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11:30 AM - 3:30 PM | 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM MURTEC welcomes you to Topgolf, the premier entertainment destination and intersection of entertainment and technology in Las Vegas. Whether you golf all the time or have never swung a club, come play around. In addition to taking some swings, enjoy a hand-crafted food & beverage menu while you catch up with friends old and new. Transportation will be provided. Open to all restaurant operators and select sponsors. Pre-registration required. Group Departures Area at the Paris Las Vegas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1:30 PM - 2:25 PM | 1:30 PM - 2:25 PM What is the metaverse and what does it mean for the restaurant industry? We’ll break it down, offering simple takeaways for a better understanding of the web3 world, what is happening in our space now, and how it may be relevant in 2023 and beyond. Champagne 1 | 1:30 PM - 2:25 PM As cyber crime reaches unprecedented heights and sophistication, many restaurants remain unprepared for a potentially catastrophic breach. Join us as we tap technology experts and restaurant executives to break down the most critical next steps your organization must be prepared to execute, should the unthinkable occur. Tom Seeker - Earl Enterprises Brian Lucy - CKE Restaurants Inc. Amit Verma - Comcast Business Courtney Radke - Fortinet Champagne 4 | 1:30 PM - 2:25 PM This engaging series focuses on operations, security, and kitchen management, featuring speakers from Acumera, Fingermark, and PreciTaste. Versailles 1 & 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Paris Ballroom Foyer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2:30 PM - 7:00 PM | 2:30 PM - 7:00 PM In partnership with the Restaurant Technology Network, MURTEC 2023 will play host to an exciting lineup featuring the industry’s hottest start-up technology companies. Check out the 15 start-ups selected to showcase LIVE in Start-Up Alley. The 15 companies will be narrowed down to just three–those three hot start-ups will take the MURTEC Main Stage where they will be asked questions by the judges. MURTEC attendees will cast their votes for the winner of Start-Up Alley at MURTEC 2023! Paris Ballroom Foyer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3:00 PM - 3:55 PM | 3:00 PM - 3:55 PM Join us for a lively discussion around restaurant use cases for AI and machine learning, from drive-thru and KDS to staffing and inventory. We’ll explore how restaurants are tapping voice to streamline operations, and how this technology may evolve to serve up even more efficiencies in the near future. Champagne 1 | 3:00 PM - 3:55 PM POS is central to restaurant operations, not only processing orders but also managing data, integrating across an array of channels, and delivering actionable analytics. Our in-person buyer’s guide examines must-have features, hot trends, and critical considerations for buyers. Champagne 4 | Concurrent Breakout Session 2C: Tech Disruptor Series II: Optimizing Labor, Sales & Guest Experience 3:00 PM - 3:55 PM This lively series zeroes in on guest feedback, labor, and forecasting, featuring speakers from Hour Work, Lineup.ai, and Ovation. Versailles 1 & 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4:00 PM - 5:25 PM | 4:00 PM - 5:25 PM Make the most out of your time at MURTEC with curated 1:1 networking. In this professionally moderated session, we'll help restaurant executives with shared interest find each other, and introduce you to solutions you care about. MURTEC curates each participant's preferred topics and profiles to spark worthwhile one-on-one conversations. Open to all restaurant operators and select sponsors. Pre-registration required. Champagne 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Paris Ballroom - Rivoli | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Paris Ballroom - Rivoli |
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8:00 AM - 6:45 PM | 8:00 AM - 6:45 PM In partnership with the Restaurant Technology Network, MURTEC 2023 will play host to an exciting lineup featuring the industry’s hottest start-up technology companies. Check out the 15 start-ups selected to showcase LIVE in Start-Up Alley. The 15 companies will be narrowed down to just three–those three hot start-ups will take the MURTEC Main Stage where they will be asked questions by the judges. MURTEC attendees will cast their votes for the winner of Start-Up Alley at MURTEC 2023! Paris Ballroom Foyer | 8:00 AM - 6:45 PM Paris Ballroom - Rivoli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM | 8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Join us as we kick off MURTEC 2023 with big ideas, hot topics, and exciting solutions. Take it ALL IN! Paris Ballroom - Vendome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Yum! Brand's CFO recently said his aspiration is that “someday, 90% of our sales should be powered by digital." Join us as we host the industry’s top Digital Transformers, restaurant technology visionaries responsible for shaping digital channels and experiences for the world’s most beloved brands. Discover what’s now, what's new, and what’s next when it comes to this unprecedented paradigm shift. Wade Allen - Brinker International Justin Falciola - Papa Johns International, Inc. Vadim Parizher - Taco Bell Paris Ballroom - Vendome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9:50 AM - 10:30 AM | 9:50 AM - 10:30 AM Paris Ballroom - Rivoli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM | 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM The pandemic sparked entirely new definitions of what it means to be a restaurant. Table stakes alternatives to dining in fueled innovative new revenue streams that seem to be here to stay. Join us as we spotlight unique stories via one-on-one conversations with brands who have diversified business models with revenue streams like catering, vending and loyalty. Brian Anderson - Upward Projects Restaurant Group Paul Macaluso - Another Broken Egg Cafe Dan Mesches - Sprinkles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11:25 AM - 12:00 PM | 11:25 AM - 12:00 PM How can your organization foster and maintain a culture of innovation? Futurist Obi Felten, CEO, Flourish Labs; Head of Getting Moonshots Ready for Contact with the Real World, Google X (2012-2021), shares lessons and key takeaways on shooting for the moon, embracing failure, learning fast — and how to support your team throughout the journey. Paris Ballroom - Vendome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM | 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM Four years after welcoming