SPEAKERS: Sairose Fisher Director of Wholesale Supply Chain, Dmitry Batishchev Category Manager, Vince Cournoyer Senior Policy and Legislative Analyst. PANEL. Moderated by Carlos Mendes of RBS. Presented by Richards, Buell, Sutton LLP
Dmitry Batishchev, BC Liquor Stores
BIO: Category Manager for Beer, Refreshments, Non-Alc and General Merchandise for BC Liquor Stores.
FOCUS: Beer trends (highlights/lowlights), Results from major initiatives in 2018, major initiative for 2019 and how they impact our suppliers/agents.
Vince Cournoyer, Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch
BIO: I have been a provincial government liquor policy analyst for the past seven years. I spent four years with the Liquor Distribution Branch and I have been with the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch for almost three years.
FOCUS: I will provide a brief overview of the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch, an update on some of the actions the branch has taken to improve the level of service we deliver and talk about the status of the Business Technical Advisory Panel recommendations.