Speakers

Tuesday, May 15 | 2:00-3:00PM | Behind the beer taps on the Main Level
Speaker - Adam Benesch, Co-Founder & Director of Operations, Union Craft Brewery
"Tap YOUR Craft: Lessons from the Headiest Craft Brewer in Maryland."                                          

Join us as we hear from a founder of Maryland's Union Craft Brewery, Adam Benesch.  Adam will share the explosive growth of Union Craft and give some background on the landscape of Craft Brews and navigating this competitive market.  While you hear from Adam, sip on some Union Craft favorites.  

About Union Craft and Adam Benesch: Situated along the Jones Falls river, in the historic Woodberry neighborhood of Baltimore, the Union Craft Brewery makes great beer and great company. It was founded in the fall of 2011 by Kevin Blodger, Adam Benesch and Jon Zerivitz. With reverence for tradition and place, Union Craft Brewery brews beers that unite old and new ideas, the science and craft of brewing, and boldness and balance of flavor.

Wednesday, May 16 | 8:30-9:30AM
Keynote Speaker - Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Waltz

Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Waltz will speak to how his lessons learned as a Green Beret combat officer in Afghanistan, National Security Advisor for the White House, and CEO of a private equity backed company are so germane to the leadership skill sets necessary to lead America in the future. 

Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Waltz currently serves as CEO of Metis Solutions, a growing defense firm that provides strategic analysis, intelligence support, and training to U.S. Government and corporate customers worldwide. Metis has been named to the INC 500 list of the fastest growing companies in America the past three years. Mike’s distinguished career has taken him through multiple combat tours as a Green Beret commander, to senior policy roles in the White House and Pentagon, standing as a best-selling author of the book Warrior Diplomat: A Green Beret’s Battles from Washington to Afghanistan, and to leading two rapidly growing companies as a successful entrepreneur. He will speak to how his lessons learned as a Green Beret combat officer in Afghanistan, National Security Advisor for the White House, and CEO are so germane to the leadership skill sets necessary to lead America in the future.