Restaurant Leadership Conference 2026

April 19-22, 2026
JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Phoenix, AZ

Connect with restaurant leaders, discover new strategies, and grow your business for the future.

700+
Attendees
100+
Speakers
200+
Companies

What is Restaurant Leadership Conference?

Join 1,700+ C-suite executives and decision-makers from leading restaurant chains and emerging brands. Explore actionable strategies on AI, cybersecurity, customer loyalty, labor management, and supplier partnerships. Elevate your business and forge key connections in Phoenix, AZ. Learn more at Restaurant Leadership Conference website

Who Attends

  • Restaurant CEOs & Presidents from top 500 chains and growing brands
  • Chief Operating Officers optimizing large-scale restaurant operations
  • Chief Marketing Officers driving customer loyalty and brand growth
  • VP of Technology implementing AI and cybersecurity solutions
  • Supply Chain Directors forging strategic vendor relationships
  • Emerging Brand Founders scaling innovative restaurant concepts

Key Topics

  • AI for Restaurant Operations
  • Cybersecurity for Foodservice
  • Customer Data & Loyalty Optimization
  • Innovative Labor Cost Management
  • Strategic Supplier Partnerships

Why Restaurant Leadership Conference Matters for B2B Teams

Scale & Community

Join 1,700+ attendees, including leaders from 184 of the top 500 chains. Connect with a broad community shaping the restaurant industry's future.

Executive Access

Engage directly with C-suite executives and key decision-makers who drive strategy and control budgets for major restaurant brands.

Practical Outcomes

Gain actionable strategies on AI, labor, and customer loyalty. Leave with insights to optimize operations and forge partnerships that boost your bottom line.

The Challenge

Why Most Teams Fail to Maximize Event ROI

Without preparation, Restaurant Leadership Conference 2026 becomes an expensive networking trip with nothing to show.

Unusable Portals

700+ attendees. No way to filter by ICP. Finding ideal prospects means manually clicking through thousands of profiles.

Too Late

30-40% of attendees register in the last 2-3 weeks. Finish reaching out to one batch, hundreds more registered. Always behind.

No Prioritization

Without scoring and segmentation, all 700+ attendees look the same. Teams waste cycles on low-fit prospects instead of focusing on high-value targets.

Manual Multi-Channel

Reaching prospects across email, LinkedIn, phone, and in-app manually is impossible at scale. Most teams pick one channel and miss opportunities.

Best Practices

How to Actually Maximize Restaurant ROI

Winning teams follow two phases: preparation and execution.

3-4 weeks before

Pre-Event Preparation

Identify Target Prospects

Monitor attendee lists continuously as 30-40% register in the last 2-3 weeks.

Enrich with Contacts

Add verified emails, LinkedIn profiles, company data, and tech stack to raw attendee names.

ICP, Persona & ABM Matching

Score by role, title, job level, company size, revenue, location, industry. Match to target personas and ABM accounts. Focus on top 20%.

Launch Multi-Channel Outreach

Email, LinkedIn, phone, in-app. Goal: pre-book meetings with high-value prospects.

Event week

During the Event

Execute Pre-Booked Meetings

Calendars should be 60-70% full with high-fit prospects before arriving at Phoenix.

Prioritized Conversations

Know ICP score and context for every interaction. Focus on high-value targets.

The Reality: Nearly Impossible Manually

These practices work. But 30-40% of attendees register in the last 2-3 weeks. Manual execution takes 5-7 days per batch. Teams would need to repeat identification, enrichment, scoring, and outreach continuously across email, LinkedIn, phone, and in-app. Most don't have the bandwidth.

The question isn't what to do. It's how to execute continuously at scale.

Turning Strategy Into Execution

Spivot automates the event workflow from attendee extraction to post-event nurture. Execute best practices without manual work.

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How Spivot Automates Event Best Practices

Strategy becomes workflow.

1

Identify Target Prospects Automatically

Best Practice: Monitor attendee lists continuously as registrations come in.

How Spivot Helps: Connect to the event portal or upload the CSV. We identify target prospects and refresh daily as new registrations come in. Catch the 30-40% who register late without lifting a finger.

Manual: Days per refresh → Spivot: 10 minutes
2

Enrich with YOUR API Keys

Best Practice: Transform basic attendee lists into rich prospect profiles with verified contact data.

