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Panel 1 - Creating a New Legacy: Building the Traditional Beer Brands of the Future, While Supporting Your Core

• Sam Calagione

  , Co-founder, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

  

  Sam Calagione

  Co-founder, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

  Sam Calagione is the founder and CEO of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton, Delaware and Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. He also owns the Dogfish Inn in Lewes, Delaware. Sam is a 2016 James Beard Award recipient was named one of Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business. The Wall Street Journal has called Sam "a Pioneer of bizarre brews."

• Steve Fechheimer

  , CEO, New Belgium
• Carrie Yunker

  , Executive Vice President, Bell's Brewery

  

  Carrie Yunker

  Executive Vice President, Bell's Brewery

  As Executive Vice President for one of the largest craft breweries in the U.S., Carrie has been with Bell’s Brewery for almost two decades. She has helped develop a highly regarded and sought-after culture for the family-owned brewery that has been recognized on both a local as well as national level as one of the Best and Brightest companies to work for. Highly energized and passionate, she believes in recognizing, elevating, and celebrating the individual value a person brings to an organization. A member of the Executive Committee for the National Craft Beer Human Resource Alliance, she is an industry leader in engagement, talent management, and strategic planning.

• Sam Calagione, Co-founder, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
• Steve Fechheimer, CEO, New Belgium
• Carrie Yunker, Executive Vice President, Bell's Brewery

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Exclusive Interview with O-I: Standing Out, Sustainability & Innovation

• Tim Connors

  , Managing Director, North America, O-I
• Lorena Alencar Proenca

  , Sales Director, North America Beer+, O-I

• Tim Connors, Managing Director, North America, O-I
• Lorena Alencar Proenca, Sales Director, North America Beer+, O-I

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Panel 2 - Darty Starter: Marketing to Generation Z

• Teo Hunter

  , Co-Founder, Crown and Hops

  

  Teo Hunter

  Co-Founder, Crown and Hops

  As COO & Head of Brewing Operations for Crowns & Hops Brewing Co., Teo Hunter is a craft beer connoisseur, recipe designer, brand community manager and activist for racial equity in the craft beer industry. Howard University Alumni, Teo’s refined palate and experience in the cellar allows for him to lead beer production, beer distribution, global brand partnerships and operations. As a 14-Year Army veteran (Paratrooper/Artillery), he is no stranger to leading men & women under difficult circumstances towards success. His passion for spreading the love of craft beer and community is not only infections, but also a key driver in collaborations throughout the brewing industry. Teo is a California native, born in Inglewood and raised in the Altadena/Pasadena area. He has three daughters; one married living in Washington state and twin daughters in their junior year of college. Teo believes that fractal, transformative change is the key to many of the issue he sees in his community, the craft beer industry and around the country. His goal is to implement as many of these progressive strategies into his business as possible proving that racial equity is a plan for economic growth, not a zero sum game.

• Dave Knospe

  , Senior Marketing Manager, New Belgium Brewing

  

  Dave Knospe

  Senior Marketing Manager, New Belgium Brewing

  Dave Knospe is the Senior Brand Manager for New Belgium Brewing, managing the Fruit Smash, Voodoo Ranger, and Collegiate brands. Following his graduation from the University of Miami with a marketing degree, Dave’s career started out in assisting with digital marketing for a small newspaper in southwest Florida. After growing tired of designing ad campaigns for hurricane shutters and alligator tours, Dave decided to return to school to pursue an MBA from the Poole College of Management at NC State, with the goal of moving into a more exciting industry. After graduation and inspired by a lifelong love of dogs, Dave took a job as a brand marketer for Nestle Purina Petcare, managing photoshoots of puppies and working on the company’s most established brand, Dog Chow. Dave then made the jump to bring his 10+ years of marketing and brand building experience to another industry that’d he’d always been a fan of (at least since he’d turned 21) – beer. Since joining New Belgium, Dave has helped make Voodoo Ranger the fastest growing brand in craft beer and recently helped crown New Belgium as the #1 IPA brewery in the United States. Outside of work, Dave loves spending time with his wife and dog, while enjoying a New Belgium beer (of course).

• Mary Ann Caram

  , Marketing Director, COOP Ale Works

  

  Mary Ann Caram

  Marketing Director, COOP Ale Works

  With an extensive background in traditional and digital marketing, Mary Ann Caram is responsible for driving the strategic marketing vision for all three product lines under the COOP Ale Works portfolio: COOP Ale Works, SONIC Hard Seltzer, and Will & Wiley Hard Seltzer. Prior to joining COOP in Oklahoma City, she spent the last 15 years in New York working in the luxury goods industry at Compagnie Financière Richemont SA, as part of the IWC Schaffhausen North American marketing team. Earlier in her career, she touched brands across all categories, including Food Network, Coca-Cola, BAND-AID, Visine, and IBM. Mary Ann is a proud graduate of the University of Kansas, and when she’s not learning everything there is to know about the craft beer and seltzer market, she enjoys spending time and traveling with her husband and son.

• Teo Hunter, Co-Founder, Crown and Hops
• Dave Knospe, Senior Marketing Manager, New Belgium Brewing
• Mary Ann Caram, Marketing Director, COOP Ale Works

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