WINTER 2018 | DEC. 3+4 | SANTA MONICA, CA
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THE LEADING CONFERENCE FOR THE BEVERAGE INDUSTRY
You are viewing a past event. BevNET Live Winter 2018 took place on December 3rd and 4th, 2018 in Santa Monica, CA at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel. BevNET Live is the leading business conferences for the beverage industry held twice a year in New York, NY and Santa Monica, CA. Upcoming conference dates can be found at bevnet.com/events. For a look into the conference, watch the presentation from GT Dave, the Founder and CEO of GT's Kombucha, at the Winter 2018 conference:
THANK YOU TO OUR PLATINUM SPONSOR: ADM
ADM, a leading supplier of ingredients for food and beverage brands, is this year's Platinum sponsor for both our Summer and Winter BevNET Live conferences. As a cornerstone of the industry, ADM provides the expertise and support needed to create a platform for future innovation and partnership.
WINTER 2018 MAIN STAGE SPEAKERS
Vanessa Walker
Founder, Millennial Brands
Danny Stepper
Co-Founder & CEO, L.A. Libations
Alex Jacobs
VP Corporate Development & Strategy, Dean Foods Company
BREAKOUT SESSION SPEAKERS
Max Baumann
Founder & CEO, Bear Brands, Basemakers
Matthew Brogie
CEO, Repsly
Adam Hertel
Senior VP of Sales - Grocery & Alternate Channels, ITO EN (North America) INC.
Emmanuel Laroche
VP, Marketing, Symrise
Arthur Lopez
Director of Sales, North America, Finlays
BEVERAGE SCHOOL SPEAKERS
Austin Allan
Founder, Tio Gazpacho
Hector Gonzalez Jr.
Director of Merchandising, Gonzalez Northgate Markets
Dustin Cherry
Client Strategist, Force Brands
Dustin Cherry
Client Strategist, Force Brands
WINTER 2018 AGENDA
Print the agenda for Monday, December 03
Please note: All times US Pacific Time
- 7:00 AM8:00 AM
Breakfast, Registration & Networking
Location: Arcadia Ballroom @ Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel (1700 Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, CA 90401) - 8:00 AM9:30 AM
- 9:30 AM10:00 AM
Networking Break & Livestream Studio
- 10:00 AM10:05 AM
Welcome Remarks
- 10:05 AM10:30 AM
Keeping the Attachment -- GT's Kombucha
- 10:30 AM10:55 AM
Brand in Transition -- Forto
- 10:55 AM11:20 AM
Walmart As Your Launchpad
- 11:20 AM11:45 AM
Anheuser Busch/InBev Go Beyond Beer
- 11:45 AM12:05 PM
Building Premium Brands Through Channel
- 12:05 PM12:30 PM
Fiji Case Study: Keeping Mature Brands Vital
- 12:30 PM12:40 PM
BevNET's Best of 2018 Presentation; Announcement of New Beverage Showdown Finalists
- 12:40 PM2:00 PM
Lunch & Livestream Studio
- 2:00 PM2:40 PM
Breakout Session I: Extending Platforms to Food
Location: Venice Room, Lobby Floor, through the Ocean & Vine Restaurant - 2:00 PM2:40 PM
Breakout Session I: Regulatory and Legal Updates
Location: Room 731 - 2:00 PM2:40 PM
Breakout Session I: Grow Your Amazon Sales... Like Mushrooms
Location: Palisades Salon, 5th Floor - 2:00 PM2:40 PM
Breakout Session I: Flavor Trends: Insights from the Experts
Location: Catalina Room, Lobby Floor- Emmanuel Laroche
- 2:40 PM2:50 PM
Networking Break
- 2:50 PM3:30 PM
Breakout Session II: Food Service: Two Lenses into the Channel
Location: Venice Room, Lobby Floor, through the Ocean & Vine Restaurant- Adam Hertel
- 2:50 PM3:30 PM
Breakout Session II: Winning at the Shelf: How to Leverage Data for Retail Execution
Location: Catalina Room, Lobby Floor- Max Baumann
- Matthew Brogie
- 2:50 PM3:30 PM
Breakout Session II: The Shifting Landscape of Tea Beverages
Location: Ocean & Vine, Lobby Floor- Arthur Lopez
- 2:50 PM3:30 PM
Breakout Session II: The Future of Functionality: CBD and Beverage
Location: Palisades Salon. 5th Floor - 3:30 PM5:30 PM
- 6:30 PM8:30 PM
BevNET Live Afterparty Powered by ForceBrands
Location: Museum of Flying @ 3100 Airport Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90405
All registered BevNET Live Winter 2018 attendees are invited to attend. A conference badge and valid ID are required for admittance.
NEW: A DEEP DIVE INTO A HOT EMERGING CATEGORY
The massive interest in -- and approaches to -- the incorporation of Marijuana, Hemp, THC and CBD as functional ingredients in food and beverage brands is shared by new companies and existing brands alike. Nevertheless, there is still much to understand. Food and beverage professionals are invited to navigate an ambiguous cannabis market and explore how it could impact their businesses at the new half-day forum.
Hosted on Saturday, December 1st, the weekend between NOSH Live and BevNET Live, professionals will receive a complimentary ticket to the Forum if registered for both conferences.
