EVENT
2022 Sovos ShipCompliant Beverage Alcohol Summit
March 16-17, 2022
A Virtual Event
#BeverageAlcoholSummit
Event Summary
The Sovos ShipCompliant Beverage Alcohol Summit turns the spotlight on challenges and opportunities across the both the three-tier and DtC distribution channels for beverage alcohol companies of all types.
What attendees can expect from the Beverage Alcohol Summit:
Regulatory & other important content
Truly expert presenters
Fresh & familiar faces
Good use of your time
A boost outside of day-to-day thinking
Agenda
Wednesday, March 16
11:00am -11:15am MT
Welcome from Sovos ShipCompliant
Larry Cormier, Sovos ShipCompliant
11:15am - 11:55am MT
Growing a Beverage Alcohol Business With Empathy
Alexi Cashen, Elenteny Imports and St Hildie’s
12:05pm - 12:45pm MT
Analysts’ Lens: Beverage Alcohol in Strange Times
Danny Brager, Brager Beverage Alcohol Consulting; Dale Stratton, Independent Consultant; Wine Market Council
12:55pm - 1:35pm MT
Executive Order on Competition: What Might Lie Ahead
Christopher Riano, Holland & Knight LLP; Kaj Rozga, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP; Alex Koral, Sovos ShipCompliant (moderator)
1:35pm - 1:45pm MT
Day 1 Wrap Up
Larry Cormier, Sovos ShipCompliant
Thursday, March 17
11:00am - 11:15am MT
Welcome to Day 2
Larry Cormier, Sovos ShipCompliant
11:15am - 11:55am MT
TTB Regulatory Updates
Dave Wulf, TTB; Chris Thiemann, TTB; Alex Koral, Sovos ShipCompliant (moderator)
12:05pm - 12:45pm MT
Regulatory Landscape for BevAlc: Today, Tomorrow, and Post-Pandemic
Adena Santiago, McDermott Will & Emery; Ryan Malkin, Malkin Law; Alex Koral, Sovos ShipCompliant (moderator)
12:55pm - 1:35pm MT
Direct-to-Consumer Spirits Shipping: Why and How Now
Margie Lehrman, American Craft Spirits Association; Bob Budoff, DISCUS
1:35pm - 1:45pm MT
Day 2 Wrap Up
Larry Cormier, Sovos ShipCompliant
Speakers:
Read full speaker bios here.
Danny Brager
Owner/Operator, Brager Beverage Alcohol Consulting
Bob Budoff
Senior Vice President, State Government Affairs, DISCUS
Alexi Cashen
CEO, Elenteny Imports and Co-Founder, CEO, St Hildie’s
Margie Lehrman
CEO, American Craft Spirits Association
Ryan Malkin
Principal Attorney, Malkin Law
Christopher Riano
Of Counsel, Holland & Knight
Kaj Rozga
Counsel, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Adena Santiago
Counsel, McDermott Will & Emery
Dale Stratton
Independent Consultant; President, Wine Market Council
Chris Thiemann
Distilled Spirits Program Manager, TTB
Dave Wulf
Deputy Administrator, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau at U.S. Department of the Treasury (TTB)
Sovos ShipCompliant hosts
Larry Cormier
VP, General Manager
Alex Koral
Regulatory General Counsel