DECEMBER 7-9 | LOS ANGELES, CA
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BevNET Live LA 2025 Speakers
Stay tuned! Additional speakers will be announced soon.
Allison Ellsworth
Co-Founder, Poppi
Stephen Ellsworth
Co-Founder, Poppi
Steve Young
Managing Partner, Manna Tree Partners
Tim Near
Partner, Agrowgate
David van Wees
Partner, Agrowgate
Mikey Mohr
CEO & Co-Founder, Houseplant
Participating 1:1 Meeting Hosts
Samantha Fletcher
Senior Category Merchant, Adult Beverage, Whole Foods Market
Beverage School Speakers
Tim Near
Partner, Agrowgate
Workshop Speakers
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We’re Looking For: A-Listers & Innovators
Speakers inspire the next generation of beverage brands. Discuss innovative practices, battle scars, data insights or cases that focus on breaking through or getting to the next level – and the lessons learned in the process.
Our conferences create a community and we want speakers that value the impact they have by being on stage. We curate our speaker rosters to feature individuals that prioritize partnership and the sharing of experiences over pitching themselves or their company. Our speakers are not compensated and get on stage to lead the industry forward.
