The Next Round: What happens after you change your drinking?

Headline Sponsors

Discover PB Creative, an award-winning global branding agency. We specialise in strategy, brand design, structural design, innovation, and production.

Launching Theme Sponsor

J A Kemp is one of the largest European patent and trade mark attorney firms, with offices in London, Paris, Oxford, Cambridge and Munich. The firm is ranked in tier 1 by all major legal and intellectual property directories.

J A Kemp offers a comprehensive trade marks and designs service with particular expertise before the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office, European Union Intellectual Property Office and World Intellectual Property Office. Its impressive client roster includes start-ups, spin-outs, and growing businesses, as well as domestic corporations, international corporations and prestigious academic institutions.

The team of professionals who advise our clients on trade mark and design matters have backgrounds in major international law firms and hold qualifications as Chartered UK Trade Mark Attorneys, Solicitors and European Trade Mark Professional Representatives. Dedicated to this specialist area of intellectual property protection, the team has the expertise and resources to protect trade marks and designs in any market worldwide.

Growing Theme Sponsor

Nudge PR is a specialist food & drink PR agency; they understand that every bite and every sip has a story. Led by founder Kate Johns, Nudge is experienced in developing communications strategies for food and drink brands – from popular cereals to alcohol-free beverages alike. Through creative campaigns and considered communication, the team of digital experts and seasoned PR professionals are ready to shake things up. Nudge brews strong relationships and is committed to working hand-in-hand to elevate brands – whether an artisan startup or a much loved supermarket staple.

Working with Club Soda since its inaugural pop-up in 2022, Nudge has helped put Laura’s message out there, implementing informative trade and consumer press campaigns, developing strong influencer relations, launching partner brands and introducing new products to an extensive network of national press.

Normalising Theme Sponsor

Drinkaware is the UK’s leading alcohol charity which aims to reduce alcohol-related harm by helping people make better choices about their drinking. We achieve this by providing impartial, evidence-based information, advice and practical resources, raising awareness of alcohol and its harms and working collaboratively with partners.

Collaborating & The Drinks Reception

Getting next-gen drinks brands further, faster. Through funding, unrivalled know-how and a global network, we partner with visionary founders to start or scale the iconic drinks brands of the future.

Trade Body Session Sponsor

The WSTA are the largest alcoholic drinks trade association in the UK – representing over 300 companies, including those that produce, import and sell low and no alcohol beverages.

WSTA members range from major retailers, brand owners and wholesalers to fine wine and spirit specialists, logistics and bottling companies.

We campaign for a vibrant and sustainable wine and spirit industry, helping to build a future in which alcohol and alcohol alternatives are produced, sold and enjoyed responsibly.

Media Partner

Drinks Retailing – Championing the off-trade since 1863

Travel Busary

Curated Collection of Alcohol-Free Beer, Wine, and Spirits. We host the best in non-alcoholic beers, wines, spirits, mocktail kits, gift boxes, and more.

Travel Busary

Athletic Brewing Company is revolutionizing beer for the modern adult by proudly brewing great-tasting, craft non-alcoholic beer & hop-infused sparkling