Michigan Craft Beverage Summit Forms

Please complete this form to indicate your interest in participating in Evening Receptions on Sunday, March 3rd and Monday, March 4th, during the Michigan Craft Beverage Summit, along with Breakout Sessions that will be offered on Monday, March 4th, between 1:00-4:00pm. Please also indicate your anticipated date of arrival. You must be registered to attend this event in order to participate.  If you are not yet registered to attend, please visit https://medc.cventevents.com/MICraftBeverage to complete your registration.

Please refer to the Breakout Session information below while you are completing this form as it will contain details that may inform your selections.

1:00-1:50 Breakout Sessions 

• Adding Cider to your Craft Beverage Profile

Facilitated by Dr. Nikki Rothwell, MSU Extension and Tandem Ciders; Paula Englin, Michigan Cider Association; Chris Schaefer, Schaefer Orchards and Pux cider; Brandon MacClaren, River Saint Joe Brewery

• Consumer Trends in Michigan Wine

Brian Lesperance, Fenn Valley Vineyards

• Grains for Brewing & Distilling

Dr. Brook Wilke Michigan State University; Christian Kapp, Michigan State University; and Dr. Nicole Shriner, Michigan State University

• Why Michigan Hops?

Rob Sirrine, Michigan State University, Alec Mull, Bell’s Brewery, Mike Moran, MI Local Hops; Corey Wentworth, Ludington Bay Brewing Company

1:55-2:45 Breakout Sessions

• Expanding into New Beverage Categories

Nancie Oxley, Andrew Shultz, Ginny Sherrow

• Industry Profile: Blake's Hard Cider
  

Andrew Blake, Blake Farms

• When and How to Take the Step into Distribution
  

Larry Cekola, Imperial Beverage

• Yeast, Fermentation and Flavor: Fermentation Levers to Pull to Change your Product for the Better

 Dr. Nicole Shriner, Michigan State University

3:05 – 4:00 Breakout Sessions

• Help Me, Help You
  

Moderated by Joe Tyler, PMBC; featuring Jodi Gruner, MDARD; Brenda Stewart, MEDC; Holly Gaffney, MDARD

• EGLE Groundwater Discharge Permits and Process Wastewater

Christine Alexander and Kristine Rendon, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE)

• Optimize your Operation with MEDC's Industry 4.0 Grant 

Moderated by Bronwyn Drost, Sr. Director Economic Development at Southwest Michigan First, and featuring a cross-section of brewers, distillers, and business support professionals.

• Starting with Safety: Best Practices for the Craft Beverage Producer

Ben Warner, Bell’s Brewery

If you decide you'd like to update your selection after submitting the form, you will able to edit.