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Annual Convention Seminars By Category

 

Below you will find a detailed schedule of the seminars by date at NBWA’s 88th Annual Convention & Trade Show. With over 20 seminars at this year’s convention, maximizing your time onsite and bringing back fresh ideas for growing your business has never been easier.

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Make sure to register for the seminars you want to attend — click here to learn how to do so. If you have any questions about the event or how to register for your preferred seminars, please contact Grace Moery at gmoery@nbwa.org

Industry Trends Legal Management Operations Sales and Revenue Annual Convention Info

Industry Trends

Fintech and NBWA Beer Industry Update – LIVE!

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13 (8:00 – 9:15 a.m.)

Eric Kiser, Vice President, Distributor Strategy, Fintech
Lester Jones, Vice President, Analytics and Chief Economist, NBWA

Zoom Out, Win Big: Giving Your Team a Full View of the Total Beverage Alcohol Market

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13 (8:00 – 9:15 a.m.)

Kaleigh Theriault, Director, Beverage Alcohol Thought Leadership, NielsenIQ (NIQ)
Matt Crompton, Vice President On Premise, North America, CGA by NIQ
Drew Hummel, Director Beverage Alcohol Vertical , North America, CGA by NIQ

Evolve or Else: How Distributors are Adapting to the New Beverage Landscape

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 (8:00 – 9:15 a.m.)

Dave Williams, President, BUMP Williams Consulting
JB Shireman, Director, Arlington Capital Advisors
Ryan Lake, Managing Director, Arlington Capital Advisors

Hemp Beverages: What a Difference a Year Makes

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 (8:00 – 9:15 a.m.)

Christopher Lackner, Founder & President, Hemp Beverage Alliance
Michelle Bodian, General Counsel, Hemp Beverage Alliance

More Profits and Volume with Less Infrastructure

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 (8:00 – 9:15 a.m.)

Nick Rellas, Founder and CEO, Greater Industries

Legal

Protecting Your Interests During Product Diversification

MONDAY, OCTOBER  13 (8:00 – 9:15 a.m.)

Michael Madigan, Attorney, Madigan, Dahl & Harlan, P.A.

Adapting to a Changing Landscape – Alliances and Brand Acquisitions

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 (8:00 – 9:15 a.m.)

Craig Van Horn, Managing Director, Ippolito Christon & Co.
Keith B. Hochheiser, Partner, Hochheiser & Akmal
Rizwan Akmal, Partner, Hochheiser & Akmal

Management

Tone from the Top: Culture Starts With You

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13 (8:00 – 9:15 a.m.)

Matt Dahlstrom, Tone from the Top, In:trench Consulting Group, LLC
Grant Barrett, Senior Partner, In:trench Consulting Group
Darin Spenc, Partner, In:trench Consulting Group

Building a Culture of Continuous Learning and Innovation

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13 (8:00 – 9:15 a.m.)

Andrea Pellettiere, Director of Talent Management, Manhattan Beer and Beverage Distributors

Operations

Aye, Robot: A Tech Approach to Building Your Long-Term Workforce

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13 (8:00 – 9:15 a.m.)

Jonathan O’Neil, CEO, Block One Automation

A Smarter Approach to Fleet & Route Management

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13 (8:00 – 9:15 a.m.)

Nick Rider, Senior Account Executive, Descartes
John Barton, Service Execution Manager, Pepin Distributing Company
Cyndi Brandt, VP, Fleet Solutions, Descartes

Rethink Keg Distribution Through Purposeful Design

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 (8:00 – 9:15 a.m.)

Clay Kobernick, VP Category – Delivery Solutions, Rehrig Pacific Co.

Do The Homework, Make the Grades: Getting an A+ On Your Technological Investments

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 (8:00 – 9:15 a.m.)

Matt Ellis, Chief Systems & Consulting Officer, PDC/KPI

Future-Proofing the Family Business

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 (8:00 – 9:15 a.m.)

Ian Padrick, CEO, Ohanafy

Sales and Revenue

New Frontiers: Lessons on Expanding Into Spirits/Wine/Energy

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13 (8:00 – 9:15 a.m.)

Tracy Neal, CEO, CPG Data / iSellBeer
Zac Voss, Owner, Voss Distributing
Jason Whitworth, Vice President of Sales, Donaghy Sales
Darin Harris, Vice President – Trade Development, BreakThru Beverage Group

Influencing Key Accounts

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13 (8:00 – 9:15 a.m.)

Thomas Fox, Partner, Fox Sales Coaching

Draft Beer is the Ultimate Sampling Opportunity

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13 (8:00 – 9:15 a.m.)

Jennifer Hauke, Founder, Draftline Technologies

Turning Community Events into Wins for Your Company

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 (8:00 – 9:15 a.m.)

Bill Kraich, VP, Platform Evangelist, Encompass Technologies

Who’s Wagging Who? Fix Broken Incentives and Take Back Control of Your Sales Strategy

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 (8:00 – 9:15 a.m.)

Bud Dunn, President, Volume X Profit Technologies
Mike Hall, Director of Customer Success, VXP & Co-Host, Tapped In Sales Pod

Risks and Rewards of Becoming a Total Beverage Distributor

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 (8:00 – 9:15 a.m.)

Randy Jozwiakowski, Managing Director, Paragon Beverage Advisors, LLC
Drew Jaglom, Partner, Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP
Mark Hall, Managing Director, Paragon Beverage Advisors, LLC
Scott Savage, Managing Director, Paragon Beverage Advisors, LLC
James Rieger, Partner, Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP