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2009 Beer Industry Summit - 2010 Phoenix - February 28 - March 1, 2010
Join us at the Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa in Phoenix, AZ for a day and a half of speakers, receptions, and a delicious lunch to talk about the tough issues facing our beer industry today. Consolidation, legal issues, valuations, marketing, retailer views, surviving in this economic environment .... these are just a few of the themes our expert speakers will address. The Beer Summit has grown to be a must-attend event for top industry brewery executives, distributors, analysts, and marketing executives.
What sets the Beer Summit apart is not just the quality of top-notch speakers, but our candid and lively Q&A's after each presentation, with your questions answered. This is your chance to gain access to the biggest names and experts in the industry. The Beer Summit also affords the best chance to network and mingle in an informal and intimate setting.
So join us on February 28 to March 1, 2010 at the Wildhorse Resort and Pass in Phoenix. Seating is limited, and we have sold-out for the past six years. Register today to guarantee your seat.
>> Click Here to Register <<Speaker Schedule (Tentative)
YOUR SCHEDULING: Most Beer Summiteers fly in Sunday morning, attend the afternoon session and the reception, attend Monday's session, and fly out Tuesday morning. Back at your desk Tuesday afternoon.
Sunday Afternoon Session, February 28, 2010
- 2:00 - 2:30 – Harry Schuhmacher, editor & publisher, Beer Business Daily
- 2:30 - 3:15 – Dan Wandel, evp bev-alc, Information Resources, Inc.
- 3:15 - 3:30 – Break
- 3:30 - 4:15 – Craft brewer panel moderated by Tom Fox of CM Profit Group, featuring Steve Hindy from Brooklyn Brewery, Jim Schembre of World Class Beverages, and Dale Katechis of Oscar Blues.
- 4:15 - 5:00 – TBA
BBD Welcome Reception - 5 - 7pm
Monday General Session, March 1, 2010
- 7:30 - 8:00 Continental breakfast
- 8:00 - 8:45 Dave Peacock, president, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., in fly-on-the-wall discussion with your editor.
- 8:45 - 9:15 Ed McBrien and Tom Cardella, presidents east and west, MillerCoors, in roundtable discussion with your editor.
- 9:15 - 9:30 Break
- 9:30 - 10:15 Importer
- 10:15 - 11:00 Word-of-mouth marketing panel moderated by Pete Marino of Dig Communications, featuring Ted Wright of Fizz and Darrell Jursa of Dig.
- 11:00 - 11:45 Jim Rund, senior vp business development, Catalina Marketing -- going over data that predicts consumer behavior in the off-premise.
- 11:45 - 1:15 Buffett Lunch
- 1:15 - 2:00 Retailer Panel moderated by Bump Williams, president of Bump Williams Consulting. Retailers on panel include Hannaford, Rite Aid, and 7-Eleven.
- 2:00 - 2:45 Kelly McDonald, Hispanic marketing expert, McDonald Marketing, on the future of marketing to the important Latino consumer.
- 2:45 - 3:30 Joe Thompson, consolidation consultant, IBG, on the latest developments in distributor consolidation.
- 3:30 - 4:00 Maverick Award
- 4:00 - 6:00 Beer-tails Reception
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Fun in the sun and departures.
BOOKING HOTEL
Important: You must make your own hotel accomodations. Contact the Wildhorse Pass Resort at 602-225-0100. Tell them you are with the Beer Summit to get a reduced rate of $279 a night. Hotel address is: 5594 West Wild Horse Pass Boulevard, Chandler, Arizona 85226
DRESS CODE: Dress is business casual for all events.
To Register
Fill out this form or call 210-805-8006 ext 1, and ask for Adrienne.
Price is $1,100 per attendee.
>> Click Here to Register <<
Sorry, no refunds for cancellations after January 1, 2010
