VTCBC Speakers
VTCBC Speaking Opportunities
THE VTCBC speaker proposal form is now CLOSED, you can see the full schedule here.
The Vermont Brewers Association will be hosting the third annual Vermont Craft Brewers Conference November 17-18, 2025 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in South Burlington, Vermont. We are looking forward to a robust educational conference and appreciate your interest in speaking!
Deadline: Submissions are due by August 1, the committee will review them and we will let speakers know by August 30th.
Tracks: Business, Technical, Resilience
Types of Presentations: Podium talks, panel presentations, workshops, keynote presentations. NEW this year: 15-20 minute break out sessions/demonstrations in the exhibitor hall.
Session Length: 60 minutes, please aim to leave 10-15 minutes for Q&A if applicable
Submissions are officially closed. To submit a late proposal, email Executive Director, Emma Arian directly. Email Emma
Speaker Topics of Interest
The following list of topics has been compiled from membership & previous conference feedback, but speaking opportunities are not limited to this list. Thank you for submitting a proposal!
Technical Presentations
- Barrel aging
- Hop Sensory
- Nitro Packaging
- Hop Breeding
- Draught Beer 101- Proper Cleaning and Troubleshooting
- Low ABV beers and NA Beers
- How to create Gluten free beers using enzymes
- Yeast metabolism
- Biotransformation 101
- Lager
- Seam Checks on a Budget
- Production Centric Talks
- Dry yeast
- New trends in brewing or new technology
- Barrel aging programs or bottle programs
- Yeast strain profiles
- Malting biochemistry session
- Yeast and hop tech
- Improving brewhouse efficiency
- High stakes while dry hopping
- SOPs and why they are important
- Practical insights for quality control
Business Presentations
- TTB Bootcamp – Formulas and Labeling Requirements
- Beer Education for Employees
- Innovation – Changing with times
- Taproom – Event Planning
- Employee Culture Creation
- Exporting Beer 101
- Brewery Finances 101 – Finding Profit in compressed margins
- Present and Future Drinking Trends
- Distribution Do’s and Dont’s
- AI Chat Tools
- 5 Ways to Market a Microbrewery
- Inventory Accounting
- Forecasting and projections of opportunities and threats yet to come
- Franchise Law
- Contract brewing, pros and cons
- The foundations of opening a brewery
- Brewery’s bottom line in distribution, tap room, events, etc.
- National beer stats/trends with graphs and hard data, and projections about where the industry is heading
- Sales talks
- Getting customers to stay and increase per-visit spend
- Consumer consumption information & drinking trends
- National and local legislation
- Media strategies for breweries
Resilience Presentations
- Government Affairs – What has changed locally and federally
- Brewery Ergonomics and Stretching 101
- Energy Efficiency
- Improve organizational efficiency & profitability
- Controlling water usage, chemical usage, process efficiencies and maintenance
- Sustainable ingredients
- Affordable local ingredients
- Sustainable food systems
- Electrification and decarbonization
- Changing consumer behaviors
- State of the Industry
- Future Market Analysis
- Beyond Beer
