*** About Ben Kennedy *** Ben Kennedy (CEO at BKKB Ventures) Ben brings over 20+ years of global marketing and communications expertise to the Cannabis industry, having worked for both WPP and Omnicom in New York, London and Denver. During his time with Omnicom, he led the connected commerce practice across the enterprise, working with clients such as J&J, Diageo, Starbucks, Michelin & Nissan. His primary responsibility was to govern the definition, design, and development of connected commerce ecosystems. Today, Ben occupies the role of CEO at BKKB Ventures, a company building out the Fable line of botanical cannabis beverages. Fable represents a maturation of the Cannabis beverage sector, offering consumers a line of beverages to be consumed as one would consume an alcoholic cocktail. Fable will be available in CA, Maine, Mass, VT and NYC in 2022. Ben serves as an advisor to several private equity groups operating within the MarTech, eCommerce and Cannabis industry. He lives in Denver Colorado with his wife and Co-founder Kristin, their children and fur mountain explorers, Bracken & Huxley. Join Fable CEO Ben Kennedy on the keynote stage for a poignant founder’s story on building and launching a line of premium cannabis cocktails in the midst of major, multifaceted disruption. As the largest global brands struggle to meet changing consumer preferences in the midst of supply chain snafus and labor shortages, how can a startup thrive? Ben talks about the Fable team’s focus on agility, perfecting the art of the pivot, and maintaining an unbreakable dedication to the customer. ***About Cannabis Drinks Expo*** "From hemp-based sports drinks to cocktails that get you high, science has finally cracked the code to making cannabis beverages that don't taste awful", quoted Jonathan Bloom from NBC Bay Area News. The first Cannabis Drinks Expo was a huge success that gave the worldwide drinks industry, and North America in particular, the chance to come together and look at ways it can address legalized cannabis. Hosted by the Beverage Trade Network, this expo shined a spotlight on the skyrocketing legal cannabis market and provided insight into its future brimming with opportunity. For More Information Visit https://cannabisdrinksexpo.com *** About the Organizers*** Beverage Trade Network is one of the world's leading networks for beverage, wine, spirits and beer importers, distributors, producers and related companies. Our database and directory listing of the world's leading beer, wine, spirit and non-alcoholic drink producers provides our importers and distributors an advantage to source and innovate their portfolios. For More Insightful Content Subscribe to Our Channel 👇 ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeverageTradeNetwork/ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beveragetradenetwork/ ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beveragetradenetwork-com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/beveragetrade ►Website: https://beveragetradenetwork.com/ ►Tune into Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XuHb5tJyt2buIz27IViDL ►Listen on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/beveragetradenetwork ►Medium: https://medium.com/@Beveragetrade ►Quora: http://quora.com/profile/Beverage-Trade-Network-1/all_posts

*** About Janiene Ullrich *** Janiene Ullrich (Vice President of Customer Experience at Silver Oak Cellars & Twomey Cellars) An executive with wine industry experience growing eCommerce sales, launching new tasting rooms, developing tasting rooms with innovation, evolving Wine Clubs, strategic management of restaurants, merchandising, and warehouse operations. Experienced in resort operations and managing creative teams. Janiene will share her insights on growing your DTC by connections, insights and engagement. *** About IBWSS *** The International Bulk Wine and Spirits Show is an annual trade show and conference, open to trade professionals only, which takes place in San Francisco, CA. IBWSS visitors are buyers looking to meet up their demand for bulk wines, bulk spirits, private label programs, grape buying or contract manufacturing. IBWSS San Francisco will give supermarkets, retailers, restaurants, wineries, distilleries, and other buyers a premier international platform to source bulk wine and spirits and meet private label suppliers. For More Information Visit https://ibwsshow.com *** About The Organizer *** Beverage Trade Network is one of the world's leading networks for beverage, wine, spirits and beer importers, distributors, producers and related companies. Our database and directory listing of the world's leading beer, wine, spirit and non-alcoholic drink producers provides our importers and distributors an advantage to source and innovate their portfolios. For More Insightful Content Subscribe to Our Channel 👇 ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeverageTradeNetwork/ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beveragetradenetwork/ ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beveragetradenetwork-com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/beveragetrade ►Website: https://beveragetradenetwork.com/ ►Tune into Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XuHb5tJyt2buIz27IViDL ►Listen on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/beveragetradenetwork ►Medium: https://medium.com/@Beveragetrade ►Quora: http://quora.com/profile/Beverage-Trade-Network-1/all_posts

