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The Top Conference for Brewery Owners and Execs
The Brewbound Session is a place for serious beer professionals to gather and discuss the industry’s most important issues, exchange ideas and learn strategies for succeeding in the most competitive sector of the alcohol beverage industry.
Attendees will hear thought-provoking conversations with industry leaders, listen to inspiring presentations from emerging craft brewery entrepreneurs and engage in interactive panel discussions with executives from all three tiers of the beer industry.
The program is specifically designed to help attendees better understand a dynamic and rapidly evolving marketplace, while networking with like-minded entrepreneurs, investors, distributors, suppliers and retailers.
Brewbound Session returns to the Paradise Point Resort & Spa in San Diego, CA on December 1.
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Brewbound Session Speakers:
Tomme Arthur
Founder, The Lost Abbey
Bart Watson
Chief Economist, Brewers Association
Karmen Olson
Senior Manager of Emerging Business, Craft Brew Alliance
Tom Bleigh
Innovation Brewmaster, Craft Brew Alliance
Stephen Bossu
Co-Founder, Hopewell Brewing Company
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Attendee Testimonials
 | “I was very impressed with how the conference was run, the quality of the content and speakers and the ease with which you guys seemed to pull everything off. My marketing guys and reps will absolutely be attending future sessions.” — Joey Redner, Founder, Cigar City Brewing Co. |
 | “It was an action packed day. It was a good opportunity to meet and greet and we did plenty of that.” — Jim Fick, Owner/VP, General Distributors (OR) |
 | “As both an attendee and presenter at numerous Brewbound conferences, I have come to appreciate the hard work and effort that goes into such a top notch event. The presentations are amazing, the speakers are succinct, and a great learning environment is always on tap. I’m excited they exist and can’t wait to be part of the next one.” — Tomme Arthur, Director of Brewery Operations, Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey |
Recent Announcements
Startup Brewery Challenge 7: Meet the Players
We’re less than 24 hours away from the 2016 Brewbound Session in San Diego, and it’s time to introduce our presenters and judges for Startup Brewery Challenge 7, our on-of-a-kind business pitch competition presented by Craft Brew Alliance. Six craft brewery entrepreneurs who have been on the market for two years or less will take the stage tomorrow to show off their business plans, sample one core product offering and receive immediate feedback from a panel of five expert judges.Networking Opportunities Abound at Brewbound Session San Diego
Brewbound Session San Diego will take place this Thursday and, in addition to featuring a thought-provoking discussions with a stellar lineup of industry executives and entrepreneurs, we’ve also carved out plenty of time for attendees to enjoy some great beers and intimate conversations with one another. To kickstart the networking, registered Brewbound Session attendees are invited to join the official welcome reception, sponsored by Blue Horseshoe, taking place at the “Paradise Terrace” at Paradise Point on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 6:00 PM.Final Agenda Now Available for Brewbound Session San Diego
We’re just 10 days away from the 2016 Winter Brewbound Session, happening on Thursday, Dec. 1 in San Diego, and the final agenda is now available for viewing. And, as always, we’ve saved one final surprise announcement for attendees. Joining next week’s full-day event will be Vann Russell, the founder of Arlington Capital Advisors.Brewbound Session: Discussing Pabst’s Partnership Strategy with Eugene Kashper
Pabst Brewing is the country’s fifth largest beer maker, but unlike competitors Anheuser-Busch InBev, MillerCoors, Constellation and Heineken -- all of which have made significant investments in the craft space -- the company has yet to enter an otherwise frothy craft beer market teeming with eager sellers. But it’s not because the company lacks a desire to get serious about the segment. In fact, Pabst CEO and chairman Eugene Kashper has publicly acknowledged the fact that a true craft brand is a “big hole” in the company’s portfolio.Craft Beer Entrepreneurs: Pitch Your Brand in Startup Brewery Challenge 7
Are you a new brewery owner? Do you want to win $5,000 and take an all-expenses-paid trip to Beervana? Interested in brewing a specialty batch of beer at the new Widmer Brothers innovation brewery? On Dec. 1, at the Brewbound Session conference in San Diego, six craft brewery entrepreneurs who have been on the market for two years or less will have an opportunity to participate in Brewbound’s one-of-a-kind business pitch competition -- Startup Brewery Challenge 7, presented by Craft Brew Alliance.Brewbound Session: Exploring the Impact of a Growing Marijuana Economy on Alcohol
Tomorrow, voters in five states will decide whether to legalize sales of recreational marijuana. And on December 1, Vivien Azer, Cowen and Company's managing director and senior research analyst specializing in the beverage, tobacco and cannabis sectors, will discuss how a growing marijuana economy could impact companies in the alcohol sector.Initial Speakers Announced for Brewbound Session San Diego
We’re less than two months away from our next Brewbound Session, and the team is excited announce its initial lineup of speakers for the December 1 event. The Brewbound Session, a full-day business conference for serious brewery professionals, will gather more than 200 attendees to discuss important industry issues and exchange ideas while learning strategies for success in the most competitive sector of the alcohol beverage category.
Brewbound Session San Diego 2016 Event Sponsors:
