Agenda

Print the agenda for Monday, December 05

Please note: All times US Pacific Time

• 7:30 AM-8:00 AM

  Breakfast & Registration
• 8:00 AM-8:10 AM

  New Beverage Showdown Semifinals: Karuna
• 8:10 AM-8:15 AM

  New Beverage Showdown Semifinals: IMMORDL
• 8:15 AM-8:20 AM

  New Beverage Showdown Semifinals: CARELA
• 8:20 AM-8:25 AM

  New Beverage Showdown: Mother Beverage
• 8:30 AM-8:35 AM

  New Beverage Showdown Semifinals: TruVibe Organics
• 8:35 AM-8:40 AM

  New Beverage Showdown Semifinals: Venice Cold Brew
• 8:40 AM-8:45 AM

  New Beverage Showdown Semifinals: Shaka Tea
• 8:45 AM-8:50 AM

  New Beverage Showdown Semifinals: Role Tea
• 8:50 AM-8:55 AM

  New Beverage Showdown Semifinals: NiU Superfoods
• 8:55 AM-9:00 AM

  New Beverage Showdown Semifinals: EVIVA
• 9:00 AM-9:05 AM

  New Beverage Showdown Semifinals: Sunniva Super Coffee
• 9:05 AM-9:10 AM

  New Beverage Showdown Semifinals: 18.21 Bitters
• 9:10 AM-9:15 AM

  New Beverage Showdown Semifinals: CRUXe
• 9:15 AM-9:20 AM

  New Beverage Showdown Semifinals: Shadetree Beverage
• 9:20 AM-9:30 AM

  New Beverage Showdown Semifinals: NatureWise
• 9:30 AM-10:00 AM

  Networking Break
• 10:00 AM-10:10 AM

  Introduction and State of the Industry
  

  • John Craven, CEO & Founder, BevNET
  • Jeffrey Klineman, Editor-in-Chief, BevNET
• 10:10 AM-10:35 AM

  Squeezing Out Disruption
  

  • Doug Evans, Founder & Chairman, Juicero
• 10:35 AM-10:55 AM

  Launching With a Platform Strategy

  • Lance Collins, Founder, Core Beverages, Body Armor, Fuze
• 10:55 AM-11:20 AM

  Turnarounds: Celsius and Beyond
  

  • Gerry David, President & CEO, CELSIUS
  • Vanessa Walker, EVP Sales & Marketing, CELSIUS
• 11:20 AM-11:35 AM

  The Retail Climate for Emerging Beverage Brands
  

  • Kevin Davis, Chairman & CEO, Bristol Farms
• 11:35 AM-12:00 PM

  Get 'Em Laughing to Grow the Brand
  

  • Lewis Goldstein, VP of Brand Marketing, Organic Valley
• 12:00 PM-12:15 PM

  BevNET's Best of 2016 & Announcement of New Beverage Showdown Finalists
• 12:15 PM-1:30 PM

  Lunch & Sampling Bar Break
• 1:30 PM-2:10 PM

  Breakouts: Session I

  • Don't Derail Your Deal
    Nick Giannuzzi, Founder, Giannuzzi Group; Brad Barnhorn, Advisor, Barnhorn Brand Advisors; Chris Fenster, CEO, Propeller, Inc.
  • National Buyers, Allied Brands, and Big System Alignment
    Derek Dodge, Sales Consultant; Danny Stepper, Co-Founder & CEO, L.A. Libations
  • Balancing Brick and Mortar
    Alex Matthews, CEO, Juice Served Here; Sharelle Klaus, Founder & CEO, Dry Soda; Kyle O'Brien, EVP of Sales, La Colombe
• 2:20 PM-3:00 PM

  Breakouts: Session II

  • Lessons from the Food Courts
    Noah Hagey, Partner, BraunHagey LLP; Justin Prochnow, Shareholder, Greenberg, Traurig; Ryan Kaiser, Partner, Amin Talati & Upadhye, LLC
  • Turnaround-Proof Your Brand
    Gerry David, CEO, CELSIUS; Vanessa Walker, EVP Sales & Marketing, CELSIUS
  • Engaging with Strategics
    Matt Mitchell, VP, VEB/Coca-Cola Co.; Mike Burgmaier, Managing Director, Whipstitch Capital; Jim Tonkin, President and Founder, Healthy Brand Builders; John Haugen, VP/GM 301 INC.
  
  
• 3:00 PM-5:00 PM

  BevNET Live Expo
• 6:00 PM-10:00 PM

  BevForce After Party sponsored by Konnect PR, First Beverage Group, The Giannuzzi Group, ACG, Interact Boulder and Whipstitch Capital