Location: Junior Ballroom 1 (Sensory Trainings)
Speakers: John Szymankiewicz, WSET, Beer Law Center

The Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) is a premier provider of education and certification in wine, spirits, sake, and now BEER! This session will introduce you to WSET and the tools and Structured Approach to Tasting to help you and your staff evaluate your products and educate your consumers with confidence.

Location: Meeting Room (Financial Workshops)
Speaker: Chris Farmand, Founder and Principal, Small Batch Standard

If you own or operate a brewery and want to (or need to) get a better grip on your business and make more profit this year, this workshop is for you. Small Batch Standard is proud to host a hands-on brewery profit workshop built for owners and operators who want clarity on their numbers and practical ways to improve profitability.

Location: Junior Ballroom 1
Speaker: Chris Creech, Cicerone, Glass Jug Beer Lab

This hands-on course is designed for brewing professionals who want a foundation (or a refresher) in sensory evaluation and want to sharpen their skills. Using the Intermediate Off-Flavor Sensory Kit, participants will learn to detect, identify, and describe a wide range of off-flavors that can impact beer quality.

Location: Meeting Room
Speaker: Chris Farmand, Founder and Principal, Small Batch Standard

If you own or operate a brewery and want to (or need to) get a better grip on your business and make more profit this year, this workshop is for you. Small Batch Standard is proud to host a hands-on brewery profit workshop built for owners and operators who want clarity on their numbers and practical ways to improve profitability.

Location: Junior Ballroom 2
Speaker: Patrick Karnick, SAHM Glassware

Learn more on beer‑style‑specific glassware and how selecting the right glass can directly impact customer experience. The class also helps teams make smarter, more profitable decisions about which glass formats best support each of their beers across numerous styles while elevating the taproom experience.

Location: Junior Ballroom 1
Speaker: Chris Creech, Cicerone, Glass Jug Beer Lab

Whether you're preparing for the Certified Cicerone® exam or just want to test your palate, this hands-on mock tasting exam session will work through all three portions of the tasting exam: identifying off-flavors, distinguishing beer styles through comparative tasting, and evaluating whether beers are fit to serve. We’ll review the answers together and discuss any tips that will help you approach the real exam with confidence.

Location: Junior Ballroom 2
Speaker: Luke Hoffman, NCEOC

Employee ownership, an option that many businesses have not considered, can help owners preserve their legacy and potentially receive excellent tax benefits while positioning their businesses to be more resilient and attractive to employees. While selling their business at market value to their employees, business owners can choose to retire or stay engaged with their business. Companies that are employee owned are more productive, with employees that are engaged and have increased household wealth.

Location: Junior Ballroom 1
Speaker: Audrey Skinner, Imbibe Solutions

This hands-on workshop is designed for brewers who already have a working knowledge of beer off-flavors and are ready to sharpen their sensory acuity. Through structured discrimination and threshold exercises - including triangle testing and scaled dose series - participants will challenge and calibrate their personal detection limits for key flavor compounds. We'll close with a blind evaluation of a spiked flight, mirroring real-world QC conditions, and a practical discussion on building a sensory panel program at your own brewery.

Location: Junior Ballroom 2
Speaker: Audra Gaiziunas, DSSOLVR

This workshop demystifies the Statement of Cash Flows, one of the three core financial statements and often the most misunderstood. This class walks participants through why cash flow matters for business survival, how the statement is structured across its three sections (Operating, Investing, and Financing Activities), and the critical differences between the Direct and Indirect methods.