Why Attend
Although seemingly ‘recession proof’, it is clear that the petcare market has still been experiencing major disruption as a result of the pandemic. How services are accessed, products are consumed, and pets are brought into the home is significantly changing.
Unlike the large petcare multinationals, growth companies and start-ups are agile to these shifts. Partnering has never been so critical to navigate the evolving market demand and maximize the commercial potential of growing consumer trends such as e-commerce convenience, humanization and personalization.
We are also witnessing a huge petcare boom with many pet companies achieving record months because of increased demand. With an uptick in interest from M&A players and buyers as we move into 2021, now is the time to assess your options to buy, sell or secure growth capital.
The Petcare Innovation Summit is the premier innovation and investment forum showcasing the most exciting brands in petcare and connecting innovators with investors and buyers. Join us virtually this year to network, learn and drive partnerships in this booming billion-dollar market!
NETWORK WITH INVESTORS, RETAILERS AND MULTINATIONALS
Best In Show
15 pet brands, hand-picked by the prestigious Selection Committee, introduce themselves and their products/services on the main stage, in a quick-fire round of presentations.
Submissions will be accepted from Mass and Prestige brands in Food, Treats, Supplements, Accessories and Hard Products, Insurance, Retail, Services and Technology. They should be early to mid-stage brands that are actively seeking financial investment, acquisition, distribution, and/or marketing.
The more detailed the application form, the more information the selection committee can use to make their decision. However, if you do not wish to fill in a question, please feel free to leave it blank.
What will I get as a finalist?
• Exposure – we will do pre and post event marketing content pieces with each finalist which gets sent to our database of over 20,000 US animal health, investment and petcare market executive networks.
• Mainstage Spotlight – you will be given the opportunity to showcase your brand to our virtual room of seasoned strategic M&A scouts, venture capital and private equity investors.
• Virtual Booth – each finalist will get their own “virtual booth” to include a product demo, brand video and company information, giving investors and potential partners the information they need to make a connection.
APPLICATION HAVE NOW CLOSED
Selection Committee
Andrew Katz
Brock Weatherup
Carol Frank
David Levy
Sébastien Lafon
Bruce Truman
Josh Goldberg
Ben Jacobs
Anne Kitchen
Anne is a Senior Accelerator Program Manager at Target. Graduate of the Carlson School of Management in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Anne joined Target in 2015 and has held roles in Merchandising, Supply Chain and most recently Target Accelerators. Anne is dedicated to entrepreneurship and giving access to those who are challenging the norm and pursuing their passions. She has the opportunity to do this daily through her work on the Target Takeoff program, which brings brands to life on shelves at Target. Anne has an energetic dog, Keegan, and a dramatic cat, Costello at home.
The Virtual Experience
Top 10 benefits
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- More Audience Participation
- Improved Audience Visibility
- On-Demand Content
- High Quality Speakers
- More Networking Opportunities
- Save Time & Money
- Increased Content
- More insights
- Business Development Opportunities - Talk to our team to find out out more [email protected].
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Industry leading Speakers
Davide Rossi
Davide Rossi is a Co-Founder and CEO of FitBark, a data-driven pet technology company focused on getting pets and their owners safe and healthy together. FitBark builds collar sensors and software infrastructure that helps humans in 140+ countries to develop real-time, comparative knowledge of their pet’s location, activity, quality of sleep, calorie balance, anxiety, skin conditions and overall health and behavior. FitBark is also a research-grade platform adopted by 100+ vet schools and research institutions to conduct research on new drugs, products and treatments related to mobility, anxious behaviors and skin conditions.
In a previous life, Davide designed Ferrari engines, co-founded BRM Model Cars, and managed Oil & Gas projects in Asia and the Middle East. More recently, he served as an investment banker with Deutsche Bank in New York, where he advised FinTech clients on capital raises and matters related to mergers and acquisitions.
Davide holds a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Università degli Studi di Padova (Italy) and a Master in Business Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Paul Allen
We are the leading specialty retailer of pet food, pet supplies and professional pet grooming in North America, with more than 130 locations open or under development the U.S.
Woof Gang Bakery was recently designated one of the top 10 largest retailers by Pet Business Media and one of Central Florida’s top privately held companies by the Orlando Business Journal. Woof Gang Bakery also was named best overall multi-unit retailer and received the Multi-Service Excellence Award from Pet Business Media, received the Retailer of the Year Franchise Award from Pet Product News and was recognized by Pet Insight magazine as one of the nation’s fastest-growing pet chains.
Ryan Honaker PhD
Danielle Sobel
Yemi Adesokan
Yemi Adesokan is Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder at Gnubiotics SA, a Lausanne, Switzerland biotech company pioneering the development of Human Milk Oligosacchrides (HMOs) for infants and adults as well as Animal Milk Oligosaccharides (AMOs) for companion animals. Yemi has been recognized for his innovative and pioneering work with awards such as the Boston Business Journal 40 under 40 award and the MIT Technology Review’s annual list of 35 top global innovators under the age of 35 TR35. Yemi has a PhD in Chemistry from the University of California, Irvine and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Genetics with George Church at Harvard Medical School.
David Sprinkle
Dr Emily Stein
Garrett Smallwood
Shawn Buckley
Scott Ragan
Kristin Matthews
Bruce Taillon
Shaina Denny
Shaina is the Founder and CEO of Dogdrop— an LA based start-up building the next generation of dog care. Shaina went to business school in Shanghai and ended up staying in China for over three years to work at early stage tech start-ups before returning to the US to get involved in the growing LA tech scene. She has her Masters of International Business and is a co-instructor and guest lecturer at Whittier College. She's passionate about international business, lifelong learning, and her mini dachshund, Poppy!
Rich Kelleman
Rich is the Co-Founder and CEO of Bond Pet Foods, a Boulder, Colorado-based start-up that’s working with biotechnology to make pet food from pure microbial and recombinant animal proteins like chicken, turkey and fish, without the animal. Before diving into the world of pets and food tech, Rich was a strategic planner at a number of advertising agencies for more than 20 years including CP+B, Upshot, FCB and Fallon, where he lead brand strategy for brands like Burger King, P&G, Kellogg’s, and Coca-Cola
Deb Leon
John Honchariw
Susan Sholtis
John Keatley
Aimee Gilbreath
Meghan Knoll
Jeannine Taaffe
Nancy Hassel
Nancy Hassel is the founder and President of American Pet Professionals, an award winning business networking, educational and multimedia organization for the pet industry since 2009. Leading over 125 in-person educational networking events, seminars, fundraisers and online events for pet industry professionals. A Public Relations specialist for the pet industry, Nancy works with pet companies in many aspects of PR, event planning, media relations and training for pet professionals. Nancy also co-hosts the boutique B2B trade-show, NYC Re-Tails & Sales Pet Expo, with Dana Humphrey every spring. Also, Nancy is a speaker at various pet industry conferences, a writer for pet trade and consumer magazines, blogger, avid photographer, and was a TV producer and production coordinator for 10+ years. Nancy created a Responsible Dog Ownership program and taught over 2,500 pet parents in a 5-year period. Recently awarded the 2018 Women of Influence by Pet Age Magazine and her American Pet Professionals was voted Best Networking organization three years in a row by LI Press newspaper. Nancy resides on Long Island, NY and is the proud pet parent of Cody, a rescued American Pit Bull Terrier.
Connect socially: @AmericanPetPros on Twitter and Instagram
Kelly Ison
Kelly Ison is the founder and CEO of Einstein Pets, the socially responsible and award-winning dog treat company. Kelly is an educator, a nutritionist, and passionate pet lover. A results-driven, energetic, and hands on leader with proven success in improving profitability through business optimization; she has a proven track record of aligning her organization with a strategic vision to realize productivity growth.
Einstein Pets has become one of the fastest growing brands today. It is a testimony of her commitment for health, and her desire to give back to the community and planet. Her research and knowledge in nutrition, inspired her to launch a responsible company dedicated to making positive differences wherever possible.
Claire Smith
Claire is an Associate at Anterra Capital. Prior to joining Anterra, she was the Chief of Staff at Crestovo, a biotech start-up developing microbiome-based therapies for infectious diseases. Before that, she worked as a consultant at ClearView Healthcare Partners, where she advised pharmaceutical and biotech clients on a variety of growth strategy topics. She graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with Bachelor of Science degrees in biological engineering and management science.
Adhithi Aji
Adhithi Aji has a background in product management and has been part of R&D teams in automotive and telecom industries where she was instrumental in commercializing cutting-edge research technologies. She took her passion for technology and most recently founded Adrich, an IOT consumer insights company that helps brands and retailers better understand consumer needs with product usage data. She holds a Masters in Innovation Management from Carnegie Mellon and an MBA specializing in supply chain management.
