Program
BevNET Live Summer 2015 Agenda
Last updated: May 15, 2015. Lineup subject to change.
| TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2015 |
| 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM |
Registration |
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| 9:00 AM – 9:10 AM |
Welcome – John Craven, Founder/CEO, BevNET; Jeffrey Klineman, Editor in Chief, BevNET |
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| 9:10 AM – 9:35 AM |
Thriving as a Supply-Based Brand – with Matt McLean, Founder & CEO, Uncle Matt’s Organic |
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| 9:35 AM – 10:00 AM |
The Path to the Deal – with Stacey Galvez, Director, Strategy & Business Development, Earthbound Farm; Shauna Martin, CEO & Founder, Daily Greens |
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| 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM |
Characteristics of Successful Beverage Brands – with Nicole Fry, Managing Partner, First Beverage Group |
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| 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM |
Break |
|
| 11:00 AM – 11:35 AM |
Panel: Marketing Functional Claims – with Greg Fleishman, CEO, Purely Righteous Brands; Justin Prochnow, Partner, Greenberg Traurig, LLP; Mike Bush, EVP, Ganeden |
|
| 11:35 AM – 12:00 PM |
Mastering the Cold Channel – with Cyrus Schwartz, CEO, Dora’s Naturals; Chris Psuik, VP, Business Development, Dora’s Naturals |
|
| 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM |
Control Issues: Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Independence – with Nick Giannuzzi, Founder, The Giannuzzi Group LLP |
|
| 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM |
Lunch / BevNET Live Expo / Sampling Bar Opens |
|
| 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM |
New Beverage Showdown Semifinals – Judges: Bill Weiland, Founder, Presence Marketing Group; Justin Prochnow, Partner, Greenberg Traurig, LLP; Susan Klug, CMO, Unified Grocers; Paul Beaupre, General Manager, illy NA |
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| 4:15 PM – 4:40 PM |
Premium Pricing Steers the Ship – with Jordan Silbert, CEO, Q Drinks |
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| 4:40 PM – 5:05 PM |
Channel Strategy: Doubling Down in Sports Nutrition to Build the Brand – with Chris Hickey, CEO, Isopure |
|
| 5:05 PM – 5:30 PM |
Order from Chaos: Branding Priorities in New Product Classes – with Tripp Keber, CEO & Co-Founder, Dixie Brands Inc. |
|
| 5:30 PM |
Announcement of New Beverage Showdown Finalists |
|
| 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM |
BevNET Live Cocktail Reception Sponsored by NIDA – Cocktails, beer and networking. |
| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2015 |
| 9:00 AM – 9:05 AM |
Welcome |
|
| 9:05 AM – 9:30 AM |
How Brands Accelerate – with Larry Levin, EVP, IRI; Kathryn Peters, EVP, SPINS |
|
| 9:30 AM – 9:50 AM |
Strategy, Competition, Snapple, and Voss: A Conversation with Jack Belsito – with Jack Belsito, CEO, Voss Water |
|
| 9:50 AM – 10:15 AM |
Supermarket Trends and Beverage Decisions – with Susan Klug, EVP and Chief Marketing Officer, Unified Grocers |
|
| 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM |
Break |
|
| 10:45 AM – 11:20 AM |
New Beverage Showdown Finals, Part 1 |
|
| 11:20 AM – 11:45 AM |
Panel: Exploring a Year of Challenges – with Chris Campbell, CEO, Chameleon Cold Brew; Daniel Sullivan, CEO and Founder, Temple Turmeric; Jesse Altman, Founder & CEO, WhyNatte |
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| 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM |
VEB: Findings from the Founders Forum – with Rebecca Messina, SVP of Marketing, Venturing and Emerging Brands; Max Baumann, CEO, Just Chill |
|
| 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM |
Achieving Walmart Scale – with Jack Sinclair, former EVP Grocery, Walmart |
|
| 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM |
Lunch |
|
| 1:30 PM – 2:10 PM |
New Beverage Showdown Finals, Part 2 |
|
| 2:10 PM – 2:35 PM |
Attacking Retail Channels: How to Break In – with Laura McCord, Director, KeHE |
|
| 2:35 PM – 3:00 PM |
Inside Lending – with Louis Barone, SVP and Division Head, IDB Bank; Greg Wank, Executive Partner, Anchin, Block, & Anchin |
|
| 3:00 PM – 3:20 PM |
Keeping an Eye on the Bubble – with John Giannuzzi, Managing General Partner, Sherbrooke Capital |
|
| 3:20 PM – 3:40 PM |
Panel: Guarding Competitive Advantage by Defining Categories – with Bill Moses, Co-Founder & CEO, Kevita; David Bell, Founder, Bell Advisory Group; Max Baumann, CEO, Just Chill |
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| 3:40 PM – 4:00 PM |
New Beverage Showdown Discussion and Award Presentation |
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| 4:00 PM |
Closing Remarks |
