Brewbound Live 2026 Speakers

Early registration pricing for Brewbound Live ends this Friday, Oct. 23. Brewers, bev-alc leaders, distributors, retailers and investors gather December 9-10 in L.A., and those who register by Friday save $100 per ticket.

As breweries and beverage alcohol companies plan for 2027 and beyond, the decisions in front of them keep getting harder: where to invest resources as drinkers move between beer, spirits, RTDs and non-alcoholic options, how to hold onto distribution as that sector contracts, and how to win back on-premise traffic. Brewbound Live puts those decisions on the table. On December 9-10 in L.A., brewers, entrepreneurs, distributors, retailers and investors will compare notes on what's working, pressure-test their plans for the year ahead and meet the partners who can help carry them out.

Republic National Distributing Company’s (RNDC) collapse, ongoing supplier jumps and consolidation have shaken up the middle tier in recent years and those moves and their aftermath will be under the microscope at Brewbound Live this December in Los Angeles. December 9 +10, Brewbound Live brings together distributors navigating those moves and a facilitator of deals.

Following the blockbuster acquisition of Stone Brewing, the people tasked with charting the brand’s future will share their vision for its future during the 2026 Brewbound Live business conference December 9 +10 in Los Angeles.

Brewbound Live's 1:1 Meetings program returns to Brewbound Live 2026 (Dec. 9–10 at the Marina Del Rey Marriott Hotel), connecting beer and bev-alc brands with the retailers and distributors who decide what makes it onto shelves, into restaurants, and onto trucks.

This December 9+10 in Los Angeles, Brewbound Live brings together brewery and bev-alc leaders, retailers, distributors, investors and industry partners to examine what retailers are prioritizing, where distributors are placing bets, how entreprenuers are adjusting and which category shifts deserve attention. Your sales data tells you what is happening inside your business. It does not tell you why a retailer is rethinking the shelf, what a distributor is leaning into, or how another brand is responding to a change in demand. Brewbound Live adds those perspectives before the next reset, pitch, distribution move, or portfolio decision.

The beer business isn’t standing still, and neither are the companies competing within it. Traditional beer remains the center of the conversation, but the competitive set has widened. RTDs and non-alc are creating new occasions. The on-premise is evolving. Distributors are making tougher choices about where to focus their attention. For brands, finding opportunity now requires looking beyond their own four walls. Brewbound Live brings the beer and beverage-alcohol industry together December 9+10 in Los Angeles to meet this challenging moment head on.

Applications are now open for the Brewbound Live 2026 Pitch Slam, taking place during Brewbound Live on December 9 + 10 in Marina del Rey, California. This year, the competition is opening to a broader mix of brands, including beer (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), hard cider, hard seltzer, hard kombucha, canned cocktails and other canned beer-, wine- and spirits-based beverages. The focus is not simply on what is new, but on how each brand can contribute to growth across beer and the broader beverage-alcohol industry.

Talea Beer co-founder and co-CEO Tara Hankinson will share how the New York City-headquartered, woman-founded-and-led craft brewery manages multiple locations and stays profitable during this December’s Brewbound Live business conference.

Riding a wave of major events, occasions (not cases) became the story for the on-premise in 2026, according to Lester Jones, National Beer Wholesalers Association VP of analytics and chief economist. Jones and Draftline Technologies founder and CEO Jennifer Hauke will share why draft and the on-premise are driving the beer industry’s narrative, during Brewbound Live 2026, December 9 & 10 in Marina del Rey, California.