2024 Speakers
From transportation leaders, to delivery innovators, to inventive restaurateurs and retailers - the whole world of the curb comes together at Curbivore! Stay tuned for 2025's speakers.

Randall Winston
Deputy Mayor of Infrastructure, City of Los Angeles

Shin-pei Tsay
Global Head of Policy, Cities & Sustainability, Uber

Sam Polk
CEO & Founder, Everytable

Laura Friedman
Representative, California State Assembly

Matthew Daus
President, International Association of Transportation Regulators

Lauren Sweeney
Co-Founder & CEO, DeliverZero

Jordan Justus
Co-Founder & CEO, Automotus

Jessica Bursztynsky
Staff Writer, Fast Company

Tiya Gordon
Co-Founder, Itselectric

Richard Rea
Corporate Executive Chef, Butcher’s Daughter

Laura Bliss
Editor, Bloomberg News

Gene Oh
CEO, Tranzito

Ed Walker
Vice President Shared Economy & Mobility, Hub

Ricky Michel
Co-Founder & CEO, Ualett

Garrett Wood
CEO & Founder, GetScale

Matt Newberg
Founder, HNGRY

Arielle Fleisher
Policy Development & Research Manager, Waymo

Chad Dennis
Manager, Global Safety Product Strategy & Operations, DoorDash

Ellen Kennedy
Principal, RMI

Alfonso “Poncho” Martinez
James Beard-Nominated Chef, Poncho’s Tlayudas

Marcel Porras
Deputy Chief Innovation Officer, Metro

Suhauna Hussain
Reporter, Los Angeles Times

Chris Neider
VP, Business Development, Starship

Ain McKendrick
CEO, Faction

Lars Erik Fagernæs
CEO, Aviant / Kyte

Debs Schrimmer
Senior Advisor, Joint Office of Energy & Transportation

Haley Rubinson
Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Revel

James Pascoe-Price
Senior Account Executive, Samdesk

Emma Liem Beckett
Lead Editor, Restaurant Dive

Julia Thayne
Senior Principal, RMI

Brendan Bellefeuille
Senior Sales Director, Cambridge Mobile Telematics

Alex Mitchell
Senior Fellow, MIT

Sam Baker
Managing Partner, MobilityFund

Maylin Tu
Journalist

Matthew Potter
Director, Interaction Design, BMW Designworks

Sergio Avedian
Senior Contributor, The Rideshare Guy
2023 Speakers

David Meers
Head of Grocery + Retail Fulfillment Products, Uber

Connie Llanos
Interim General Manager, Los Angeles Dept. of Transportation

Benson Tsai
CEO & Co-Founder, Stellar Pizza

Jackie Davalos
Technology Reporter, Bloomberg

Jordan Justus
Co-Founder & CEO, Automotus

Nav Chadha
VP, Spark Driver Platform, Walmart

Hilary Norton
Chairwoman Emeritus & Commissioner, California Transportation Commission

Michael Montagano
CEO, Kitchen United

Gene Oh
CEO, Tranzito

Candace Nelson
Co-Founder, Sprinkles & Pizzana

Hantz Fevry
Founder & CEO, Stoovo

Chad Lore
Co-Founder & Head of Business Development, Wonder

Akash Agarwal
Founder & Chief Business Officer, Beans.ai

Piers Mainwaring
Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer, Everee

Nancy Luna
Correspondent, Insider

Barnaby Montgomery
Co-Founder & CEO, Yummy.com

David Pickerell
CEO, Para

Tiya Gordon
Co-Founder, Itselectric

Emre Ucer
Co-Founder & CEO, Pico

Prescott Watson
General Partner, RedBlue Capital

Ed Walker
Vice President Shared Economy & Mobility, Hub

Keerthi Vedantam
Reporter, Crunchbase

Paul Vitrano
Senior Vice President and Chief Legal & Policy Officer, Waev

Justin Robinson
VP of Strategy & Partnerships, Pipedream Labs

Mike Jacobs
Founder & CEO, KitchData

Eddie Navarrette
Vice President, Independent Hospitality Coalition

Drew Grant
Editorial Director, dot.LA

Tom Maguire
Streets Director, SFMTA

Ryan McMahon
SVP, Strategy and Corporate Development, Cambridge Mobile Telematics

Suhauna Hussain
Reporter, Los Angeles Times

Seth Cohen
Co-Founder & President, Sweetfin

Abhi Butchibabu
Senior Director of Product Management, Cambridge Mobile Telematics

Kameale C. Terry
CEO, ChargerHelp!

Ben Schrom
Director of Product Management, Lyft

Jon Sarlin
Journalist, CNN

Maria Shapiro
Partnerships Lead, Nash

Kabir Jain
Chief Growth Officer, Erewhon Market

Harry Campbell
Founder, The Rideshare Guy

Jonah Bliss
Founder & Chief Curb Whisperer, Curbivore
2022 Speakers
From big names like the Co-Founder of ultra-fast delivery unicorn JOKR, the ``rock star of parking`` Donald Shoup, and Michelin-starred restaurateur Josh Kopel, to rising stars from the worlds of delivery, cities, restaurants, and transportation - come learn from the best at Curbivore!

Regina Clewlow
CEO & Co-Founder, Populus

Aspa Lekka
Founder & COO, JOKR

Turner Novak
Founder & Partner, Banana Capital

Eric Garcetti
Mayor, City of Los Angeles

Gene Oh
CEO, Tranzito

Alex Canter
CEO, Ordermark & Nextbite

Kelly Grogan
VP of Sales, Virtual Dining Concepts

Sachin Kansal
VP of Product Management, Uber

Mark Suster
Partner, Upfront Ventures

Laura Bliss
West Coast Bureau Chief, Bloomberg CityLab

Herb Coakley
Founder & CEO, Courial

Donald Shoup
Distinguished Research Professor of Urban Planning, UCLA

Matty Schaefer
CEO & Co-Founder, VADE

Heather Kuklin
Chef & CEO, Madame Shugah

Jordan Justus
CEO, Automotus

Alex Mitchell
SVP Unlocking Innovation, LA Cleantech Incubator

Dan Mitchell
City & Community Engagement, Nuro

Joey Grassia
Founder & Co-CEO, Shef

Louise Matsakis
Investigative Reporter, NBC News

Bobby Brannigan
CEO, Mercato

Dmitry Shevelenko
Co-Founder & President, Tortoise

Janette Villafana
Journalist, L.A. Taco

Joshua Brustein
Technology Editor, Bloomberg Businessweek

Tom Schreiber
CEO, Perch

Seleta Reynolds
General Manager, LADOT

Vaughn Blake
Partner, Blue Bear Capital

Oskar Hjertonsson
Founder & CEO, Cornershop

Sheena Shiravi
VP Marketing, Eaze

Lee Hnetinka
Founder & CEO, FastAF

Kevin Tan
Founder & CEO, Snackpass

Sam Roxas
VP of Public Affairs, REEF

Berber Jin
Reporter, The Information

Kristen Hawley
Founder & Editor, Expedite

David Lin
CEO, Duffl

Carl Hansen
VP Head of Government Relations, Coco

Harry Campbell
Founder, The Rideshare Guy

Josh Kopel
Restaurateur & President, California Restaurant Assoc. – LA

MJ Chun
Co-Founder & VP of Product, Serve Robotics

Matt Newberg
Founder, HNGRY

Denny Post
Former CEO, Red Robin

Keerthi Vedantam
Reporter, dot.LA

Daniel Repka
Head of Sales, Sally

Catherine Geanuracos
Co-Founder & CEO, CityGrows

Jonah Bliss
Curbivore

Nancy Luna
Correspondent, Insider

Matt Geller
Co-Founder & CEO, Southern California Mobile Food Vendors Association

Alex Fisch
Councilmember & Former Mayor, Culver City
2020 Speakers

Carl Segal
COO, Reef Technologies

Chris Webb
CEO, ChowNow

Daniel Danker
Head of Product, Uber Eats

Dawn Miller
Head of Policy, Coord

Vignesh Ganapathy
Government Relations, Postmates

Esther Tseng
Food Journalist

Ryan Pershad
Global Operations Manager, Getswift

Tara & Celene Carrara
Chefs & Founders, Bungkus Bagus

Bobby Brannigan
CEO, Mercato

Kristen Barnett
Director of Strategy, Zuul Kitchens

Judy Ni
Chef & Founder, Baology

Peter Szalontay
CEO, Full Kitchen

Steve Simoni
CEO, Bbot

Amir Efrati
Executive Editor, The Information

Harry Campbell
Founder, The Rideshare Guy

Jill Sandin
Founder, JS2PR

Jonah Bliss
Curbivore | VP New Media & Marketing, CoMotion

Luke Hopping
Micromobility / Curbivore

David Zipper
Visiting Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School

Mina Nada
CEO, Zoomo

Alex Canter
CEO, Ordermark

Marlee Blodgett
Co-Founder, La Morra Pizza

Michael Manion
CEO, Kitchen Podular

Kelly Grogan
VP Sales, Virtual Dining Concepts

Sean Maloney
Manager, Osteria Mozza

Meghan Sahli-Wells
Councilmember (and former Mayor), Culver City

Michele Kyrouz
Host, Smarter Cars Podcast

Matthew Johnson-Roberson
Co-Founder, Refraction AI

David Mack
SVP Policy & Public Affairs, Eaze

Kelly Rula
New Mobility Lead, Seattle DOT

Michal Nakashimada
Movements

Ben Morris
CEO, Coaster Cycles

Julia Thayne DeMordaunt
Mobility Innovation at Office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti

Tafarai Bayne
Chief Strategist, CicLAvia

Sandy Heyaime
LA Nightlife Alliance

Matt Newberg
Founder, HNGRY

Laura Bliss
West Coast Bureau Chief, Bloomberg CityLab

Farley Elliott
Senior Editor, Eater LA

John Rossant
Chairman,
NewCities Foundation
Founder and CEO, CoMotion

Valerie Libutti
Chef & Founder, VeganTravelEats

Harrison Azizi
Director of Operations, Bond

Mark Ferguson
Senior Delivery Contributor, The Rideshare Guy

Michaela Balderston
Head of Communications, Tusk Ventures

Chris Vaughn
CEO & Founder, Saucey

Jackie Gonzalez
Founder, Cinemauto

Emma Liem Beckett
Editor, Restaurant Dive

Jameson Detweiler
Co-Founder, Fantasmo

Lava Sunder
General Manager, Culdesac

Andrew Rigie
Executive Director, New York City Hospitality Alliance

Christelle Rohaut
CEO, Codi

Dmitry Shevelenko
Co-Founder, Tortoise

Scott Fitsimones
Co-Founder, AirGarage