| BevNET Live Summer 2019 - AGENDA |
| THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2019 | |
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Breakfast & Registration -- Location: Metropolitan West @ 635 W 46th St New York, NY 10036 |
| 9:05 AM - 9:30 AM |
Investment Patterns in Beverage Brands --
with Nick McCoy, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Whipstitch Capital |
| 9:30 AM - 9:55 AM |
Customer Acquisition and E-Commerce --
with Kurt Seidensticker, Founder & CEO, Vital Proteins |
| 9:55 AM - 10:15 AM |
Distributor View: Inside Hudson News --
with Tom Dowdy, Chief Revenue Officer, Hudson News Distributors |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Networking Break & Livestream Studio -- |
| 10:45 AM - 11:20 AM |
New Beverage Showdown 17 Finals Part 1: Presented by Venturing & Emerging Brands --
with John Craven, CEO & Founder, BevNET; Lee Robinson, Director of Dairy & Beverage, Whole Foods; Dan Gluck, Managing Partner, Powerplant Ventures; Kellam Mattie, VP of Marketing & Innovation, VEB Coca-Cola |
| 11:20 AM - 11:50 AM |
The Millennial Beverage Founder --
with Maya French, Co-founder, Koia; Jim DeCicco, CEO, Kitu Life, Inc.; Sashee Chandran, Founder & CEO, Tea Drops |
| 11:50 AM - 12:10 PM |
Retailing at the Gate: Inside OTG --
with Rick Blatstein, Founder & CEO, OTG |
| 12:10 PM - 12:30 PM |
Strategic Intro: Inside Zx Ventures --
with Liz Tomic, Global Director - Explore Fund, ZX Ventures |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch & Livestream Studio -- |
| 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM |
New Beverage Showdown 17 Finals Part 2: Presented by Venturing & Emerging Brands --
with Lee Robinson, Director of Dairy & Beverage, Whole Foods; Dan Gluck, Managing Partner, Powerplant Ventures; John Craven, CEO & Founder, BevNET; Kellam Mattie, VP of Marketing & Innovation, VEB Coca-Cola |
| 2:00 PM - 2:25 PM |
Growing Beyond the Box -- LIFEAID’s New Horizons --
with Aaron Hinde, Co-founder & President, LifeAid; Orion Melehan, Co-founder & CEO, LifeAid |
| 2:25 PM - 2:50 PM |
The Cannabis Beverage Market: 5 Year Projections --
with Jessica Lukas, VP, Consumer Insights, BDS Analytics, Inc. |
| 2:50 PM - 3:00 PM | New Beverage Showdown Winner Announcement; Conference Ends -- |
| Please note that event agendas are subject to change. |