HomeConferenceLive Schedule at a Glance Schedule At a Glance All session times are in Eastern Standard Time. REGISTER TODAY Wednesday, March 29, 2023 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration 9:00 am – 9:10 am Welcome 9:10 am – 9:55 am Keynote – A Non-Traditional Road into the Craft Beverage Industry 10:00 am – 11:00 am Cheers to Empowering Women in the Craft Beverage Industry 11:00 am – 11:15 am Break 11:15 am – 12:15 pm Unstoppable You: Dream Without Limits 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Networking Lunch 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Reimagining Your Personal Brand to Advance Your Impact, Part 1 2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Break 2:45 pm – 3:25 pm Reimagining Your Personal Brand to Advance Your Impact, Part 2 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Defining Success Doesn’t Have to be About the C-Suite Thursday, March 30, 2023 7:30 am – 6:30 pm Registration 8:30 am – 9:15 am Introduction – Opening Keynote – Where There’s a “WHY” There’s a Way 9:20 am – 10:05 am The Modern State of Craft Beer and Bev Alc- A BWC Dive into Key Data and Its Application for You 10:10 am – 10:55 am Using Beer Distributors to Succeed 11:00 am – 11:30 am Navigating Markets – States and Wholesaler Networks 11:00 am – 6:30 pm Exhibit Hall Open 11:35 am – 12:35 pm Understanding Shopper Behavior and Consumer Experience Insights 12:20 pm – 2:15 pm Lunch in the Exhibit Hall 2:15 pm – 3:00 pm Financing Big Dreams on a Shoestring Budget 3:05 pm – 3:50 pm Moving Your Brand Forward 3:50 pm – 4:05 pm Break 4:05 pm – 4:50 pm Pepsi’s Blue Cloud Distribution Company: What might the impact of Blue Cloud success mean for craft product distribution. 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm Exhibit Hall Networking Reception Friday, March 31, 2023 7:30 am – 5:00 pm Registration 8:30 am – 9:30 am Keynote – Breaking The Rules: Unorthodox Strategies for Competing with The Big Boys 9:35 am – 10:35 am Building an Inclusive Team and Reaching a Diverse Consumer Base 10:40 am – 11:25 am The Road to 10,000 Cases 11:00 am – 4:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Lunch in the Exhibit Hall 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm The Legal Campfire: Labels, Ingredients, Wages, Business Structure, DEI, Property Ownership, Operations, Cannabis, and S’Mores 2:35 pm – 3:20 pm Non-Traditional Brands in a Traditional Market Place 3:20 pm – 3:35 pm Break 3:35 pm – 4:05 pm Modern Sales Strategies for Modern Times 4:10 pm – 4:40 pm Sustainable Packaging Design – A Patagonia Approach 4:45 pm – 5:15 pm Successful Strategies to Grow Independent Craft Sales
