Store Brands' Collaboration Summit

October 12-13, 2015
Hyatt Regency, Miami

An invitation-only event

Store Brands' exclusive Collaboration Summit will bring together 20 retailer executives with 20 private label manufacturers and service providers participating in the private label space to share actionable information and insights on working together to drive growth in store brand share.  The summit provides a forum for the exchange of fresh ideas, innovative store brand concepts, and best-in-class marketing and merchandising strategies.

The event will:

Showcase best practices in collaboration among store brand retailers, manufacturers and service providers
Demonstrate thought leadership of leading store brand suppliers and service providers
Create an environment for focused discussion on collaboration, including strategy sessions, one–on-one meetings, keynote presentations and networking opportunities

Keynote speakers include:

Wesley Bean, vice president of global supply chain at APR Energy and former vice president, corporate brands for Bi-Lo Holdings LLC; Collaboration: Internal and External Challenges to Creating Strategic Supplier-Retailer Relationships - Often when companies try to drive true collaboration, challenges come about for a variety of different reasons. Organizational structure, misaligned metrics, values, financial objectives and more drive behavior. This presentation will explore opportunities to address collaboration challenges through the alignment of values, organizational design, transparency and data sharing as means to create mutually beneficial value across organizational boundaries.

Carman Allison, vice president, consumer insights for Nielsen; Private Label Insights Above the 49th Parallel - Private label in Canada has captured 18 percent of a consumers’ wallet. With the top five retailers accounting for over 80 percent of CPG sales, the opportunity to reach consumers is great. However, distribution isn’t enough. In today’s environment, retailers need to be on their game, marketing and innovating store brands to differentiate and stay on trend. This presentation will explore what initiatives stand out as being game-changers in meeting the needs of the ever-evolving consumer.

Susan Viamari, vice president, thought leadership for Information Resources Inc.; Pinpointing Growth in a Fast-Changing Marketplace - U.S. population growth has slowed, but changes in composition are happening quickly. These changes are having and will continue to have profound impacts on how consumers think about, shop for and consume packaged goods products. Three large and distinctive consumer segments are poised to drive the evolution of the packaged goods industry during the next decade: millennials, baby boomers and Hispanics. Join Susan Viamari as she delves into the hearts and minds of consumers in these up and coming market segments and learn about the many opportunities you will have to engage and influence key shoppers along their CPG shopping journey.

Store Brands' Advisory Board

Retailers:

• Sean Barrett, Vice President of Own Brands Product Management, Albertsons-Safeway
• Simon Cutts, Director of Grocery and Private Label, Fresh Thyme Farmers Market
• Juan De Paoli, Senior Vice President, Brand Management and Own Brands, Ahold USA
• Mitch Madoff, Global Private Label Coordinator, Whole Foods Market
• Maria Panko, Director of Marketing and Private Brands, Weis Markets Inc.
• Nate Shotwell, Director, New Own Brands and Innovation, Meijer Inc.
• Beth Stiller, Group Vice President, Retail Brands and Global Sourcing, Walgreen Co.
• Sean Thompson, Senior Director of Merchandising, Private Brands, 7-Eleven Inc.
• Keith Winters, Private Brands Manager, Supervalu Inc.

Industry Experts:

• Tom Stephens, founder, Brand Strategy Consultants
• Susan Viamari, vice president, thought leadership, Information Resources Inc.
   

Agenda

Day One

11:00 am  Welcome 
11:15 am    Keynote presentation: Collaboration: Internal and External Challenges to Creating Strategic Supplier-Retailer Relationships by Wes Bean, Vice President, Global Supply Chain, APR Energy
12:00 pm  Lunch
1:00 pm    Keynote presentation:  Pinpointing Growth in a Fast-Changing Marketplace by Susan Viamari, Vice President, Thought Leadership, Information Resources Inc.
2:00 pm    Boardroom Briefings
6:00 pm    Reception and dinner

Day Two

7:00 am  Breakfast
8:00 am   Keynote presentation: Private Label Insights Above the 49th Parallel by Carman Allison, Vice President, Consumer Insights, Nielsen
9:00 am   One-on-one Meetings
12:00 pm  Lunch
1:00 pm    One-on-one Meetings
3:30 pm    Adjourn

Participation is limited to representatives from 20 key retail companies, as well as 20 private label manufacturing and service provider firms. Download the sponsorship prospectus or, for more information about attending or sponsorships, contact Jory Cener at [email protected].