2025 Symposium Schedule

Speakers are listed in alphabetical order in the session detail.

This schedule will be updated with more details on a weekly basis and is subject to change without notice. All sessions and events will be held at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center, the Hyatt Regency, and Sheraton Grand unless noted otherwise.

Symposium Schedule

Monday, January 27, 2025

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Registration

To be announced

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

7:30 am - 6:00 pm

7:30 am - 6:00 pm

Registration

To be announced

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Speaker Ready Room

To be announced

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Press Room

To be announced

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Maximizing Sales: Harnessing Next-Gen Metrics to Optimize Winery Marketing Strategies

Marketing/Public Relations Track - Session

To be announced

9:30 am - 11:00 am

Field-to-Table Technology Moves that Pay Back Big Time

Business/Operations Track - Session

To be announced

9:30 am - 11:00 am

Getting off the Hamster Wheel: Whole Farm Profitability

Grapegrowing Track - Session

To be announced

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Sustainable & Efficient Winery Practices – Do More with less

Winemaking Track - Session

To be announced

10:15 am - 11:15 am

Strength in Numbers: How Wineries Can Leverage Regional Associations to Handle Challenges and Drive Growth

Marketing/Public Relations Track - Session

To be announced

11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Keynote Speaker Luncheon

Keynote Luncheon - Session

Sheraton Grand Nave Ballroom

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Exploring the Regenerative Ag Toolbox for Viticulture

Grapegrowing Track - Session

To be announced

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

No and Low-Alcohol Winemaking: Market Insights, Chemical Dynamics, and Industry Perspectives (includes tasting)

Winemaking Track - Session

To be announced

2:00 pm - 3:15 pm

Crafting DTC Success: How to Connect with Consumers and Grow Revenue

Business/Operations Track - Session

To be announced

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Bringing Gen Z to the Table | Navigating the Next Gen of Wine Consumers

Marketing/Public Relations Track - Session

To be announced

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Welcome Reception

Social/Hospitality Events - Session

Sheraton Grand Nave Ballroom

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

7:30 am - 5:00 pm

7:30 am - 5:00 pm

Registration

To be announced

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Speaker Ready Room

To be announced

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Press Room

To be announced

8:30 am - 11:00 am

State of the Industry

General Session - Session

To be announced

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Exhibits Open

Exhibit Halls A-D & Ballroom A

12:45 pm - 2:15 pm

Industry Hot Topics

Business/Operations Track - Session

To be announced

12:45 pm - 2:30 pm

Unveiling Sauvignon blanc: Exploring its Secrets from Vineyards to Bottle (includes tasting)

Winemaking Track - Session

To be announced

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Protecting Vineyards: History of Preventing Exotic Pest Establishment and the Threat of Spotted Lanternfly

Grapegrowing Track - Session

To be announced

1:00 pm - 2:15 pm

Be Your Own Influencer

Marketing/Public Relations Track - Session

To be announced

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Mastering the 3-Tier System: Collaborative Strategies between Suppliers, Distributors, and Resellers (On/Off Premise)

Business/Operations Track - Session

To be announced

2:30 pm - 3:45 pm

AI in the Wine Industry: Do’s, Don’ts, and Live Demonstrations from an AI Prompt Engineer

Marketing/Public Relations Track - Session

To be announced

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Adapting to a Changing Climate: Tools and Resources to Increase Vineyard Resilience and Reduce Vineyard Carbon Footprints

Grapegrowing Track - Session

To be announced

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Managing Barrels and Oak Adjuncts (includes samples/demos and tasting)

Winemaking Track - Session

To be announced

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Regional Wine Tasting

Social/Hospitality Events - Session

Exhibit Halls A-D & Ballroom A

Thursday, January 30, 2025

7:30 am - 12:00 pm

Speaker Ready Room

To be announced

7:30 am - 2:30 pm

7:30 am - 2:30 pm

Registration

To be announced

8:00 am - 2:30 pm

8:00 am - 2:30 pm

Press Room

To be announced

8:30 am - 12:00 pm

Innovative Synergy: Creativity and Technology for Wine Industry Excellence (Presented in Spanish and includes a tasting)

Spanish Track - Session

To be annonced

8:30 am - 12:00 pm

Sinergia Innovadora para la Excelencia en la Industria del Vino: Creatividad y Tecnología (Presentada en español e incluye una degustación de vinos)

Spanish Track - Session

To be announced

8:45 am - 11:30 am

Crafting a Positive Narrative: Promoting Wine in the Face of Challenges

General Session - Session

To be announced

9:00 am - 2:30 pm

Exhibits Open

Exhibit Halls A-D & Ballroom A

11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Hosted Buffet Luncheon

Social/Hospitality Events - Session

Exhibit Halls A-D & Ballroom A