Agenda
Preliminary Schedule
Schedule, speakers and session titles are subject to change, and all times are listed in Central Daylight Time (CDT).
Schedule, speakers and session titles are subject to change, and all times are listed in Central Daylight Time (CDT).
Tuesday, April 13
Morning
Leaders Lounge Available
TBD
Noon
Registration Open
Self-guided store list available at check-in.
Self-guided store list available at check-in.
TBD
3:00PM
Task Force Meetings (Invite Only)
TBD
6:30PM
Taste of Private Brands - Opening Reception
TBD
Wednesday, April 14
7:00AM
Registration Opens; Breakfast
TBD
8:00AM
Main Stage
Opening Keynote:
Kroger - Meeting the Modern Consumer
Kroger - Meeting the Modern Consumer
Ann ReedKroger
TBD
9:00AM
Main Stage
PLMA's Annual Meeting
and President's Report
and President's Report
Peggy DaviesPLMA
TBD
10:00AM
Break
10:15AM
The Consumer Advantage Track
The Shopper Arriving Next: Gen Z
and the Cues That Move Them
and the Cues That Move Them
Dr. Sara WilliamsonSUNY College at Old Westbury
TBD
10:15AM
The Brand Advantage Track
Winning the Line Review: How a Retailer Actually Decides
Juan De PaoliDe Paoli Consulting Group LLC
TBD
10:15AM
The Innovation Advantage Track
The Long Lead Time: Spotting Trends Before Your Retailer Asks
TBDInnova Market Insights
TBD
11:00AM
The Consumer Advantage Track
Loyalty Is Earned: Turning Shopper Empathy into Private Brand Advantage
Drew StockerPearlfisher
TBD
11:00AM
The Brand Advantage Track
Panel - Good, Better, Best: Making the Premium Tier Work
Moderator:
Dianne GalangDaymon
Dianne GalangDaymon
TBD
11:00AM
The Innovation Advantage Track
From Consumer Need to Winning Product: Designing the Next Store Brand Advantage
Marc KoutoufarisIngredion
TBD
12:15PM
Mix & Mingle Lunch
TBD
1:30PM
Main Stage
General Session
Kroger Innovation TeamKroger
TBD
2:15PM
Break
2:30PM
The Commercial Advantage Track
Private Conversations: Private Brands in a Conversational Marketing World
Bryan GildenbergRetail Cities
TBD
2:30PM
The Partnership Advantage Track
Champions, Not Contacts: Building Retail Partnerships That Outlast the Buyer
Amy Buchan SiegfriedCultivate A Network of Champions
TBD
2:30PM
The Leadership Advantage Track
Panel – Leading the Store-Brand Business: Decisions, People and Direction
Moderator:
Michael SansoloSansolo Solutions Panelists:
David GrayFedUp Foods Andrea BruleSugar Foods
Michael SansoloSansolo Solutions Panelists:
David GrayFedUp Foods Andrea BruleSugar Foods
TBD
3:30PM
The Commercial Advantage Track
The Private Brand Opportunity and What It Takes to Capture It
John ClearAlixPartners
TBD
3:30PM
The Partnership Advantage Track
Confidence Is a Choice
Julien LeBlancblueprint N.A.
TBD
3:30PM
The Leadership Advantage Track
Finding the Margin That’s Already There
Lindsey Hu
Bradley Uhr ERA Group
Bradley Uhr ERA Group
TBD
4:30PM
Leaders Lounge, Photo Booth, Snack Station
TBD
6:00PM
Cocktails & Conversation Reception
TBD
7:00PM
Hall of Fame Dinner & Induction Ceremony
TBD
Thursday, April 15
7:00AM
Registration Opens; Breakfast
TBD
8:00AM
Main Stage
Shopper Intelligence — PLMA Exclusive with Mintel, Private Label’s Right to Win: What Today’s Consumers Really Want
Fern Ramsey
Nicolas CarrollMintel
Nicolas CarrollMintel
TBD
9:00AM
Main Stage
Winning in an AI-Driven, Digital Marketplace
Parag ShahThink Blue Consulting
TBD
10:00AM
Break
10:15AM
Main Stage
The Future of Private Brands Turning Insight Into Action
Moderator:
Kevin CoupeMorningNewsBeat.com Panelists:
Chris QuinlanWinland Foods, Inc. Lauren McNamaraSunOpta
Kevin CoupeMorningNewsBeat.com Panelists:
Chris QuinlanWinland Foods, Inc. Lauren McNamaraSunOpta
TBD
11:30AM
Conference Concludes
Afternoon
Board of Directors Meeting & Luncheon (Invite Only)
TBD