Sunday, May 06, 2001
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Speaks 2001
Grand Ballroom
Moderator: Michael Sansolo, Senior Vice President, FMI.
Panelists: Timothy M. Hammonds, President and CEO, FMI; Ronald D. Pearson, CEO, Chairman and President, Hy-Vee, Inc.; Daniel Wegman, President, Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
IGA -- Exploring Tomorrow
Grand Ballroom
Moderator: Michael Sansolo, President, Independent Operators Division, and Senior Vice President, FMI. Speakers: Dr. Thomas S. Haggai, Chairman and CEO, IGA; Andrew Reitzer, CEO, Metcash Trading Australasia Ltd.; Mark Hansen, Chairman and CEO, Fleming; Duane Martin, Executive Vice President, IGA, and James Fenzel, Vice President, IGA.
Monday, May 07, 2001
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Differentiate or Die
Grand Ballroom
Chairperson: Michael Sansolo, Senior Vice President, FMI. Speaker: Jack Trout, President,Trout and Partners
E-retailing: Does Your Site deliver?
S102
Chairperson: Kenneth Robb, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Brodbeck Enterprises, Inc. Speaker: Brian Murphy, Partner, IRI e.Ventures Group
From Newspaper Ads to Jobs.com: Recruitment and Retention in the New Millennium S103
Chairperson: Paul Anderson, Director, SUPERVALU University. Speaker: Robert W. Wendover, Leadership Resources, Inc.
Global Trends in Retail: Consolidation and the Consumer
S105
Chairperson: Joe Burke, Vice President, Customer Business Development, Coca-Cola Enterprises. Speakers: Tim Carroll, Managing Director, Corporate Finance, Arthur Andersen; David L. Snyder, Senior Manager, Arthur Andersen Business Consulting; Philip Evans, Partner, Corporate Finance, Arthur Andersen
The African American Shopper: Building Sales and Customer Loyalty
S404
Facilitator: Todd Turner, Vice President, Membership and Urban Affairs, FMI. Speakers: Ron Franklin, Executive Vice President,Group Strategies Director, Don Coleman Advertising, Inc.; Michael Williams, President, William's Piggly Wiggly; Linda Crowder, Ethnic Marketing Group Director, Kraft Foods Inc.; Victor Thomas, Manager, Business Development, The Stop & Shop Companies
Empowering Yourself for Success
S501
Speaker: Harvey Coleman, President, Coleman Management Consultants
Branding Strategies for Supermarket Executives: Insights and Confessions of a Recovering Architect
Vista Ballroom
Chairperson: Ken Pray, Coordinator of Store Design, The Kroger Co. Speaker: Kevin Kelley, Principal, Shook Design Group, Inc.
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
B2B Exchanges: Is Your Company Ready?
Grand Ballroom
Moderator: Herb Kleinberger, Global Retail Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Speakers: Linda Nordgren, Corporate Director, Supply Chain Management, Safeway, Inc.; Derek Derdivanis, Managing Partner, Fresh Network
Secret Tools to Start Your Neighborhood Marketing Revolution
S102
Chairperson: Joanie Taylor, Director, Consumer Affairs, Schnuck Markets, Inc. Speaker: Tom Feltenstein, Founder/Chairman/CEO, Neighborhood Marketing Institute
From Products to Ecosystems: Retail 2010
S103 (UNTIL 11:45)
Chairperson: Lou Scudere, Vice President, Research/Site Development, K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. Speakers: Liz Lempress, Principal, McKinsey & Company; Betsy Joseph, Associate Principal, McKinsey & Company
Cyber Terrorism and Electronic Espionage
S105
Chairperson: Charlie Swanson, Merchandising Information Systems Manager, Save Mart Supermarkets. Speaker: Gordon E. Smith, President, Canaudit, Inc.
Sourcing Capital for Growth in Today's Financial Markets: What Independent Operators Need to Know!
S404
Chairperson: Dale Henley, President & CEO, Haggen, Inc. Moderator: David Schoeder, Principal, The Food Partners. Speakers: Julie Hossack, Managing Director-Food Distribution, Harris Nesbitt; Ron Marshall, President and CEO, Nash Finch Company; George Triebenbacher, Managing Director, GMAC Business Credit.
Empowering Yourself for Success
S501 (repeated from 8:30 am)
Speaker: Harvey Coleman, President, Coleman Management Consultants
The Electronic Product Code: The Next Wave of the Computer Revolution?
Vista Ballroom
Chairperson: Dennis Hatchell, President & COO, Alex Lee, Inc. Speaker: Kevin Ashton, Executive Director, Auto-ID Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tuesday, May 08, 2001
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Thinking in the Future Tense
Grand Ballroom
Speaker: Jennifer James, Cultural Anthropologist
A Retailer's View From The Top of the "100 Best" List
S102
Chairperson: Michael Sansolo, Senior Vice President, Food Marketing Institute. Speaker: Garrett Boone, Chairman and Co-Founder, The Container Store
Advertising in the New Age Commentary and Critique
S103
Chairperson: Mike G. Tetmeyer, Vice President, Marketing, Hy-Vee, Inc. Speaker: Bob Garfield, Editor at Large, Advertising Age
Mobile 3-G and the Coming M-Commerce Revolution
S105
Speaker: Michael J. Silverstein, Senior Vice President, The Boston Consulting Group
Management Skills for The New Millennium: How Do You Arm A Store Manager to Run A Store Better Than They Did Before?
