Friday Schedule - BC Craft Brewers Conference

Day 1: Thursday, October 16

Visit Schedule

Day 2: Friday, October 17

Registration opens at 8:00 AM

BC Craft Brewers Guild AGM

Fri Oct 17

8:30 AM

Anvil Centre

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Opening Remarks Day 2

Fri Oct 17

9:30 AM

Anvil Centre

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John Mitchell Awards

Fri Oct 17

9:45 AM

Anvil Centre

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Networking Break on Trade Show Floor/Upstairs foyer: 10:15 – 10:45

BREWING

Risks and Challenges in Non-Alcoholic Beer Production

SPEAKERS: Dr Euan Thomson, Raft Labs + Sonja Lloyd, BC BTAC

Fri Oct 17

10:45 AM

Anvil Centre

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SALES + MARKETING

Use AI to Enhance – Not Replace Your Brewery’s Voice

SPEAKER: Dave Nicholls

Fri Oct 17

10:45 AM

Anvil Centre

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OPERATIONS + FINANCE

Trademark Mastery: Crafting Strategy & Navigating Cease-and-Desist

SPEAKER: Andy Chow

Fri Oct 17

10:45 AM

Anvil Centre

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LUNCH ON TRADE SHOW FLOOR: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

LUNCH SPONSOR

TRADE SHOW CLOSES AT 12:30 PM

BREWING

“Brewing Is Ag: Building Stronger Beers by Rooting Deeper in Local Hops”

MODERATOR: Ken Malenstyn from Barnside Brewing

Fri Oct 17

12:30 PM

Anvil Centre

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SALES + MARKETING

Brewing Success Beyond the City

MODERATOR: Hedin Nelson-Chorney, Co-owner of Tailout Brewing

Fri Oct 17

12:30 PM

Anvil Centre

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OPERATIONS + FINANCE

Every Drop Counts

SPEAKERS: Chloe Smith, GM of Townsite Brewing + Nancy More, Instructor at KPU

Fri Oct 17

12:30 PM

Anvil Centre

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1:15 PM – 1:30 PM Networking and Refreshment Break

PRESENTED BY

BREWING

De-mystifying the COA – Bucket Analysis Approach

SPEAKER: Tyler Schoales from Country Malt Group

Fri Oct 17

1:30 PM

Anvil Centre

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SALES + MARKETING

Expanding Your Reach with the BC Ale Trail App

MODERATOR: Monica Frost with Panelists Tamara Vidito and Rebecca Craig

Fri Oct 17

1:30 PM

Anvil Centre

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OPERATIONS + FINANCE

Innovative Trends Beer Can Steal

SPEAKERS: Marlaina Buch & Ross Macaulay, owners Of Leechtown Design

Fri Oct 17

1:30 PM

Anvil Centre

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2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Networking and Refreshment Break

PRESENTED BY

Industry Update 2 – A One on One with David Hume

Fri Oct 17

2:30 PM

Anvil Centre

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3:15 PM – 3:30 Beer Break (upstairs only)

PRESENTED BY

Fri Oct 17

3:30 PM

Anvil Centre

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Closing Remarks

Ken Beattie, Executive Director of the BC Craft Brewers Guild will close day two of the 2025 BC Craft Brewers Conference

Thurs Oct 17

4:15 PM

Anvil Centre

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2025 BC Beer Awards

Join us at the Anvil Centre in New Westminster (777 Columbia Street).

Fri Oct 17

6 – 10 PM

Anvil Centre

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Networking and Refreshment Break: 2:15 PM

NETWORKING & REFRESHMENT BREAK SPONSOR

Fri Oct 18

4 PM

Anvil Centre

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Fri Oct 18

5-7:00 PM

Anvil Centre

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Day 1: Thursday, October 16

Day 2: Friday, October 17

Registration opens at 8:00 AM

BC Craft Brewers Guild AGM

Fri Oct 17

8:30 AM

Opening Remarks Day 2

Fri Oct 17

9:30 AM

John Mitchell Awards

Fri Oct 17

9:45 AM

Networking Break on Trade Show Floor/Upstairs foyer: 10:15 – 10:45

BREWING

Risks and Challenges in Non-Alcoholic Beer Production

Fri Oct 17

10:45 AM

SALES + MARKETING

Use AI to Enhance – Not Replace Your Brewery’s Voice

Fri Oct 17

10:45 AM

OPERATIONS + FINANCE

Trademark Mastery: Crafting Strategy & Navigating Cease-and-Desist

Fri Oct 17

10:45 AM

LUNCH ON TRADE SHOW FLOOR: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

TRADE SHOW CLOSES AT 12:30 PM

BREWING

“Brewing Is Ag: Building Stronger Beers by Rooting Deeper in Local Hops”

Fri Oct 17

12:30 PM

Anvil Centre

SALES + MARKETING

Brewing Success Beyond the City

Fri Oct 17

12:30 PM

Anvil Centre

OPERATIONS + FINANCE

Every Drop Counts

Fri Oct 17

12:30 PM

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM Networking and Refreshment Break

BREWING

De-mystifying the COA – Bucket Analysis Approach

Fri Oct 17

1:30 PM

SALES + MARKETING

Expanding Your Reach with the BC Ale Trail App

Fri Oct 17

1:30 PM

OPERATIONS + FINANCE

Innovative Trends Beer Can Steal

Fri Oct 17

1:30 PM

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Networking and Refreshment Break

Industry Update 2 – A One on One with David Hume

Fri Oct 17

2:30 PM

3:15 PM – 3:30 Beer Break (upstairs only)

Fri Oct 17

3:30 PM

Closing Remarks

Thurs Oct 17

4:15 PM

2025 BC Beer Awards

Fri Oct 17

6 – 10 PM

Networking and Refreshment Break: 2:15 PM

Fri Oct 18

4 PM

Fri Oct 18

5-7:00 PM

Fri Oct 18

5-10:00 PM

Steel & Oak Brewing Co.

BC Craft Brewers Conference