Join us at the Dayton Convention Center in Dayton, OH, on Feb. 5-6, 2020 for the
Interested in going to the conference on Feb. 5th and 6th?
2020 AGENDA
8 a.m. – 3 p.m.: Trade show set-up at the Dayton Convention Center, 22 E. Fifth St., Dayton, OH 45402
OCBA Quarterly Member Meeting
The Dayton Beer Company, 41 Madison St., Dayton, OH 45402
3 – 6 p.m.: Conference check-in at meeting
3 – 4 p.m.: Voting Members ONLY Meeting. You must be an owner or employee of an operating, A-1c licensed brewing facility.
4 – 5:30 p.m.: OCBA Member Meeting (All OCBA members invited including breweries in planning and allied.)
5:30 – 7 p.m.: OCBA reception at The Dayton Beer Company (All attendees of the Ohio Craft Brewers Conference invited.) Sponsored by 3-hab, ABS Commercial and Dinsmore & Shohl LLP.
Evening Activities
7 – 9 p.m.: TBA
Ohio Craft Brewers Conference 2020 – Day 1
Dayton Convention Center, 22 E. Fifth St., Dayton, OH 45402
7:30 – 9 a.m.: Breakfast and registration/badge pickup in the main lobby
8 – 11 a.m.: Breakfast Beverage Bar in the lobby
8 a.m. – 6 p.m.: Trade show hours (Exhibit Hall 102)
9 – 10 a.m.:
Main Room (103): Welcome address with Mary MacDonald, OCBA Executive Director and Collin Castore, Seventh Son Brewing, OCBA Board President
Keynote Speaker: US Craft: Trends and Trajectories with Christopher Shepard, Senior Editor, Craft Brew News, Beer Marketer’s INSIGHTS
10 – 10:45 a.m.:
Main Room (103): Yeast Management – It’s All About the Fermentation with Victor Pool, Columbus Brewing Company
Fundamentals Room (302-303): Creating a Brand Building Merchandise Program with Tracey Ireland, Rhinegeist Brewery
Business of Beer Room (306): Taxes for Breweries 101 with Judy Sees and Kayla Emanuelson, Schroedel, Scullin & Bestic CPAs and Adam Keck, Modern Methods Brewing Company
11 – 11:45 a.m.:
Main Room (103): What Your Brewery Can Learn from Disney with Carla Gesell-Streeter, Cincinnati State Tech & Comm College
Fundamentals Room (302-303): The State and Federal TTB Permit Process: What to Know Before You Brew with James Niekamp, Graydon Law
Business of Beer Room (306): Design and Branding for the Modern Craft Brewery with Greg Althoff, Rhinegeist Brewery
12 – 2 p.m.: TRADE SHOW TIME (Exhibit Hall 102)
12:45 – 2 p.m.: Lunch in Exhibit Hall 102
2 – 2:45 p.m.:
Main Room (103): Get Noticed! Media Relations for the Brewing Industry Panel moderated by Justin Hemminger, OCBA with Rick Armon, Ohio Beer Blog, Jess Baker, CraftBeer.com, Nick Bowman, Warped Wing Brewing Company and Kevin Moreland, Fretboard Brewing
Fundamentals Room (302-303): Creating a Respectful and Psychologically Safe Workplace with Sam Lillard and Mat Parker, Fisher Phillips
Business of Beer Room (306): Building and Running a Successful Private Events Program with Chelsy Kokenge, Rhinegeist Brewery
3 – 3:45 p.m.:
Main Room (103): Practical Applications in Sustainability with Janae Chaney, Rhinegeist Brewery
Fundamentals Room (302-303): Risk and Safety Awareness in the Brewing Industry with George Shaw, Wandering Griffin Brewpub
Business of Beer Room (306): A Bottom’s Up Approach to Digital Marketing with Devon Hoffman, Site-Seeker
4 – 6 p.m.: Trade Show Time and Happy Hour in Exhibit Hall 102
6:30 – 11 p.m.: Trade Show tear down time
Evening Activities
6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Official Conference Reception, Warped Wing Brewing Company, 26 Wyandot St., Dayton, OH 45402. Sponsored by 3-hab, Amoretti, BSG Craft Brewing, ChemStation, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP and Hopsteiner.