***About Tara Rozalowsky*** Tara is the Vice President of Beverages and Edibles at Canopy Growth, where she leads the innovation and business strategy behind new edible and beverage products and brands. She is responsible for the successful launch of the award-winning Martha Stewart CBD brand, as well as Quatreau, Canopy Growth’s first CBD-infused beverage. Before joining Canopy, Tara served as Vice President and General Manager at ConAgra Brands, where she was responsible for the Better-For-You and Family Meals frozen business, a $1B net sales portfolio. She is recognized in the industry for her work to contemporize and turnaround Healthy Choice and move Conagra’s frozen meals portfolio to a #1 market leading position in health & wellness. Tara has her MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University. The global cannabis beverage market is expected to reach $1.5B by 2025. The opportunity for and growth of this market will not only be fueled by cannabis beverages' compelling offering against alcohol and energy drinks, but by innovations aligned to mood management. In this presentation, Tara Rozalowsky, shares insight on how cannabis beverages, like Quatreau, can empower consumers to achieve specific and desired effects, provide perspective on Canopy's beverage strategy and focus on mood management, and paint a picture of what is next in the cannabis beverages sector. ***About Cannabis Drinks Expo*** "From hemp-based sports drinks to cocktails that get you high, science has finally cracked the code to making cannabis beverages that don't taste awful", quoted Jonathan Bloom from NBC Bay Area News. The first Cannabis Drinks Expo was a huge success that gave the worldwide drinks industry, and North America in particular, the chance to come together and look at ways it can address legalized cannabis. Hosted by the Beverage Trade Network, this expo shined a spotlight on the skyrocketing legal cannabis market and provided insight into its future brimming with opportunity. For More Information Visit https://cannabisdrinksexpo.com *** About the Organizers*** Beverage Trade Network is one of the world's leading networks for beverage, wine, spirits and beer importers, distributors, producers and related companies. Our database and directory listing of the world's leading beer, wine, spirit and non-alcoholic drink producers provides our importers and distributors an advantage to source and innovate their portfolios. For More Insightful Content Subscribe to Our Channel 👇 ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeverageTradeNetwork/ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beveragetradenetwork/ ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beveragetradenetwork-com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/beveragetrade ►Website: https://beveragetradenetwork.com/ ►Tune into Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XuHb5tJyt2buIz27IViDL ►Listen on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/beveragetradenetwork ►Medium: https://medium.com/@Beveragetrade ►Quora: http://quora.com/profile/Beverage-Trade-Network-1/all_posts

***About Joe Padilla*** SVP of Business Development , Summerland Wine Brands. 25+ years management experience in public and private enterprises with multi-state locations. Strong emphasis on sales growth, customer acquisition and retention, cost management and staff development. A recent recipient of an MBA degree Sonoma State’s Wine Business Institute, Joe delivers over 25+ years of management experience within both public and private enterprises, included seven years at Terravant where he performed various sales and operation functions, most recently as VP of Winery Sales and Business Development. Prior to joining Terravant, Joe developed and managed many successful business ventures including Twodog Winery, a California-sourced international wine brand, and Trellis Wine Group, a Utah-based wine brokerage. After Trellis was acquired by Youngs Market Company in 2004, Joe remained on as a sales manager before joining High West Distillery in 2009. In this Jeo talks about the sales growth, customer acquisition and retention, cost management, operational efficiency and staff development. *** About IBWSS *** The International Bulk Wine and Spirits Show is an annual trade show and conference, open to trade professionals only, which takes place in San Francisco, CA. IBWSS visitors are buyers looking to meet up their demand for bulk wines, bulk spirits, private label programs, grape buying or contract manufacturing. IBWSS San Francisco will give supermarkets, retailers, restaurants, wineries, distilleries, and other buyers a premier international platform to source bulk wine and spirits and meet private label suppliers. For More Information Visit https://ibwsshow.com *** About The Organizer *** Beverage Trade Network is one of the world's leading networks for beverage, wine, spirits and beer importers, distributors, producers and related companies. Our database and directory listing of the world's leading beer, wine, spirit and non-alcoholic drink producers provides our importers and distributors an advantage to source and innovate their portfolios. For More Insightful Content Subscribe to Our Channel 👇 ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeverageTradeNetwork/ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beveragetradenetwork/ ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beveragetradenetwork-com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/beveragetrade ►Website: https://beveragetradenetwork.com/ ►Tune into Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XuHb5tJyt2buIz27IViDL ►Listen on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/beveragetradenetwork ►Medium: https://medium.com/@Beveragetrade ►Quora: http://quora.com/profile/Beverage-Trade-Network-1/all_posts

