3.55-4.10 – Meeting Slot 6
4.15-4.30 – Meeting Slot 7
4.35-4.50 – Meeting Slot 8
Veterinary leaders are facing a triple bind: talent recruitment, declining footfall, and tech growing pains. In this interactive session, hear how top-performing practices are solving for scale—redesigning workflows, rethinking roles, and leveraging technology to boost revenue per DVM, reduce churn, and build more resilient, high-performing operations from the inside out.
Vet Practice Optimisation
The best campaigns don’t guess—they adapt.
Discover how leading pet brands use real-time consumer insight to guide creator strategy, stretch budgets, and break through the noise. across Instagram, YouTube, and beyond.
Listen better, spend smarter, and turn scrolls into serious traction.
Social Media
Creators
In today’s pet industry, brand isn’t enough. This session explores how proprietary innovation—whether product science, tech platforms, or service protocols—can drive valuation and strategic interest.
Learn what acquirers are really looking for, how to protect your edge, and how to position IP as a core asset, not an afterthought.
IP
Successful exits start long before the deal. In this breakout, M&A insiders reveal how to position for acquisition—from shaping financials and forecasting performance to managing risk, brand narrative, and buyer alignment.
Learn what truly drives valuation and how run a process that protects your upside and delivers results.
M&A
Exiting
For brand leaders, CMOs, and founders looking to drive deeper loyalty, this breakout explores how to craft a resonant brand story and identify your true whitespace.
Gain practical insight into how your customers discover, evaluate, and commit to brands—and what it takes to stand out in a crowded market.
Brand Building
Narrative
Willoughby Design
Website: https://willoughbydesign.com/
Willoughby is a woman-owned (WBE) branding agency with decades of experience working with consumer brands ranging from AMC Theatres to Main Event and Weight Watchers. From strategic framing to fully integrated identity systems, everything we do is focused on building strong brands that ignite business innovation and growth.
Moving brands from ho hum to hell yeah.
From rising shipping costs to sourcing volatility, pet brands are under pressure. This breakout reveals how to build true operational resilience—through smarter supply chain diversification, logistics optimization, and leveraging data to mitigate risk.
Walk away with actionable strategies to protect margin, reduce disruption, and scale confidently in uncertain times.
Supply Chain
epiq
Website: https://www.epiqah.com/
epiq Animal Health is a master distributor who revolutionizes the animal health industry by partnering with manufacturers and distributors to deliver innovative products to veterinary professionals and pet owners. epiq serves as the connective tissue across the supply chain, creating efficiencies and adding value to supply chain and growth management, product and account management, and marketing and strategy.
epiq leverages insights and relationships and is committed to transparency and integrity, ensuring top-notch service for their partners. Whether support is needed in supply chain management or a comprehensive suite of services, epiq customizes a plan that aligns perfectly with their partner’s needs. True success means nothing unless shared with partners.