Pizza Leadership Virtual Summit

4th annual Pizza Leadership Virtual Summit to offer advice, tips to pizzeria operators

The Pizza Leadership Virtual Summit will take place July 30 and will feature a keynote address with the president and CEO of Donatos Pizza and a variety of speakers from pizzerias across the country.

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July 9, 2025 by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

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The fourth annual Pizza Leadership Virtual Summit will take place July 30 and there's still time to register. Qualified pizza executives and pizzeria owners can register for the event for free.

The summit is sponsored by Restaurant 365 and Intrepid Direct Insurance.

The summit starts at 11 a.m. EST.

The half-day livestream begins with an opening keynote by Kevin King, president and CEO of Donatos Pizza. King will talk about growth plans for his legacy brand and how its new 100% autonomous pizzeria operates in an airport. Pizza Marketplace Editor Mandy Wolf Detwiler is serving as moderator for the keynote interviews.

The event will then present six sessions with speakers from pizzeria brands from around the country:

How to Scale Your Pizzeria Without Losing Quality or Customers.
Turn Ordinary Employees into an Extraordinary Team.
How to Master Pizzeria Finances Without a Business Degree.
Why Being Boog Isn't Good Enough: The New Rules of Pizza Competition.
The Future of the Pizza Biz: Are You Read for These Tech Trends, sponsored by Restaurant365.
From Dough to Sauce: What You're Missing in Crafting the Perfect Pie.

"This is our fourth year operating the Pizza Leadership Virtual Summit and it just keeps getting better," Detwiler said. "Our speakers this year hail from small independent pizzerias to large pizza brands, and they know their stuff. They also come from coast to coast. It's a can't miss event for the busy pizza executive."

The event will be available on demand as well.

The summit is produced by Networld Media Group, parent company to the Fast Casual Executive Summit and the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit. The company also owns Fastcasual.com, QSRweb.com and FoodTruckOperator.com.

"This is a can't-miss event for pizzeria operators and executives," said Cherryh Cansler, vice president of events for Networld Media Group. "It showcases the quality of content that Pizza Marketplace and our summits produce. We're proud to produce the Pizza Leadership Virtual Summit for a fourth year in a row."

Click here for more information and to register for the summit.

About Mandy Wolf Detwiler

Mandy Wolf Detwiler is the Pizzamarketplace.com and QSRweb.com editor for Connect Media. An award-winning journalist, Mandy brings more than 20 years’ experience covering food, people and places. Mandy has been featured on the Food Network and has won numerous awards for her coverage of the restaurant industry. She has an insatiable appetite for learning, and, yes, she can tell you where to find the best pizza slices in the country.

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