Church's CEO to Present Keynote at HT Restaurant Executive Summit

Harsha V. Agadi, president and CEO of Church's Chicken, will present the opening keynote speech at Hospitality Technology's 2007 Restaurant Executive Summit to be held September 17-19 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The event will bring together top executives from leading restaurants to share proven strategies and tactics for enabling high-growth restaurant chains to meet and exceed operational goals in 2007 and beyond. Attendees will take part in educational sessions covering topics including guest and workforce satisfaction, selecting new sites for growth, payment security, strategic brand marketing and more.

Agadi will focus his keynote speech on the event's theme, "Innovative Strategies for Driving Growth." In it, he will discuss Church's rapid expansion to include 1,600 locations worldwide in 18 countries, generating system sales exceeding $1 billion. He will further discuss strategies for managing the chain, as it seeks to double in size within the next five years.

The Restaurant Executive Summit will be held at the Four Seasons Troon North. For more information, including an up-to-date roster of speakers and sponsors or to register, please visit http://www.htmagazine.com/HT/conferences/RES07/RES07.shtml.