Registration / Breakfast / Marketplace Opens

Network with peers, meet with expert advisors, and discover new solution providers in the Marketplace. Use the event app to connect and schedule meetings.

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Welcome Address

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Executive Interview

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Keynote Address

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Workshops

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Networking Break / Expert Consults / Marketplace

Network with peers, meet with expert advisors, and discover new solution providers in the Marketplace. Use the event app to connect and schedule meetings.

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Financing Capital Requirements According to Growth Stage

Different financing options become available to your company as you grow, depending on stage and channel mix (i.e. wholesale and direct to consumer). 
 
Whether you are seeking money for equipment, working capital, inventory, real estate, or other uses, this session will help you to understand the range of financing options available to you at your particular stage now - and in the future as you continue to grow.
 
You will learn how to qualify, and how to best use these options to support your company's strategic objectives. With this knowledge, you'll be able to lay out your optimal long-term plan and achieve the lowest overall cost of financing.

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Networking Lunch / Expert Consults / Marketplace

Network with peers, meet with expert advisors, and discover new solution providers in the Marketplace. Use the event app to connect and schedule meetings.

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Workshops

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Panel Discussion – The Right Way to Automate Manufacturing Operations

At a certain point in a brand’s growth, incorporating some form of automation into operations will become a necessity in order to efficiently scale production. There are also benefits related to quality, operational costs, and company culture. 

Topics of discussion for this panel include:

• Where to start: From assembly to inspection to material handling, it’s important to identify which manual processes will benefit the most from automation to improve output.
• The robotic workforce: How to leverage collaborative robots to work side-by-side with operators.
• Tools to boost productivity and quality: From analytics to predictive maintenance, the ability to collect and contextualize data is an important aspect of automation.
• Machine-as-a-Service: New service models take on the responsibility of onsite equipment.
• Sustainability: Automation allows manufacturers to better manage resources to eliminate waste and increase energy efficiency.

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Networking Break / Expert Consults / Marketplace

Network with peers, meet with expert advisors, and discover new solution providers in the Marketplace. Use the event app to connect and schedule meetings.

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Planning Operations When Your End-Goal is Acquisition

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Understanding Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) by presented by OpX

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Executive Interview

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CPG Panel Discussion

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Networking Reception / Grant Ceremony / Marketplace

Our grant winner will be announced during this special networking reception.

Network with peers, meet with expert advisors, and discover new solution providers in the Marketplace. Use the event app to connect and schedule meetings.

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Private "O™" by Cirque du Soleil® Performance benefitting PMMI Education Foundation

As Emerging Brands Summit comes to end, we invite you to jump start your PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023 show experience with an aquatic and acrobatic extravaganza supporting the future workforce.   Gather with colleagues and customers and enjoy a private performance of "O™" by Cirque du Soleil®. 

All Emerging Brands Summit attendees are eligible to receive complimentary tickets to this special event, include general admission seating and drinks/snacks at the theater.

Complimentary shuttle transportation to the Bellagio will be available immediately following our networking reception.

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