ATLANTIC COAST EXPOSITION

Where the Vending Industry Meets on the East Coast

ACE Show Schedule

Thursday, October 10, 2024


7:00 am - 3:00 pm

- Contractor Setup -

for All Exhibit Space

12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

- ACE TOP GOLF Tournament -
and the NCVA PAC Event
Tournament Sponsor: TBD

at TOP GOLF
(2850 Robert M. Grissom Pkwy, MB, SC  29577)

3:00 pm - 9:00 pm

- Exhibitor Move-In -

for All Exhibit Space

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

- Registration -

at Cambridge Hall Pre-Function

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

- ACE Planning Committee Meeting -

TBD

Friday, October 11, 2024


7:30 am - 5:00 pm

- Registration -
ACE Command Center

at Cambridge Hall Pre-Function

9:00 am - 12:20 pm

- ACE 2024 Educational Sessions -

Exclusive Education Snack Provider: Kellanova

at Windsor Ballroom

8:00 am - 11:30 am

- Exhibitor Move-In -

for All Exhibit Space

9:00 am - 9:50 am

- State LEGISLATIVE UPDATE -
"May the Force be with You"
Political Landscapes and Local Issues
Sponsors: NCVA, VAMA, SCVA

at Windsor Ballroom


Speaker
s: Lobbyists from NC - Richard Carlton, SC - Annie Wilson, VA - Jeff Smith

10:00 am - 11:00 am

- Artificial Intelligence Launchpad Session -

"2024 Space Odyssey - What is HAL's Use 23 Years Later?"

at Windsor Ballroom


Speaker: Jeremy Cauble, Canteen
Introduced by: Lexi Kiser-Morris
FREE to All Attendees

11:00 am - 12:20 pm

- Theft and Shrinkage -
"Houston, We Have a Problem: Where are the Profits?"

How to Mitigate Losses
Sponsor: ProWatch Solutions
Speakers: Chris J. Taylor (Canteen);
Brent Cromer (Cromer Food Service); Geoff Cook (Trolley House Refreshments);
Moderator: Lance Roper
Free to All Attendees

at Windsor Ballroom

11:30 am - 1:00 pm

- Session Attendees' Box Lunch Pickup -

at Windsor Ballroom Pre-Function

Sponsor: Grand Strand Sandwich Company, Holiday House, Ellis Coffee

12:25 pm - 12:30 pm

- RIBBON CUTTING -

at Windsor Ballroom

12:30 pm - 5:30 pm

- SHOW HOURS -

for All Exhibit Space

1:30 pm - 5:30 pm

- Orbital Oasis Bar Open -

at Westminster Hall

Sponsors: Van Products Commercial Upfit & Red Bull

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Space Age Social
Dinner, Drinks &
Country Music By SnapBack
FREE to all attendees

at Palladium - Brighton Towers

Sponsor: Pepsi Bottling Ventures, PepsiCo Foodservice; Co-sponsor: Vendors Supply

Saturday, October 12, 2024


7:30 am - 1:00 pm

- Registration -
ACE Command Center

at Cambridge Hall Pre-Function

7:30 am - 8:00 am

- Exhibitor's Meeting -

Somerset Room

8:00 am - 9:45 am

- ACE Celestial Celebration of the Stars Breakfast -

at Windsor Ballroom

Sponsors: Vistar, Brokers Unlimited, BBI, VE Solutions, Ellis Coffee
Keynote: Steve Smith - Senior Astronaut
"Business and Life Lessons From 17500 Miles Per Hour"

FREE to All Attendees

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

- Exhibit Floor Open -

for All Exhibit Space

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

- Orbital Oasis Bar Open -
Sponsors: Van Products Commercial Upfit & Red Bull

at Westminster Hall

1:00 pm - 8:00 pm

- Exhibit Move-Out -

for All Exhibit Space

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

- Cosmic Corn Hole -
Live Music by Andy Velo and Games

at The Landing...at the Fitness Center

Sponsors: Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated, Monster Energy
Lunch by Great American Deli
FREE to All Attendees
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