2022 Speakers

Peter Rasmussen has spent 23 years in the convenience and energy industry, where he held strategic leadership positions with some of the industries most admired companies and co-founded two startup brands. Peter began his career with Sheetz, followed by a […]

Tony Sparks, now in his third start-up, is Head of Customer Wow for Curby’s Express Market. He comes to Curby’s with 25 years’ experience in convenience retailing holding such positions as VP of Merchandising and Marketing, National Fresh Food Category […]

Brian is currently the Director of Operations for Clark’s Pump-n-Shop in Ashland, Ky., which operates 68 convenience stores in four states Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia and Florida. We support the stores surrounding communities by providing jobs for over 700 team […]

Laura Varn has more than 20 plus years of successful leadership experience in Human Resources, Corporate Communications and Community involvement. She is currently the Vice President of People & Culture and Communications for Parkland USA, where she leads all HR […]

Jessica Williams founded Food Forward Thinking LLC to support the growth of foodservice in convenience stores, restaurants, and grocery chains. Her consulting company’s specialty is providing menu labeling compliance solutions and elevating foodservice executional consistency. Williams works with food distributors, […]