Founder & Managing Director, Mokja Ventures), Micheline Mendelsohn (Deputy CEO, Sunnyside Restaurant Group), Michael Shemtov (Owner / Founder, Butcher & Bee, The Daily, Redheaded Stranger), Ambrely Ouimette (Executive Chef, Sushi|Bar) Moderated by: Lauren Fernandez (CEO, Full Course)

3. Growing your Network

During this third workshop, you will have the opportunity to get direct access and engagement with MAPP expert mentors, chefs, and speakers to build one-on-one connections and ask any burning questions. Not only will you be able to connect with our experts and speakers, but you will also have the chance to connect with your fellow attendees to build your personal and professional networks.

4:00pm roadMAPP seed-funding Live Pitch Session:

Participate in the roadMAPP $50K seed-funding live pitch session with three industry leaders as mentors and their three mentees, roadMAPP finalists to win seed-funding from a $50,000 prize pool. In addition to the roadMAPP Judges, your voice will count.

Judges: Tom Foley (Co-Founder, T2D Concepts, Attorney, Advocate), Elaine Chon-Baker (Founder/Managing Director, Mokja Ventures), Lauren Fernandez (Founder/CEO, Full Course), Tiffany Derry (Chef/Owner & Co-Founder T2D Concepts, Tiffany Derry Concepts), Ji Hye Kim (Chef/Owner, Miss Kim), Micheline Mendelsohn (Deputy CEO, Sunnyside Restaurant Group), Val James (Chef/Owner, Val’s Restaurant)

Mentors: Michael Shemtov (Owner / Founder, Butcher & Bee, The Daily, Redheaded Stranger), Ellen Yin (Co-Founder/Owner, High Street Hospitality Group) Lorena Garcia (Executive Chef/Partner, Chica)

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Meet The Seed Funding Finalists!

Kwini Reed

Co-Owner, Poppy & Seed LLC
Kwini Reed is a Southern California native, wife, mother, and entrepreneur. She is the co-owner of brunch restaurant, Poppy + Rose in Downtown Los Angeles, Orange County dining destination, Poppy & Seed, and upscale catering company, Root of All Foods with husband and chef of these concepts, Michael Reed.
Kwini Reed comes from a large family that values community, generosity, and a strong work ethic– traits that have helped her succeed in her career and personal endeavors. A graduate of California State University, Fullerton with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing, she now has over a decade of experience in business, finance, and human resource management, having worked at companies throughout LA, including The Standard Hotel, Band of Gypsies, and Brandy Melville USA. In her current day- to - day, she oversees operations of Poppy + Rose, Poppy & Seed, and Root of All Food managing finances, strategizing new concepts for the restaurant, spearheading collaborations, and more. She and Michael Reed have received numerous accolades for these concepts, including Orange Coast Magazine's “Best New Restaurant” (Poppy & Seed); and CBS Los Angeles’ “Best All-Day Breakfast Restaurants in LA” (Poppy + Rose)- among others.
She pioneers Poppy + Rose and Poppy & Seed's giving back initiatives as well, coordinating meal donations to organizations across LA, supporting first responders, social justice causes, youth development programs, and more. She is active with local nonprofits, such as Brown Bag Lady, which provides meals to people experiencing homelessness in LA. In addition, she participated in the James Beard Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership (WEL) program in 2021, which is focused on empowering women food industry entrepreneurs and restaurant owners and is a member of Re:Her a non-profit.
In October, Kwini Reed will participate in the LA Chef Conference 2022 as a co-moderator of a panel on the future of restaurants. Later this year, she plans to launch the UNI Coalition: We’re in this Together- a nonprofit teaching kitchen, supported by contributions from local chefs who will donate their time, allowing community members to become part of a training program that places people in their restaurants. By 2023, Kwini and Michael Reed will open Poppy + Rose in San Pedro, offering casual brunch and a refined dinner menu.
When Kwini Reed is not overseeing Poppy + Rose, Poppy & Seed, and Root of All Food, she enjoys spending time with Michael Reed, and their daughter Mackenzie, as well as creating music in her home studio.

Amy Wilson

Co-owner & Founder, Milk Jawn
Amy graduated from Eugene Lang College and Parsons School of Design, which are part of The New School in NYC. She studied writing, literature, and photography. Upon graduation, Amy worked in publishing and then, as a freelance writer for some time. It was a common Christmas gift that got the wheels in her head churning about a new passion and potential profession she would pursue.
In 2010, Amy’s husband, Alex, got her an ice cream maker. Her sister-in-law gave her an ice cream recipe book. Amy tried the first recipe in the book with her new ice cream machine, but the batch didn’t turn out as well as she had hoped. She began re-working the recipes and reading up on the science of ice cream in order to create the perfect pint. Then Amy began to wonder, “What recipes and new flavors could she create from a basic formula?” Her mindset began to shift around this science. She would walk down the aisles of the grocery store in her regular shopping routine, or be out to dinner with friends and see a “Rose Lemonade Soda” item on the menu…Could that flavor be an ice cream?
Amy was determined to find out. Despite her lack of culinary background, Amy decided to teach herself through experimentation using her resources, including that recipe book. She turned her kitchen into its own “Sundae School” and went to work, thus Milk Jawn was born.

Paula Wang

Co-Owner, CFO, Director of Operations, Rose Ave Bakery

Paula was one of the first bakers and employees to be hired during the start up/pop up days.
In 2017, she officially quit her desk job to attend L’Academie de Cuisine only to find out that the school would be closing two weeks before the start of her program. Without the technical background that she hoped to receive from attending pastry school, she took matters into her own hands: bought herself cookbooks, started baking every day she could, and reached out to bakeries.
Paula self-taught herself and came to work at Rose Ave as one of two bakers to help Rosie launch Rose Ave. Paula has grown in many ways in her journey and has helped the company grow and build the foundation it needed. She is the rock of Rose Ave and is always cool, calm, organized and empathetic to the team and their needs. Paula saw the potential of Rose Ave and has become co-owner and partner and director of operations (and everything in between).

7pm: Food, Wine & Spirits Extravaganza

Hosted at Miami Ironside

Join us for food, wine & spirits with music, eating & drink. There will be an abundance of food, specialty cocktails and wine from Miami’s top talent and beyond! In partnership with Chef’s Roll we will also be holding a Live Top Chef Cooking Demo featuring three emerging women chefs. Courtesy of MAPP and Chef’s Roll, three winners are provided travel, stay and conference tickets to be paired with their all-time dream mentors to prepare this special tasting. Get ready to celebrate!

Cocktail Activation: Outstanding female Beverage Director will emcee a fun, informative mixology contest with attendees weighing in on the fun. Three Miami female mixologists will get assigned certain ingredients to push the boundaries for a delicious MAPP Cocktail.