BevNET Live Winter 2015 - AGENDA
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2015
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM Registration, Breakfast and Networking
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM New Beverage Showdown 10 Semifinal Round presented by Venturing & Emerging Brands
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Networking Break
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Welcome & Year In Review
with John Craven, CEO & Founder, BevNET; Jeffrey Klineman, Editor-in-Chief, BevNET
10:15 AM - 10:40 AM Keeping the Soul of the Premium Brand
with Joth Ricci, President, Stumptown Coffee
10:40 AM - 11:05 AM From Biohacking to Beverages
with Dave Asprey, Founder, Bulletproof
11:05 AM - 11:30 AM Bigger Company, Bigger Stakes: How Risks Evolve with Growth

with Kevin Klock, CEO, Talking Rain
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Magnifying Innovation at Retail

with Jesus Delgado-Jenkins, EVP and Chief Merchandising Officer, 7-Eleven, Inc.
11:50 AM - 12:15 PM

Panel: After the Showdown
Featuring past winners:


with Daina Trout, Co-Founder and CEO, Health-Ade; Daren Myers, Co-Founder, Rau Chocolate; Austin Allan, Founder and CEO, Tio Gazpacho
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM Announcement of BevNET's Best of 2015, New Beverage Showdown Finalists
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch, Sample Bar and Networking
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

Breakout Session Round 1

  • Global Consumer Purchasing and Consumption Trends - Part I: Making my Life More Meaningful 
    Jim Dicks, Sales Management & Business Development, Tetra Pak - Sponsored by Tetra Pak
  • Understanding Flavor Infusions
    Rachel Zemser, Founder, The Intrepid Culinologist - Sponsored by Draco
  • Boards, Leadership, and Communications
    Alan Murray, CEO, GoodBelly; Jeremy Halpern, Partner, Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP; Brad Barnhorn, Board Member/Advisor to Food & Beverage Companies
  • The Straddle: Executing Channel Expansion From Natural to Conventional
    Neil Kimberley, VP Strategy & Development, Essentia Water; Debbie Wildrick, Chief Strategy Officer, Metabrand
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Breakout Session Round 2

  • Global Consumer Purchasing and Consumption Trends - Part II: Simplifying My Life
    Jim Dicks, Sales Management & Business Development, Tetra Pak - Sponsored by Tetra Pak
  • Model DSD: Aquahydrate and Hensley
    Joe Gleason, VP Sales West, Aquahydrate
  • Comparative Financial Models for Growth
    Mike Burgmaier, Managing Director, Whipstitch Capital; Jeff Church, CEO, Suja; Bill Creelman, CEO, Spindrift; Alan Murray, CEO, GoodBelly
  • Diversity in Natural Foods: Understanding Challenges, Setting Goals
    Group Discussion with Jeffrey Klineman, Editor-in-Chief, BevNET; Nikki McCord, Founder, McCord Consulting Group
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM BevNET Live Tabletop Expo - Featuring thirty exhibitors, snacks, and a beer/wine happy hour.
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM BevNET Live Afterparty powered by BevForce - Networking, open bar, food trucks and live music in Marina Del Rey.
Please note that event agendas are subject to change.