Half Networking, Half Education
Workshops, Nightly Receptions, Trade Show, & more
Who? CBP Connects will attract industry decision makers, brewery owners, taproom managers, and brewers looking to better themselves both personally and professionally. Attendance is limited to 250.
Why? CBP Connects is an interactive event that not only provides attendees with educational and insightful content, but also peer networking opportunities for our members to bond, learn, and grow from one another. The event will facilitate engagement and build relationships.
Format? Each workshop will offer the same high-quality content you have learned to expect from CBP with a focus on helping you grow as a Craft Beer Professional.
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Get excited for 12 unique sessions that will help you grow both personally and professionally.
Your ticket will include all workshop sessions and nightly beers at our evening receptions.
Beverages, lunch, and beer will be provided.
Sessions include:
- How to Talk to Gen Zers and Millennials (panel conversation)
- Branding Your Brewery from the Inside Out w/Jeff Pillet-Shore (Allagash Brewing Company)
- Thriving on a Shoestring - Marketing Your Brewery on a Budget w/Denise Ford-Sawadogo (Montclair Brewery)
- Brewing Success: Transforming Leadership and Performance Conversations in Craft Beer w/Andy Risvold (Forgotten Star Brewing Company) and Matt Schwandt (Bauhaus Brew Labs)
- Pouring Profits: Empower Your Team to Elevate Sales and Customer Experience w/Dan Hornbrook and Josh Lindsay (MarketMyBrewery)
- Beer Before Liquor: Adding a Distillery to Your Brewery (panel conversation)
- Tours & Tin Tackers: Growing Your Brand Through Experience and Merchandise (panel conversation)
- How to Build Your Brewery Key Metrics Dashboard (panel conversation)
- No More Lawyers: A Path to Trademark Freedom w/Brandon Selinsky (Beer Law HQ)
- Fast Times at Hophead High: A Status Update on the Current Market w/Christopher Holden (The Hop Guild)
- Supplier Friction: Strategies for Smooth Vendor Relationships w/Bryan Richards (G4 Kegs)
- Mash Mastery: Harnessing Nature's Influence for Brewing Brilliance w/Galen Smith (Malteurop Malting Company)
- Crowdsourced: A Collaborative Hour of Problem Solving
Where? DoubleTree by Hilton Portland Maine with nightly receptions hosted at Rising Tide, Oxbow, and Bissell Brothers. The DoubleTree by Hilton Portland Maine is offering all Craft Beer Professionals rooms at the rate of $164/night. Reserve your room here.
