GGRA Annual Industry Conference: Full Schedule

10:00am PDT

Opening Panel: Public Policy Update

A discussion with City leaders about the State of the City, it’s economic outlook and how and if, the city prioritizes the hospitality industry.

Speakers

London Breed

President, Board of Supervisors, City and County of San Francisco

London Breed is the current President of the Board of Supervisors, representing District 5. She is a San Francisco native who was raised by her grandmother in public housing in the Western Addition and attended Galileo High School. She has served as the Executive Director of the African... Read More →

George Gascon

District Attorney, City and County of San Francisco

George Gascón is the District Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco. He is the first Latino to hold the office in San Francisco, and the nation’s first police chief to become District Attorney.Since his appointment in January 2011 as the District Attorney, Gascón has... Read More →

Todd Rufo

Director, Office of Economic and Workforce Development

Todd Rufo is the Director of the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD), whose mission is to create shared prosperity for all San Franciscans by growing good jobs, training and connecting residents to those jobs, supporting our small businesses, creating... Read More →

Monday April 9, 2018 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
Banking Hall 301 Battery St, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

Plenary Session, Opening Session

11:00am PDT

Preview of San Francisco Department of Public Health’s new Online Food Permit System

This is an opportunity for restaurants to see the new online food permit system and provide feedback. This system will revolutionize the health permit process, reducing processing time and allowing status tracking.

Speakers

Patrick Fosdahl

Assistant Director, San Francisco Department of Public Health - Environmental Health Branch

Patrick Fosdahl has worked for the San Francisco Department of Public Health for the last 27 years. In 2017 Patrick became the Assistant Director of the San Francisco Department of Public Health's Environmental Health Branch. The Environmental Health Branch enforces about 40... Read More →

Terrance Hong

Principal Environmental Health Inspector, San Francisco Department of Public Health

Terrance is a manager with the San Francisco Department of Public Health, Food Safety Program. His team of inspectors oversees the Southwest Quadrant of the city.

Monday April 9, 2018 11:00am - 11:15am PDT
Banking Hall 301 Battery St, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

Plenary Session, Opening Session

10:00am PDT

Opening Session: State of the Industry & California Legislative Updates

Speakers

Gwyneth Borden

Executive Director, GGRA

Gwyneth Borden joined the GGRA as the Executive Director in 2014. Previously, Borden spent 10 years at IBM as the Manager of Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs. She is also a Director of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and Commissioner, San Francisco Parking... Read More →

Matt Sutton

Senior Vice President, Government Affairs & Public Policy, California Restaurant Association

Matt joined the CRA in March 2008. He oversees the CRA’s Government Affairs + Public Policy department which includes an advocacy component with state and local lobbyists and a political affairs component that handles the CRA PAC and CRA Issues PAC. In addition to managing the department... Read More →

Tuesday April 10, 2018 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
Banking Hall 301 Battery St, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

Plenary Session, Opening Session