52nd Annual Convention Recap
 
Schedule of Events

52nd Annual Convention Schedule

Monday, November 7
2:00 PM  - 4:00 PM  Community Service Project  Ronald McDonald House Las Vegas
Tuesday, November 8
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Board of Directors Meeting with Lunch Del Mar I
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Exhibitor Registration & Set-Up
Grand Ballroom II, III, IV
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Convention Registration & Info Desk Open
Grand Registration
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Welcome Celebration
Sponsored by: Unilever

Opium Terrace

Wednesday, November 9
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM Convention Registration & Info Desk Open
Grand Registration
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Breakfast
Grand Ballroom I
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Opening Ceremony
Grand Ballroom I
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM Marketing Committee Update Grand Ballroom I
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Retailer Session: 7-Eleven Ice Cream/Frozen Treats Category Overview
Presenter: Randon McNeil, Category Manager for Ice Cream, Frozen Treats, and Frozen Food, 7-Eleven
Grand Ballroom I
11:45 AM - 2:00 PM Exhibit Hall Luncheon Grand Ballroom II, III, IV
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM 

Educational Session: Cyber Stories from the Ice Cream Capital of the World
Presenter: Ryan Schaap, Chief Information Officer, Wells Enterprises, Inc.

Grand Ballroom I 
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Casual Networking Dinner
Del Mar I
Thursday, November 10
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Convention Registration & Info Desk Open
Grand Registration
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Breakfast Grand Ballroom I
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Distributor Division Update: Action is the Key to Foundational success Grand Ballroom I
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Break Grand Ballroom Foyer
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Educational Session: The Importance of a Warehousing Management System
Presenter: Mickey Hernandez, Sales Manager LaceUp Solutions, Inc.
Grand Ballroom I
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Educational Session: Fleet Challenges

Presenters:

  • Alex Delgado, Sales Manager, Cold Car USA
  • Eduardo Navarro, National Accounts Manager, Great Dane
Grand Ballroom I
11:45 AM - 1:45 PM Exhibit Hall Luncheon
Grand Ballroom II, III, IV
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Educational Session & Manufacturing Division Update: Category Outlook: Effects of Inflation, Equipment Evolution, and Dark Kitchens

Presenters:

  • Steve Honsinger, Business Development Manager, Due North - Minus Forty Technologies Corp.
  • Scott Nance, Associate Director, Distributor Management, Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream (Division Lead)
  • Shelby Rouse, Senior Solutions Consultant, Numerator
  • Dharmesh Vadchhedia, Head of Operations, Unilever
  • Lyndon Young, National Sales Manager, Excellence Industries
Grand Ballroom I
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Exhibitor Breakdown
Grand Ballroom II, III, IV