***About The Panel*** Aaron Silverstein - CBA President, VP of Production & BD of House of Saka. David Quintana - CBA Lobbyist, Founder of Resolute Company. Jim Baudino- Brand Builder, Cannabis & Hemp Industry Advocate, Advisor. Political Representative ***About Cannabis Drinks Expo*** "From hemp-based sports drinks to cocktails that get you high, science has finally cracked the code to making cannabis beverages that don't taste awful", quoted Jonathan Bloom from NBC Bay Area News. The first Cannabis Drinks Expo was a huge success that gave the worldwide drinks industry, and North America in particular, the chance to come together and look at ways it can address legalized cannabis. Hosted by the Beverage Trade Network, this expo shined a spotlight on the skyrocketing legal cannabis market and provided insight into its future brimming with opportunity. For More Information visit https://cannabisdrinksexpo.com *** About the Organizers*** Beverage Trade Network is one of the world's leading networks for beverage, wine, spirits and beer importers, distributors, producers and related companies. Our database and directory listing of the world's leading beer, wine, spirit and non-alcoholic drink producers provides our importers and distributors an advantage to source and innovate their portfolios. For More Insightful Content Subscribe to Our Channel 👇 ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeverageTradeNetwork/ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beveragetradenetwork/ ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beveragetradenetwork-com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/beveragetrade ►Website: https://beveragetradenetwork.com/ ►Tune into Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XuHb5tJyt2buIz27IViDL ►Listen on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/beveragetradenetwork ►Medium: https://medium.com/@Beveragetrade ►Quora: http://quora.com/profile/Beverage-Trade-Network-1/all_posts

***About Martin Reyes, MW*** A first-generation American, Martin is the first Master of Wine of Mexican descent. With a prolific career as a buyer, importer, educator, speaker, judge, writer, and winemaker, he has held influential roles in many sectors of the industry. Martin’s wine story began with an over-indulgent dinner while studying in Paris as a Stanford undergraduate and, by 2003, he was stocking shelves at K&L Wine Merchants in California. After managing St. Helena Wine Center for several years, Martin was hired as the principal buyer & importer for prominent wine club programs for partners such as The New York Times, Food & Wine Magazine, and Williams-Sonoma. In 2015, he was named one of Wine Enthusiast’s Top Forty under Forty Tastemakers. In this session Martin discusses why is sustainability important? and how your winery, brewery and distillery can start prioritizing it. *** About IBWSS *** The International Bulk Wine and Spirits Show is an annual trade show and conference, open to trade professionals only, which takes place in San Francisco, CA. IBWSS visitors are buyers looking to meet up their demand for bulk wines, bulk spirits, private label programs, grape buying or contract manufacturing. IBWSS San Francisco will give supermarkets, retailers, restaurants, wineries, distilleries, and other buyers a premier international platform to source bulk wine and spirits and meet private label suppliers. For More Information Visit https://ibwsshow.com *** About The Organizer *** Beverage Trade Network is one of the world's leading networks for beverage, wine, spirits and beer importers, distributors, producers and related companies. Our database and directory listing of the world's leading beer, wine, spirit and non-alcoholic drink producers provides our importers and distributors an advantage to source and innovate their portfolios. For More Insightful Content Subscribe to Our Channel 👇 ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeverageTradeNetwork/ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beveragetradenetwork/ ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beveragetradenetwork-com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/beveragetrade ►Website: https://beveragetradenetwork.com/ ►Tune into Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XuHb5tJyt2buIz27IViDL ►Listen on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/beveragetradenetwork ►Medium: https://medium.com/@Beveragetrade ►Quora: http://quora.com/profile/Beverage-Trade-Network-1/all_posts

