| NOSH Live Winter 2018 - AGENDA |
| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2018 | |
| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM |
Boot Camp Registration & Networking --
Location: Venice Room @ Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel (1700 Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, CA 90401) Boot Camp is half-day seminar covering the basics of operating and growing a company in the natural or organic food business. |
| 12:30 PM - 12:40 PM | Welcome & Introduction -- |
| 12:40 PM - 1:00 PM |
Building a Scalable Recipe --
with Jeff Stopa, Head of Culinary Innovation, ZoomEssence, Inc. |
| 1:00 PM - 1:25 PM |
Packaging Design --
with Kelly Criswell, Chief Creative Officer , The GRO Agency |
| 1:25 PM - 1:50 PM |
Managing Co-Packers --
with Brandon Hernandez, Co-founder & Senior Partner, Whole Brain Consulting |
| 1:50 PM - 2:15 PM |
Building Your Price --
with Bob Burke, Founder, Natural Products Consulting Group |
| 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM | Networking Break -- |
| 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM |
Understanding Incubators --
with Mitch Rubin, Manager, Chobani Incubator |
| 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
UNFI: Your Primary Route to Market --
with Beril Ancel, Regional Supplier Development Manager, UNFI; Jen Pletscher, Regional Supplier Development Manager, UNFI |
| 3:20 PM - 3:45 PM |
Growth Strategies – Optimizing At Each Stage --
with Danny Rubenstein, Strategic Advisor, |
| 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM |
Funding your Growth --
with Nick McCoy, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Whipstitch Capital |
| 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM | Round Table Q&A -- |
| Please note that event agendas are subject to change. |