How Spivot Helps: Connect Apollo, ZoomInfo, or any other enrichment provider. We add verified emails, LinkedIn profiles, company data, and tech stack. Full control over provider and costs.

Scale
Handle all 700+ Restaurant attendees in one upload
Manual: 4-6 hours → Spivot: 2-3 minutes
3

ICP & Persona Matching

Best Practice: Score prospects against ICP and match to target personas to prioritize outreach.

How Spivot Helps: AI scores every attendee by role, title, job level, company size, revenue, location, and industry. Match to target personas and ABM accounts automatically.

Persona & ABM Matching
Match to target personas and ABM accounts
Multi-Factor Scoring
Role + Title + Level + Size + Revenue + Location + Industry
Focus on top 20% of prospects automatically
4

Push to Your CRM & Sales Tools

Best Practice: Sync enriched, scored prospects to existing workflow.

How Spivot Helps: One-click sync to Salesforce, HubSpot, Outreach, Salesloft, Apollo, or export to Google Sheets. Enriched, scored lists ready for outreach.

HubSpot CRM Integration - Sync Restaurant Leadership Conference 2026 attendees to HubSpot
Salesforce CRM Integration - Sync Restaurant Leadership Conference 2026 attendees to Salesforce
Outreach Sales Engagement Integration - Launch Restaurant Leadership Conference 2026 campaigns in Outreach
Salesloft Sales Engagement Integration - Launch Restaurant Leadership Conference 2026 campaigns in Salesloft
Apollo.io Integration - Sync and enrich Restaurant Leadership Conference 2026 attendees with Apollo
Google Sheets Export - Export Restaurant Leadership Conference 2026 attendee lists to Google Sheets
5

Launch & Track Campaigns

Best Practice: Start personalized outreach 3-4 weeks before the event to schedule meetings.

How Spivot Helps: Launch campaigns in Outreach, Salesloft, or Apollo. Reach prospects across email, LinkedIn, phone, and in-app automatically. Track engagement, responses, and meetings. All attributed to Restaurant Leadership Conference 2026.

40%
Higher Conversion
80%
Faster First Touch
60%
Less Wasted Outreach

The Bottom Line

Reach every attendee automatically, even the 30-40% who register late. Land in Phoenix with meetings booked. Your competitors are still cleaning spreadsheets.

10x
Faster event data processing
(5-7 days → 5-10 minutes)
3-4 weeks
Earlier outreach
(Book meetings before the event)
40%
More meetings booked
(Targeted vs. spray-and-pray)

Enterprise-Grade Security

Your data stays secure and compliant

AES-256-GCM
Encryption at rest and in transit
OAuth 2.0
Secure authentication
Multi-Tenant
Complete data isolation

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Spivot identify target prospects at Restaurant Leadership Conference?

Connect to the event portal or upload attendee data. Spivot automatically identifies, scores, and enriches prospects as new attendees register, with daily updates to catch late registrations.

Can I use Spivot for events other than Restaurant Leadership Conference?

Yes. Spivot is an AI agent that automates event workflows for any event where attendees are available in the event portal. The same workflow applies across all events.

How accurate is the ICP and persona matching?

Spivot's AI uses multi-factor analysis across role, title, job level, company size, revenue, location, and industry. Match attendees to target personas and ABM accounts automatically. Built-in intelligence recognizes equivalent roles like 'VP of Growth' and 'Chief Revenue Officer.'

What CRMs and sales tools does Spivot integrate with?

HubSpot, Salesforce, Outreach, Salesloft, Apollo, Google Sheets, and CSV export. You can also use our API for custom integrations.

Is my data secure and compliant?

Yes. Spivot uses AES-256-GCM encryption, OAuth 2.0 authentication, and multi-tenant architecture with complete data isolation. We're GDPR and CCPA compliant.

Why can't I just use the Restaurant Leadership Conference attendee portal?

Event portals show 700+ attendees with infinite scroll or basic pagination. No filters for persona, company size, industry, or ICP criteria. Manually clicking through thousands of profiles to find 200 ideal prospects takes days. Plus, 30-40% of attendees register in the last 2-3 weeks, so teams need to repeat this process 2-3 times per week. Spivot extracts, enriches, scores, and filters automatically with daily updates.

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