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Panera Bread's Karen Kelley to keynote Fast Casual Executive Summit next week

Karen Kelley of Panera Bread will address the Fast Casual Executive Summit.

October 11, 2019

Karen Kelley, senior vice president and chief restaurant operations officer at Panera Bread, will share insight on how important innovation is for Panera, as well as other restaurant brands, and how to create innovative strategies in a keynote at the annual Fast Casual Executive Summit taking place in Austin next week.

During her presentation "Why Companies That Innovate on People and Talent Will Win," Kelley will discuss how Panera's investments in technology, talent and healthy ingredients have made it a brand that attracts both customers and high-quality employees.

Kelley, who joined Panera in December 2018, has more than 30 years of management and operational experience, having served as president and COO of Tatte Bakery & Cafe, sweetgreen and Drybar, where she was responsible for driving strategic growth, building the infrastructure and teams and overseeing key internal leaders.

Register here to attend the summit, Oct. 13-15.

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