2016 COUNCIL FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (CLD) LEADERSHIP SKILLS CONFERENCE EDUCATING Today s Rising Managers FORGING Skills Needed in Today s Marketplace BUILDING Connections Across Tiers JULY 10-12, 2016 OMNI HOTEL NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
SATURDAY, JULY 9 Committee Meeting and Dinner 8:00 pm Etch Restaurant 303 Demonbreun St. (CLD Officers Only) SUNDAY, JULY 10 Distillery Tour Continental Breakfast 8:45 am - 9:45 am 9:45 am 9:45 am - 4:00 pm Depart for Distillery Tour Bass Room Distillery Tour DISTILLERIES AND BREWERY PARTICIPATING INCLUDE: 5:30 pm 6:30 pm 10:00 am - 11:00 am Corsair Distillery (Tour and Tasting) 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Nelson s Green Brier Distillery (Tour and Tasting) 12:30 pm - 2:15 pm Tennessee Brew Works (Tour, Tasting, and Lunch) 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm SPEAKeasy Spirits (Tour and Tasting) Opening Reception 6:30 pm Legends Ballroom G Serralles Depart for Dinner Location(s) Small group dinners DINNERS InsightAction Inc. DINNER LOCATIONS: Silo 1121 5th Ave N. City House 1222 4th Ave N. Fifth & Taylor 1411 5th Ave N. 9:00 pm After Dinner Meet-Up Acme Feed & Seed - Roof Deck 101 Broadway MONDAY, JULY 11 8:00 am 8:15 am - 8:45 am Breakfast Welcome by Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN-7)
MONDAY, JULY 11 (Continued) WSWA Government Affairs Update 9:00 am - 10:30 am Dawson Hobbs, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs Catherine McDaniel, Vice President, Federal Affairs Jo Moak, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 10:30 am - 10:45 am WSWA Women s Leadership Council (WLC) Update 10:45 am - 11:00 am 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Catherine McDaniel, Vice President, Federal Affairs Break Wine in Grocery - New Frontier in Tennessee Effective July 1 of 2016, grocery stores can sell wine in Tennessee. This panel will explore the details of switching on a new distribution channel and everything that goes with it. A seemingly straight forward issue has many caveats. MODERATOR: Craig Wolf, President & CEO, WSWA PANELISTS: Hank Hildebrand, General Counsel, Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee, Inc. Ryan Moses, Executive Vice President, Best Brands, Inc. Clay Byrd, Executive Director, Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch 1:45 pm 3:00 pm Grand View Terrace Sazerac Future World in the Alcohol Beverage Industry What are the hot buttons in the alcohol beverage industry today and what impact will they have on our future world. Mark Brown, President & CEO, Buffalo Trace Distillery
MONDAY, JULY 11 3:10 pm 4:15 pm (Continued) Cyber Security Sanity - How to Prosper Personally and Professionally in the World of Internet Things Donald R. Codling, Codling Group International During this session, attendees will learn about: Key elements to understanding the evolving business and personal landscape of a more interconnected world where personally identifiable information and social media data get mixed together with business banking and corporate private information; No one company or person is too small (or large) to not be a target; Critical threats to your company and personal financial well being and privacy are emerging every day. Gain practical pointers on how to reduce exposure and limit potential losses; Cyber Hygiene pointers for both work and home. 4:15 pm Call for Committee Nominations and Day 1 Wrap-Up 5:30 pm Depart for Reception & Dinner 6:00 pm Reception & Dinner SPEAKEasy Spirits Urban Grub 2506 12th Ave. S TUESDAY, JULY 12 8:00 am Breakfast 8:15 am 8:45 am SevenFifty SevenFifty Presentation Gianfranco Verga, Founder & COO Melissa Hoffman, Southeast Regional Director
TUESDAY, JULY 12 (Continued) Family Business: Picking Up The Torch and Leading the Way For Future Generations 8:45 am 9:45 am Stephanie Gallo, VP of Marketing, E. & J. Gallo Winery Winning Occasions in Wines and Spirits 9:50 am 10:45 am Danelle Kosmal, VP, Beverage Alcohol Practice, Nielsen Wine and Spirits are winning the share game in alcoholic beverages. However, the fight to capture each drinking occasion continues as consumers become less loyal to big brands, and turn to the next flavor, style, varietal, or package that offers a new experience for them. Which of these trends are driving the biggest shifts in beverage alcohol? Nielsen will explore the latest retail and consumer dynamics facing suppliers and wholesalers in capturing the next drinking occasion of the Bev Al drinker. 10:45 am 11:00 am Break 11:00 am 12:15 pm Nielsen How to Attract, Hire and Retain Talent MODERATORS: Hamilton Callison, Director of Operations, Breakthru Beverage Illinois Chad Stone, Vice President, Commercial Insights and Innovation, Breakthru Beverage Group PANELISTS: Hilary Flanagan, Director of The Career Center, The University of Notre Dame Anne Peterson, Career Consultant, Washington University in St. Louis Dave Oberstaedt, Senior Manager, Human Resources Business Partner, Nissan North America, Inc. Chela Gage, Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition, Nissan North America, Inc. 12:15 pm 1:15 pm Lunch Grand View Terrace Inventiv Software
TUESDAY, JULY 12 (Continued) 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm Inventiv Presentation Jim Harris, Vice President of Sales Total Beverage Alcohol: Growth Through Access & Efficiency A brief discussion of the challenges facing the total beverage alcohol category and Walmart s approach. We will focus on how expanding access and increasing efficiency benefits the category and the three tier system. Al 3:05 pm - 3:25 pm 3:25 pm - 3:45 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 9:30 pm Dominguez, Senior Vice President GMM Adult Beverages, Walmart WSWA Communications & Membership Update Meg Taylor, Digital Media and Communications Manager CLD Wrap-Up Depart for Closing Night Grand Tasting Reception & Dinner Closing Night Grand Tasting The Parthenon Tennessee Distillers Guild PARTICIPATING DISTILLERIES INCLUDE: 2500 West End Ave. Bootleggers Distillery George Dickel Tennessee Whisky H Clark Distillery Nelson s Green Brier Distillery Old Forge Distillery Popcorn Sutton SPEAKeasy Spirits Sugarlands Distilling Co. Tenn South Distillery Thunder Road Distillery Tennessee Legend Distillery Tennessee Stillhouse 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Reception 7:00 pm Dinner 7:45 pm Performance by Tim Nichols, Award Winning Songwriter
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13 WSWA Women s Leadership Council (WLC) Networking Breakfast DISCUSSION LED BY: 8:00 am 10:00 am Kate Latts, Vice President, Marketing, Heaven Hill Brands Music Row 5