Review the 2026 Conference Schedule

Review the 2026 Conference Schedule


2026 Conference Schedule

View the 2026 James B. Beam Institute Industry Conference schedule.

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2026 Conference Schedule at a Glance

8:30 AM-5:00 PM | Check-in And Badge Printing (Lobby)

8:30 AM-10:30 AM | Breakfast (Social Staircase, 2nd Floor)

8:30 AM-10:15 AM | Pre-Conference Workshops (RSVP Required)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM | Welcome and Panel Conversation (Worsham Cinema)

12:00 PM-1:00 PM | Lunch (Champions Kitchen)

1:00 PM-2:30 PM | Raw Materials 1 (Worsham Cinema)

1:00 PM-2:30 PM | Emerging Topics (Kincaid Auditorium (B&E 111/211)

1:00 PM-2:30 PM | Craft/finance (Harris Ballroom)

1:00 PM-2:30 PM | Pecha Kucha I (Cats Den)

2:30 PM-3:30 PM | EXPO and Break (Grand Ballrooms and Social Staircase)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM | Energy Management (Harris Ballroom)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM | Sustainable Sourcing and Circular Economies (Worsham Cinema)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM | Marketing (Kincaid Auditorium - B&E 111/211)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM | Advocacy and Culture (Woodward Hall, B&E 307)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM | Pecha Kucha II (Cats Den)

5:00 PM-6:30 PM | EXPO and Happy Hour (Grand Ballrooms and Social Staircase)

8:00 PM-10:00 PM | Offsite: First Time and Newcomers Networking Hour

8:00 AM-4:00 PM | Check in And Badge Printing (Lobby)

8:00 AM-9:00 AM | EXPO and Breakfast (Grand Ballrooms and Social Staircase)

8:30 AM-9:30 AM | International Trade Association Panel (Worsham Cinema)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM | Post-Maturation (Kincaid Auditorium - B&E 111/211)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM | Brand Identity (Woodward Hall – B&E 307)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM | Talent Development (Harris Ballroom)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM | Pecha Kucha III (Cats Den)

10:00 AM-11:00 AM | EXPO and Break (Grand Ballrooms and Social Staircase)

11:00 AM-12:15 PM | Raw Materials 2 (Worsham Cinema)

11:00 AM-12:15 PM | Sustainable Agriculture (Harris Ballroom)

11:00 AM-12:15 PM | Legal Issues: IP (Kincaid Auditorium - B&E 111/211)

11:00 AM-12:15 PM | International Tourism: Opening the Door to Global Visitors (Senate Chamber)

12:15 PM-1:15 PM | Lunch (Champions Kitchen)

12:15 PM-1:15 PM | Sustainable Agriculture Lunch (Harris Ballroom)

1:15 PM-2:45 PM | Maturation 1 (Worsham Cinema)

1:15 PM-2:45 PM | Health and Safety (Senate Chamber)

1:15 PM-2:45 PM | Place and Brand (Harris Ballroom)

1:15 PM-2:45 PM | Resilient Culture (Cats Den)

2:45 PM-3:45 PM | EXPO and Break (Grand Ballrooms and Social Staircase)

3:45 PM-5:30 PM | Maturation 2 (Worsham Cinema)

3:45 PM-5:15 PM | Sustainability Data and Benchmarking ( Kincaid Auditorium - B&E 111/211)

3:45 PM-5:15 PM | Legal Issues: Taxes (Harris Ballroom)

3:45 PM-5:15 PM | National Issues Mean Local Actions: State Guild Roundtable (330 A/B)

4:00 PM-5:00 PM  |  OFFSITE (RSVP requested): Tour of the James B. Beam Institute for KY Spirits, 1320 Nicholasville Rd (1 mile south of conference venue)

8:00 AM-1:00 PM | Check in And Badge Printing (Lobby)

8:00 AM-9:00 AM | Breakfast (Social Staircase, 2nd Floor)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM | Fermentation (Worsham Cinema)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM | Digital Transformation (Cats Den)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM | Legal Issues: Legislation & Regulatory (Harris Ballroom)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM | Consumer Education ( Kincaid Auditorium - B&E 111/211)

10:00 AM-10:30 AM | Break (Social Staircase, 2nd Floor)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM | Analytical (Worsham Cinema)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM | Risk Management (Cats Den)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM | Water Use and Treatment (Harris Ballroom)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM | We do things different here: standardizing workforce education for the American spirits industry (Senate Chamber)

12:00 PM-1:00 PM | Lunch (Champions Kitchen)

1:00 PM-2:30 PM | Design/Operation (Harris Ballroom)

1:00 PM-2:30 PM | Co-products (Ballroom A)

1:00 PM-2:30 PM | Consumer Perception (Worsham Cinema)

1:00 PM-2:30 PM | Rum Sensory (Senate Chamber) RSVP Required

2:30 PM-2:45 PM | Break (Social Staircase, 2nd Floor)

2:45 PM-4:00 PM | Closing Keynote (Worsham Cinema)

1:00 PM-2:30 PM  |  Rum Sensory (limited space - RSVP required) - Senate Chamber

2:30 PM-2:45 PM  |  Break

2:45 PM-4:00 PM  |  Closing (Worsham Cinema)

Contact Information

Seth DeBolt, Ph.D.
Director

309 Plant Science Building Lexington, KY 40546-0312

beaminstitute@uky.edu