NOSH Live Winter 2019 Agenda

Print the agenda for Wednesday, December 04

Please note: All times US Pacific Time

• 8:00 AM-9:00 AM

  Registration; Breakfast Presented by CORE Foods

  Location: Arcadia Ballroom @ Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel (1700 Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, CA 90401)
• 9:00 AM-9:10 AM

  Welcome Remarks

  Location: Arcadia Ballroom

  • Carol Ortenberg, Editor, NOSH
• 9:10 AM-9:40 AM

  What I've Learned: Lessons Used the Second Time Around

  • Keith Belling, Founder & CEO, RightRice

  Watch Video

• 9:40 AM-10:05 AM

  Meet the Strategic: Mondelez' Focus on (Re)Invention & Investment

  • Mel Gaceta, Director of Ventures, Mondelez
  • Brigette Wolf, Head of Innovation at SnackFutures, Mondelez

  Watch Video

• 10:05 AM-10:10 AM

  Meet the NOSH Live Pitch Slam 7 Contestants

• 10:10 AM-10:40 AM

  Networking Break & Livestream Studio

• 10:40 AM-11:05 AM

  Billionaire, Celebrity, Genius: Working with Unicorn Investors

  • Abe Minkara, Founding Partner/CIO, Legacy Knight Multi Family Office, Former Managing Director, Mark Cuban Companies

  Watch Video

• 11:05 AM-11:30 AM

  Research, Human Centered Design, and Snacking

  • Meija Jacobs, Senior Director, IDEO

  Watch Video

• 11:30 AM-11:55 AM

  Good Eggs: Shopping, Storytelling, and Solutions

  • Bentley Hall, CEO, Good Eggs

  Watch Video

• 11:55 AM-12:20 PM

  Bootstrapping, Growing, and Hitting the Gas

  • Junea Rocha, Co-founder and CMO, Brazi Bites
• 12:20 PM-12:30 PM

  NOSH Best of 2019 Awards & Winners Discussion
• 12:30 PM-2:00 PM

  Lunch Break & Livestream Studio

• 2:00 PM-2:40 PM

  Breakout Session I: Launching and Lasting in Retail

  Location: Palisades ABC, 5th Floor

  • Jason Krolikowski, Global Senior Merchant,Candy and Functional Snacks, Whole Foods Market
  • Katie Paul, VP, Category Management & Growth Solutions, KeHE Distributors
  • Heidi Traore, Business Development Manager, National Co+op Grocers
  • Bentley Hall, CEO, Good Eggs

  Watch Video

• 2:00 PM-2:40 PM

  Breakout Session I: Functional Foods: Growing Brands Amidst Regulation

  Location: Catalina Ballroom, Lobby

  • Alan Murray, Former CEO, NextFoods, GoodBelly
  • Rakesh Amin, Partner, Amin Talati Wasserman
  • Amy Usiak, R&D Lead, JPG Resources
• 2:40 PM-2:50 PM

  Networking Break

• 2:50 PM-3:30 PM

  Breakout Session II: Creating a Foundation for Investment

  Location: Palisades ABC, 5th Floor

  • Jon Sebastiani, Founder, Sonoma Brands
  • Sabina Gault, CEO, Konnect Agency
  • Nick McCoy, Co-founder & Managing Director, Whipstitch Capital
• 2:50 PM-3:30 PM

  Breakout Session II: Building & Communicating With Your Board

  Location: Catalina Ballroom, Lobby

  • Jane Miller, CEO, Lily's Sweets
  • Mike Schall, Advisory Board Member, Graham Partners and Founder and Managing Director, Schall Consulting Group, Inc.
  • Brad Barnhorn, Board Member & Advisor, Barnhorn Growth Advisors
• 3:30 PM-5:30 PM

  Sampling Experience + Expo; Livestream Studio

  The NOSH Live Sampling Experience + Expo is a two-hour networking and sampling session where the industry tries foods, talks shop and speaks with experts in the industry. Sampling and a sponsored expo anchor this high energy mini-event on day 1.
• 6:00 PM-8:00 PM

  NOSH Afterparty Powered by ForceBrands

  Location: True Food Kitchen at Santa Monica Place: 395 Santa Monica Pl Suite 172, Santa Monica, CA 90401

  All registered NOSH Live Winter 2019 attendees are invited to attend. A conference badge and valid ID are required for admittance.