EXECUTIVE SUMMIT SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 City Winery New York, NY
ABOUT WOMEN OF THE VINE & SPIRITS WHAT WE DO Women of the Vine & Spirits is the world s leading membership alliance dedicated to the support and advancement of women in the alcohol beverage industry Inspiring Women SPONSORED BY DELICATO WOMEN S LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE Cultivating and empowering women leaders through professional development MAKE CONNECTIONS Women of the Vine & Spirits fills a void in the alcohol beverage industry. Until now, there has never been a forum for women to strengthen ties through opportunities such as regional networking events, discussion boards, educational resources and the Annual Women of the Vine & Spirits Global Symposium. CREATE CHANGE Women of the Vine & Spirits is the only trade organization to advance and support the careers of women in the alcohol beverage industry while collectively advocating for the industry at large to support gender-diverse teams and talent development. Emily Ingram EVP Human Resources, Julia Smith VP Supply Chain Management, Jolene Yee VP & General Council RAISE THE BAR Women of the Vine & Spirits fosters collaboration and camaraderie by cultivating valuable relationships with members that are committed to the advancement of women and ensuring the next generation is being mentored to take leadership roles. Cathy Kough Direct Sales Representative, Black Stallion Estate Winery Mary Allen Tasting Room Manager, Black Stallion Estate Winery Nora Feeley Sr. Director Communications ARE YOU READY? Together, we can change the face of the alcohol beverage industry! Let s do it! WomenoftheVine.com Alicia Ysais Director Winemaking and Cheryl Indelicato Proprietor of HandCraft Artisan Collection 2017 DELICATO FAMILY VINEYARDS, MANTECA, CA
8:00AM 9:00AM 9:00AM 9:20AM 9:20AM 9:30AM AGENDA Registration & Continental Breakfast Opening Remarks & Objective of the Executive Summit Deborah Brenner, Founder & President, Women of the Vine & Spirits Women s Initiative Survey Results Panelists Anita Cook-Motard, CSW, Director of Strategic On Premise Accounts D&E Fine Wine, Southern Glazer s Wine & Spirits Vanessa Kay, Senior VP, Veuve Clicquot, Krug and Ruinart USA, Moët Hennessy USA Tina Mahaffey, VP West & Plains Region, Treasury Wine Estates Deborah Brenner, Founder & President, Women of the Vine & Spirits Jolene A. Yee, VP & General Counsel, Delicato Family Vineyards 9:30AM 10:10AM Executive Leadership Commitment & Strategic Planning 2:30PM 3:15PM How to Start and Run a Successful Mentoring Program Jeffery Tobias Halter, President, YWomen 10:10AM 10:50AM Elements of an Effective Women s Initiative 10:50AM 11:05AM Break Rachael Ellas, Consultant, Ellas and Associates 11:05AM 11:45AM Organizational Structure: A Necessity for a Successful Women s Initiative Program Marlene Gordon, VP, General Counsel, Bacardi North America Corporation 11:45AM 12:25PM Workplace Diversity: Build a Culture of Inclusion Clarice Turner, Chief Executive Officer, Boudin SF Moderator: Adrienne Dake, Senior Director, Talent Management, Constellation Brands Panelists: Jan Barnes, VP Group Brand Director, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Alex Evans, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, Precept Wine Sandra LeDrew, President of Winery Operations & Chief Development Officer, Terlato Wine Group Jody Turnbow, VP of Supplier Management, Southern Glazer s Wine & Spirits Carolyn Wente, Chief Executive Officer, Wente Family Estates 12:25PM 1:45PM Lunch 3:15PM 3:30PM Break 1:45PM 2:30PM Share Best Practices: Women of the Vine & Spirits Corporate Members Moderator: Molly Davis, VP of Premium Marketing, E. & J. Gallo Winery 3:30PM 4:00PM 4:00PM 4:30PM How to Measure Program Effectiveness Desire Hunter, Director of National Accounts, West, Brown-Forman Closing Remarks 4:30PM 5:30PM Cocktail Reception
