FMI2012 Schedule

FMI2012 Schedule At-A-Glance

(Subject to change)

Monday, April 30

7 a.m. – 11 a.m. Independent Operator Store Tours

7 a.m. – 2 p.m. Store Tours (Separate ticket required)

8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Registration

11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.  Independent Operator Lunch & Hard Hat Tour

1 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Supplier Diversity Training Session

1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Private Brands Summit Opening Session (Open to all FMI2012 attendees)

3 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.  FMI Welcome & Opening General Session

4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. General Session

6:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. FMI Foundation Industry  Leadership Dinner (Separate ticket required)

Tuesday, May 1

6:45 a.m. – 8 a.m. Idea Exchange Breakfast

(Limited to first 400 on-site attendees)

7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Registration

8:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. General Session

10 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Workshops

11 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Workshops

12 p.m. Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Show Floor Open

12 p.m. – 2 p.m. Supermarket Chef Showdown —  Ethnic Competition

1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Independent Operator Power Hours

3 p.m. – 4 p.m. Independent Operator Power Hours

3 p.m. – 5 p.m. Supermarket Chef Showdown — Healthy Alternatives Competition

5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Reception for Internationals

Wednesday, May 2

7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Registration

8:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. General Session

10 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Workshops

11 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Workshops

12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Show Floor Open

12 p.m. – 2 p.m. Supermarket Chef Showdown — Indulgent Competition

1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Independent Operator Power Hours

3 p.m. – 4 p.m. Independent Operator Power Hours

3 p.m. – 5 p.m. Supermarket Chef Showdown — Family Meals Competition

4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Round-Up Reception (On the show floor)

Thursday, May 3

8 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. Workshops

9 a.m. – 10 a.m. Final General Session

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Show Floor Open

10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Supermarket Chef Showdown — Final Competition

11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Independent Operator Power Hours

FMI2012 Schedule Detail

Monday, April 30

7 a.m. – 2 p.m. Store Tours

1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Private Brands Summit: Challenging Consumer  Financial Realities =  In-Store Opportunities; Trinity Ballroom 4, Omni Hotel; Harvey Hartman, founder,  chairman and CEO, The  Hartman Group

1 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Supplier Diversity Training; Trinity Ballroom 5, Omni Hotel; Denise Thomas, director, corporate supplier diversity, The Kroger Co.; James Sturgis, Jr., director, supplier diversity and trade relations, Ahold USA; Tim Williams, director, diversity affairs, Safeway          

2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Private Brands Summit: Consumers Hold the Key: What Private Brands Can Learn from CPG Brand  Management Strategies; Trinity Ballroom 4, Omni Hotel; Carla Cooper, CEO, Daymon Worldwide

3 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Opening General Session: Optimism Can Take You Anywhere; Dallas Ballroom, Omni Hotel; Bert Jacobs, chief executive optimist, Life is Good

4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. General Session: 2020 Retail — The New  Conversation for Retailers and Suppliers; Dallas Ballroom, Omni Hotel; Dan O’Connor, president and CEO, RetailNet Group

Tuesday, May 1

6:45 a.m. – 8 a.m. Idea Exchange Breakfast; Trinity Ballroom 4, Omni Hotel.

8:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. FMI SPEAKS: The State of the Food Retail Industry; Dallas Ballroom, Omni Hotel; Leslie G. Sarasin, president and CEO, Food Marketing Institute

8:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Store Manager Award Presentation; Dallas Ballroom, Omni Hotel.

10 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. The Business Side of Social Media; Dallas Ballroom, Omni Hotel; Catherine Green Burns, president, Food Lion, Harveys and Reid’s; Craig Elston, SVP, Insight & Strategy, The Integer Group; J.K. Symancyk, COO, Meijer, Inc.; Jerry Golub, president and CEO, Price Chopper Supermarkets; Jesse Spencer, social media manager, The Integer Group; Michael Sansolo, research director, Coca-Cola  Retailing Research Council of North America

10 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. How to Lead in Today’s Troubled Economy; Trinity Ballroom 3, Omni Hotel; Trudy Bourgeois, founder and CEO, The Center for Workforce Excellence           

10 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Independent Operators: 2012 Store Manager Survey: What Drives Store Managers to Succeed; C Ballroom 1, Dallas Convention Center; Harold Lloyd, president, H. Lloyd & Associates

10 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Private Brands Summit: Compare or Not to Compare: That Is the Question; Trinity Ballroom 4, Omni Hotel; Carol Best, VP, brand strategy, Anthem Worldwide

10 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Strategies and Guidelines for Sourcing More Sustainable Products; Trinity Ballroom 5, Omni Hotel; Amy Kirtland, executive director, Unified Grocers; Harriet Hentges, VP, corporate responsibility, Ahold USA; Jeanne von Zastrow, senior director, sustainability and industry relations, Food Marketing Institute; Roberta Anderson, business development director, Food Alliance; Sri Artham, director of strategic accounts, Fair Trade USA

10 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Re-energizing the Center Store through Trips: Driving Total Store Growth; C Ballroom 2, Dallas Convention Center; Jim Hertel, managing partner, Willard Bishop, LLC; Todd Hale, SVP, consumer and shopper  insights, Nielsen

10 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. The Check-Out Continuum; C Ballroom 3, Dallas Convention Center; Dusty Lutz, general manager, retail self-service solutions, NCR Corp.; Mike Grimes, CEO, Modiv Media; Paul Burel, retail business development, Fujitsu America; Todd Michaud, president, Retalix USA; Tom Murphy, North Highland

10 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. What’s for Breakfast?  Capitalizing on Occasion-Based Marketing; C Ballroom 4, Dallas Convention Center; Vivien P. Godfrey, CEO, Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP)

11 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. How to Build a Front Line That Will Build Your Bottom Line; Trinity Ballroom 3, Omni Hotel; Mel Kleiman, certified speaking professional and president,  Humetrics

11 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Independent Operators: The Growing Impact of Local; Trinity Ballroom 1, Omni Hotel; Jack Gridley, VP, meat, seafood and deli, Dorothy Lane Market; Karen Karp, president, Karp  Resources

11 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Private Brands Summit: Building Strong Retail Brands Through Multi-Faceted  Collaboration; Trinity Ballroom 4, Omni Hotel; George A. Miketa, EVP, sales, Snacks Holding Co.; Laura Sturdevant, director, product development – private brands, Walgreens; Steven Lichtenstein, VP, group publisher and publisher, Progressive Grocer; Todd Maute, partner, CBX

11 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. New Metrics of Shopper Marketing: Understanding Their Impact on In-Store Decisions; Trinity Ballroom 5, Omni Hotel; Tom Sullivan, president, VideoMining

11 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Leveraging the Front-End; C Ballroom 2, Dallas Convention Center; Bill Romollino, VP, Shopper Insights, Time Warner Retail Sales and Marketing; Frank Bishop, EVP, Source Interlink Cos.; Mike Inderrieden, human factors self-service director, NCR Corp.; Ron Hughes, director, Shopper Experience Innovation, Coca-Cola Refreshments

11 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Technology Enabled Business Excellence; C Ballroom 3, Dallas Convention Center; James Sweeney, managing director, The Stores Consulting Group; Rick Marino, managing director, The Stores Consulting Group

11 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. The Latest Consumer Trends in Sustainability: What are the Opportunities?; C Ballroom 4, Dallas Convention Center; Jeanne von Zastrow, senior director, sustainability and industry relations, Food Marketing Institute; Steve French, managing partner, Natural Marketing Institute

12 p.m. – 2 p.m. Supermarket Chef Showdown: Ethnic Competition; Exhibit Floor, Dallas Convention Center

3 p.m. – 5 p.m. Supermarket Chef Showdown: Healthy Alternatives Competition; Exhibit Floor, Dallas Convention Center

4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Does Your Chain Own Food Safety?; C Ballroom, Dallas Convention Center; Carl Anderson, Ecolab VP of Field Service and Corporate Accounts; Dr. Haley Oliver, assistant professor, Purdue University

5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Reception for Internationals; Trinity Ballroom 1-3, Omni Hotel

Wednesday, May 2

8:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. General Session: Knowing Your Customer in a Digital World; Dallas Ballroom, Omni Hotel; Shiv Singh, global head of digital, PepsiCo

9 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Innovation for Today and Tomorrow; Dallas Ballroom, Omni Hotel; Terry Jones, chairman, Kayak.com

10 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. 21st Century Leadership: Skills for a Changing Industry; Trinity Ballroom 3, Omni Hotel; Christie Cobo Keating, human resources client manager, The Clorox Co.; Sheila Laing, SPHR, VP, human resources, Hy-Vee

10 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Independent Operators: Taking Your Shopper Contact Strategy to the Next Level; C Ballroom 1, Dallas Convention Center; Curt Woods, chief customer  officer, Buxton

10 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Private Brands Summit: Lead the Way! Authenticity, Risk and Experimentation; Trinity Ballroom 4, Omni Hotel; Suzy Badaracco, president,  Culinary Tides

10 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. From Amazon to Zipcar: Innovations From the E-Revolution; C Ballroom 2, Dallas Convention Center; Kevin Coupe, author, MorningNewsBeat.com; Tom Furphy, founder and CEO, Consumer Equity Partners

10 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. The Future of Payments; C Ballroom 3, Dallas Convention Center; Richard K. Crone, CEO and founder, Crone Consulting; Heidi Ann Liebenguth, Crone Consulting

10 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Eating Patterns in America; C Ballroom 4, Dallas Convention Center; Harry Balzer, chief industry  analyst, NPD Group        

10 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Global Food Retailing Outlook; Trinity Ballroom 3, Omni Hotel; David Zhang, president, SPAR Beijing; Oscar Torres, VP, SAP Forecast and Replenishment Center of Excellence

11 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Connecting with Others: Improving Associate Engagement through Inclusion; Trinity Ballroom 3, Omni Hotel; Rich Brandt, managing partner, RDR Group

11 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Independent Operators: Making Marketing Dollars Work More Effectively; C Ballroom 1, Dallas Convention Center; Jennifer Wallach, VP, merchant marketing, American Express

11 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Private Brands Summit: Built on Values: Creating an Enviable Culture That Outperforms the Competition; Trinity Ballroom 4, Omni Hotel; Ann Rhoades, president, People Ink

11 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. New Product Trends; Dallas Ballroom, Omni Hotel; Lynn Dornblaser, director, CPG trend insight, Mintel International Group

11 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Trading Partner Success Stories: In-Store Innovation and Execution; C Ballroom 2, Dallas Convention Center; Bob Richardson, director of sales and customer development, The Clorox Co.; Don Fitzgerald, SVP, merchandising, Roundy’s; Larry Nelson, director of DSD Sales Planning, Kroger Co.; Thom Blischok, chief retail strategist and senior executive advisor to retail, Booz & Co.; Wade Duke, president, Kroger account team, Coca-Cola Refreshments

11 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Personalization of the Shopping Experience; C Ballroom 3, Dallas Convention Center; Steve Methvin, VP, retail technology and e-commerce, Bozzuto’s

11 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Health and Wellness — Leveraging an Evolving Market Opportunity; C Ballroom 4, Dallas Convention Center; Gretchen Goffe, director of strategy, founding partner, The Well@GSW; Scott Page, managing director, founding partner, The Well@GSW

12 p.m. – 2 p.m. Supermarket Chef Showdown: Indulgent Competition; Exhibit Floor, Dallas Convention Center

3 p.m. – 5p.m. Supermarket Chef Showdown: Family Meals Competition; Exhibit Floor, Dallas Convention Center

4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Exhibitor Round-Up Reception; Show Floor, Dallas Convention Center

Thursday, May 3

8 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. Women in Leadership: Driving Future Success; Trinity Ballroom 3, Omni Hotel; Annie Zipfel, VP, owned brands and packaging, Target; Joan Toth, president and CEO, Network of Executive Women; Marie Quintana, SVP, multicultural sales, PepsiCo; Teresa Turley, VP, operations, corporate HR, Kroger Co.

8 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. Independent Operators: How to Increase Sales Per Customer; C Ballroom 1, Dallas Convention Center; Steve Dillard, VP, corporate sales development, Associated Wholesale Grocers

8 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. Advertising Innovations; C Ballroom 2, Dallas Convention Center

8 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. Food Trends 2012: Consumers’ Evolving Consumption Occasions; Trinity Ballroom 5, Omni Hotel; Donna Duncanson, VP, The Hartman Group               

8 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. Store Format Innovations From Around the World; Dallas Ballroom, Omni Hotel; Neil Stern, managing partner, McMillan Doolittle

8 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. Cloud Computing: Bring Your Own IT (BYOIT); C Ballroom 3, Dallas Convention Center; Mitch Berke, vSpecialist Divisional Manager, EMC Global Alliances

8 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. Meeting the Needs of Our Diverse Customers; C Ballroom 4, Dallas Convention Center; Armando Martín, president/CEO and co-founder, XL Edge

9 a.m. – 10 a.m. General Session: Leading With Purpose; Dallas Ballroom, Omni Hotel; Roy Spence, chairman, GSD&M Idea City

10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Supermarket Chef Showdown: Final Competition; Exhibit Floor, Dallas Convention Center

United Fresh 2012

Sunday, April 29

Noon – 5 p.m. Registration Open

Monday, April 30

7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Registration Open

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. New Member Welcome  Reception (Invitation Only)

6 p.m. – 9 p.m. A Taste of Dallas Opening Party*

Tuesday, May 1

7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Registration Open

8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Breakfast General Session*

10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Market Segment Workshop Series*

Noon – 5 p.m. Trade Show Open

1 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Learning Center Sessions

6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Chairman’s Reception &  Annual Produce Celebration*

Wednesday, May 2

7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Registration Open

8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Breakfast General Session*

10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Market Segment Workshop Series*

12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Trade Show Open

1 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Learning Center Sessions

4 p.m. – 6 p.m. The Expo Round Up — Show Floor Happy Hour

5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Reception Honoring Women in Produce*

7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Leadership Alumni Dinner (Invitation Only)

Thursday, May 3

7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Registration Open

9 a.m. – 10 a.m. Joint General Session with FMI, AMI, NASDA

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Trade Show Open

2:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. Post Show Industry Tours**

*Requires All Access Pass; **Separate Ticket Required

AMI Expo 2012

Monday, April 30

8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Pre-Conference Workshops*

4 p.m. VIP Hard Hat Tour

Tuesday, May 1

9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Education Sessions

12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open

Wednesday, May 2

7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. AMI Awards and Board of Directors Breakfast

9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Education Sessions

12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open

4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Round-up Reception — an extra hour in the exhibit hall, with refreshments

Thursday, May 3

7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Washington Insiders Breakfast featuring CNN’s Charlie Cook*

8:45 a.m. – 10 a.m. General Session

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open

*Ticketed events