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Full Name
Greg Drescher
Job Title
Vice President - Strategic Initiatives & Industry Leadership
Company Name
The Culinary Institute of America
Speaker Bio
Greg Drescher, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Industry Leadership at The Culinary Institute of America, oversees the leadership initiatives for the foodservice industry, including conferences, invitational leadership retreats, digital media, academic and other strategic partnerships and initiatives.
He is the creator of “Worlds of Flavor International Conference & Festival” (www.worldsofflavor.com) now in its 20th year, as well as the annual “Worlds of Healthy Flavors” and numerous other CIA “think tank” and change initiatives.
In 2005, Greg was inducted into the James Beard Foundation’s “Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America”. 2006 brought the Food Arts magazine’s Silver Spoon Award, and in 2007 and 2009 a second and third James Beard Award. In March 2017, Foodservice Director magazine included Mr. Drescher in its “20 People Shaping Foodservice Today.”
An invited speaker at numerous conferences over the years, he has been covered by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Asahi Shimbun, and hundreds of media organizations worldwide.
He is the creator of “Worlds of Flavor International Conference & Festival” (www.worldsofflavor.com) now in its 20th year, as well as the annual “Worlds of Healthy Flavors” and numerous other CIA “think tank” and change initiatives.
In 2005, Greg was inducted into the James Beard Foundation’s “Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America”. 2006 brought the Food Arts magazine’s Silver Spoon Award, and in 2007 and 2009 a second and third James Beard Award. In March 2017, Foodservice Director magazine included Mr. Drescher in its “20 People Shaping Foodservice Today.”
An invited speaker at numerous conferences over the years, he has been covered by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Asahi Shimbun, and hundreds of media organizations worldwide.