SPEAKERS JAN BARNES Vice President Group Brand Director Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Jan has over 25 years of experience in consumer marketing, promotions and PR. Prior to joining Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE), Jan worked with Millstone (gourmet coffee) and Proctor and Gamble. She joined SMWE in 1998, and is in her 19th year with the company. She is responsible for the brand marketing and strategic development for a 3 million case portfolio, including Chateau Ste. Michelle, Domaine Ste. Michelle, Eroica and O Wines. In addition to successfully managing and growing a broad portfolio, Jan was the marketing lead for Eroica, a joint venture between Chateau Ste. Michelle and Germany s famed Dr. Loosen Estate. Jan is an Ohio native with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Washington University. DEBORAH BRENNER Founder & President Women of the Vine & Spirits After over 20 years in the male-dominated field of high-end technology and owning a marketing and public relations firm, Deborah discovered during a fortuitous trip to Napa that many women in the wine industry like her own were under-recognized. Compelled to tell their stories, she authored the bestselling book, Women of the Vine: Inside the World of Women Who Make, Taste and Enjoy Wine, which Wine Spectator named a Critical Read of 2007. In 2015, Brenner organized the inaugural Women of the Vine & Spirits Global Symposium which quickly sold out to 500 women from five countries. Due to the overwhelming response, Brenner and the Women of the Vine & Spirits Advisory Board went to work developing a consortium that supports professionals in the alcohol beverage industry year-round. Thus, emerged Women of the Vine & Spirits.
SPEAKERS ANITA COOK-MOTARD, CSW Director of Strategic On Premise Accounts D&E Fine Wine Southern Glazer s Wine & Spirits Anita s profession in the alcohol beverage industry spans over 30 years. Anita has worked with the legacy Glazer s Family of Companies for her entire career in many different areas of the company including spirits sales, wine sales, corporate accounts, marketing, and management. In 1997 Anita was instrumental in the formation of the Domaines & Estates Fine Wine Group within the Glazers organization a specialized sales division dedicated to small and mid-size wine companies. In 2015 Anita founded CHEERS, the first legacy Glazer s womens business resource group. The CHEERS organization works to explore growth and development opportunities specifically for women in business. ADRIENNE DAKE Senior Director of Talent Development & Leadership Strategy Constellation Brands Adrienne is responsible for strategizing and developing talent company-wide. She manages a wide range of programs and resources focused on building and preparing talent to meet the company s growth. One example is the creation and launch of the company s first-of-itskind women s leadership development strategy to help women build influential relationships and foster advancement opportunities. Adrienne joined Constellation Brands in May 2004 and has held various HR and Corporate Communication roles with increased scope and responsibility. SPEAKERS MOLLY DAVIS Vice President of Premium Marketing E. & J. Gallo Winery Shortly after graduating from California State University at Chico, where she earned both her bachelor s degree and MBA, Molly joined Gallo as a Supply Chain Forecast Analyst, where she managed production and logistics to support distribution and promotion for a portfolio of brands throughout the U.S. Rising to Vice President over nearly 20 years within Gallo Marketing, Molly has gained valuable broad-based experience working on a diversity of assignments. She currently leads a team of 25 talented marketers responsible for the development of 15 premium brands. RACHAEL ELLAS Consultant Ellas and Associates Rachael recently retired after 31 years at Ste. Michelle Wine Estates. In 2013, at the recommendation of Ted Baseler, CEO of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, Rachael spearheaded and founded the Women of Wine Leadership program, traveling throughout the country to discuss its important role within the organization and to rally support. Thanks to her efforts, today, Women of Wine is active throughout the company at all levels and participation grows for women and men with every event and initiative. Among her many contributions to the organization, Rachael also played an important role in the pilot of the mentoring program, which launched company-wide. She continues in an active role as the first Alumnus Advisory Board member. In her new endeavor, she will continue to mentor and coach women in the wine business, focusing on the business side of the industry as well as consulting.
