President's Council 2026

It takes place at The Ellis at Italian Village in Columbus, Ohio.

The listed audience includes owners, presidents, C-suite leaders, and other industry leaders in restaurant, foodservice, and hospitality.

The published program features more than 20 industry leaders and 14 roundtables; an attendee count is not provided.

It is most useful for owners, presidents and C-suite leaders of Ohio restaurant and hospitality businesses, since the day combines panels with 14 roundtables from which attendees choose two, and more than 20 industry leaders are on the program. Operators outside Ohio, or managers who are not in senior leadership, would get less from it, because the gathering is run by the Ohio Restaurant & Hospitality Alliance for its state's senior leaders, although a senior team member may attend in an owner's place.

Restaurant and hospitality executives at a one-day leadership event in Columbus usually wear business casual to business professional, with blazers common and ties optional.