
Wine Talks 4
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Description
Join us for the fourth event in a series of informative lectures with experts in the wine industry. Wine Talks 4 will feature a keynote presentation from Steve Warner, President of Washington State Wine.
Steve Warner was appointed as President & CEO of the Washington State Wine Commission in February 2012. Steve came to the Commission from Merck & Co., Inc., where he was the Managing Director based in Bucharest, Romania. Prior to that, he held General Manager and marketing positions in global and regional marketing in the Asia Pacific region and led teams while living in Seoul, South Korea; Bangkok, Thailand; and several domestic markets.
In addition to a bachelor’s degree in biology, Steve holds a master’s of business administration in international business and finance from Rutgers University.
Born and raised in eastern Washington State, Steve graduated from West Seattle High School before serving in the United States military’s Special Operations Command, first as a Sergeant in Pararescue and then as a Lieutenant Commander in U.S. Navy Special Operations.
Hosted by Liquidity Winery and Okanagan College, this event is the fourth in the Wine Talks series, which seeks to provide insight and perspective on wine marketing with speakers who are experts in a host of relevant topics facing the industry. Doors open at 6:00pm.