SPEAKERS ALEX EVANS Chief Sales & Marketing Officer Precept Wine Among the founding members of Precept Wine, Alex has been at the helm of its marketing department since February 2003. Today, as the company s Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, she oversees business development opportunities across multiple sales channels, including key strategic regional and national accounts, and marketing innovation, strategy and management as well as presides over Precept Wine s retail business. She is a passionate advocate of diversity and inclusion initiatives at all levels of the wine industry and has championed them within Precept Wine from its founding. THE SPIRIT OF GIVING MORE MARLENE GORDON Vice President, General Counsel Bacardi North America Corporation Marlene serves as a strategic business partner and the senior key point of contact for the legal and compliance activities for the companies within the Bacardi North American business unit. She is a member of Bacardi s North America Leadership Team, managing the legal services and support to the Regional President and senior leadership. Marlene also serves as the Global chair for Bacardi s Women-In-Leadership Program, an initiative that was founded with the mission of unleashing the potential of current and future female leaders at Bacardi to drive sustainable top and bottom line business growth. Marlene works to embed the initiative into Bacardi s business strategy and to instill a sense of ownership and accountability in business leaders to set the right example and drive engagement throughout the organization.
SPEAKERS JEFFERY TOBIAS HALTER President YWomen Jeffery is the President of YWomen, a strategic consulting company focused on engaging men in women s leadership issues. YWomen focuses on driving actionable business plans and strategies to help organizations create Integrated Women s Leadership Strategies. Jeffery is the former Director of Diversity Strategy for The Coca-Cola Company. Jeffery is author of two books, WHY WOMEN, The Leadership Imperative to Advancing Women and Engaging Men and Selling to Men, Selling to Women. He is a contributing writer to the Huffington Post, the New York Daily News, Working Mother magazine and a two-time TEDx speaker. His work has been profiled in Forbes and US News & World Report. Additionally he is a regular contributor to Fox Business Radio and Good Morning Charlotte. DESIRE HUNTER Director of National Accounts West Brown-Forman Desire joined the Brown-Forman Corporation in 2014, after 22 years of experience at the Coca-Cola Company. Desire has a wealth of experience managing and leading in areas of bottler/distributor operations, marketing & sales, commercial planning, asset management and contract negotiation with large marketing assets. She has led sales operations, business development, national and global sales, designing winning strategies and platforms that strengthen mutual business. As Director of National Accounts West, Desire is responsible for leading the sales functions for assigned national retailers. She was on the Board for Network of Executive Women in the Pacific Northwest from 2012-2015. SPEAKERS VANESSA KAY Senior Vice President, Veuve Clicquot, Krug and Ruinart USA Moët Hennessy USA Vanessa directs and manages all business, brand marketing and events in the United States for Veuve Clicquot, Krug and Ruinart USA. Prior to stepping into her current role in the fall of 2010, Vanessa was the Business Development Director for Maison Veuve Clicquot based in France and was responsible for the U.S. and Asia Pacific regions. In her current position, Vanessa oversees each aspect of the brand including marketing, sales, distribution, events, PR and digital efforts. Prior to joining Moët Hennessy, Vanessa worked for Citibank in Marketing and Strategic Development for five years and subsequently in management consulting in Paris for over 10 years across multiple sectors including banking, pharma, biotech and heavy industry. SANDRA LEDREW President of Winery Operations & Chief Development Officer Terlato Wine Group A seasoned veteran in the wine industry, Sandra has over 25 years of experience and has earned a verifiable reputation for driving outstanding results and a worldclass culture of teamwork and collaboration. Sandra joined Terlato Wine Group (TWG) in February of 2017 as President of Winery Operations and Chief Development Officer. In this newly created role, she is responsible for Terlato wineries around the globe. Sandra also oversees TWG s joint ventures in France, Italy and Australia. Sandra is also responsible for all direct-to-consumer business and retail sales at Terlato s wineries. Before joining TWG, Sandra was President of Treasury Wine Estates Americas, overseeing more than 1,200 employees in the U.S. & Canada, 10 wineries and 47 vineyards covering 11,600 acres in California.
