October 2020
London Cocktail Week
EXTENDED TO A MONTH FOR 2020 London Cocktail Week is an enormous celebration of our capital's fantastic cocktail scene and the biggest event of it’s kind in the world with £6 signature cocktails and immersive experiences in hundreds of the best bars in the city! In these times, when London, and more specifically the hospitality industry in London, needs as much support and positivity as possible - London Cocktail Week 2020 is our most important festival to date!
Find out more »The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show
Voted Best Event by The Spirits Business – Whisky Show is returning for its 12th Year! Expect more exhibitors, over 800 drams, once-in-a-lifetime masterclasses and much more at the UK's greatest whisky festival.
Find out more »Bar Convent Berlin
International Bar and Beverage Trade Show Since its inception in 2007, Bar Convent Berlin has grown into one of the leading international trade fairs for the bar and beverages industry. Each year the “Who’s Who” of this industry’s German and European representatives gather in Berlin to make new contacts, find out about new product innovations and attend seminars to deepen their expertise. »Bar Convent Berlin is a unique event because it succeeds in uniting all the elements that distinguish a…
Find out more »WIRED Smarter
TURN DISRUPTION INTO A BUSINESS STRATEGY WIRED Smarter, the one-day, multi-tracked business conference will explore the most critical trends, insights and innovations disrupting the way we engage our customers. Dedicated tracks to retail and money have been confirmed for 2020. In 2019, design influencer John Maeda shared his perspective on the laws of design in today’s digital world - and why even non-programmers should care; rockstar economist and author Mariana Mazzucato addressed the government’s potential role in redefining approaches to…
Find out more »Scottish Beer Awards
The Scottish Beer Awards was founded in 2016 and aims to recognise the best breweries and beers in Scotland. The independent competition is judged by a panel of experts drawn from across the sector, bringing together industry experience and market knowledge to recognise the greatest achievements in the brewing sector in Scotland. Meet the Judges The winners will be revealed at the annual celebration and awards on Wednesday 16th September 2020 in Edinburgh.
Find out more »The RumFest 2020
The UK’s only trade and consumer drinks expert for the rum industry and world’s largest rum festival. The festival was founded by Global Rum Ambassador Ian Burrell in 2007, who was keen to promote rum as a drink. Burrell had worked in the drinks trade as a bartender since 1990. In 1998, he had started working with the Jamaican rum distiller, blender and bottler J. Wray and Nephew Ltd. The company initially employed Burrell on a part-time basis, leading to…
Find out more »English Whisky Society Virtual Festival 2020
Join the English Whisky Society for our first ever festival, exclusively celebrating English Whisky and the distilleries behind the liquid! Shaped by England's windswept coastline and rolling hills - as much as by its industrial heartlands - by a playful sense of experimentation and an undeniable English spirit, English whiskies have fast gained high-regard from the global whisky community. For the first time ever, join the English Whisky Society and thirteen English distilleries on a journey through their recent past,…
Find out more »Kantar Amazon Workshop 2020
Join us as we analyze Amazon’s current and future initiatives so you can keep pace with the online retailer’s quickly evolving platforms and Prime connections. We will also discuss how you can best position your organization for success in the age of Amazon.
Find out more »Vinexpo Shanghai 2020
Vinexpo Shanghai is the flagship event for wine and spirits industry professionals in China this year. Following its success in Hong Kong, Vinexpo is building its presence in China with this new event to further strengthen links with this rapidly growing market. Shanghai is recognized as a strategic import hub in mainland China. With this new show, Vinexpo is capitalizing on its 20 years of experience in Asia to help its customers deepen their penetration across this market. Vinexpo Shanghai will bring…
Find out more »Spirits Strategies & Innovation Conference 2020
Arena International would like to thank all those who were involved with the 6th edition of the Spirits Strategies Conference. The 2019 edition has continued to support the spirits industry in combining strategies with innovation, giving the industry a holistic overview of key areas of growth in the coming years. Key themes of the event included future trends, premiumisation, the craft movement, future CBD opportunities, the relationship between off-trade and on-trade, distribution and the role retailers are playing for the…
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