NETWORKING & EVENTS
Inside the Inaugural Nest CIO Summit
T echnology leaders from more than 40 leading restaurant brands came together last month for the inaugural Nest CIO Summit, an invitation-only event for top-level technology and IT executives in the foodservice industry. The event, which took place at the Tock headquarters in Chicago during the National Restaurant Association Show, was presented by The Nest — a private collective of restaurant executives run by Informa Connect Foodservice Group — in partnership with investment and advisory firm 858 Partners. Senior IT leaders from Jersey Mike’s, Portillo’s, Jollibee, Dave’s Hot Chicken, Jack in the Box, Union Square Hospitality Group, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Five Guys, and more, gathered for a day of education, networking, and candid peer- to-peer discussion on data strategy and security, tech stack architecture, AI, and more. Additional support for the CIO Summit came from Axial Shift, Bikky, Bite, DATAMOB, Forma, Olo, Root, Savi, Sparkfly, Technomic and Toast. Led by Mark Hatch, vice president of trade relations and head of Nest engagement for the Informa Connect Foodservice Group, The Nest is a trusted think tank where top executives gather monthly to explore trends, share insights, and drive innovation. In addition to CIO/CTO, there are Nest groups for President/CEO, COO, CIO, CMO, CFO, founders and supply chain executives. The are currently more than 300 Nest group members representing 150 of the top 250 chains. Leading restaurant tech executives come together to learn, share and connect
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The CIO Nest group includes leaders from such brands as:
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