Agenda FBU LA 2015
The agenda for FBU LA has yet to be announced. For a point of reference, below you will find the agenda from our most recent event.
Agenda for BevNET FBU LA 2014
Last updated: September 8, 2014. Lineup subject to change.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 | |
7:30AM – 8:30AM | Registration & Breakfast |
8:30AM – 8:40AM | Welcoming Remarks – John Craven, Founder/CEO BevNET, and Jeffrey Klineman,Editor-in-Chief, BevNET |
Building Your Product | |
8:40AM – 9:00AM | 10 Commandments for Entrepreneurs – Greg Fleishman, President & Co-Founder, Purely Righteous Brands; Andy Aussie, President & Co-Founder, Purely Righteous Brands |
9:00AM – 9:20AM | Commercialization, Co-packing, and other Product Development Challenges – Rob Leichman, Founder/CEO, The Lyric Group |
9:20AM – 9:40AM | Product Design Dos and Don’ts – Adam Spriggs, Strategy Director, Interact On-Shelf; Blake Mitchell, Partner & Client Director, Interact On-Shelf |
9:40AM – 10:00AM | Claims, Trademarks, and Other Landmines – Justin Prochnow, Partner, Greenberg Traurig LLP |
10:00AM – 10:20AM | Differentiation as the Key to Growth – Jim Breen, Founder & CEO, Way Better Snacks |
10:20AM – 10:40AM | Networking Break |
Routes to Market | |
10:40AM – 11:00AM | Understanding Incubation Channels – Tim Sperry, President and Owner, The Tim Sperry Group |
11:00AM – 11:20AM | Brokers – Bruce Nierenberg, Founder, BN Partners, BIN Consulting |
11:20AM – 11:40AM | DSD – Debbie Wildrick, Chief Advisory Officer, Metabrand |
11:40AM – 12:00PM | Grocery and Club — Small SKUS, Big Impacts – Joe Ragusa, Senior Category Manager, Fresh & Easy |
12:00PM – 12:20PM | Trade Spend – Bob Burke, Owner, Natural Products Consulting Group |
Financing Your Growth | |
12:20PM – 12:40PM | Current Dynamics in the Food and Beverage Investment Market – Brent Knudsen, Founder & Managing Partner, Partnership Capital Growth |
12:40PM – 1:00PM | Growth Stages and Financing – Mike Burgmaier, Managing Director, Silverwood Partners |
1:00PM – 2:00PM | Lunch & Networking |
2:00PM – 2:20PM | How Investors Think – Brad Barnhorn, President, Barnhorn Growth Advisors |
2:20PM – 2:40PM | Seed Capital – Pat Finn, Managing Partner, Finn Capital Partners |
2:40PM – 3:00PM | Funding Lean Growth – Tyler Gage, Co-Founder, Runa |
3:00PM – 3:20PM | How Strategics Look at Entrepreneurs – Michael Sands, Executive VP of Snacks, B&G Foods |
3:20PM – 3:40PM | Funding Remixed: Thinking about Alternative Strategies – Greg Steltenpohl, CEO, Califia Farms |
3:40PM – 4:00PM | Networking Break |
Marketing and Other Tools | |
4:00PM – 4:20PM | Your Marketing Toolkit – Lee Brody, CMO, Splash Beverage Group |
4:20PM – 4:40PM | Using Numbers – Bobbi Leahy, VP Business Development, SPINS |
4:40PM – 5:00PM | Online Brokerage and Small Footprint Brand-Building – Quinn Fitzgerald, Director of Business Development, Buyer’s Best Friend |
5:00PM – 5:20PM | Graceful Pivots: Rolling with Change as an Entrepreneur – Liane Weintraub, CEO and Co-Founder, Tasty Brand, Inc. |