Event description

The 2022 Menus of Change Leadership Summit will feature over 40 industry experts, including nutrition and environmental scientists, consumer insight experts, chefs and culinary entrepreneurs, CIA faculty, business leaders and investment analysts, industry sector innovators, journalists, suppliers, policy advocates, food systems changemakers, and more. The topics addressed will be critically relevant to chefs and operators working to secure the financial viability of their restaurants and foodservice operations while also driving business strategy focused on personal and public health, environmental stewardship, and social responsibility.

GFI speaker

Stephanie von stein

Stephanie von Stein

SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT

Stephanie von Stein is Associate Director of International Engagement, overseeing the day-to-day work of GFI’s international operations to expand GFI’s impact internationally.

Event location

1946 Campus Drive
Hyde Park, California 12538 United States
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