Brian Sudano was Managing Partner and COO of Beverage Marketing Corporation’s strategic consulting group BMCSA for 25 years. His experience covers nearly the entire beverage industry, from energy drinks to wine, with special expertise in key strategic issues by virtue of varied industry experience and broad range of projects. Before joining BMC, Brian Sudano was the VP of Business Processes at Constellation Brands, where he held the position of VP Business Processes, where he lead the due diligence and transition efforts for entering the premium wine business, as well as provided oversight of business risk management. Prior to Constellation Brands, Brian Sudano was with Joseph E. Seagram & Sons for 10 years, holding various positions across business development, mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning, and finance. Brian Sudano lead Seagram’s entry into beer business, organizational realignments and business integration and expansion strategies.

Brian Sudano received an MBA from Rutgers Graduate School of Management, and is a magna cum laude and honors graduate from Delaware Valley College receiving a BS and a New Jersey CPA. He is regularly quoted in leading global business publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Forbs and The Economist, has spoken at many beverage industry events, and is a contributing editor at Beverage World magazine.

Jose Martinez-Robles has extensive beverage industry experience as well as in management consulting and advisory services, having held senior positions at InBev, InBev USA, and Labatt Breweries of Canada. Prior to InBev, Jose Martinez-Robles acted as Managing Partner at EQUITUM, a financial and strategic advisory firm in Mexico City. He was also a Director at N M Rothschild & Sons where over the course of 9 years he provided merger, strategic and restructuring advisory services to major corporations and governments throughout Latin America. Jose Martinez-Robles began his career as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company, working within the chemicals, telecommunications and oil and gas sectors.

Jose Martinez-Robles, holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a BS in Chemical Engineering from Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico City). Jose is responsible for the firm’s Latin American and Southern European practice. He is a dual citizen of Mexico and the U.S. and has native command of Spanish and English.