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11:00 AM - 6:30 PM (CDT)
Registration Open
 
Registration Desk
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (CDT)
CEN Lunch
 
Grand Chenier
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (CDT)
CEN Meeting
 
Grand Couteau
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM (CDT)
Welcome Reception
 
Grand Ballroom Foyer
7:30 AM - 5:30 PM (CDT)
Registration Open
 
Registration Desk
7:45 AM - 8:45 AM (CDT)
Breakfast
 
Grand Ballroom C
8:45 AM - 8:55 AM (CDT)
Setting the Stage: Welcome Address and Opening Remarks at Future Forward
Barbara Connors - 84.51°
Eric Savitch - Path to Purchase Institute
The 84.51° Theater in Grand Ballroom AB
8:55 AM - 9:25 AM (CDT)
General Session: After the Vibe Shift: What's Next for Consumers and Society
Sean Monahan - 8Ball
The 84.51° Theater in Grand Ballroom AB
9:25 AM - 9:55 AM (CDT)
General Session: Exploring, Understanding and Deploying Emerging Technologies in Retail: A Portfolio Management Approach
Andrew Cron - The Kroger. Co
The 84.51° Theater in Grand Ballroom AB
9:55 AM - 10:00 AM (CDT)
General Session: Housekeeping and a Sneak Peek at What's to Come
Jessie Dowd - Path to Purchase Institute
The 84.51° Theater in Grand Ballroom AB
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM (CDT)
Break
 
Grand Ballroom Foyer
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM (CDT)
Ask the Expert: How Shopper Engagement with Online and Offline Commerce is Revolutionizing Retail
Sara Goucher - Molson Coors
April Carlisle - Spark Foundry
Grand Couteau
Capitalizing on Convergent Commerce in Blended Online and Offline Shopping Worlds
Brad Christian - Ipsos Insight
Brendan Light - IPSOS
Grand Ballroom DE
PepsiCo and the Power of Personalization + Performance - a Case Study
Risa Crandall - Aki Technologies
Megan Richardson - PepsiCo
The 84.51° Theater in Grand Ballroom AB
10:50 AM - 11:10 AM (CDT)
Break
 
Grand Ballroom Foyer
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM (CDT)
Ask the Expert: Make Everything Shoppable, Everywhere, All the Time
Amie Owen - Universal McCann
Grand Couteau
Omni-Channel Search: Importance of Search at the Physical Shelf
Julia Miller - The Mars Agency
Brad Godwin - Shopkick
The 84.51° Theater in Grand Ballroom AB
Thrive - No Matter What Lies Ahead
Adam Carmichael - ChaseDesign
Eric Smith - ChaseDesign
Grand Ballroom DE
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM (CDT)
Break
 
Grand Ballroom Foyer
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (CDT)
Futures and Legends Roundtable & Lunch
 
Grand Ballroom C
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM (CDT)
Unlocking Brand Visibility with Cutting-Edge Market Research Technology
Marc Ajel - Premise
Bram Warshafsky - Shelfgram
The 84.51° Theater in Grand Ballroom AB
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM (CDT)
The ABC’s of AMC, and the Future of Measuring the Path to Purchase
Amanda Wolff - Flywheel Digital
Grand Ballroom DE
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM (CDT)
Break
 
Grand Ballroom Foyer
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM (CDT)
Examining the In-Store Shopping Experience
Dan Sabanosh - Great Northern Instore
Patrycja Malinowska - Path to Purchase Institute
The 84.51° Theater in Grand Ballroom AB
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM (CDT)
Networking Break
 
Grand Ballroom Foyer
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (CDT)
Living “Well”: How Wellness and Well-being have Infiltrated Essential Retail
Elizabeth Lafontaine - EnsembleIQ
The 84.51° Theater in Grand Ballroom AB
The Storefront is the Forefront: The $100B Retail Media Opportunity
Kristina Kovar - Barrows
Tim Bagwell - Barrows
Grand Ballroom DE
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (CDT)
Happy Hour
 
