Scott Morris
Senior VP, Private Brands Food, Consumables, and Manufacturing
Walmart
Scott Morris is the Senior Vice President of Private Brands Food, Consumables, and Manufacturing for Walmart. He has over 38 years serving the retail industry and has held leadership roles spanning across operations, merchandising, marketing, Strategy Office...
...Sharee Services Supply Chain, and M&A. Scott and his team are responsible for positioning Walmart’s Private Brands as a strategic impetus for the organization. This includes strengthening the value proposition, developing quality core and innovative products, whilst building customer loyalty and holistic cultural support for Walmart Brands.
Doug Baker
Vice President of Industry Relations
FMI (The Food Industry Association)
Doug Baker is the Vice President of Industry Relations for FMI (The Food Industry Association). Doug leads FMI’s Asset Protection Council, which strives to reduce loss of merchandise and establish safe and healthy stores, as well as the Technology Leadership Council and Private Brands Council.
Doug has more than 35 years of experience in food retail, working in roles related to retail operations, consumer packaged goods, and private brand creation and marketing.
Chris Costagli
VP Thought Leadership Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages Insight Leader
NIQ
Chris Costagli is the Vice President of Thought Leadership Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages Insight Leader for NIQ. Chris is an experienced Thought Leader with over 15 years of expertise in market and consumer research, driving strategic insights and innovation across the CPG industry.
At NIQ, Chris leads strategic initiatives, delivering forward-looking insights that help manufacturers navigate an increasingly complex and dynamic retail landscape.
Christopher Gardier
President
Catalyst Consultants
Christopher Gardier is the President of Catalyst Consultants. Chris is a transformational leader and seasoned CPG industry expert with over 40 years of experience in the industry.
Chris has enjoyed a successful career leading sales, marketing, and shopper insight teams with many important CPG companies. In his current role, he specializes in sales strategy and communicating with impact.
Julien Leblanc
President and Co-Founder
blueprint N.A.
Julien Leblanc is the President and Co-Founder of Blue Print N.A., a boutique training and development firm dedicated to transforming business confidence.
With more than 25 years in the Consumer-Packaged Goods industry and over 1,500 workshops delivered across 50 countries, Julien brings fresh insights and actionable strategies that inspire growth and transformation.
René Linsner
Partner/CEO
Horvath USA
René Linsner is Partner/CEO of Horvath USA. René is responsible for the global SAP practice of the Horváth Group, with over 20 years of experience in consulting. He founded an IT start-up that developed innovative solutions for universities before joining Horváth.
There, René was responsible for developing various business areas in Germany and Switzerland before becoming President and CEO of Horvath USA.
Cyndi Loza
Senior Editor
Path 2 Purchase Institute
Cyndi Loza is the Senior Editor at the Path 2 Purchase Institute. Cyndi is a long-standing member of the P2P editorial team, bringing more than 10 years of experience covering the merchandising and marketing strategies of major retailers like Target, Kroger and Dollar General.
Cyndi also serves as the in-house retail media analyst, tracking the rapid growth of retailer media networks, related partners, and their overarching impact on commerce marketing.
David Mayer
Senior Partner
Lippincott
David Mayer is Senior Partner at Lippincott where he leads the Marketing and Customer Strategy team that focuses on delivering growth through insight to clients including retail, wholesale and CPG companies.
With more than 25 years of consulting experience, David has designed a number of private label portfolios including strategy, design and innovation and is a regular commentator for various media outlets.
Joe Puglia
Principal
Plante Moran, PLLC
Joe Puglia is a Business Technology and Operations Consulting Principal at Plante Moran, PLLC. Joe has spent more than 35 years of manufacturing and supply chain experience in the CPG industry.
As a member of the food and beverage team at Plante Moran, Puglia has advised food and beverage clients on working through operations, process reengineering, and critical change management challenges.
Jean Ryan
Vice President, Strategic Advisory
Daymon
Jean Ryan is the Vice President, Strategic Advisory at Daymon. Jean leads Daymon’s Strategic Advisory team, which is responsible for providing support and expertise to Daymon’s partners across areas such as analytics, brand & category strategy, consulting, industry trends, and innovation.
Jean joined Daymon in 2013 and has served in a number of roles across the organization driving program growth across channels, retailers, and categories.
Parag Shah
Co-Founder and Partner
Think Blue
Parag Shah is the Co-Founder and Partner at Think Blue. Parag’s strategic engagements with retailers and brands help them simplify complexity and unlock growth by aligning digital innovation with traditional merchandising.
A leader in the grocery and CPG industry for over 25 years, Parag previously served as a Vice President at The GIANT Company and prior to that, he spent over two decades at Wakefern Food Corp.
Sara Williamson, Ph.D.
Faculty
SUNY College at Old Westbury
Dr. Sara Williamson is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at SUNY College at Old Westbury. Sara has expertise in consumer psychology, and her research investigates how choice, consumption, and...
...disposal of packaged goods can be impacted by contextual cues related to product design, labeling, and retailing. Her research has been featured in regional and national media outlets.
Sally Lyons Wyatt
Global EVP & Chief Advisor, Consumer Goods & Food Service
Circana
Sally Lyons Wyatt iis the Global EVP & Chief Advisor, Consumer Goods & Food Service at Circana. Sally is a leading global consumer packaged goods and foodservice industry advisor and is a frequent keynote speaker on future-forward consumer and retail insights...
...industry trends, emerging trends and other F&B industry issues. Sally has more than 25 years of industry expertise in partnering with executives at Circana for consumer and trends insights.