its first 20 members from the MURTEC stage, the Restaurant Technology Network has grown to more than 400 member brands made up of the industry’s most invested and brightest tech talent. Join us as we share milestones in standardization and technology guidance, and find out what’s next for this game-changing community. Paris Ballroom - Vendome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12:25 PM - 1:45 PM | 12:25 PM - 1:45 PM Paris Ballroom - Rivoli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1:45 PM - 1:55 PM | 1:45 PM - 1:55 PM Dave’s Hot Chicken is one of the fastest-growing US franchise chains in 2022. Hear from Leon Davoyan, CTO of Dave’s on their technology-centered approach to hyper-speed franchise growth and success. Leon will share his learnings and words of wisdom on what it takes to execute a successful rollout with complex technology across a rapidly growing franchise brand. Champagne 1 | 1:45 PM - 1:55 PM 3rd & Ferry Fish Market’s primary pain point was service staff stockpiling orders and entering them in the POS in large blocks. This led to overloads in the kitchen, which led to longer ticket times and, ultimately, unhappy guests. Hear from Nadav Solomon, President & Founder of Tabit, to learn how they turned this around by increasing orders and table turns, decreasing ticket times, and reducing stress for employees while enhancing the customer experience. Champagne 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM The Restaurant Technology Network releases the industry’s first collection of 100+ key performance indicators (KPIs), covering six broad categories: sales, marketing, product, labor, operations, service, and financials. In addition, we’ll showcase the Restaurant Technology Capabilities Framework, a tool that defines functional areas and capabilities for solutions, allowing restaurant technology stakeholders to speak a common language. Join us as we hear from key contributors about these tools and explore how you can use them today. Champagne 4 | 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM HT's 2023 Restaurant Technology Study delivers strategic, data-driven insights into how restaurants are investing more, focusing on integrations, mobile transactions, and digital engagement. Champagne 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM | 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Paris Ballroom - Rivoli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Hot and fresh food being ready upon arrival is a key part of the off-premise guest experience. Integrating location technology to where restaurants already monitor their digital orders for pickup, delivery, and curbside is a great way to prioritize order preparation by understanding exactly when guests and delivery drivers will arrive. Join Olo, FlyBuy, and their joint customer Five Guys in this interactive workshop for actionable insights and takeaways on how to optimize this increasingly important part of your guests experience. Champagne 1 | 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Every restaurant brand with a history of success is holding onto something that they believe is the key to success. For Uno’s Pizzeria and Grill it was a history of coupons and discounts. The barrier to bringing on new technology wasn’t in knowing what they needed next, it was overcoming the internal resistance to change. Champagne 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4:20 PM - 4:45 PM | 4:20 PM - 4:45 PM Automation has the potential to remake our industry, streamlining repetitive tasks and ensuring quality control. We sit down with Benson Tsai, former SpaceX engineer, and CEO & Co-Founder of Stellar Pizza, to learn how he developed, built, and launched a mobile “pizza robot” that’s taking Los Angeles by storm. Paris Ballroom - Vendome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM | 4:45 PM - 5:30 PM RTN’s Start-Up Alley race to the finish line. Hear from the judges and top three contestants in a battle to take the win, voted on by you, the attendees, and announced live at the conclusion of this session. Carissa De Santis - Brix Holdings Robert Notte - MOD Pizza Zerrick Pearson - Five Guys Enterprises, LLC Paris Ballroom - Vendome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5:30 PM - 6:45 PM | 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM Paris Ballroom - Rivoli |
7:00 AM - 2:00 PM | 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM Champagne 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8:00 AM - 10:15 AM | 8:00 AM - 10:15 AM In partnership with the Restaurant Technology Network, MURTEC 2023 will play host to an exciting lineup featuring the industry’s hottest start-up technology companies. Check out the 15 start-ups selected to showcase LIVE in Start-Up Alley. The 15 companies will be narrowed down to just three–those three hot start-ups will take the MURTEC Main Stage where they will be asked questions by the judges. MURTEC attendees will cast their votes for the winner of Start-Up Alley at MURTEC 2023! Paris Ballroom Foyer | 8:00 AM - 10:15 AM Paris Ballroom - Rivoli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8:55 AM - 9:25 AM | 8:55 AM - 9:25 AM For the seventh year, HT recognizes Top Women in Restaurant Technology. Also, HT presents Industry Hero awards to brands that have made a difference. Paris Ballroom - Vendome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9:25 AM - 10:05 AM | 9:25 AM - 10:05 AM Whether you’re looking to attract front-line employees or better understand your most coveted target demographic, this session is a must experience. In a MURTEC first, we’ll hear from new generations about what they want when it comes to technology-enabled experiences, both in the workplace and when making decisions on where and how to devour their favorite meal. Paris Ballroom - Vendome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10:05 AM - 10:30 AM | 10:05 AM - 10:30 AM Paris Ballroom - Rivoli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM From defying gravity with store design to conveyor belt pick-up and AI in the drive-thru, there seem to be no limits on the need for speed-driving innovation in the restaurant space. In this storytelling series, we’ll hear one-on-one from the technology talent fueling some of the most buzzed-about brands, and explore how they're pioneering new paths at the intersection of technology, customer experience, and store design. Karl Goodhew - BurgerFi Jonathan Tryzbiak - Checkers Chris Demery - Blaze Pizza Jim Vitek - formerly Yum! Brands and Domino's Paris Ballroom - Vendome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM | 11:15 AM - 11:20 AM Paris Ballroom - Vendome |