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Experience how craft beverages can elevate guest satisfaction and revenue. During the private Karbach Brewery tour, you’ll gain insights into modern production efficiencies and F&B innovation, followed by a networking lunch with fellow industry leaders.Featured Presentation:McLean ChristensonKey Account Manager, Anheuser-Busch

Gain firsthand insight into how a leading attraction integrates culinary innovation with operational excellence. This full facility tour includes focused presentations on food and beverage strategy—offering practical ideas you can apply to elevate guest experience and maximize revenue. Experience a ride aboard the historic C.P. Huntington Train to the Original Water Works Building (circa 1879), highlighting Houston's early infrastructure and adaptive reuse and visit the impressive 200,000-gallon Shark Tank.

Finding Joy in the Valley - A Shark Tank StoryA keynote on resilience, purpose, and choosing joy under pressure.What do you do when life doesn't go according to plan? Jacob shares the raw, real story of his family's valley moment — and how it became the catalyst for their greatest breakthrough. This talk reshapes how audiences see adversity.Learning Objectives: •    How to reframe hardship as a doorway, not a dead end•    The difference between surviving and choosing to truly live•    Practical tools for finding meaning when the path disappears•    Why your story, even the painful parts, is your greatest asset