Monday, March 16, 8:15 AM - 6:30 PM

Day 1, supported by Suntory Global Spirits

Room: Lobby

Monday, March 16, 8:30 AM

Pre-Conference Workshop: Congener identification for bourbon and American whiskey styles

Room: Senate Chamber

Pre-Conference Workshop: Developing a Sustainable Value Stream Map for your Distillery

Room: 330 A/B

Pre-Conference Workshop: From Data to Decisions: How AI Transforms Distillery Profitability

Room: Cats Den

Monday, March 16, 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Breakfast

Room: Near Fireside Room

Monday, March 16, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Welcome and Opening Panel: The Long Game: Navigating Cycles, Strategy, and Growth in American Whiskey

Room: Worsham Cinema

Monday, March 16, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch, supported by Across International

Room: Champions Kitchen

Monday, March 16, 12:00 PM

Poster Presentations A

Room: Social Staircase Area, 2nd Floor

Poster Presentations B

Room: Social Staircase Area, 2nd Floor

Poster Presentations C

Room: Social Staircase Area, 2nd Floor

Monday, March 16, 1:00 PM

Craft/Finance

Room: Harris Ballroom

Emerging Topics

Room: Kincaid Auditorium (B&E 111/211)

Pecha Kucha I

Room: Cats Den

Raw Materials 1

Room: Worsham Cinema

Monday, March 16, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

EXPO and Break, supported by Rodem

Room: Grand Ballrooms and Social Staircase 2nd Floor

Monday, March 16, 3:30 PM

Advocacy and Culture

Room: Woodward Hall (B&E 307)

Energy Management

Room: Harris Ballroom

Marketing

Room: Kincaid Auditorium (B&E 111/211)

Pecha Kucha II

Room: Cats Den

Sustainable Sourcing and Circular Economies

Room: Worsham Cinema

Monday, March 16, 5:00 PM - 7:15 PM

EXPO and Happy Hour, supported by Gusmer and Briess Malting

Room: Grand Ballrooms and Social Staircase 2nd Floor

Monday, March 16, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Newcomers' Networking Event, supported by Dark Arts Whiskey House

Room: OFFSITE: Dark Arts Whiskey House, 1170 Manchester

Tuesday, March 17, 7:59 AM - 5:30 PM

Day 2, supported by Crafted ERP

Room Number TBD

Tuesday, March 17, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

EXPO and Breakfast, supported by Speyside Cooperage

Room: Grand Ballrooms and Social Staircase 2nd Floor

Tuesday, March 17, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Check in And Badge Printing

Room: Lobby

Tuesday, March 17, 8:00 AM

Poster Presentations A

Room: Social Staircase Area, 2nd Floor

Poster Presentations B

Room: Social Staircase Area, 2nd Floor

Poster Presentations C

Room: Social Staircase Area, 2nd Floor

Tuesday, March 17, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

International Trade Association Panel

Room: Worsham Cinema

Tuesday, March 17, 8:30 AM

Brand Identity

Room: Woodward Hall (B&E 307)

Pecha Kucha III

Room: Cats Den

Post-Maturation

Room: Kincaid Auditorium (B&E 111/211)

Talent Development, supported by Chartered Institute of Brewers and Distillers

Room: Harris Ballroom

Tuesday, March 17, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

EXPO and Break

Room: Grand Ballrooms and Social Staircase 2nd Floor

Tuesday, March 17, 11:00 AM

International Tourism: Opening the Door to Global Visitors

Room: Senate Chamber

Legal Issues: IP

Room: Kincaid Auditorium (B&E 111/211)

Raw Materials 2

Room: Worsham Cinema

Sustainable Agriculture

Room: Harris Ballroom

Tuesday, March 17, 12:15 PM

Lunch and Learn - KY Bourbon Industry’s Approach to On-Farm Sustainability.

Room: Harris Ballroom

Lunch, supported by Great Western Malting

Room: Champions Kitchen

Tuesday, March 17, 1:15 PM

Health and Safety

Room: Senate Chamber

Maturation 1

Room: Worsham Cinema

Place and Brand

Room: Harris Ballroom

Resilient Culture

Room: Cats Den

Tuesday, March 17, 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM

EXPO and Break

Room: Grand Ballrooms and Social Staircase 2nd Floor

Tuesday, March 17, 3:45 PM

Legal Issues: Taxes - Supported by FBT Gibbons LLP

Room: Harris Ballroom

National Issues Means Local Actions: State Guild Roundtable

Room: 330 A/B

Sustainability Data and Benchmarking

Room: Kincaid Auditorium (B&E 111/211)

Tuesday, March 17, 3:45 PM - 5:30 PM

Maturation 2

Room: Worsham Cinema

Wednesday, March 18, 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Check in And Badge Printing

Room: Lobby

Wednesday, March 18, 8:01 AM - 8:30 AM

Breakfast

Room: Social Staircase 2nd Floor & Prefunction

Wednesday, March 18, 8:30 AM

Consumer Education

Room: Kincaid Auditorium (B&E 111/211)

Digital Transformation

Room: Cats Den

Fermentation, supported by Lallemand Distilling

Room: Worsham Cinema

Legal Issues: Legislation & Regulatory

Room: Harris Ballroom

Wednesday, March 18, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Break

Room: Social Staircase Area, 2nd Floor

Wednesday, March 18, 10:30 AM

Analytical

Room: Worsham Cinema

Panel: We do Things Differently Here: Education

Room: Senate Chamber

Risk Management

Room: Cats Den

Water Use and Treatment

Room: Harris Ballroom

Wednesday, March 18, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

Room: Champions Kitchen

Wednesday, March 18, 1:00 PM

Consumer Perception

Room: Worsham Cinema

Co-products, supported by 3 Rivers Energy Partners

Room: Ballroom A

Design/Operation

Room: Harris Ballroom

Global Rum – A Technical Sensory Exploration of Regional Identity and Production Influence

Room: Senate Chamber

Wednesday, March 18, 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Break

Room: Social Staircase Area, 2nd Floor

Wednesday, March 18, 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Closing Session and Keynote

Room: Worsham Cinema