Speaker — Scott Zimmer

Scott Zimmer is a dynamic and influential generational speaker renowned for his insightful perspectives on bridging the generational gaps in today’s diverse and ever-evolving workforce. With a captivating presence and an in-depth understanding of the multiple generations, he has become a leading authority on generational dynamics, communication, and collaboration.

As a generational speaker, Scott has delivered captivating keynote speeches, workshops, and training sessions to a wide range of audiences, including corporate leaders, HR professionals, and employees across various industries. His expertise extends beyond merely identifying generational differences; he delves deeper into exploring the common values that unite individuals across age groups.

Through his engaging presentations, he works to inspire individuals and organizations to build meaningful connections, ultimately fostering thriving environments where every generation can flourish and contribute their best.

Over the past decade, Scott has worked with a diverse mix of companies across the world, helping to hone industry and organization-specific tools and insights for clients including Adidas (Germany), Visit Iceland (Iceland), Nike, Six Flags, Progressive, and Mattel (given his love of Hot Wheels and He-Man growing up, the latter was especially exciting).

Speakers — Sanjeev Gokhale, Andraes Hubbard, and Denny Silva

Sanjeev Gokhale
Vice President, National Foodservice Distribution
Coca-Cola North America Operating Unit

Sanjeev Gokhale serves as the Vice President of National Foodservice Distribution at The Coca-Cola Company, bringing over 22 years of experience in the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) industry. His career spans leadership roles in supply chain strategy, operations, customer relationship management, and operational excellence, with a strong focus on both retail grocery and foodservice sectors.

Recognized for his strategic vision and results-driven approach, Mr. Gokhale has led transformational initiatives that drive profitable growth, foster innovation, and build high-performing, highly engaged teams.

Mr. Gokhale has been actively involved in shaping industry standards within the retail and foodservice sectors. From 2017 to 2019, he co-chaired a subcommittee under the Grocery Manufacturers Association/Food Marketing Institute’s Trading Partner Alliance. In this role, he helped develop industry-wide recommendations for measuring On-Shelf Availability and creating tools for performance tracking, root cause analysis, and corrective action planning. He currently serves on the GS1 Foodservice Executive Committee, which focusses on developing standards and tools that enhance data exchange between trading partners and support regulatory requirements for food traceability.

Mr. Gokhale completed his MBA from Georgia Institute of Technology and holds an undergraduate degree in Architecture. Beyond his professional accomplishments, he is passionate about mentoring emerging talent and exploring how cutting-edge technologies can enhance operational efficiency and the customer experience.

Andraes “Drae” Hubbard
AVP Commercial Operations & Strategic Partnership
The Coca-Cola Company

Starts with connection. Whether navigating boardrooms or warehouses, Andraes Hubbard brings people together with intention, humility, and results. Born in South Boston, Virginia and raised in the heart of Atlanta, Georgia, his journey has always been grounded in purpose and people.

As Assistant Vice President leading Commercial Operations and Strategic Partnerships for The Coca-Cola Company, Andraes has spent more than two decades transforming operations, energizing teams, and shaping strategies that deliver growth from the inside out. He is the President for the Black Employee Network, where he continues to champion leadership and impact.

Previously, he served as Chief of Staff to the Chief Customer Experience Officer for North America. In addition, he led major initiatives in convenience retail distribution strategy and operations, bringing structure and vision to complex challenges. His architectural roots—leading project manager and architectural design—continues to influence his leadership style: thoughtful, structured, and visionary.

A proud Hampton University alumnus, Andraes channels his values into community work—mentoring youth through sports, serving on the boards of 100 Black Men of North Metro Atlanta, Atlanta Medical Association (ATL Med), Heritage Scholarship Fund, founder of the LH Family Scholarship and championing causes that blend culture with impact. Off the clock, he’s a devoted husband and father to two sons, a daughter, and two dogs, often found coaching his kids from the sideline during a soccer match, being the #1 cheer dad to his daughter, chasing new travel adventures, working on his golf game, or enjoying the outdoors with his family.

Whether leading a team or making time for the moments that matter, Andraes believes in building legacy through connection, service, and shared growth

Denny Silva
Sr Director of Wholesale
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling

Denny Silva is a seasoned sales and operations leader with more than 30 years of experience across the Coca-Cola system. As Sr. Director of Wholesale for Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, he leads strategy development and execution across the ARTM, Reseller, and Vending channels.

Throughout his career, Denny has built a reputation for driving results, developing high-performing teams, and strengthening customer partnerships. His leadership spans On-Premise, Retail, Field Operations, and large-scale business integrations across Northern California and the West Operating Unit. He has negotiated major contracts with professional sports organizations, led multimillion-dollar operational initiatives, and championed productivity improvements that delivered substantial cost savings.

Denny is deeply committed to community leadership, having served on the Boards of the Special Olympics, California Grocers Association, and the California/Nevada Soft Drink Association. His teams have been recognized multiple times for excellence in execution, community engagement, and operational performance.

Known for his collaborative style and passion for people development, Denny continues to inspire teams and partners to achieve industry-leading results.

Speaker — Maura Garvey

Maura Garvey is the President of Intelligas Consulting LLC, a leading consulting firm that serves the US and international industrial, medical, and specialty gases community, as well as technology companies worldwide that design, build, and manage production, distribution, and application systems for the industrial gases sector. She has consulted in the industry for 28 years.

Garvey has performed numerous CO₂ studies over the years analyzing and forecasting North American supply/demand, supply chain economics including cost/price, sourcing strategies, and player strategies, as well as those on CO₂ production, distribution, and applications. Clients include CO₂ supply side companies, end-use customers, and investors.

She is a member of the gasworld US Edition Editorial Advisory Board and a feature writer, having written over 100 articles on industrial gases and applications, including yearly updates on the North American CO₂ market. Garvey has also been a speaker at the previous four gasworld CO₂ Summits and at other gas industry events such as CGA, GAWDA, and ISBT.

Speaker — Elizabeth Ledoux

Elizabeth Ledoux is the founder of The Transition Strategists and creator of the Transition 3.0 methodology. Over the past 30 years, she’s helped hundreds of family and private business owners navigate succession, focusing on the relationship challenges that cause most transitions to fail.

Elizabeth started her career as a petroleum engineer before founding several businesses and moving into strategy consulting. She’s a sought-after speaker on business succession and family business dynamics, host of the Business Transition Roadmap podcast, and co-author of three books, including the award-winning It’s A Journey, The MUST-HAVE Roadmap to Successful Succession Planning. She’s also part of Tiger 21, bringing her expertise to a network of high-net-worth entrepreneurs and investors.

Currently, Elizabeth is living what she teaches—navigating her own family’s ranch transition with her brother while also planning the long-term transition of her own consulting firm. She leads a team of trained Guides who help business owners build the strategic foundation for transition, making sure the people side is solid before bringing in lawyers and accountants.

Her work helps families stay together and successors—whether family or non-family—step into their roles with clarity and support.

Workshops — IBDEAx Talks

Topics:

• AI for Lead Generation
• Beer Trends
• Dirty Soda
• Global Beer Trends (Germany events)
• Marketing Tools
• Non-Monetary Compensation for Sales Teams
• Overall Soda Trends
• Selling to the Modern Customer