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ABI Luncheon

25 Feb 19
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Located in Nautilus 1 & 2 More...

ABI Meeting

25 Feb 19
12:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Located in Nautilus 1 & 2 More...

Attendee Meet & Greet ( Open To: New Operators, New Sponsors & All Advisory Board Members) (Room Habor's Edge Restaurant)

25 Feb 19
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Network and mingle! Meet and greet event is open to New Operators & New Sponsors, as well as all Pinnacle Sponsors and Advisory Board Members. More...

National Alcohol Beverage Control Association Meet and Greet

25 Feb 19
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
HARBOR 2. NABCA provides a forum for information related to regulation and sale of beverage alcohol and beverage alcohol policy.  Representati... More...

CORE Cocktail Party - Giving Back to Our Own (Room Bay View Lawn)

25 Feb 19
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Annual CORE "Giving Back to Our Own" Cocktail Party! Free to all VIBE 2019 Operators. VIBE Sponsors can purchase tickets. To learn more a... More...

Breakfast (Room Nautilus)

26 Feb 19
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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Welcome & Opening Comments (Grande Ballroom)

26 Feb 19
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Join Paul Miller CEO of Questex and Evan Goldstein, President & Chief Education Officer Master Sommelier, Full Circle Wine Solutions, Inc. More...

Keynote - Thirsty for Change: How to Future-Proof Yourself, Fearlessly Innovate and Spot Tomorrow's Trends Today (Grande Ballroom)

26 Feb 19
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Keynote Speaker: Scott Steinberg- Professional Speaker and Author, Make Change Work for You - Customer habits and market trends are evolving at a b... More...

Special Awards Presentation (Grande Ballroom)

26 Feb 19
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM
Special Individual Award Presentations with Evan Goldstein More...

Trends and Influence on Consumer Behavior (Grande Ballroom)

26 Feb 19
10:35 AM - 11:20 AM
Speakers: Jack Li and Colleen McClellan-Datassential - Datassential will explore the latest trends impacting adult beverages but more importantly, ... More...

VIBE Vista Awards (Grande Ballroom)

26 Feb 19
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM
VIBE Vista Award presentations with Evan Goldstein and Edward Korry More...

Build a Better Beer List in an Era of Change (Room Harbor 3)

26 Feb 19
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker: Bart Watson-Brewers Association - The pace of change has never been faster in the beer industry. In an era where breweries and brands prol... More...

Designing Cocktails with Millennials in Mind (Grande Ballroom)

26 Feb 19
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker: Colleen McClellan-Datassentials - Last year, we leveraged a basic set of building blocks for designing a great cocktail. This year, we wil... More...

Low Hanging Drinks - Upping Your Game with a Signature Non-Alcoholic Beverage Program (Room Harbor 2)

26 Feb 19
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
TASTING - Speakers: Kathy Casey-Liquid Kitchen and Maeve Webster-Menu Matters - Join Kathy as she shares low-hanging, big opportunities in non-alco... More...

Trade Practice Compliance in an Active Enforcement Climate (Room Harbor 1)

26 Feb 19
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker: Elizabeth DeConti- Gray Robinson, P.A. - Are you reevaluating your company’s compliance practices in the wake of reports of active a... More...

Get to Know Gen Z (Before It's Too Late!) (Grande Ballroom)

26 Feb 19
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Aimee Harvey - Technomic - As Generation Z joins the ranks of legal drinking age consumers, the time is now to understand consumers age 21... More...

Is the Number of Draft Beers Crippling the Industry? (Room Harbor 3)

26 Feb 19
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Moderator: Cian Hickey- MicroMatic Speakers: Jason Garrison-Anheuser-Busch, Meri Wick-Heineken, Marc Sawyer-World of Beer, and Jonny Stringer-Craft... More...

The Beverage Jungle: Best Practices for Navigating the Beverage World (Room Harbor 1)

26 Feb 19
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Moderator: Matt Durbin. Panelists: Annie Akin-Patrick Henry Creative Productions, Patrick McGinn-iMi, and Jeff Wetzel-MarkeTeam - This interactive ... More...

The Next Big Thing in Sparkling and White Wines (Room Harbor 2)

26 Feb 19
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Moderator: Tim Gaiser - Wine Consultant for Starr Restaurants. Panelists: Paul Fiala-Four Seasons, Mary Melton-PF Chang’s, and Erik Segelbaum... More...

Freshen Up

26 Feb 19
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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Breakfast (Room Nautilus)

27 Feb 19
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Hyperchoice: Strategies for Winning in the Age of Options (Grande Ballroom)

27 Feb 19
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Speakers: Dave Henkes and Lizzy Freier –Technomic - Consumers today process myriad options from the moment they start planning an occasion. Choices... More...

Winning in the Experiential Consumer (Grande Ballroom)

27 Feb 19
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Speaker: David Portalatin-NPD Group - In today’s post-materialism economy, more of our discretionary dollars are being spent on the intangible, the... More...

Supplier Awards (Grande Ballroom)

27 Feb 19
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
The VIBE 2019 supplier awards go to those suppliers that have gone above and beyond operator expectations. Operator feedback for the awards will b... More...

Beverage Trends (Grande Ballroom)

27 Feb 19
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Speakers: Lizzy Freier & Aimee Harvey-Technomic - This presentation takes an in-depth look at the hottest ingredients and taste profiles that a... More...

Take Rum out of the Blender and into the Snifter (Room Harbor 2)

27 Feb 19
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
TASTING - Speaker: Tony Abou Ganim-The Modern Mixologist - "RUM” is probably the most diverse spirit category, and one that is not fully... More...

The Next Big Thing in Rosé and Red Wine (Room Harbor 1)

27 Feb 19
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Moderator: Tim Gaiser - Wine Consultant for Starr Restaurants. Panelists: Stephen Blevins-Flemings, Tyler Field III-Landry’s, Jessica Norris-... More...

What's Hot and What's Not (Room Harbor 3)

27 Feb 19
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Moderator: David Commer-Commer Beverage. Panelists: Brian Bell-Abuelo’s, Rob Farrington-TGI Fridays, Chris Morgan-Landry’s, and Brian W... More...

Annual VIBE On-premise Beverage Consumer Trend Study (Grande Ballroom)

27 Feb 19
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Mike Ginley–First Choice Brands -The Annual VIBE Beverage Consumer Trend Study is one of the conference’s longest running popu... More...

The Cannabis Update: What's New in the U.S. and Canada, and Why Hospitality Needs to Care (Grande Ballroom)

27 Feb 19
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Speaker: Ricardo Baca-The Cannabist and Grasslands - As legal marijuana increasingly becomes the law of the land in more and more places across the... More...

State of Technology (Grande Ballroom)

27 Feb 19
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Speaker: Ben Salisbury-Salisbury Creative Group - This fast-paced and informative session will present a fly-over of every major segment of technol... More...

Oceanside Happy Hour (Room Bay View Lawn)

27 Feb 19
5:20 PM - 6:30 PM
Network and enjoy complimentary cocktails from sponsors! More...