Day 2

6:00 am
Exhibitor Setup
Congressional A
8:30 am
Networking Breakfast Buffet
Congressional Foyer
9:00 am
Welcome Remarks
  • • Nick Cook, VP of Spirits, OnTrend Concepts
Congressional B
9:15 am
The Latest in Flavored Spirits
  • • Al Murphy, Co-President, Mother Murphy’s Labs
Congressional B
9:45 am
On-Premise Consumer Trend Report
  • • Andrew Hummel, Client Solutions Director, CGA
Congressional B
10:30 am
Morning Networking Break
Congressional Foyer
11:00 am
What Your Distributor Really Needs from You
  • • John Oliver, National Trade Marketing Director - Emerging Spirits, Breakthru Beverage
  • • Christian LeGuen, Director of Spirits, Favorite Brands
Congressional B
11:45 am
Building Brand Loyalty
  • • Caitlin Stallings, Research Manager, GSD&M [M]
  • • Jaron Berkhemer, Managing Director, Pomp & Whimsy
Congressional B
12:15 pm
Networking Lunch
Congressional A
1:30 pm
What Retail and Bars Look for in New Spirits
  • • Jason Reynolds, COO, Drinkubator [M]
  • • Bill Norris, Owner, 3rd Generation Hospitality
  • • Mary Guiver, Global Principal Category Merchant, Beer & Spirits, Whole Foods
  • • David Jabour, President, Twin Liquors
  • • Amber Milner, Associate Director of Banquets, Fairmont
Congressional B
2:15 pm
Growing through Ecommerce
  • • Bryan Monteleone, Co-Founder, Drinkubator
  • • Tim Angelillo, Founder, Sourced Craft Cocktails
  • • Perla Fernandez, Business Development Manager, Park Street
Congressional B
3:00 pm
Afternoon Networking Break
Congressional Foyer
3:30 pm
The Redesign that Catapulted Coppercraft Distillery into a Nationwide Brand
  • • David Schuemann, Founder, CF Napa
  • • Brian Mucci, CEO, Coppercraft Distillery
Congressional B
4:30 pm
Fireside Chat with WhistlePig's Jeff Kozak
  • • Jeff Kozak, CEO, WhistlePig Whiskey
Congressional B
5:00 pm
Networking Happy Hour Reception
  • Happy Hour Sponsored by
Congressional A
6:30 pm
Evening free for client dinners & informal networking