***About Joy Hudson*** Joy Hudson built one of Oregon’s largest cannabis distributors from 2017 to 2020 before launching Nimble, a mission-driven cannabis wholesaler, this spring. That mission: to begin to heal the damage done by the failed war on drugs. See you in the sky. Joy Hudson in this she shares tips for brands looking to effectively work with distributors. ***About Cannabis Drinks Expo*** "From hemp-based sports drinks to cocktails that get you high, science has finally cracked the code to making cannabis beverages that don't taste awful", quoted Jonathan Bloom from NBC Bay Area News. The first Cannabis Drinks Expo was a huge success that gave the worldwide drinks industry, and North America in particular, the chance to come together and look at ways it can address legalized cannabis. Hosted by the Beverage Trade Network, this expo shined a spotlight on the skyrocketing legal cannabis market and provided insight into its future brimming with opportunity. For More Information visit https://cannabisdrinksexpo.com *** About the Organizers*** Beverage Trade Network is one of the world's leading networks for beverage, wine, spirits and beer importers, distributors, producers and related companies. Our database and directory listing of the world's leading beer, wine, spirit and non-alcoholic drink producers provides our importers and distributors an advantage to source and innovate their portfolios. For More Insightful Content Subscribe to Our Channel 👇 ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeverageTradeNetwork/ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beveragetradenetwork/ ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beveragetradenetwork-com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/beveragetrade ►Website: https://beveragetradenetwork.com/ ►Tune into Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XuHb5tJyt2buIz27IViDL ►Listen on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/beveragetradenetwork ►Medium: https://medium.com/@Beveragetrade ►Quora: http://quora.com/profile/Beverage-Trade-Network-1/all_posts

***About Bruce Abbott*** Bruce Abbott is a life-long Alaskan and 17-year veteran of the Wine & Spirits Industry. From crafting cocktails while managing a local brewpub, to selling wine & spirits to Alaskan resorts outside Denali Park for a local distributor, and then designing and opening a boutique wine shop, Bruce has seen the business from all sides and along the way has tasted thousands of wines and spirits. Bruce now manages the wine & spirits categories for Brown Jug, Alaska's largest alcohol retailer. There he leverages his palate and experience to introduce exciting new wines and spirits to the Alaskan market. In this he discusses ways suppliers can offer their private and control label programs and work with regional chains like his. *** About IBWSS *** The International Bulk Wine and Spirits Show is an annual trade show and conference, open to trade professionals only, which takes place in San Francisco, CA. IBWSS visitors are buyers looking to meet up their demand for bulk wines, bulk spirits, private label programs, grape buying or contract manufacturing. IBWSS San Francisco will give supermarkets, retailers, restaurants, wineries, distilleries, and other buyers a premier international platform to source bulk wine and spirits and meet private label suppliers. For More Information Visit https://ibwsshow.com *** About The Organizer *** Beverage Trade Network is one of the world's leading networks for beverage, wine, spirits and beer importers, distributors, producers and related companies. Our database and directory listing of the world's leading beer, wine, spirit and non-alcoholic drink producers provides our importers and distributors an advantage to source and innovate their portfolios. For More Insightful Content Subscribe to Our Channel 👇 ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeverageTradeNetwork/ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beveragetradenetwork/ ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beveragetradenetwork-com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/beveragetrade ►Website: https://beveragetradenetwork.com/ ►Tune into Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XuHb5tJyt2buIz27IViDL ►Listen on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/beveragetradenetwork ►Medium: https://medium.com/@Beveragetrade ►Quora: http://quora.com/profile/Beverage-Trade-Network-1/all_posts