Ohio Craft Brewers Conference 2020 – Day 2
Dayton Convention Center, 22 E. Fifth St., Dayton, OH 45402
7:30 – 9 a.m.: Breakfast and registration/badge pickup in the main lobby
9 – 9:45 a.m.:
Main Room (103): Keynote Speaker: Quality: A Complete Picture with Neil Witte, Quality Ambassador, Brewer’s Association
10 – 10:45 a.m.:
Main Room (103): Taproom Management Panel moderated by Bob Szuter, Wolf’s Ridge Brewing with Jason Brewer, Listermann Brewing, Mike Byrne, Lineage Brewing, Allison Pryce, Great Lakes Brewing Company and Chris Stokley, MadTree Brewing
Fundamentals Room (302-303): What I Wish I Knew Before Opening a Brewery with Brian Grafton, FMD Architects and Michael Chisnell and Megan Slater, Ignite Brewing Company
Business of Beer Room (306): We Love Our Distributor with Max Fram and Bobby Slattery, Fifty West Brewing Company and Chris Cianciolo, Stagnaro Distributing
Fermentation Room (305): A Modern Approach to Microbiology QC with Lance Shaner, Omega Yeast
11 – 11:45 a.m.:
Main Room (103): Craft Beer Consumer Education: Communicating Supply Chain and Process to Consumers; the Why, When and How – Panel moderated by Sara Hagerty, Origin Malt with Chris Shields, Rhinegeist Brewery, Trevor Self, Madtree Brewing and Lori Duncan, Nocterra Brewing Company
Fundamentals Room (302-303): Methods and Mechanisms for Successful Brewery Sanitation with Rudy Othmer and/or Gary Macmann, Enerco Corporation
Business of Beer Room (306): Finding the Sweet Spot: Growing Your Brewery and Understanding How and Where to Invest Your Profits with Audra Gaiziunas, CEO, Bhramari Brewing Company
Fermentation Room (305): Doing It All – Barrel Aging at Wolf’s Ridge Brewing with Chris Davison, Wolf’s Ridge Brewing
12 – 12:45 p.m.:
Main Room (103): Should I Start Selling My Beer with a Wholesaler? with Sara Cleary, Fat Head’s Brewery
Fundamentals Room (302-303): Crafting a Destination Brewery with Brian Grafton FMD Architects, John Haggerty, Warped Wing Brewing Company and Ronald Shea, R.Shea Brewing
Business of Beer Room (306): How to Win Sales in a Crowded Self-Distribution Marketplace with Jay Levinson, Urban Artifact
Fermentation Room (305): Avoiding Malt Off-Flavors and Optimizing Shelf Stability in Beer with Tyler Schoales, Great Western Malting and Kevin Ely, Wooly Pig Farm Brewery
12:45 – 2 p.m.: Lunch in Exhibit Hall 102
2 – 2:45 p.m.:
Main Room (103): The ABCs of ODLC Compliance with Bruce Stevenson and Gary Jones of Alcohol Beverage Consultants of Ohio
Fundamentals Room (302-303): OSHA Alliance with the Ohio Craft Brewers – Lessons Learned with Keith Bullock, Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
Business of Beer Room (306): Time to Hire a Sales Person? Building Your Team 101 with Sara Cleary, Fat Head’s Brewery and Michelle Graef, Madtree Brewing
Fermentation Room (305): Fruit and Fermentation: First Hand Observations in Steel and Oak with Joshua Elliott, Urban Artifact
2020 TRADE SHOW EXHIBITORS
ABS Commercial
American Cornhole Association
Amoretti [BEER BOOTH]
Arryved
August Mack Environmental
Baker Tilly
Berlin Packaging
Blue Label Digital
Boelter Beverage
Les vergers Boiron
Brewery Gear
Briess Malt & Ingredients Co. [BEER BOOTH]
BSG Craft Brewing
The Cincinnati Insurance Companies
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
The Country Malt Group [BEER BOOTH]
Crosby Hops
Delivery Concepts
Deutsche Beverage Technology
Enerco
Fisher Phillips [BEER BOOTH]
Flottweg Separation Technology
FMD Architects
G & D Chillers
G4 Kegs
Geer Gas
Global Transport
Grandstand Glassware & Apparel
Hankscraft AJS
Hillebrand
Hopsteiner
Hunter Consulting
Innovative Labeling Solutions
Keepin’ It Fresh
KegCollar.com
LD Carlson [BEER BOOTH]
Live Oak Bank
M.G. Newell
Malteurop
MBI Products Company
Micro-Matic
OCS Process Systems
Ohio Beer Counsel
Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation
Ohio Division of Liquor Control
Ohio Hop Growers Guild
Omega Yeast Labs
Origin Malt
PakTech
Pneumatic Scale Angelus
The Porcelain Standard
Prestige Glassware
ProForma Graphic Services [BEER BOOTH]
Red Tail Design Co.
Rinehart Insurance
Rustic Brew Farm
Sahm Glass
Sartorius Corporation
Schaefer Container Systems
Scioto Sign Co.
Shade Headwear
Site-Seeker, Inc.
Sprinkman Brewing Systems [BEER BOOTH]
Stoett Industries
Three-W Construction
Tripack
Trucent
TShep Headwear & Apparel
Tshirts.beer
Tzero Brew
Victory Packaging
VonLehmann CPA & Advisory Firm
West Branch Malts