Claire Sprouse is a bartender, bar owner, and consultant. She has worked at some of the country’s best-known and most-awarded cocktail institutions from Houston to San Francisco to New York. For the last decade, she has worked vigorously to tackle issues of sustainability in the industry. She recently opened Hunky Dory in Brooklyn, and launched OUTLOOK GOOD, a consulting and education company focused on creating a culture of shared information and inclusivity around greener bar practices.

Jeffrey Morgenthaler is an award-winning bartender (Tales of the Cocktail, American Bartender of the Year) and author of the first book devoted entirely to cocktail technique, “The Bar Book: Elements of Cocktail Technique” (Tales of the Cocktail, Best Spirits and Cocktail Writer). He currently manages the seven-time James Beard Award-nominated bar program at Clyde Common in Portland, Oregon. Playboy magazine named him one of the top 10 mixologists in the United States, Food and Wine Magazine named him one of the 10 most influential bartenders of the past decade, and Thrillist named him one of the 15 most influential bartenders of the past hundred years. He is a regular contributor to The Daily Beast, and the author of Drinking Distilled.

Joaquín Simó is the founder of Pouring Ribbons in New York, and a partner in Alchemy Consulting. An internationally renowned bartender, he came to prominence behind the bar at New York’s Death & Co. He was named American Bartender of the Year at the 2012 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards, among other accolades.

Jackie Summers is an acclaimed author, seasoned public speaker, and serial entrepreneur. Summers is the founder of JackFromBrooklyn Inc. and the creator of the award-winning Sorel Liqueur. A native New Yorker, he was ranked among the world’s “100 Most Influential Bar Industry Figures” by Drinks International Magazine (2019, 2020. He currently serves as a co-chair of the Education Committee for the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, and a member of the Education Committee for Bar Convent Brooklyn.

Alex Jump is the co-founder of Focus on Health, an initiative dedicated to bringing health and wellness to the forefront of the hospitality world. As the bar manager at Death & Co in Denver, she spreads her brand of Southern hospitality across the Rockies. She was named one of Forbes 30 Under 30 for F&B in 2021, and nominated for American Bartender of the year at the 2020 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards. 

Lauren Paylor moved to Washington DC in 2010 to attend nursing school, but fell under the spell of the cocktail industry, becoming the Lead Bartender at Drink Co. She has also worked as an F&B manager for Kimpton Hotels, helping the Dabny secure a Michelin star and a James Beard award. She co-founded Focus on Health, is a trainer with the Safe Bars organization, the social media coordinator for Speed Rack, a committee member for the RCWF Fund for Social Justice in Hospitality and a judge for the L.A. Spirit Awards.