***About DR. ALEXEY PESHKOVSKY*** DR. ALEXEY PESHKOVSKY President & CSO, Industrial Sonomechanics, LLC Dr. A. Peshkovsky is Co-founder, President and Chief Scientific Officer of Industrial Sonomechanics (ISM). He is responsible for defining the company’s strategic direction and overseeing the development of its technology and applications. Dr. Peshkovsky received his B.A. in Chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania and Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Columbia University. ***About Cannabis Drinks Expo*** "From hemp-based sports drinks to cocktails that get you high, science has finally cracked the code to making cannabis beverages that don't taste awful", quoted Jonathan Bloom from NBC Bay Area News. The first Cannabis Drinks Expo was a huge success that gave the worldwide drinks industry, and North America in particular, the chance to come together and look at ways it can address legalized cannabis. Hosted by the Beverage Trade Network, this expo shined a spotlight on the skyrocketing legal cannabis market and provided insight into its future brimming with opportunity. For More Information visit https://cannabisdrinksexpo.com *** About the Organizers*** Beverage Trade Network is one of the world's leading networks for beverage, wine, spirits and beer importers, distributors, producers and related companies. Our database and directory listing of the world's leading beer, wine, spirit and non-alcoholic drink producers provides our importers and distributors an advantage to source and innovate their portfolios. For More Insightful Content Subscribe to Our Channel 👇 ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeverageTradeNetwork/ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beveragetradenetwork/ ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beveragetradenetwork-com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/beveragetrade ►Website: https://beveragetradenetwork.com/ ►Tune into Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XuHb5tJyt2buIz27IViDL ►Listen on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/beveragetradenetwork ►Medium: https://medium.com/@Beveragetrade ►Quora: http://quora.com/profile/Beverage-Trade-Network-1/all_posts

*** About Nick Scarff *** Nick Scarff is Master Blender and Vice President of Business Development at Next Century Spirits. He spearheads product formulation and manages to blend for optimum quality and consistency. Nick is a graduate of North Carolina State University with a degree in Bioprocessing Science. He was a fermentation researcher at State before taking roles at distilled spirits technology companies Terressentia Corporation and later, Horner International. Nick has earned more than two dozen medals in international tasting competitions for products he has developed. Throughout his career, he has worked as a freelance spirits consultant, helping distilleries and brands with product development, inventory management, quality control systems, business strategies, and regulatory compliance. In this talk, Nick discusses a variety of topics, including how swift iteration and high-quality product development are key to maintaining brand loyalty, especially from younger consumers, how brands can stand out from the crowd by launching innovative offerings, and how to best approach the rapidly growing RTD market. *** About IBWSS *** The International Bulk Wine and Spirits Show is an annual trade show and conference, open to trade professionals only, which takes place in San Francisco, CA. IBWSS visitors are buyers looking to meet up their demand for bulk wines, bulk spirits, private label programs, grape buying or contract manufacturing. IBWSS San Francisco will give supermarkets, retailers, restaurants, wineries, distilleries, and other buyers a premier international platform to source bulk wine and spirits and meet private label suppliers. For More Information Visit https://ibwsshow.com *** About The Organizer *** Beverage Trade Network is one of the world's leading networks for beverage, wine, spirits, and beer importers, distributors, producers, and related companies. Our database and directory listing of the world's leading beer, wine, spirit and non-alcoholic drink producers provides our importers and distributors an advantage to source and innovate their portfolios. For More Insightful Content Subscribe to Our Channel 👇 ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeverageTradeNetwork/ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beveragetradenetwork/ ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beveragetradenetwork-com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/beveragetrade ►Website: https://beveragetradenetwork.com/ ►Tune into Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XuHb5tJyt2buIz27IViDL ►Listen on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/beveragetradenetwork ►Medium: https://medium.com/@Beveragetrade ►Quora: http://quora.com/profile/Beverage-Trade-Network-1/all_posts