| NOSH Brooklyn 2016 - AGENDA |
| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2016 | |
| 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Registration, Breakfast and Networking |
| 9:00 AM - 9:10 AM | Welcome Remarks |
| 9:10 AM - 9:35 AM |
Never Stop Innovating
with Phil Anson, Founder, Evol, Interim General Manager, Boulder Brands |
| 9:35 AM - 10:00 AM |
Getting Disruption's High-Hanging Fruit
with Mark Rampolla, Founder, ZICO; Managing Director, Powerplant Ventures |
| 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM |
Building Soulful Brands
with Errol Schweizer, Former Executive Global Grocery Coordinator, Whole Foods Market |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Networking Break |
| 10:45 AM - 11:10 AM |
Inside the Deal
with Franklin Isacson, Director, Verlinvest; Mark Ramadan, CEO, Sir Kensington's |
| 11:10 AM - 11:40 AM |
Company Touchpoints: When to Innovate, Invest, and Hire
with Scott Jensen, CEO, Rhythm Superfoods |
| 11:40 AM - 12:05 PM |
Thriving As Retailing Changes
with Kara Rubin, Former Senior Regional Director, Whole Foods Market; Kent Pilakowski, President & Founder, IGNITE Sales Management and Consulting; Siggi Hilmarsson, Founder, Siggi's Dairy |
| 12:05 PM - 12:30 PM |
Inside Hershey
with Anthony Tyree, Vice President, Global Snacks, The Hershey Company |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch and Networking |
| 1:30 PM - 1:50 PM |
Snacks by the Numbers: Trends, Innovations, and Opportunities
with Kora Lazarski, Strategic Alliances Manager, SPINS |
| 1:50 PM - 2:10 PM |
Discussion: Entrepreneurship and Sonoma Brands
with Jon Sebastiani, Founder, Sonoma Brands |
| 2:10 PM - 2:30 PM |
Going National at Stonewall Kitchen
with Lori King, President and COO, Stonewall Kitchen |
| 2:30 PM - 2:55 PM |
The Store as Lens: How We're Reacting to Trends
with Josh Resnik, Chief Executive Officer, The Wedge Community Co-Op |
| 2:55 PM - 3:20 PM |
Unfamiliar Tastes: Introducing Innovation to Consumers
with Tero Isokauppila, CEO, Four Sigmatic; Robert Mock, CEO and Co-Founder, New Frontier Foods Inc. (Ocean's Halo); Drew Braithwaite, COO, Chapul |
| 3:20 PM - 3:45 PM | Networking Break |
| 3:45 PM - 4:10 PM |
My Star Turn: Survivor and Shark Tank as an Earned Media Laboratory
with Jordan Barrocas, Co-Founder, Three Jerks Jerky; Neal Gottlieb, Founding Twin, Three Twins Ice Cream |
| 4:10 PM - 4:35 PM |
Doing it Without Private Equity
with Amit Pandhi, CEO, Arctic Zero |
| 4:35 PM - 5:00 PM |
New York State of Mind: Key Local Resources and Winning in the City
with Nick Giannuzzi, Managing Partner, The Giannuzzi Group, LLP; Lauren Jupiter, Managing Director, Accel Foods; Rick Field, Founder/CEO, Rick's Picks; Rob Leichman, Founder/CEO, The Lyric Group; Lindsay Greene, Senior Advisor, Deputy Mayor for Housing & Economic Development, New York City Mayor's Office |
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | NOSH Afterparty Powered by Food Force - Networking, wine, beer, and light appetizers at Red Hook Winery (175 Van Dyke St, Brooklyn, NY 11231) |
| Please note that event agendas are subject to change. |