Brewery teams from across the nation are set to descend on the Gold Coast for BewCon from August 21 – 23, 2023.
With the full program now released, attendees can plan to take full advantage of keynote addresses from industry stalwarts, masterclasses from the best in the biz as well as general business presentations on AI, the importance of mental health in the workforce and, of course, sustainability.
Some highlights of the three-day convention include:
- ABAC: All you need to know about the new code and the future for alcohol marketing by Professor Michael Lavarch AO, Chief Adjudicator at the Alcohol Beverages Advertising Code (ABAC).
- Maximising your opportunity, how to sell more beer, a panel facilitated by Evin Craney from Bright Brewery featuring Nick Murphy, Jay Baird, Grace Knox and Nick McArdle from Coles Liquor Group.
- Beer Australia: Why we need a compelling category story, a panel discussion led by Matt Kirkegaard of Brews News.
- Framework for sustainability and community impact, a panel led by Marthijs Heuperman, Sustainability Project Group & Manager for Sustainability & Logistics, Bright Brewery featuring James Perrin, Sustainability + Community Specialist
- AI: Going to kill us all? A discussion led by Denham D’Silva, Owner of Deep Liquid featuring Professor Anton van den Hengel, Founder and Dr Simon Lucey, Director of the Australian Institute for Machine Learning
- Craft Brewing with enzymes – No-Lo and beyond. A presentation by Dr Aldo Lentil, Senior Industry Technology Manager for Beverages at Novozymes.
With plenty of beer on offer between keynote addresses, attendees can enjoy a cold one at the Konvoy Brewers Lounge or attend a workshop during lunch, such as Unlocking the direct sale path to your end customer by Keg King or Experiments in Haze by Bluestone Yeaste.
Hands-on brewery tours are also on the program, sponsored by Brewtique and Fermecraft, these will take place at Burleigh Barrels Brewery, Black Hops II and Madocke Brewing Company.
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