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McDonalds, Coca-Cola, Buffalo Wild Wings CEOs to headline Women's Foodservice Forum

The Women’s Foodservice Forum announced that Buffalo Wild Wings CEO Sally Smith, Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO Muhtar Kent and McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson will keynote the 2015 WFF Annual Leadership Development Conference to be held on March 8-11, 2015 at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida.

March 5, 2015

The Women’s Foodservice Forum announced that Buffalo Wild Wings CEO Sally Smith, Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO Muhtar Kent and McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson will keynote the 2015 WFF Annual Leadership Development Conference to be held on March 8-11, 2015 at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida. The lineup will also include author Daniel Pink and long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, the announcement said.

This year's theme, "Changing the Face of Leadership," marks the culmination of a year-long celebration of WFF’s 25-year anniversary. 

“It’s amazing that WFF emerged out of the vision of 14 women who came together to discuss the state of women in foodservice 25 years ago and has blossomed into meeting the needs of our industry’s companies and thousands of individuals on an annual basis,” said Hattie Hill, WFF president and chief executive officer. “We expect nearly 3,000 women and men ranging from emerging leaders to mid-level, senior and C-suite executives in the foodservice industry from across the United States and Canada to attend this year’s conference.”

The three-day event is designed to deliver content, build meaningful and strategic industry connections and develop core leadership competencies. The conference features educational sessions on topics such as strategic thinking, increasing employee engagement and the art of leadership storytelling.