# Global Restaurant Leadership Conference (GRLC)

- Dates: 4 November 2026 to 6 November 2026
- Location: JW Marriott, Cannes, France
- Organiser: Informa Group PLC
- Industry: Travel & Hospitality
- Expected attendance: 130

## About

The Global Restaurant Leadership Conference 2026 is an international restaurant industry event for executives, including C-suite decision-makers, focused on leadership, innovation, and growth. The page describes it as an invitation-only conference held November 4 to 6, 2026 at JW Marriott Cannes for restaurant leaders.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://informaconnect.com/global-restaurant-leadership/)
- [Registration](https://cvent.me/xxeDbR?rt=8s3c6PHeDEaFupHQqsmBmQ&utm_source=digital&utm_campaign=GRLC26&utm_medium=website&RefId=GRLC26-website)
- [Agenda](https://informaconnect.com/global-restaurant-leadership/agenda/)

## Topics

- Hospitality

## Speakers

- Chris Keating, EVP, Conferences, Informa Connect Foodservice
- David Henkes, Senior Principal, Technomic
- Jonathan Maze, Editor-in-Chief, Restaurant Business
- Mark Blyth, Brown University
- Sam Oches, Editorial Director, Nation's Restaurant News

## Sponsors and partners

- The Coca-Cola Company
- Buyers Edge Platform
- Ecolab
- TRISON
- Vox AI
- Xenia
- Dentons
- FTI CONSULTING
- Tenyks

## Where to stay

- **Hôtel des Allées**: 190 m from the venue, 3 stars, 6 Rue Émile Negrin, Cannes, 06400
  - [Hotel website](http://www.hotel-des-allees.com)
  - Phone: +33 4 93 39 53 90
- **Hôtel Le Splendid**: 260 m from the venue, 4 stars
- **Canopy by Hilton Cannes**: 330 m from the venue, 4 stars, 2 Boulevard Jean Hibert, Cannes, 06400
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/ceqcfpy-canopy-cannes/)
  - Phone: +33 4 92 99 73 00
- **Chalet de L'Isére**: 370 m from the venue
- **Hôtel Renoir**: 380 m from the venue, 7 Rue Edith Cavell
- **7Art**: 420 m from the venue
- **Boutique Hôtel Couleurs du Sud**: 430 m from the venue
  - [Hotel website](https://www.cannes-hotel-couleurs-du-sud.com/)
  - Phone: +33 4 93 39 70 74
- **Albert Ier**: 450 m from the venue, 2 stars

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Source: https://www.luminik.io/events/global-restaurant-leadership-conference/