FBU Boston 2015 — Agenda

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

1. 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

   Registration, Breakfast & Networking
2. 9:00 AM – 9:10 AM

   Welcome Remarks
3. 9:10 AM – 9:30 AM

   What Really Matters: Creating a Product that Consumers Really Like
   Rob Ehrlich, Founder and CEO, SexyPop
4. 9:30 AM – 9:50 AM

   Copacking: The Entrepreneur as Operations Manager
   Paul Pruett, CEO, Mediterra
5. 9:50 AM – 10:10 AM

   Incubating in the Natural Channel
   Tim Sperry, Founder, The Tim Sperry Group
6. 10:10 AM – 10:30 AM

   Getting to Market with Brokers and Distributors
   John Maggiore, Founder, Maggiore Sales & Marketing
7. 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

   Networking & Sampling Bar Break
8. 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM

   Mastering Sales
   Lindsay Greene, Director of Sales Operations, The Chia Co.
9. 11:20 AM – 11:40 AM

   1 Mistake, 1 Success, 1 Thing I Don't Know Yet
   Drew Harrington, Co-Founder, Yasso
10. 11:40 AM – 12:00 PM

    Working with Supermarkets
    Dena Zigun, Director of Marketing, Roche Brothers
11. 12:00 PM – 12:20 PM

    Tips for Capital Raises
    Brette Simon, Transactional Advisor & Attorney
12. 12:20 PM – 12:40 PM

    Developing Data on a Shoestring
    Scott Sanders, Senior Consultant, Simon-Kucher & Partners
13. 12:40 PM – 1:30 PM

    Lunch & Networking
14. 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM

    Boston Resources for Food Entrepreneurs, presented by Brewing the American Dream, featuring:
    

    • Brewing the American Dream - Risa Sherman, Manager, Philanthropy and Cause Marketing 

    • Commonwealth Kitchen - Jen Faigel, Executive Director

    • Accion East - Ana Hammock, Vice President of Lending 

    • Interise - Bernard Johnson, Director of Programs 
15. 2:00 PM – 2:25 PM

    What Really Matters: Creating a Company that Investors Really Want
    Mike Burgmaier, Managing Director, Silverwood Partners
16. 2:25 PM – 3:10 PM

    Financing Types Panel featuring:

    • Finding Family Offices
      Nancy Rosenzweig, Director of M&A, Big Path Capital

    • Reaching Private Equity
      John Burns, Chief Investment Officer, Breakaway Innovation Group

    • Connecting with Angels
      Jeremy Halpern, Partner, Nutter, McClennen & Fish; Co-Founder, Edible Ventures Group

17. 3:10 PM – 3:30 PM

    Loose Strings: What Entrepreneurs Forget
    Paul Nardone, CEO, PopCorners
18. 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM

    Networking & Sampling Bar Break
19. 4:00 PM – 4:20 PM

    Company Structure
    Bob Burke, Founder, Natural Products Consulting Group
20. 4:20 PM – 4:40 PM

    Claims and Endorsements
    Justin Prochnow, Partner, Greenberg Traurig LLP
21. 4:40 PM – 5:00 PM

    What Really Matters: Surviving the Life of a Food and Beverage Entrepreneur
    Bill Creelman, CEO, Spindrift

Please note that event agendas are subject to change.