BevNET & NOSH Virtually Live Summer 2021 - AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2021
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM Welcome Remarks --
with Jeff Klineman, Editor in Chief, BevNET
3:06 PM - 3:39 PM Micro Influencers for Macro Returns: Leveraging Emerging Social Channels -- With so much focus on influencers these days, this panel addresses the best ways to exploit emerging social media channels. We’ll be speaking with a pair of top experts, Courtney Merfeld, the Senior Director of Business Development & Partnerships at Thrive Market, and Shannon Race, the Director of Brand Awareness and Engagement at CAVU Venture Partners.
with Courtney Merfeld, Sr. Director, Business Development & Partnerships, Thrive Market; Shannon Race, Director of Brand Awareness and Engagement, CAVU Venture Partners
3:40 PM - 4:15 PM Retain and Rebalance: How to Keep a Changed Consumer in a Changed Market -- Monica McGurk, Chief Growth Officer at Kellogg Company, and Nigel Hughes, SVP of Global Innovation and Research and Development at Kellogg Company, offer entrepreneurs a road map to retaining the consumers and customers they have cultivated amidst the changing shopping patterns brought about by the global pandemic, as well as discuss the role of innovation and investment in the company’s future. The discussion will help brands assess their place within the re-opening of a variety of retail channels while balancing the gains they have made during lockdown.
with Monica McGurk, Chief Growth Officer, Kellogg Company; Nigel Hughes, SVP of Global Innovation and Research and Development, Kellogg Company
4:16 PM - 4:45 PM Narrative Focus: The Entrepreneur’s Evolution as a Story -- Todd Carmichael, the founder of La Colombe, discusses the ways that founders evolve with their organizations and vision. A terrific raconteur and accomplished entrepreneur, Carmichael is supplying views on how entrepreneurs can be the authors of their own stories, and how the past year in lockdown helped him to take inventory of his own narrative.
with Todd Carmichael, CEO & Co-Founder, La Colombe
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Round Table Q&A --
with Todd Carmichael, CEO & Co-Founder, La Colombe
ON DEMAND Enzymatic Solutions for Plant-Based Beverages --

Sponsored video content from Amano Enzyme.

Amano Enzyme presents novel and unique enzymatic solutions for plant-based beverages. Learn how enzymes can solve challenges the food and beverage industry is facing today, and how Amano can help you better serve your customers with our specialty enzymes. The presentation covers Amano Enzyme’s Protein Glutaminase 500 (PG500), a novel enzyme that can be used in a wide range of food and beverage applications with ease.  

The applications range from improving the mouth feel of plant proteins in solution, to eliminating the curdling observed from milk being added to coffee, and even widening the possible range of flavors for beverages!
Please note that event agendas are subject to change.