BEVNET LIVE GOLD SPONSORS
NEW BEVERAGE SHOWDOWN 16: YOUR BEVERAGE IN THE HOT SEAT
Catapult you and your company into the spotlight. New Beverage Showdown participants are the celebrities of BevNET Live. Be the center of attention among hundreds of industry executives and gatekeepers, receive instant feedback from an expert panel of judges, and compete for a prize valued at $10,000.
BEVERAGE SCHOOL: LEARN THE ROPES OF THE INDUSTRY
Beverage School is a special half-day “Beverages 101″ session for early-stage entrepreneurs and industry newcomers. It is held the day prior to the full conference and is free for all BevNET Live Winter 2018 attendees. Young beverage brands get up to speed, identify keys for growth and initiate critical conversations.
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BEVNET LIVE SILVER SPONSORS
RECENT EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
BevNET Live Winter 2018 is Sold Out; Waitlist Now Available
BevNET Live Winter 2018 has officially hit capacity and is sold out. Over 775 beverage industry founders and executives registered to attend the leading conference for the U.S. beverage industry next week in Santa Monica, Calf., which makes it the largest BevNET Live conference to-date.BevNET Live Livestream: Watch Main Stage Presentations & Additional Interviews
Next week’s BevNET Live Winter 2018 is tracking to be the largest conference to-date and will likely sell out. But even if you don’t have a seat at the conference, we don’t want you to miss out on the important conversations happening on the main stage and in the Livestream Studio. We will make a free livestream available on December 3rd and 4th, thanks to the support of ADM and Origin House.New Beverage Showdown 16: Meet the Players
BevNET Live Winter 2018 is only five days away and we’re excited to pull back the curtain on the semi-finalists and judges that will take the conference stage next week in Santa Monica, Calif. New Beverage Showdown, sponsored by Venturing & Emerging Brands (VEB), an operating unit of the Coca-Cola Co., is the beverage industry’s leading pitch competition, selecting the most innovative and scalable startup beverage brands from a group of promising contenders.The BevNET Live Afterparty: Take Your Conversations To New Heights
In just one week BevNET Live, the leading conference for the beverage industry, will take place in Santa Monica, Calif. On Monday, Dec. 3, after the first day’s content and expo ends, guests will get to enjoy the exclusive BevNET Live Winter 2018 Afterparty.Beverage School: Education for Startup Beverage Brands at BevNET Live on Dec. 2
Beverage School is a half-day session on December 2nd -- the day prior to the BevNET Live Winter 2018 main conference -- designed to provide early-stage beverage entrepreneurs and industry newcomers a look at the basics of operating and growing a beverage company.BevNET Live Breakouts: Foodservice and Amazon Sales; Regulation; CBD; Can Your Brand Be Food?
We love to give you tough choices, as this wide-ranging list of Breakout Sessions for the afternoon of Monday, Dec. 3, the first day of the BevNET Live conference, should demonstrate. Not tied to the mainstage agenda, attendees can choose what topic they want to dive into -- twice.BevNET Live: Steps to Strategic Investment, with Dean Foods, Good Karma, and 2x Consumer Products GP
The BevNET Live audience will get a special look at the ways emerging brands and large companies can help develop next-level products and platforms together under the right partnership structure when executives from Good Karma Foods, Dean Foods and 2x Consumer Products Growth Partners take the stage.BevNET Live Winter Agenda Released: Find FIJI, Peer Beyond Beer, Explore Equality
The BevNET Live Winter 2018 agenda, packed with over 30 distinguished beverage industry leaders, has been released. The two-day conference returns to Santa Monica, CA on December 3 and 4 at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel.Walmart, Spindrift to Speak at BevNET Live in Just 30 Days
We are excited to announce that the world’s largest retailer -- and also one of the world’s fastest-growing sparkling water brands -- will be taking the BevNET Live stage in just 30 days. Hundreds of beverage entrepreneurs and professionals are expected to gather in Santa Monica, CA for BevNET Live Winter 2018 on December 3rd and 4th.Canteen and Forto Join BevNET Live Winter 2018 Lineup
BevNET Live Winter 2018 will feature speakers who can talk about where you’re headed and the kinds of adjustments it takes to get there. Joining the main stage lineup will be Jessi Moffitt, the director of innovation at national vending company Canteen, and Neel Premkumar, the founder and CEO of fast-growing coffee brand Forto.Category Trailblazers Kick Off BevNET Live Winter 2018 Speaker Lineup
Here’s a preview of what’s to come: category trailblazers and channel pioneers. The first round of speakers has been released for BevNET Live Winter 2018 in Santa Monica, CA this December.BevNET Live: Where the Beverage Community Meets
BevNET Live is the leading U.S. beverage industry conference. Top brands, investors, retailers, and experts are there to meet face-to-face, try new products and, together, map the road ahead. The industry will meet next at BevNET Live Winter 2018 in Santa Monica, Calif. this December 3 and 4.New Beverage Showdown 16: Present Your Brand to the Industry this December
A new class of rising star beverage brands will take the BevNET Live stage to compete in the 16th edition of the New Beverage Showdown. The business pitch competition, respected for its record of identifying highly innovative next-generation beverage brands, will take place on December 3rd and 4th at BevNET Live Winter 2018 in Santa Monica, CA.
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