BevNET Live Summer 2016 - AGENDA
TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2016
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM Registration, Breakfast and Networking
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM

New Beverage Showdown Semifinals presented by Venturing & Emerging Brands : Introduction & Nooma

8:10 AM - 8:15 AM New Beverage Showdown Semifinals presented by Venturing & Emerging Brands: Monfefo 
8:15 AM - 8:20 AM New Beverage Showdown Semifinals presented by Venturing & Emerging Brands : Loco Coco
8:20 AM - 8:25 AM New Beverage Showdown Semifinals presented by Venturing & Emerging Brands : Tickle Water
8:25 AM - 8:30 AM New Beverage Showdown Semifinals presented by Venturing & Emerging Brands : Well Well
8:30 AM - 8:35 AM New Beverage Showdown Semifinals presented by Venturing & Emerging Brands : Vive Organic
8:35 AM - 8:40 AM New Beverage Showdown Semifinals presented by Venturing & Emerging Brands : Bossi
8:40 AM - 8:45 AM New Beverage Showdown Semifinals presented by Venturing & Emerging Brands : Salud Refresco
8:45 AM - 8:50 AM New Beverage Showdown Semifinals presented by Venturing & Emerging Brands :  Four Pure
8:55 AM - 9:00 AM New Beverage Showdown Semifinals presented by Venturing & Emerging Brands : NOA Potions
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM New Beverage Showdown Semifinals presented by Venturing & Emerging Brands : Sweet-tauk Lemonade
9:05 AM - 9:10 AM New Beverage Showdown Semifinals presented by Venturing & Emerging Brands : LOFT
9:10 AM - 9:15 AM New Beverage Showdown Semifinals presented by Venturing & Emerging Brands : Leaf & Love
9:15 AM - 9:20 AM New Beverage Showdown Semifinals presented by Venturing & Emerging Brands : Ginjan Brothers
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM New Beverage Showdown Semifinals presented by Venturing & Emerging Brands : Sweet Origins
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Networking Break
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM Welcome Remarks
John Craven, Founder/CEO, BevNET; Jeff Klineman, Editor-in-Chief, BevNET
10:10 AM - 10:35 AM Keys to Founder Success

with Rohan Oza, Co-Founder, CAVU Venture Partners; Brett Thomas, Co-Founder, CAVU Venture Partners
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM Preparing for Accelerated Growth -- While Maintaining Core Values

with Sheryl O'Loughlin, CEO, Rebbl, Inc.
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM The Evolving Challenge Set Facing Beverage Innovators

with Tom First, Managing Partner, First Beverage Group
11:30 AM - 11:55 AM Consumer Lifestyle Trends and Influencer Adoption

with Jillian Michaels, Health & Wellness Expert, ; Giancarlo Chersich, CEO, Lucky Jack Cold Brew
11:55 AM - 12:00 PM New Beverage Showdown Finalists Announced
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch, Sample Bar and Networking

PLUS --Livestream Lounge "Live" sponsored by Can Manufacturers Institute
(12:15PM - 1:15PM - First Floor)

Featuring live interviews with special guests, including:

  • Marcus Antebi, CEO & founder of Juice Press
  • Theo Rossi, Actor / CEO & founder of Ounce Water
  • Irwin Simon, President & CEO of Hain Celestial
  • Cyrus Schwartz, CEO of Dora's Naturals
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM BevNET Live Tabletop Expo - Featuring thirty exhibitors.
3:00 PM - 3:25 PM

Strategy Panel: Upscaling in Center Store


with Brian Ross, Chief Innovation Officer, Telula Juices; Jordan Silbert, Founder & CEO, Q Drinks; John Maggiore, Founder, Maggiore Sales and Marketing
3:25 PM - 3:45 PM Scaling Up: Challenges in Business and Law

with Jesse Lyon, Partner & Coordinating Chair, Food & Beverage Practice, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
3:45 PM - 4:20 PM Brand Evolution/Brand Revolution: Case Studies

with Greg Fleishman, President, Purely Righteous Brands; Chris Campbell, Co-Founder, President and CEO, Chameleon Cold-Brew; Sharelle Klaus, CEO & Founder, DRY Soda Co.; David Lemley, Brand Strategist, Design Firm Principal, Retail Voodoo
4:20 PM - 4:35 PM Brand Lessons: Leveraging Innovation
with Todd Carmichael, CEO & Co-Founder, La Colombe
4:35 PM - 5:00 PM Bankable Trends in Beverage
with Bill Weiland, Founder & CEO, Presence Marketing
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM BevNET Live Afterparty Powered by BevForce - Networking, hors d'oeuvres, and open bar at the Sky Room (330 West 40th Street, PH & 34th Floor, New York, NY 10018) 
Please note that event agendas are subject to change.