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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16 – 8:00 AM
John Conlin
Senior Vice President, Food & Beverage Merchandising
Target
John Conlin is Senior Vice President, Food & Beverage Merchandising at Target. In this role, John leads Target’s food and beverage strategy and is responsible for all merchandising and buying activities, as well as the company’s owned brand food portfolio and sourcing operations.
Since joining Target in 2000, John has held numerous leadership positions across merchandising and digital businesses, leading a wide range of categories including seasonal, home, and apparel. Prior to his current role, he served as Senior Vice President of Properties and New Store Development.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 – 8:00 AM
Abby Cook
Senior Vice President, Own Brands
Ahold Delhaize USA
Abby Cook is the Senior Vice President of Own Brands for Ahold Delhaize USA, leading the company's Own Brands portfolio and overseeing strategy, innovation and execution to drive growth and differentiation across the U.S. businesses. In this role, she is responsible for positioning the portfolio for its next phase of growth while helping advance Ahold Delhaize USA's Growing Together strategy through customer-focused innovation, quality and value. Prior to her current role, Cook served as Vice President of U.S. Strategy and Portfolio at Ahold Delhaize USA.