BevNET Live Winter 2015 - AGENDA
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2015
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Registration
12:00 PM - 12:10 PM

Introduction to Beverage School

David Ames, President, Sovereign Flavors; Ray Latif, Managing Editor, BevNET

12:10 PM - 12:40 PM

Early Stage and Angel Investments

Jeremy Halpern, Partner & Director of Business Development, Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP

12:45 PM - 1:15 PM

Package and Label Design

Fred Hart, Creative Director, Interact On Shelf

1:20 PM - 1:50 PM

Best Marketing Practices for New Brands

Greg Fleishman, Co-Founder, Purely Righteous Brands

1:55 PM - 2:30 PM Coffee & Networking Break
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Mapping Out Your Retail/Broker Strategy

Bill Sipper, Managing Partner, Cascadia Managing Brands

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Contract Manufacturing and Scaling Your Brand

Jeffrey Andrews, Senior Director Contract Manufacturing, HP Hood

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

PR/Social Marketing for Early-Stage Brands

Lara Bandler, Partner, The Co-Op Agency

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Roundtable Networking Session - Open platform for Q&A and discussion with experts in various areas of the beverage industry.

  • Justin Prochnow, Partner, Greenberg Traurig LLP
  • Sean Conner, Chief Progress Officer, BevForce
  • David Ames, President, Sovereign Flavors
  • Fred Hart, Creative Director, Interact On Shelf
  • Bill Sipper, Managing Partner, Cascadia Managing Brands
  • Bob Groux, Owner, BrandSource
  • Greg Fleishman, Co-Founder, Purely Righteous Brands
  • Eric Schnell, CEO& Founder, MetaBrand
  • Jeffrey Andrews, Senior Director Contract Manufacturing, HP Hood
  • Jeremy Halpern, Partner & Director of Business Development, Nutter, McClennen & Fish
Please note that event agendas are subject to change.