2025 SPEAKER LINE UP

Jamie Bogner is the cofounder and editorial director of Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine, and host of the popular Craft Beer & Brewing podcast…more

Darrin Kinsey is the Technical Director at Enviro-Stewards, an environmental engineering firm that works with food and beverage manufacturers on sustainability projects…more

Rich Joy is the founder of Malt-matters.com, which provides consulting, advisory, and educational services to the malting, brewing, and distilling industries…more

Erin McQuitty is a born and raised Calgarian, founder of BORN Brewing Co., and lover of the outdoors. As the director of the marketing and sales departments at BORN Brewing Co…more

Donovan Fast is the Production Manager at ‘88 Brewing in Calgary. With a Microbiology degree from the University of Manitoba, and 14 years of brewing experience, he blends science and creativity to make beers that are both consistent and memorablemore

Amelia (she/her) is a Sephardic Jewish women who, in her words, ‘in vitro immigrated’ from unceded Palestinian territory to live on the lands of the Indigenous people of Treaty 7…more

Chelsea Tessier is the co-owner and head brewer of Polyrhythm Brewing in Edmonton, AB. With a Bachelor of Science and 10 years of experience in microbiology and ecotoxicology…more

Meet Mike Foniok. Founder, brewer, and establisher. Not only can he balance a beer on his head, but the guy’s got some mad skills! Mike fell in love with beer when he made his first homebrew batch about 14 years ago…more

Sarah McCambridge was able to sneak through the hiring process at Blindman Brewing in 2020, completing the Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Certification in 2021!…more

James Costello, CPA, CA, is the CEO of Tool Shed Brewing Company Inc. Over the past 2 years, he has successfully led the brewery alongside Graham Sherman and Jim Webster through a challenging five-month Division 1 court proposal process, emerging on May 5, 2024…more

Roger Mittag is the leading beer expert in Canada. He has delivered quality beer education since 1997 and is a consultant/educator to many breweries and restaurant groups…more

Brady Glubish is a part owner and Head Brewer for Travois Ale Works in sunny downtown Medicine Hat. Brady has been brewing at Travois since 2020.…more

Yannis Karlos is an avid skier, biker and father of two. When not messing about, he moonlights as the Co-Founder and President of Park Distillery, a self-employed venture that he started in February 2017…more

Jen Rogers (she/her) is the co-owner, brewer, and Chief Awesome Officer (CAO) of Wild Winds Brewery, where she wears just about every hat — brewer, sales rep, can label designer, bookkeeper, social media manager, website maintainer, and more.…more

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