• FORTH Atlanta
  Check-in
  Caffeine, Bubbles, Bites & Vinyl​​

• Welcome & Opening Remarks
  Jen Hidinger-Kendrick, Founder, Giving Kitchen

• ROOM 1: The Power of Place - What Makes Cool?
  Host: Eric Weatherholtz, Automatic
  Brooks Reitz, Leon's Oyster Shop & Jack Rudy Cocktail Co.
  Taylor Bruce, Wildsam & First Light Books

• ROOM 1
  When You Build it, They Will Come - Big Projects Shaping the South
  Host: George Banks, Revel
  Brian McGowan, Centennial Yards
  Herbert Ames, Lulah Hills/Ashley Landing

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• ROOM 2
  Inside the Playbook – How Leading Restaurant Groups Tackle National Growth
  Host: Emily Green, Brand Urban 
  Adele Parodi, Quality Branded
  Todd Reppert, Uchi
  Amy Calcutt, Cactus Club Cafe

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• MOONLIGHT
  Good Design Gets You More
  Host: Antonia Botero, MADDPROJECT
  Morris Adjmi, MA | Morris Adjmi Architects
  Ian Mills, MA | Morris Adjmi Architects
  Nick Chelko, MA | Morris Adjmi Architects

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• IL PREMIO
  Sponsor Peer Groups, Session 1
  Groups 1 & 2

• ROOM 1
  Fasten Your Seatbelt - AI is Here and the Rules Have Changed
  Host: Michael Townsend, Townsend & Associates
  John Picard, Architect-Coder-Entrepreneur-Activist-Futurist

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• ROOM 2
  Building for Growth
  Host: Michael Davis, Homegrown 
  Robbie Nowinski, E+Rose 
  Robert LeBlanc, LeBlanc + Smith

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• MOONLIGHT
  Tom FitzGerald, Asana, Brooklyn & Church
  Reid Freeman, Regent, Eastern Wharf

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• IL PREMIO
  Sponsor Peer Groups, Session 2
  Groups 3 & 4

• Walkabout to Nine Mile Station
  Lunch & Tours of Scout Hotel
  Ponce City Market, Old Fourth Ward
  All Attendee Event

• ROOM 1
  Nashvegas: From Honky-Tonks to Region-Defining Developments
  Host: Eric Weatherholtz, Automatic
  Jean Paul Wardy, CenterCal
  Jim Irwin, New City Properties

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• ROOM 2
  Experiential Hospitality: Welcome to the New Frontier
  Host: Rob Johnson, Emerging Concepts
  Manish Vora, Museum of Ice Cream
  Jon Gardner, F1 Arcade
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• MOONLIGHT
  F&B Accelerator: Getting and Keeping Butts in Seats
  Host: Gene Rice, Vantage Realty Partners
  Thom Williams: ASD|SKY
  Anna Tarver: Sprouthouse Agency

• ROOM 1
  Difficult to Develop? Hold my Beer.
  Host: Brian Smith, Brand Properties
  Max Grelier, Mid-City District
  Melissa Ahrendt, Stafford
  Leo Wiener, Ackerman & Co.

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• ROOM 2
  Staying True - How Brands Can Grow Without Losing Their Soul
  Host: Jessica Curtis, ORIGIN Realty Advisors 
  Jeff Carcara, Sixty Vines
  John Currence, Big Bad Breakfast​​​​

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• IL PREMIO
  Sponsor Peer Groups, Session 4
  Groups 5 & 6

• ROOM 1
  Yes, Chef: Insights from Leading Restaurateurs
  Host: Greg Best, Ticonderoga Club
  Craig Richards, Lyla Lila
  Josh Hackler, Grassfed Culture Hospitality

• ROOM 2
  Where Are the Opportunities? Capital Markets and Private Equity Insights
  Host: Eric Weatherholtz, Automatic
  Jarrett Sappington, PGIM
  Ben Brunt, Noble Investment Group
  Nico Marin, Sorelle Capital

• OFFSITE
  Close Company Cocktails & CEO Insights with David Kaplan
  Host: Matt Winn, Maple Hospitality Group
  505 North Angier Avenue, Suite 320
  WAITLISTED​​  (Members-Only Event)

• Cocktails & Jazz at Burle's Bar
  Jazz from Creosote Clone
  505 North Angier Avenue, Suite 500
  Wear your name badge, and cocktails are on Automatic!
  All Attendee Event