JOHN CRAFT- National Field Marketing Manager, Patco Brands
ABIGAIL ESTRADA- Winemaker, Distinguished Vineyards
ALEX MCCUTCHEN- Beverage Director, The Patterson House
ALEXIS MASON- Shareholder, GrayRobinson AMY RACINE- Beverage Director, JF Restaurants ANDREW FOLIO- President, North Central Distributors
ANDREW PENTLAND- Co-Founder and Creative Director, Liquor Store 352
ANGUS RITTENBURG- CEO, Wynk
BRITTANY KOTOWSKI- On-Premise Regional Account Manager, Southern Glazer ' s Wine & Spirits
BRITTANY MCCARTHY- National Beverage Manager, Paradies Lagardère
BUDDY BUCKNER- General Counsel, NABCA
CELIA PELLEGRINI- Partner and Director of Operations, Suerte, Este and Bar Toti
CHRIS HELMLY- East Sales Director, Frey Ranch Distillery
CJ AND ELISE MCCOLLUM- Co-Founders, McCollum Heritage 91
CONRAD HELMS- Beverage Director, Lazy Betty CRISTINA MANSO- Oenologist, Muriel Wines FAITH ANDERSON- Founder / CEO, Nouvie
INEZ GOODWINE- Lead Mixologist, St. Julep at The Kimpton
IRENE GRAZIOTTO- Sr. Wine Media Strategist, Colangelo & Partners
JEFF FRICKE- Director of Distillery / Production, Earl Giles Distillery
JOHN MCCARTHY- Director of Vineyard Operations, Far Niente Vineyard Estates
JOSEPH GALLO- General Manager, Garfield ' s Beverage
JOSHUA MILLER- Founder, Owen Woods Brands LU LOPEZ- Beverage Director, Nocturno Cocktail Bar LUCIANA SALINAS- Attorney, Malkin Law LUIS GONZALEZ- COO, Middle West Spirits MATT CHARLES- Partner, Authentic Hospitality Group
MEGHAN HAMILTON- VP of Sales, Wine, Breakthru Beverage Group
NIC CHRISTIANSEN- Manager Blending Operations, Barrel Craft Spirits
NICOLE ELIZABETH- Proprietor, Bev Alc Compliance, Premier Wine Compliance
PERRIS FIORI, VP of Marketing, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
SAM LERMAN- Founder & CEO, Spyrt Worldwide
SARAH BARRETT- Executive Editor, Wine & Spirits Daily
SCOTT STIERWALT- Brand Director, Cocktail Kingdom SEAN KILEY, VP & GM Distributor Partnerships, Provi
SHANE STIDHAM- General Manager, Perry Distributors
TIAN LEWIS- Regional Manager & WSET Educator, Twin Liquors
TONY KOZOL- EVP, Kozol Bros
TYLER ACKERSON- Legislative Liaison, Iowa Dept of Revenue
WYATT RUSSELL AND RICHARD PEETE- Co-Founders, Lake Hour
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