Groceryshop, and The New Groceryshop Retail Education Certification, is Here
Groceryshop is back and better than ever. The annual event kicks off on September 19 in Las Vegas and looks to feature more than 250 exhibiting companies and more than 4,000 onsite meetings.
Groceryshop is more than just “grocery” as it brings together national and regional grocery retailers, drug stores, convenience stores, club stores, discount stores, D2C startups, meal kits, and e-commerce players as well as CPG brands across almost all verticals.
Attendees come to Groceryshop to learn about new technologies, trends, and business ideas. Collaboration with peers, startups, tech companies, investors, and others in the retail industry is, of course, a key part of the experience, too.
This year, new to the show is the introduction of the Groceryshop Retail Education Certificate.
The Groceryshop Retail Education Certificate helps acknowledge the learning accumulated during this four-day event. Certificates are awarded to attendees who complete at least ten credits of approved continuing education at Groceryshop, and any Groceryshop attendee can qualify. After reviewing the agenda, here are the sessions we’re finding most interesting to help those seeking the Groceryshop certificate.
Digital Strategies Driving Growth
- Tim Simmons, SVP & Chief Product Officer, Sam’s Club,
- Krystina Gustafson, SVP, Content, Groceryshop (Interviewer)
- Charisse Hughes, Chief Brand & Advanced Analytics Officer, The Kellogg Company
- Zia Daniell Wigder, Chief Content Officer, Insider Intelligence (Interviewer)
New Grocery Technologies Worth the Hype
- Dave Steck, VP, IT Infrastructure & Application Development, Schnuck Markets
- Benjamin Thompson, Head of Digital Marketing, Endeavour Drinks Group
- Neta-Li Meiri, Chief of Global Tech Innovation, Strauss Group
- Chris Walton, Co-CEO, Omni Talk (Interviewer)
Unlocking Ecommerce Profitability
- Natalie Knight, Chief Financial Officer, Ahold Delhaize
- Vince Jones, Ecommerce Chief, PepsiCo
- Andrew Lipsman, Principal Analyst, Insider Intelligence (Interviewer)
Innovative Tactics for Growing Direct-to-Consumer
- Ryan Ellis, VP, Retail Marketing & Business Development, Idahoan Foods
- Mike Salguero, Founder & CEO, ButcherBox
- Francesca Hahn, VP Digital Commerce, Mondelēz International
- Rocquan Lucas, Content Director, Groceryshop (Emcee)
Using Customer Data to Create Engaging Grocery Experiences
- Matt Paolucci, VP, Commercial Strategy, Chobani
- Ron Bonacci, VP of Marketing & Advertising, Weis Markets
- Deepak Jose, Global Head of ODDA Data & Analytics Solutions, Mars Wrigley
- Joe Laszlo, VP Content, Groceryshop (Emcee)
Catering to Gen Z Shoppers with New Products and Experiences
- Kristin Patterson, Head of Retail BigBox, NA Global Business Solutions, TikTok
- Vanessa Pham, Co-Founder & CEO, Omsom
- Santhi Ramesh, Chief Commercial Officer, Wells Enterprises (Halo Top, Blue Bunny & Bomb Pop)
- Kate Hardcastle MBE, Broadcaster & The Customer Whisperer, Insight with Passion Consultancy (Interviewer)
Tactics for Next-Level Personalization
- Jacques-Edouard Sabatier, Co-Founder & CEO, JOW
- Sanjiv Karani, Head of Platform Products & Innovation, Kroger
- Katherine Black, Partner, Kearney (Presenter & Interviewer)
Case Studies: Reaching Consumers Through Emerging Platforms
- Dominique Essig, VP of Conversational Commerce, Walmart
- AJ Dalal, GVP, Data Strategy & Consulting, Publicis Sapient
- Rocquan Lucas, Content Director, Groceryshop (Emcee)
Maximizing First-Party Data Opportunities for the Cookieless Future
- Jay Picconatto, Head of Global Commerce, General Mills
- Sabrina McPherson, Senior Managing Director, Publicis Sapient (Presenter & Interviewer)
Technologies Accelerating Digital Commerce
- Kris Calder, Co-Founder & CEO, Ordergrid
- Melissa Burdick, Co-Founder & President, Pacvue
- Vincent Yang, Co-Founder & CEO, Firework
- Ofek Lavian, Co-Founder & CEO, Forage
- Matt Nichols, Partner, Commerce Ventures (Interviewer)
Technologies Driving Personalization
- Alex Kinnier, Co-Founder & CEO, Upside
- Paul Tepfenhart, Head of Global Grocery, Google Cloud, Google
- Sean Turner, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Swiftly
- Spencer Price, Co-Founder & CEO, Halla
- Lauren Wiener, Managing Director & Partner, Boston Consulting Group (Interviewer)
Developing an Effective Retail Media Network Strategy
- Kristi Argyilan, SVP, Retail Media, Albertsons Companies
- Emily Frankel, SVP, Head, eCommerce Marketing, PepsiCo
- Ethan Goodman, SVP, Commerce Media, The Mars Agency
- Katie Catlin, Partner, The Partnering Group (Presenter & Interviewer)
As we head into the end of 2022 and the start of 2023, we hope these pre-selected learning sessions will help you better navigate our omnichannel world. That said, there looks to be great content at Groceryshop and we’re looking forward to it all.