Brewbound Session Summer 2017 - AGENDA
THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 2017
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM Breakfast & Registration --
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome Remarks --
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Lessons Learned from 31 Years in Craft Brewing --
with Dan Kenary, Co-Founder & CEO, Harpoon Brewery
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Breaking Down Beer's Buzzwords --
with Caitlyn Battaglia, Associate Client Manager, Nielsen; Danny Brager, SVP, Beverage Alcohol Practice, Nielsen
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM On-Premise Panel Discussion --
with Marc Sawyer, Director of Brewery & Distributor Relations, World of Beer; Gregory Howard, Former Director of Beverage Strategy, Yard House Restaurants; Jonny Stringer, Manager of Beer Operations, Craftworks Restaurants & Breweries
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Networking Break & Livestream Lounge --
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM State of the Industry Panel --
with Laura Bell, Former CEO, Bell's Brewery; Mike Stevens, Co-Founder & CEO, Founders Brewing Company; Hugh Sisson, Founder, Heavy Seas Beer
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch, Networking & Livestream Lounge --
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM Startup Brewery Challenge 8, Presented by Craft Brew Alliance --
with Tom Bleigh, Innovation Brewmaster, Craft Brew Alliance; Karmen Olson, Director of Emerging Business Partnerships, Craft Brew Alliance; Jonny Stringer, Manager of Beer Operations, Craftworks Restaurants & Breweries; Adam Lambert, COO, Storied Craft Breweries; Darren Rovell, Sports Business Reporter, ESPN
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Startup Brewery Challenge 8: Black Star Line Brewing --
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM Startup Brewery Challenge 8: Armada Brewing --
2:10 PM - 2:20 PM Startup Brewery Challenge 8: M.I.A. Beer --
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM Startup Brewery Challenge 8: Torch & Crown Brewing --
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Startup Brewery Challenge 8: Good City Brewing --
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Panel: Distribution Disruptors --
with Cheryl Durzy, Founder & CEO, Liberation Distribution, Inc.; Chris Young, Founder, The Beer Connect; Rob Burns, Co-Founder, Night Shift Brewing
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Examining Beverage Alcohol M&A --
with Townsend Ziebold, Managing Partner, First Beverage Group
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Startup Brewery Challenge Winner Announcement and Closing Remarks --
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Beers & Networking --
Please note that event agendas are subject to change.