Margi Tooth
Joe Belechak
Joe Belechak is the Vice President of Sales and Operations at Adrich, Inc. Joe serves as the primary conduit between Adrich and its customers, assisting in the design, execution, and scaling of consumer-facing implementations. Prior to joining Adrich, Joe spent time in FMCG sales and received a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Decision Science from Carnegie Mellon University.
Alejandro Vicente
Vicente & Partners is a differentiated advisory boutique, based in NYC and London, exclusively focused on the Consumer Goods & Services sector.
V&P offers deep sector expertise gained at both Investment banks & Consumer Goods companies.
This unique blend of experience allows us to provide a differentiated service & perspective to our clients.
V&P advises clients on M&A, Capital Raise and Partnership/Licensing situations in a highly dedicated & discreet manner.
We facilitate senior connections across our network & create tailor-made solutions, with the mission to fuel our clients’ ambitions of growth & value creation.
V&P believes in giving back & helping others and does so by pledging a portion of its revenues from every transaction to charitable organizations in line with V&P's mission and values.
Alejandro Vicente has more than 25 years’ experience in the Consumer Goods & Services sector of which 17 years spent at JPMorgan where he was the Global Head of the Consumer Goods Investment Bank.
His first pet related transaction was almost 20 years ago when he advised Mars/Masterfoods in the acquisition of Royal Canin from PAI for Euro 1.5bn in 2001.
Since then, he has been involved in more than 40 transactions advising publicly quoted companies, private companies as well as private equity across various consumer goods sub-sectors.
The Agenda
We're excited to share that the Pets & Money Summit has evolved into the Petcare Innovation Summit this year. Please download the agenda to have a look at the full programme for this year.
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PARTNERS
Content Event Partner
Gnubiotics
Website: https://gnubiotics.com/
Gnubiotics Sciences is a biotech company pioneering, research, development and industrialization of essential animal milk oligosaccharides (AMOs) to support companion animal GI, immune and microbiome health.
Senior Event Partner
Adrich
Website: https://www.adrich.io/
Coming from very tech-focused backgrounds, with experience in product management, electrical engineering and supply chain management, CEO, Adhithi Aji and the Adrich team saw the importance of data and the role it played in understanding consumers.
In the tech world, data is easily acquired, analyzed and used to engage with customers, whether it be for product development, marketing, or sales. The team set out to bring this same data-driven marketing and product development strategy to the CPG world.
With the team's diverse understanding of industry, business and technical knowledge, Adrich has been able to bring to market a cutting-edge innovation which empowers brand owners with a smarter way to connect with their consumers.
Event Partner
Target Accelerator
Website: https://targetaccelerators.com/
The retail landscape is experiencing a seismic shift. The old formulas and assumptions just don’t cut it anymore. If we’re going to stay ahead of the curve, we’ll need to think differently.
That’s why we started Target Accelerators. When we combine the passion, vision and agility of entrepreneurs with our network, contacts and infrastructure, anything is possible.
We believe that partnership is how we drive innovation and instigate change. We believe in game-changing ideas, and we believe in the entrepreneurs who dream them.
Media Partners
American Pet Professionals
Website: https://www.americanpetprofessionals.com/
American Pet Professionals, (APP), is a multiple award winning National Business Networking, Educational and Multimedia Organization for the Pet Industry. Educating, Uniting, Referring, Connecting and Helping all Pet Professionals since 2009! The organization offers in-person and online networking events since it’s inception, hosting over 150 in-person events throughout the country. APP’s is mission to have pet professionals work together, help businesses grow, support each other to continue unite the pet industry, to ultimately help pets and their parents. In addition to in-person networking events, American Pet Professionals also hosts educational courses, masterminds for it’s members; sends out a weekly Pet Events Newsletter to 20,000 pet lovers that showcases both B2B and B2C pet events and also promotes many rescue groups. Founder and President of American Pet Professionals, Nancy E. Hassel, was named 2018 Women of Influence in the Pet Industry, referred to as an ‘industry visionary,’ she also travels across the country attending and speaking at pet business conferences and works with many of the organizers of such conferences to bring more expertise, knowledge, ideas and inspiration to its members. The membership-based organization started in February 2009, for more information go to www.AmericanPetProfessionals.com. Featured regularly in Pet Age Magazine, Pet Product News International Magazine, Pet Business Magazine, Pets+ Magazine, Dogster Magazine, Modern Dog Magazine and numerous other magazines, newspapers, blogs and TV stations throughout the country and world. Connect socially: @AmericanPetPros on Twitter and Instagram
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