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Wine Hospitality Network is a partner of the 2010 Wine Entrepreneur Conference, which will take place in Washington DC on January 21 & 22, 2010. Hosted by the Argentinean and Chilean embassies, the event will feature a dozen discussion panels, keynote luncheons and networking events where wine entrepreneurs will meet and share about new business models that fulfill their passion for wine.

The conference, the first ever to focus exclusively on wine entrepreneurship, will also be an opportunity for wine entrepreneurs - at various stages of their projects - to learn from some of the most forward-thinking professionals of the wine industry. On both days, panels will feature innovative wine entrepreneurs who were able to follow their passion for wine AND leverage tools such as the internet & social media, alternative financing techniques, innovative design, socially conscious philosophies, a recycling cap, out-of-the-box business models or a combination thereof.

Well known venture capitalist Jon Staenberg will present at the conference. “I am honored to participate to the 2010 Wine Entrepreneur Conference and to share my insights about being both an investor and an entrepreneur in the wine business. I also look forward to meeting fellow wine entrepreneurs and discussing the changing wine industry paradigm It is these kind of conferences that make the industry stronger” he said

Luncheon keynote speaker Jean-Charles Boisset, president of Boisset Family Estates described the conference as an opportunity to share success stories. “I look forward to contributing to the conference by explaining how wine entrepreneurs can blend old world rules with new world business models. At Boisset Family Estates, it translates in particular by combining organic/biodynamic farming with innovative and eco-friendly packaging. The wine industry has a great future and the wine entrepreneur conference is a wonderful opportunity to step back for a minute and investigate that future with other forward-thinking entrepreneurs,” he said.


For more information about the conference and to discover the impressive lineup of speakers, go to

www.enterwine2010.com. As a Wine Hospitality Network member or Ezine subscriber, you get a 10% discount on registration prices (enter code WHN2010WEC).