Kimberly Shannon has been in the wine and spirits industry for the last 16 years. She is currently a Corporate Beer, Wine & Liquor Specialist for a large independently owned grocery chain headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., and spanning 5 states. She holds the WSET level 3 advanced certification, along with the Certified Specialist of Spirits certificate from the Society of Wine Educators. She has also earned the title of Certified Cicerone and numerous other speciality certifications in areas such as Sherry and Agave-based spirits.

Her role at Giant Eagle includes shelf selection, staff education, and working with distributor partners to create and execute programming across the chain. She truly enjoys her time spent on the sales floor working directly with team members and assisting guests. When not at work, Kimberly enjoys travelling, cooking and hosting dinner parties, spending time with her family, and playing golf with her husband of 23 years.

Founded in 1931, Giant Eagle is one of the 40 largest family-operated companies in the US and operates Giant Eagle, GetGo, and Market District stores.

The educational conference will be the best you have experienced. We have got top speakers from all over the US to take you deep into the business of bulk and private label. They will go as practical as they can in sharing actionable insights that you can apply back in your business.

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There will be 24+ speakers over 16 talks which will include panels and keynotes on July 25-26 in San Francisco.

Here are the speakers:

1. Kryss Speegle MW - Alc bev production, sales, and education, O'Neill Vintners & Distillers.

2. Shreyas Balakrishnan, President at Cutwater Spirits.

3. Devin Walden, Master Distiller of Tropical Distillers.

4. Jessica Kogan, Chief Growth & Experience Officer at Vintage Wine Estates.

5. Jason Steffens, CSW, CSS, CBS, WSET L3, Training Manager at Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits. 

6. Randy Herron, Head Winemaker at C. Mondavi & Family.

7. Jon Berg, Thought Leadership VP – Beverage Alcohol Vertical for NielsenIQ.

8. Cami Lehmann, Purchasing, Wine Programs, and Marketing at Maggiano’s Little Italy.

9. Jim Bube MS, Wine Director at Hogsalt, Chicago.

10. Maurice DiMarino, Wine and Beverage Manager at Cohn Restaurant Group.

11. Cheryl Murphy Durzy, LibDib Founder & CEO.

12. Rachael Lowe, Director of Beverage for Levy Restaurants, Chicago, IL.

13. Nathan Mansperger, VP of eCommerce, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits.

14. Matthew Hughes, Director of US Operations, BevZero.

15. Horst Mueller, Global Head VinLog at Kuehne + Nagel.

16. Anita Oberholster, Extension Specialist in Enology at the University of California, Davis.

17. Kimberly Shannon, Beer, Wine, and Liquor Specialist at Giant Eagle

18. Steve McGinty Director, Beer, Wine & Liquor at Giant Eagle

The morning sessions are from 9 am to 11 am and the afternoon sessions are from 1 pm to 3 pm. You will be able to walk around the expo floor and meet more than 120 exhibitors during your breaks. Lunch will be served from 1 pm to 2 pm and is included in your conference ticket. After the expo floor closes at 5 pm, you may walk into the after-event party next door at the Double Tree Hotel.

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