SPEAKERS TINA MAHEFFEY Vice President West & Plains Region Treasury Wine Estates In addition to her current role at Treasury Wine Estates (TWE), Tina is the America s Co-Chair for TWE for She, Treasury s global women s initiative. Tina passionately believes in inclusiveness and the power of a team that respects and supports one another. TWE for She has offered her the platform to engage and support the women and men of TWE, as well as their industry colleagues, toward this endeavor. Tina has been with TWE for four years following 11 years at Diageo in sales leadership roles. Tina holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from The University of Oregon. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband, Brett and 9-year-old twins, West and Rita. She is perpetually energized and exhausted. JODY TURNBOW Vice President of Supplier Management Southern Glazer s Wine & Spirits is proud to support WOMEN OF THE VINE & SPIRITS EXECUTIVE SUMMIT 2017 Jody has over 25 years of leadership experience in the Beverage Alcohol industry. His career successes include an outstanding blend of both distributor and supplier positions across a wide spectrum of opportunities. Today, Jody serves as the VP of Supplier Management for Southern Glazer s Wine and Spirits where he is responsible for developing and executing all strategies for marketing, goal setting, projections and reporting financial results for Gallo brands for a 12-state territory. Jody has been with Southen Glazer s for 15-years and before that, he spent over 11 years at E. & J. Gallo Winery, serving in leadership roles ranging from a Sales Manager to Managing Director. In his spare time he served as the Co-Chair of the Texas Diversity Council and is active in Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Dallas.
SPEAKERS CLARICE TURNER Chief Executive Officer Boudin SF Clarice recently took the position of CEO at Boudin SF after seven years as Sr. VP, GM Americas Retail Business for Starbucks, where she led the company s $3B businesses in the U.S., Canada and Latin America, and helped pioneer Evenings, a program of wine, beer and small plates in select markets. Previous appointments included executive positions with Papa Murphy s Take N Bake Pizza, PepsiCo and Yum! Brands. Clarice continues a tenure of service on multiple boards, private, advisory and nonprofit. She currently serves on the CIA Board of Fellows, as an executive board director for the National Restaurant Association, vice chair of the Food & Healthy Living committee and past chair of the Sustainability committee, and the Advisory Board for the Washington State University School of Business. CAROLYN WENTE Chief Executive Officer Wente Family Estates Carolyn Wente is one of the driving forces behind the expansion and growth of Wente Family Estates portfolio of wines. She was also instrumental in the development of the Wente family s lifestyle business, which has brought Wente Vineyards worldwide renown and attracted visitors from around the globe. Today, Carolyn works with fourth and fifth generation family members and company executives to continue the growth of Wente Family Estates. As CEO, Carolyn is now heading the effort to meet the family s goals for Wente Family Estates: growing the business, strengthening the company s brand promise and developing an enabled, high-performing organization. SPEAKERS JOLENE A. YEE Vice President & General Counsel Delicato Family Vineyards Jolene leads the small but fierce Delicato Legal Department at Delicato Family Vineyards. Her practice encompasses all aspects of winery operations, including legal strategy, M&A, domestic and cross-border commercial transactions, trademark, employment counseling, policy analysis and development, and general corporate representation. Jolene has a history of supporting women in education and business, and in building programs that help support, mentor, and advance women in the workplace. She strongly believes that more diverse leadership means a more successful company, and is grateful to the Indelicato Family and the Delicato Leadership Team for supporting the Women s Leadership Initiative. THANK YOU TO OUR EXECUTIVE SUMMIT SPONSORS
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