Our curated speaker lineup features experts from across the beverage industry. Stay tuned for more speaker announcements.
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Thank You for Attending Future Smarts 2025.
Save the date: December 14, 2026.
Speakers
Manolo Arroyo
EVP and Global Chief Marketing Officer
Ram Krishnan
Chief Executive Officer — PepsiCo Beverages U.S.
Drew Panayiotou
Chief Marketing Officer
Jean Claude Tissot
President
Kelly Clay
President & CEO
David Mukpo
CEO and Co-Founder
Drea Groeschel
Co-Founder
Seth A. Goldberg
Co-Chair, Cannabis & Hemp Law Practice
Nik Modi
Managing Director and Tobacco, Beverage & HPC Analyst
Bonnie Herzog
Managing Director and Senior Consumer Analyst
Kaumil Gajrawala
Managing Director and Beverages, Consumer Products, and Health & Wellness Analyst
Kevin Keane
President, Chief Executive Officer
Sean Harapko
Americas Beverage Sector Leader
Greg Miller
EY-Parthenon Partner, Beverage Transactions Leader
Dan Werth
Former Chief Digital Transformation Officer, EY Executive in Residence
Networking
Convene West Midtown
117 West 46th Street
Midtown West Manhattan
Times Square
We're back at Convene West Midtown! Located between Times Square and Rockefeller Center, this year’s Future Smarts venue at Convene offers a modern executive conference experience with:
- Conference room, sampling expo, meals, and networking all on one floor
- In-table charging stations inside the conference room, so you are always powered on
- Variety of networking spaces to accommodate easy connections and conversations
- Private, sound-proof rooms for important phone calls
- Easy access to venue and conference space
The Beverage Digest Visionary Award
In recognition of Rodney Sacks' transformative impact on the industry, Beverage Digest is honored to present him with its prestigious Visionary Award. Join us for an on-stage conversation between Sacks and Beverage Digest Editor & Publisher Duane Stanford to explore Sacks’ remarkable career journey and insights on the ever-evolving energy drink landscape.
From a modest natural soda company to a $7.5 billion global powerhouse with a $60 billion market cap, Monster Beverage led Sacks has fundamentally reshaped the beverage landscape over the past two decades.
As co-founder and longtime CEO of Monster Beverage, Sacks didn't just participate in the energy drink revolution — he architected it, helping create what is now an $80 billion global category and one of the non-alcoholic beverage sector's most powerful growth engines.
Under Sacks' leadership, Monster has captured nearly half of all US energy drink volume while maintaining a distinctive brand identity that resonates across generations. His strategic vision has expanded Monster's footprint beyond traditional energy drinks into coffee, juice, tea, hydration, and most recently, alcohol beverages—all while navigating increasingly competitive market dynamics.
Past recipients of the Beverage Digest Visionary Award include former Dr Pepper Chairman and CEO John Albers; former PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Roger Enrico; former PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Donald Kendall; former Coca-Cola Director and President Donald Keough; former Coca-Cola Enterprises Chairman and CEO Henry Schimberg; and former Dr Pepper Snapple Director Mike Weinstein.
Details
Beverage Digest Future Smarts will give attendees a comprehensive review of the most important events of the past year and a road map for what's coming next year. Professionals from manufacturing, marketing, finance, investment, supply chain, distribution and elsewhere, who must be in the know, should attend. Our one-day conference will include interviews, presentations, data snapshots, and panels. Click here for full event terms and conditions.
Regular Admission Rate:
$1450
Conference Date: Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, 8am. (Welcome Reception Sunday, Dec. 14, 6-8p at The Palm)
Conference Location: Convene West Midtown (117 West 46th Street)
Welcome Reception: Future Smarts 2025 registrants are invited to an opening reception at The Palm Sunday night, 6pm-8pm, before our Monday event. This gathering is open to all registered FS25 attendees and will be a chance to share drinks and food with old industry friends and forge new relationships. This informal networking event will include a full bar.
Reception Location: The Palm. 250 West 50th Street, New York, NY 10019.
Hotel Registration :
We have arranged special hotel rates for attendees (see hotels listed below).
Sofitel New York (45 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036)
Sofitel's Future Smarts room block is now full. Special Future Smarts rates are no longer guaranteed, but may be honored.
For personal assistance contact Bogi Torma at Boglarka.TORMA@sofitel.com or call 212-354-8844 ext. 3015
Superior King $439.00
(Rates exclude taxes and fees)
Limited availability, please book early. The Sofitel reservations must be booked by November 14.
Please Note: Muse New York (130 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036) conference room block is now full. Special Future Smarts rates are no longer available.
Sponsors
DIAMOND SPONSOR:
Ernst & Young
GOLD SPONSOR:
Ball Corporation
Interested in sponsoring the event? Click HERE.
Past Delegates Include
