NOSH Brooklyn 2016 — Agenda

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2016

1. 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

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

   Welcome Remarks
3. 9:10 AM – 9:35 AM

   Never Stop Innovating

   • Phil Anson, Founder, Evol (Interim General Manager, Boulder Brands)
4. 9:35 AM – 10:00 AM

   Getting Disruption's High-Hanging Fruit 

   • Mark Rampolla, Founder, ZICO; Managing Director (Powerplant Ventures)
5. 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM

   Building Soulful Brands

   • Errol Schweizer, Former Executive Global Grocery Coordinator (Whole Foods Market)
6. 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM

   Networking Break
7. 10:45 AM – 11:10 AM

   Inside the Deal

   • Franklin Isacson, Director (Verlinvest)
   • Mark Ramadan, CEO (Sir Kensington's)
8. 11:10 AM – 11:40 AM

   Company Touchpoints: When to Innovate, Invest, and Hire

   • Scott Jensen, CEO (Rhythm Superfoods)
9. 11:40 AM – 12:05 PM

   Thriving As Retailing Changes

   • Kara Rubin, Former Senior Regional Director (Whole Foods Market)
   • Kent Pilakowski, President & Founder (IGNITE Sales Management and Consulting)
   • Siggi Hilmarsson, Founder (Siggi's Dairy)
10. 12:05 PM – 12:30 PM

    Inside Hershey

    • Anthony Tyree, Vice President, Global Snacks (The Hershey Company)
11. 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

    Lunch and Networking
12. 1:30 PM – 1:50 PM

    Snacks by the Numbers: Trends, Innovations, and Opportunities

    • Kora Lazarski, Strategic Alliances Manager (SPINS)
13. 1:50 PM – 2:10 PM

    Discussion: Entrepreneurship and Sonoma Brands

    • Jon Sebastiani, Founder (Sonoma Brands)
14. 2:10 PM – 2:30 PM

    Going National at Stonewall Kitchen

    • Lori King, President and COO (Stonewall Kitchen)
15. 2:30 PM – 2:55 PM

    The Store as Lens: How We're Reacting to Trends

    • Josh Resnik, Chief Executive Officer (The Wedge Community Co-Op)
16. 2:55 PM – 3:20 PM

    Unfamiliar Tastes: Introducing Innovation to Consumers

    • Tero Isokauppila, CEO (Four Sigmatic)
    • Robert Mock, CEO and Co-Founder (New Frontier Foods Inc. (Ocean's Halo))
    • Drew Braithwaite, COO (Chapul)
17. 3:20 PM – 3:45 PM

    Networking Break
18. 3:45 PM – 4:10 PM

    My Star Turn: Survivor and Shark Tank as an Earned Media Laboratory 

    • Jordan Barrocas, Co-Founder (Three Jerks Jerky)
    • Neal Gottlieb, Founding Twin (Three Twins Ice Cream)
19. 4:10 PM – 4:35 PM

    Doing it Without Private Equity

    • Amit Pandhi, CEO (Arctic Zero)
20. 4:35 PM – 5:00 PM

    New York State of Mind: Key Local Resources and Winning in the City

    • 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)
21. 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.