Grand Ballroom Foyer
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM (CDT)
Registration
 
Registration Desk
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM (CDT)
Breakfast
 
Grand Ballroom C
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM (CDT)
Campfire: Adapting Your Brand To Best Meet Changes in Shopper Behavior
Reshma Schneider - Conagra Brands
Jennifer Senerius - The Mars Agency
Grand Couteau
Hot Takes in Commerce Marketing
Connor Perrett - EnsembleIQ
Amy Avellar - SmartyPants Vitamins
Mimi Dixon - Crayola
Eugene Adamson - The Coca-Cola Company
Sam Gould - IPSY
Grand Ballroom DE
9:15 AM - 9:35 AM (CDT)
Break
 
Grand Ballroom Foyer
9:35 AM - 9:40 AM (CDT)
General Session Day Two Opening Remarks
Lori Pugh - Path to Purchase Institute
The 84.51° Theater in Grand Ballroom AB
9:40 AM - 10:25 AM (CDT)
General Session: Sensory Design 3.0: Amplifying Consumer Experiences
Ari Peralta - Arigami
The 84.51° Theater in Grand Ballroom AB
10:25 AM - 10:40 AM (CDT)
General Session: Leveraging Data to Develop a Robust Multi-Channel Strategy
Zoe Carey - Quartile
Robert Hill - Seismic Audio
The 84.51° Theater in Grand Ballroom AB
10:40 AM - 10:45 AM (CDT)
Reflecting on Success: Wrap Up Remarks and Insights from Future Forward
Lori Pugh - Path to Purchase Institute
The 84.51° Theater in Grand Ballroom AB
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM (CDT)
Break
 
Grand Ballroom Foyer
11:05 AM - 11:55 AM (CDT)
Building a More Sustainable Future for Digital Marketing
Steve McGowan - Mondelez International
Jenny Holleran - Kroger Precision Marketing
The 84.51° Theater in Grand Ballroom AB
Creating In-Store Experiences That Capture Mind Share and Customer Loyalty
Melissa Gonzalez - MG2/The Lionesque Group
Grand Ballroom DE
11:55 AM - 1:00 PM (CDT)
All-Attendee Networking Lunch
 
Grand Ballroom C
Brand VIP Lunch & Roundtable Discussion Option 1: Winning Consumer Purchases Before They Shop
Molly McFarland - AdAdapted, Inc.
Bacchus/Iris
Brand VIP Lunch & Roundtable Discussion Option 2: AI-Enabled Sales Teams
Graham Hogg - see6
Mid-City/Endymion
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM (CDT)
Campfire: ROAS Is Not the Golden Ticket
Bob Waibel - Conagra Brands
April Carlisle - Spark Foundry
Grand Couteau
Redefining Retail - Scalable Strategies that Bring Value to Retail Media and the Brands Investing in Them
Oz Etzioni - Clinch
Chad Fox - Dollar General
Jessie Dowd - Path to Purchase Institute
Manish Sharma - Kellogg USA
The 84.51° Theater in Grand Ballroom AB
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM (CDT)
Finding and Converting Audiences in a Web3 World
Michelle Baumann - VMLY&R Commerce
McDonald Predelus - VMLYR Commerce
Grand Ballroom DE
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM (CDT)
Break
 
Grand Ballroom Foyer
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM (CDT)
Driving ROAS and Innovation with Immersive In-Store Experiences
Trina Rizzo - InMarket
Tony Fung - Bob Evans Grocery
Greta Santori - The Mars Agency
The 84.51° Theater in Grand Ballroom AB
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM (CDT)
Networking Break
 
Grand Ballroom Foyer
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (CDT)
The Third Wave of Digital Advertising: The Rise of Retail Media
PETER BOND - CPG Guys
Bryan Gildenberg - The CPG Guys Podcast
Grand Ballroom DE
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (CDT)
40 Under 40, Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony, Cocktail Reception
 
The 84.51° Theater in Grand Ballroom AB
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