BevNET Live Summer 2014
May 14 - 15
New York, NY
Program
Agenda for BevNET Live Summer 2014
May 14-15, 2014 – Metropolitan Pavilion, NYC
Last updated: May 12, 2014. Lineup subject to change.
TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2014 | |
10:0AM – 3:00PM | BevNET FBU Presents Beverages 101 – Featuring lessons from a variety of experts, this special session is deisnged to be an onramp to the beverage industry. Sponsored by Alliance Consumer Growth Fund. (Important note: Additional registration required; LIMITED SEATING) Agenda and Registration » |
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2014 | |
7:00AM – 8:00AM | Registration & Breakfast |
8:00AM – 9:30AM | New Beverage Showdown 7, Semifinal Round – Presented by VEB |
9:30AM – 10:00AM | Networking Break |
10:00AM – 10:10AM | Welcoming Remarks – John Craven, Founder, BevNET; Jeffrey Klineman, Editor-in-Chief, BevNET |
10:10AM – 10:40AM | Partnerships, Entrepreneurial Models and Success – Seth Goldman and Barry Nalebuff, Co-Founders, Honest Tea |
10:40AM – 11:00AM | Sports, Beverage, Business and Media – Darren Rovell, Reporter, ESPN |
11:00AM – 11:15AM | Convenience Conversation: Inside Quick Chek – Bill Tencza, Senior Category Manager, Quick Chek |
11:15AM – 11:30AM | Midyear Money: Highlights and Trends – Janica Lane, Managing Director, Piper Jaffray |
11:30AM – 11:45AM | What Investors Dig (for) – Brad Barnhorn, Food and Beverage Company Board Member, Entrepreneur, Investor |
11:45AM – 12:05PM | The Evolving Beverage Consumer – Kerry Corke, Head of U.S. Operations, Kantar World Panel; Robyn Teplansky, Strategic Insights Director, Kantar World Panel |
12:05PM – 12:30PM | Zevia’s Easy-Switch Strategy – Paddy Spence, CEO, Zevia |
12:30PM – 1:30PM | Lunch & Networking |
12:30PM – 3:30PM | BevNET Live Tabletop Expo |
3:30PM – 3:45PM | New Beverage Showdown 7 Finalists Announced |
3:45PM – 4:00PM | Supporting Early Stage Brands: One Size Doesn’t Fit All – Lauren Jupiter and Jordan Gaspar, Principals, AccelFoods; Tapan Shah, Brand Director, AccelFoods |
4:00PM – 4:20PM | Reasons to Believe: How Cultural Change is Driving Food and Beverage Innovation – Mathis Martines, Sr. Category Manager Innovation and Snacks, Kroger |
4:20PM – 4:40PM | Selling On-Premise to Grow Off-Premise – Jesse Altman, Founder & CEO, Whynatte |
4:40PM – 5:00PM | Lessons for Educating while On-Trend – Daniel Sullivan, Founder & CEO, TumericALIVE |
5:00PM – 7:00PM | Cocktails & Networking – Sponsored by NIDA |
THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2014 | |
8:30AM – 9:00AM | Breakfast & Networking |
9:00AM – 9:10AM | Welcoming Remarks – John Craven, Founder, BevNET; Jeffrey Klineman, Editor-in-Chief, BevNET |
9:10AM – 9:40AM | Understanding and Adapting to Fast Growth – Kevin Klock, CEO, Talking Rain Beverage Co. |
9:40AM – 10:00AM | Au Bon Pain and The Food Service Route – Maria Feicht, Chief Brand Officer, Au Bon Pain |
10:00AM – 10:20AM | Reacting to Changing Market Conditions – A Cold-Brewed Strategy Session – Chris Campbell, CEO, Chameleon Cold Brew |
10:20AM – 10:40AM | Distributor Profile: Working with KeHE – Laura McCord, Senior Director, KeHE Distributors |
10:40AM – 11:00AM | Networking Break |
11:00AM – 11:45AM | New Beverage Showdown 7, Finals Session I – Presented by VEB |
11:45AM – 12:10PM | Finance: Decoding the Family Office Option – Jeremy Friedman, Advisor, New Ground Ventures; Former Managing Director, Palm Ventures; Michael Burgmaier, Managing Director, Silverwood Partners; John Warburg, Partner, Warbros Venture Partners |
12:10PM – 12:30AM | The Entrepreneur as Brand – Janie Hoffman, CEO, Mamma Chia |
12:30PM – 1:40PM | Lunch & Networking |
1:40PM – 2:00PM | Key Beverage Categories: Trends and Opportunities – Kathryn Peters, Executive Vice President, SPINS |
2:00PM – 2:15PM | Building Buzz Amid the Clutter – Jesse Itzler, Founder, 100 Mile Group |
2:15PM – 2:45PM | Getting Beyond Incubation Channels: Strategy, Sales, Marketing – Greg Fleishman, Co-Founder & CEO, Purely Righteous Brands; Neil Kimberley, VP Strategy and Brand Development, Essentia Water; Chuck Muth, Senior VP of Sales, VEB |
2:45PM – 3:20PM | New Beverage Showdown 7, Finals Session II – Presented by VEB |
3:20PM – 3:45PM | Networking Break |
3:45PM – 4:20PM | Defying Financial Detours – Case Studies – J. Gregory Barrow, Managing Director, General Capital Partners; Eric Skae, Founder, Bricktown Group |
4:20PM – 4:40PM | Looking Down the Road – Micro Trends, Investment, and Retailing – Bill Weiland, Founder, Presence Marketing/Dynamic Presence |
4:40PM – 5:00PM | New Beverage Showdown Winner Announcement and Discussion |
5:00PM | See you in Santa Monica, Dec. 8 and 9 |