Event

Food & Beverage Leadership Summit

Presented By: Paul E. Edwards, Bob Denninger, Bob Bond

Date:: Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025
Time:: 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. MT
Location:: CSU Spur Campus, Denver, CO

Dive into ERP solutions and data analytics for manufacturers with our food and beverage experts and industry peers at the 2025 Food & Beverage Leadership Summit. Join us at the CSU Spur Campus in Denver Colo., on January 29.

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We’re excited to invite you and a select group of your industry peers to the 2025 Food & Beverage Leadership Summit, hosted by Plante Moran and Naturally Colorado. This year’s event will bring together experts and industry leaders in Denver to connect, reignite relationships, exchange ideas, dive into market trends, and explore innovative business solutions for the food and beverage industry.

This summit features a special state of the industry and deep dive into the evolving consumer packaged goods landscaped by Colorado-based firm, BFG Partners.

Discover what’s new, now, and next from leading industry experts at this year’s summit.

Agenda

1:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Check-in

2:00 – 2:15 p.m. | Welcome remarks & opening

2:15 – 2:40 p.m. | Keynote address: State of the industry

Unpack the evolving landscape of the food and beverage industry with an expert overview from BFG Partners. They’ll explore key market trends, evolving consumer behavior, and the increasingly important role of sustainability in the industry in a 20-minute keynote discussion.

Speaker:

Tom Spier, Founder & managing partner, BFG Partners

About BFG Partners: BFG Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage, high-growth consumer products companies within the food and beverage industry. With over 80 years of combined experience, they excel in operational strategy, tactical marketing, and capital planning to help entrepreneurs build exceptional, sustainable businesses. BFG portfolio includes Olipop, Bear Naked, Chameleon Cold-Brew, Bobo’s, Cartograph, Curlsmith, and Ibotta.

2:40 – 3:15 p.m. | Optimizing operations: The power of ERP and business analytics: Part I

Our ERP and data analytics experts will break down key factors for digital transformation in the CPG industry. They’ll discuss key pain points to address during ERP selection & implementation, how to drive a successful launch of an ERP, and ultimately, how to analyze all the data collected from a modern system. Get ready for real-life business cases, analytics demos, and a tailored Q&A session!

Speakers:

Stewart Zellars, senior manager, Plante Moran
Chelsea Adams, manager, Plante Moran

3:15 – 3:25 p.m. | Break

3:25 – 4:05 p.m. | Optimizing operations: The power of ERP and business analytics: Part II

Speakers:

Stewart Zellars, senior manager, Plante Moran
Chelsea Adams, manager, Plante Moran

4:05 – 4:15 p.m. | Closing remarks

4:15 – 5:30 p.m. | Networking reception: SIP sessions

Our event will conclude with an interactive opportunity to make new personal connections, share your knowledge, and learn from other attendees: our SIP sessions.

What are SIPs?

Get a taste of what your peers think about specific hot topics in our social interactive peer (SIP) sessions. SIPs are a new take on the networking session, with small group discussions led by experts on topics you’ve been eager to discuss, including: ERP, business analytics and more. Your voice and perspective shape these conversations, and your takeaways will come from other business leaders’ experiences.

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This event is exclusive for industry professionals; thus, the Food & Beverage Leadership Summit may exclude any prospective participant from registering for/or participating in the event at the organizer’s sole discretion.

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