S401
Chairperson: Cindy Brown, Store Director, Clemens Markets. Speaker: Paul Anderson, Director, SUPERVALU University
Retail Trends in Latin America
S404 (This session will be conducted entirely in Spanish. English translation will be available.)
Chairperson: Suzanne Duvall, Director, Latin America, FMI. Speaker: Dirk Donath, Founding Partner & Managing Director, Pegasus Venture Capital
Work/Life Balance: Finding the Right Mix
S501
Speaker: Glenn A. Saltzman, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Behavioral Sciences, Director of Basic Medical Sciences, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
Promoting a Positive Price Perception
Vista Ballroom
Chairperson: Marvin Imus, Vice President, Paw Paw Shopping Center. Speaker: Harold Lloyd, H. Lloyd & Associates, Inc.
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Counter Intelligence
Grand Ballroom
Chairperson: Joy Nicholas, Vice President, Emerging Technologies, FMI. Speaker: Michael Hawley, Dreyfoos Professor of Media Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Role of Trust in the Retail Marketing Mix
S102
Speaker: Chris Ohlinger, SIRS
21 Creative Strategies to Improve Employee and Customer Loyalty
S103
Chairperson: Thad Lawrence, Executive Director, CS/Leadership Training, Ball's Price Chopper & Hen House Markets. Speaker: Jim Sullivan, Sullivision.com
Wireless Internet Access:
What's in Store for M-Commerce?
S105
Facilitator: Tom Murphy, President, Peak Tech Consulting. Speakers: Mike Heschel, Executive VP, Information Systems and Services, The Kroger Co.; Ed Gropp, Chief Information Officer, Ahold Information Services; Jerome Swartz, Chairman of the Board and Chief Scientist, Symbol Technologies Inc.
Just Why Are Consumers Shopping 'til They Drop...for Food?
S401
Chairperson: Scott Rzesa, Senior Vice President of Sales & Merchandising, D & W Food Centers, Inc. Speaker: Christopher Hogan, Senior Director, Sales Information and Technology, Kraft Foods Inc.
E-Commerce Trends in Latin America
S404 (This session will be conducted entirely in Spanish. English translation will be available.)
Chairperson: Suzanne B. Duvall, Director, Latin America, FMI. Speaker: Noah Elkin, Ph.D., eLatin America Analyst, eMarketer
Work/Life Balance: Finding the Right Mix
S501 (repeated from 8:30 am)
Chairperson: Rob Bell, Education and Training Director, Dick's Supermarkets. Speaker: Glenn A. Saltzman, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Behavioral Sciences, Director of Basic Medical Sciences, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
Effective Strategies for Navigating Constant Change
Vista Ballroom
Chairperson: Joanie Taylor, Director, Consumer Affairs, Schnuck Markets, Inc. Speaker: Sandra Drought, Practical Solutions for Managing Change
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
SPEAKS 2001...Are You a Survivor?
Grand Ballroom
Chairperson: Michael Sansolo, Senior VP, FMI
2001 FMI Convention Category Close-Ups 5/6/01 - 5/8/01
South Exhibit Hall Theater (Tram Stop -- Aisle 500)
May 6-Sunday
11:30 Petroleum Marketing
Speaker: Patrick D. McGraw, Senior Business Development Manager, The Wayne Division, Dresser, Inc.
12:30 Private Label: Building Your Corporate Brand
Speaker: Geoff McHale, Vice President, Retail Services, IRI
1:30 Snack Industry Close-Up
Speaker: Kim Feil, Division President, Worldwide Innovations, IRI
2:30 The Loyalty Marketing Challenge
Speaker: Gary Hawkins, President, DataWorks Marketing Group, LLC and CEO, Green Hills Farms
3:30 Specialty Foods: Cultivating the Profitable Elite
Speakers: John Roberts, President, National Association for the Specialty Food Trade, Inc., and Bill Skura, Managing Director, Wasa North America
May 7-Monday
12:30 What Categories Need Pricing Attention?
Speaker: Deborah Schmerler, Senior Vice President, Analytics, IRI
1:30 New Product Trends: What's Hot, What's Not
Speakers: Jim Findley, Executive VP, and Valerie Skala, Vice President, Analytic Product Management and Development, IRI
2:30 Natural and Organics
Speakers: Cheryl Bottger, Corporate Vice President, Natural Food Sales, Tree of Life; Laurie Demeritt, President, The Hartman Group; Russ Haines, Natural Foods Retail Coordinator, The Copps Corp.
3:30 Consumer Nation: From Product-Centric to Consumer-Centric
Speakers: Carl Steidtmann, Director and Chief Economist, and Glenn Stoops, Partner, Consumer and Industrial Products, Customer Relationship and Management Practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP