Agenda

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Our 2026 Agenda is as follows:

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Networking Breakfast Reception

9:00 AM – 9:05 AM

My Digital Shelf Welcome Speech

Sarah Kingham

Director, My Digital Shelf

9:05 AM - 9:15 AM

Chairperson's Introduction and Event Overview

Morgan Miller

Category Development Manager, Wells Enterprises

9:15 AM - 9:40 AM

Developing Revenue Growth Management as a Core Capability in Your CPG Organization

Nina Johnson

Vice President Commercial & RGM, Mars

Overview:

  • Learn how to structure RGM teams and secure leadership alignment to elevate revenue growth as a strategic business driver

  • Discover the key talent strategies and skillsets required to build high-performing RGM capabilities for the future

  • Get insights on how to embed RGM as a critical cross-functional partner across sales, marketing, and finance to unlock sustainable growth

9:40 AM - 10:05 AM

Closing the Off-Site Performance Gap: A CPG Roadmap from Live Trade Promotions to Incremental Sales

Genevieve Castonguay

Vice President of Marketing, ShopLiftr

Overview:

  • Learn how to connect off-site media with live trade promotions to drive more relevant, higher-converting campaigns

  • Discover why most off-site activity fails to deliver true incrementality and what’s causing the performance gap

  • Get insights on how to prove real sales impact beyond platform ROAS and align with finance expectations

10:05 AM - 10:30 AM

Building Retail Media in Convenience: Lessons from Circle K’s Retail Media Network

Karin Gerlach

Senior Manager, Circle K

Mark Sorrentino

Omni-Activation Lead- AFH, Danone

Overview:

  • Learn how Circle K built and scaled its retail media network from launch in 2025 to optimisation in 2026, including off-site media, CRM, and mobile app activation.

  • Discover how convenience retailers can engage shoppers across the full journey—from OOH and in-store touchpoints to digital and repeat customer engagement.

  • Get insights on measuring performance and ROAS through vendor campaigns, including a 360° Danone case study and the benchmarks brands should expect from retail media partnerships.

10:30 AM - 10:55 AM

Networking Coffee Break

10:55 AM - 11:20 AM

AI Consumer Panel: What Shoppers Really See in Sunscreen and Laundry

Paul Lees

Founder & CEO, CheckoutSmart

Overview:

  • Uncover the real questions, concerns, and decision factors consumers bring to AI before choosing a product, based on insights from our AI Consumer Panel

  • Learn how LLMs interpret categories, surface recommendations, and reshape brand visibility at the point of decision

  • Walk away with practical actions eCommerce and marketing teams can take today to strengthen the signals AI and shoppers rely on

11:20 AM - 11:45 AM

How to Connect with the Value-Obsessed Shopper Online and In-Store

 Michael La Kier

Vice President, Brand Development, Independent Grocers Alliance

Overview:

  • Discover the mindset and behaviours of the “value obsessed shopper” and how perceptions of value go far beyond price alone.

  • Learn how to build a consistent and compelling value message across in-store, digital, and media to avoid fragmented shopper experiences.

  • Get insights on how CPG and retailer collaboration can reinforce trust, strengthen value perception, and ultimately drive conversion.

11:45 AM - 12:10 PM

From Signal to Strategy: How Commerce Signals Are Reshaping Brand Decisions

Brett Banner

Senior Vice President of Strategy, Wayvia

Marjan Cvijanovic

Senior Global Strategic Customer Success Partner, Wayvia

Overview:

  • The changing role of brand media in shaping shopper behavior and commerce outcomes

  • How brands are using commerce and media signals to guide smarter investment and optimization decisions

  • The evolution of omnichannel commerce across retail, social, search, marketplaces, and AI-driven discovery

12:10 PM - 12:35 PM

Designing a High-Impact Connected Commerce Team

Jamie Williams

Director of Connected Commerce, Glanbia

Overview:

  • Learn how to structure a connected commerce team that integrates retailer media, in-store activation, and eCommerce

  • Discover how to align internal teams, agencies, and retail partners to deliver against joint business plans (JPBs)

  • Get insights on defining clear ownership across activation, measurement, and strategy to drive accountability and performance

12:35 PM - 1:35 PM

Networking Lunch Break

1:35 PM - 2:00 PM

The Rise of Quick Commerce (Again!)

Alison Castillo

Head of dCommerce, Foods US, Unilever

Overview:

  • Learn how Instacart, DoorDash, and Uber fit into the US grocery omni-delivery ecosystem

  • Discover the macro trends reshaping retailer digital growth strategies

  • Explore real-world case studies of retailer and CPG adaptation in a shifting landscape

  • Understand how delivery platform evolution is reshaping implications for retailers and suppliers

2:00 PM - 2:35 PM

Panel Discussion: Understand and engaging with the Connected Consumer

Panel Moderator

Morgan Miller

Category Development Manager, Wells Enterprises

Jenny Mehlman

Senior Director of Marketing, Dairy Farmers of America

Michael La Kier

Vice President, Brand Development, Independent Grocers Alliance

Bob Waibel

Senior Director, Commerce Marketing, Conagra Brands

2:35 PM - 3:00 PM

Networking Coffee Break

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM

From Assumption to Activation: What Shopper Truth Really Looks Like in Market

Michele McNamara

Director, Digital Commerce & Omni Activation, Newell Brands

Overview:

  • Discover why uncovering real shopper behaviour rather than relying on assumptions can reshape where you invest across channels and touchpoints

  • Learn how brands are activating across mobile, in-store, owned platforms, and retail media to reach shoppers in the moments they are most engaged

  • Get insights on how to rethink your channel mix beyond digital retail media to deliver more relevant, connected, and effective shopper engagement

3:25 PM - 3:50 PM

When Every Snack Counts - Omnichannel Shopper Activations

Kate Winston

Digital Commerce Team Lead, Hormel Foods

Overview:

  • Explore how brands are activating across mobile, in-store, owned platforms, and retail media to reach shoppers in the moments they're most engaged

  • See how to rethink your channel mix beyond digital retail media to deliver more relevant, connected, and seamless shopper engagement

  • Understand where friction is quietly costing you sales during the Big Game and how connected commerce closes those gaps across the full path to purchase

3:50 PM - 4:00 PM

Chairperson's Event Summary and Closing Remarks

Morgan Miller

Category Development Manager, Wells Enterprises

4:00 PM - 4:05 PM

My Digital Shelf Thank you and Closing remarks

Sarah Kingham

Director, My Digital Shelf

4:05 PM - 4:10 PM

Networking Drinks Sponsor Welcome Speech

Shobha Kansal

Advisory Board Member, Commerce Lens

4:10 PM – 5:10 PM

Networking Drinks Reception

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Networking Breakfast Reception

9:00 AM – 9:05 AM

My Digital Shelf Welcome Speech

Sarah Kingham

Director, My Digital Shelf

9:05 AM - 9:15 AM

Chairperson's Introduction and Event Overview

Martin Knight-Jones

Vice President Marketing – Adult Care, Kimberly-Clark

9:15 AM - 9:40 AM

Rewiring How to Win Kroger’s Digital Aisle

Nicole Kane

Vice President Breakfast Category, Bimbo Bakeries USA

Ken Gronholm

Vice President of Customers, Bimbo Bakeries USA

Overview:

  • Learn how evolving shopper behaviour is reshaping how Thomas’ wins in Kroger’s digital aisle

  • Discover why traditional approaches to discoverability and availability are no longer enough

  • Get insights on how continuous optimization is building scalable best practices for growth

9:40 AM - 10:05 AM

From Cold Start to Category Contender: How to Launch New Products That Actually Stick on the Digital Shelf

Amanda Wolff

Chief Marketing Officer, ProductWind

Overview:

  • Learn how to overcome the digital shelf “cold start” problem and give new products the signals they need to gain early algorithmic trust

  • Discover why traditional 3–6 month launch timelines are too slow in today’s AI-driven search environment, and what faster, more coordinated execution looks like

  • Get insights on how to sequence content optimisation, organic visibility, agentic strategies, and retail media to build launch momentum and drive sustainable growth

10:05 AM - 10:30 AM

From Siloed to Seamless: How Brand + Retail Media Become Full Funnel Growth Engines

Andy Pezalla

Senior Director, eCommerce, Nature's Way

Overview:

  • Discover why siloed ways of working no longer deliver results in today’s connected commerce landscape

  • Learn how to align teams around one shared business outcome to drive clearer priorities and stronger impact

  • Get insights on how to build a unified audience strategy, connect creative execution, and implement a shared measurement framework

  • Understand the operating model required to enable seamless cross-functional collaboration and execution

  • Discover real-world lessons learned on what works — and what doesn’t — when breaking down silos across teams

10:30 AM - 10:55 AM

Networking Coffee Break

10:55 AM - 11:20 AM

Your Next Customer Is an Algorithm: Winning in the Agentic AI Era

Greg Wolny

Vice President, Professional Services, Stackline

Overview:

  • Discover how AI is evolving from a support tool into the primary interface shaping how consumers search, evaluate, and purchase products

  • Learn how agentic AI is transforming demand generation and marketing by influencing decisions in real time across the shopper journey

  • Get insights on how AI will redefine execution across retail platforms like Amazon and Walmart, from advertising and content to conversion and sales growth

11:20 AM – 11:45 AM

Building the Digital Shelf: Driving Item Discoverability and Brand Growth

Megan Santella

Director, eCommerce Merchandising, HyVee

Overview:

  • Learn how structured product content is becoming the foundation for discoverability as AI reshapes how shoppers search and find products

  • Discover why winning the moment means capturing high-intent demand in real time, when shoppers are most ready to buy

  • Get insights on how discovery is shifting from keywords to context, and what brands must do to stay visible in AI-driven environments

11:45 AM - 12:10 PM

AI, Social SEO, and the Power of Creators

Kristen Wiley

Founder & CEO, Statusphere

Overview:

  • Learn how to build credibility and trust across social search and GEO to improve visibility in increasingly fragmented discovery environments

  • Discover the authority and trust signals that influence rankings, and how creators play a critical role in shaping them

  • Get insights on how to integrate micro and nano influencers as a core strategic lever rather than a tactical add-on

  • Understand how to build the right foundations to scale creator strategies and GEO effectively over time

12:10 PM - 12:35 PM

The New Commerce Stack: Where Retail Media, Digital Shelf, and AI Shopping Converge

Katia Colston

Vice President, eCommerce Sales, Central Garden & Pet

Overview:

  • Learn how AI-powered shopping is compressing the traditional marketing funnel and reshaping discovery and conversion.

  • Discover why PDP quality and product content are becoming machine-read infrastructure that drives visibility and retail media performance.

  • Get insights on how brands can connect retail media, digital shelf strategy and AI-ready content into one integrated commerce system.

  • Understand what capabilities brands need to stay visible in an AI-driven shopping environment.

12:35 PM - 1:35 PM

Networking Lunch Break

1:35 PM - 2:00 PM

Elevate your Digital Health through the Power of your Digital Shelf

Di’Ana Anderson

Senior Manager, Digital Merchandising, fairlife

Alicia Oliveri

Senior Manager, Digital Analytics & Insights, fairlife

Overview:

  • Explore the key components of the digital shelf and why optimisation is mission-critical

  • Understand the KPIs and benchmarks that define digital shelf success

  • Learn from a real-world case study on optimising content for quality and conversion

2:00 PM - 2:35 PM

Panel Discussion: Implementing AI for eCommerce success

Panel Moderator

Martin Knight-Jones

Vice President Marketing – Adult Care, Kimberly-Clark

Asli Karacula

Head of Grocery Drug & Value dCommerce, Omnichannel, Unilever

Anthony Marshall

Senior Director Omni Marketing Amazon and Instacart and

Search COE, Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

Adam Dreyer

Senior Brand Manager, Digital Commerce – Adult Care, Kimberly-Clark

2:35 PM - 3:00 PM

Networking Coffee Break

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM

Driving Omnichannel Growth through Digital Analytics Transformation

Agustin Chacin

Senior Manager, Media and Digital Data Product Owner, Mondelēz International

Overview:

  • Discover how Mondelez International is enabling data-led decision-making to optimize retail media investment and drive stronger sales performance

  • Learn how to unlock hidden commercial growth opportunities through integrated, high-quality digital insights across channels

  • Get insights on how AI is helping scale knowledge, creative excellence, and agile execution across the full digital commerce ecosystem

3:25 PM - 3:50 PM

Why Your eCommerce Strategy Isn’t Driving Growth (And What to Fix First)

Callie Wilde

eCommerce Sales Manager, Ruiz Foods

Overview:

  • Search Coverage Is the Real Growth Lever
    Most brands are underfunded and capped mid-day—missing high-intent shoppers despite “always-on” strategies.

  • Content Must Convert, Not Just Exist
    PDPs built for AI visibility, decision speed, and continuous ratings & reviews outperform static, one-and-done content.

  • Disconnected Execution Is Wasting Investment
    Retail media drives traffic, but without aligned digital shelf strategy, brands lose conversion and efficiency.

3:50 PM - 4:00 PM

Chairperson's Event Summary and Closing Remarks

Martin Knight-Jones

Vice President Marketing – Adult Care, Kimberly-Clark

4:00 PM - 4:05 PM

My Digital Shelf Thank you and Closing remarks

Sarah Kingham

Director, My Digital Shelf

4:05 PM - 4:10 PM

Networking Drinks Sponsor Welcome Speech

Shobha Kansal

Advisory Board Member, Commerce Lens

4:10 PM – 5:10 PM

Networking Drinks Reception