Built for the Future
How To Lead In A World That Never Stands Still
Join us in San Antonio, TX on June 8-11, 2026
JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa
About
The future of commerce isn’t an abstract idea. It’s something you’re involved in building every single day. Markets are moving faster than ever. Consumer expectations shift in real time.
New technologies, channels, and competitors constantly reshape the landscape. In this environment, success doesn’t come from trying to forecast a single version of the future. It comes from building the capability to adapt, decide, and act with confidence, no matter what comes next.
C360 2026 Built for the Future brings together leaders across retail, manufacturing, tech and analytics to explore how the most successful organizations are thriving in a world that never stands still. From human-centric consumer intelligence to truly data-driven retail strategies, from manufacturer innovation to the practical application of AI, this event is about turning insight into action.
Across keynotes, expert sessions, and real-world case studies, you’ll hear how organizations are connecting data, technology, and people to make better decisions faster. You’ll see how market leaders are moving beyond prediction and building readiness, by embedding agility into their strategies, their teams, and their ways of working.
This year’s Consumer 360 program is anchored by four key content pillars
Meaning Behind the Metrics — Making Consumers the Foundation of Your Strategy
How can consumer intelligence and data‑driven insight reveal the motivations, needs, and behaviors shaping today’s evolving individuals and help build strategies rooted in real value?
Market Shapers — Innovation as the Blueprint for What’s Next
How are shifting consumer demands, emerging innovations and accelerating market forces reshaping what products, categories, and solutions will define the future?
Shopping Deconstructed — Pathways to Purchase in an Agentic World
How is the evolution of shopper behavior, channels, and commerce models transforming the ways people buy—and what will it take to drive growth in an omnichannel world?
Future‑Ready Infrastructure — Enabling Success in the New Reality
What modern technologies, data capabilities and operating models do organizations need to turn insight into action and stay competitive in an increasingly complex marketplace?
Mainstage Speakers
https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-peck/
James ‘Jim’ Peck, currently serves as the Executive Chairman and CEO of NIQ. Jim, in partnership with Advent International, acquired the business from Nielsen in March 2021.
Previously, Jim served as the CEO of TransUnion. He joined TransUnion in 2012 when it was owned by Advent International and Goldman Sachs. As CEO, he led the company’s transformation into a market leader in innovation, driven by organic growth programs, tech re-platforming and strategic transactions. Prior to TransUnion, Jim oversaw growth at LexisNexis, spearheading the $4 billion acquisition and integration of ChoicePoint into LexisNexis and the acquisition of Seisint while serving as CEO of Risk Solutions from 2004 to 2012. Jim also served as SVP and Chief Product Officer of LexisNexis from 2001 to 2004.
Jim received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Dayton and an M.B.A. from The Ohio State University. Additionally, Jim received a CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight, issued by the CERT Division of the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.
Chief Executive Officer, NIQ
https://www.linkedin.com/in/martabowles/
A proven marketing and communications leader. Cyhan-Bowles specializes in guiding teams towards long-term success through data-driven rigor and a personal bias for innovative campaigns that captivate, engage and ultimately drive measurable growth.
As Global Marketing COE, she leads the charge in unifying the global team at NIQ across communication, brand, digital and thought leadership efforts. The goal, to bring transformational value to C-Suite leaders across the retail and manufacturing sectors.
Prior to her role at NIQ, Cyhan-Bowles served as the Chief Marketing Officer at Catalina Marketing and held positions of CMO and Executive Vice President of Strategy and Entertainment Partnerships at MAC Presents. Additionally, she has contributed her expertise as a senior marketing advisor to the President of North America at Avon and as Vice President of Marketing at Kellogg, where she led corporate wide partnership campaigns and led global teams to deliver campaign resonance across key markets.
Chief Communications Officer & Head of Global Marketing, NIQ
https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-treangen/
Troy Treangen is a product and technology executive with over 30 years of experience driving innovation across the consumer-packaged goods industry. As Chief Product Officer at NIQ, he sits at the intersection of product, AI, data, and strategic partnerships — driving a unified agenda globally.
Troy is currently at the center of NIQ’s AI transformation, building the company’s enterprise AI capability and leading the development of agentic commerce products that combine NIQ’s proprietary retail intelligence with emerging AI to help clients move from insight to action faster than ever before. His work spans AI product strategy, risk governance, and competitive positioning as NIQ establishes itself as the AI-forward leader in commerce intelligence.
Before his current role, Troy held leadership positions across NIQ, Nielsen, Deloitte, IRI, and Conagra Brands, consistently blending deep technology expertise with commercial impact. He began his career with a computer science degree and has spent three decades translating emerging technology into business results.
Chief Product Officer, NIQ
Liz Buchanan leads the North American business for NielsenIQ, a global information services firm serving the consumer goods and retail industries. In this role, she is accountable for the U.S. and Canadian markets, across all NIQ business lines and customer segments.
During her 17 years at NIQ, Liz has held various leadership roles in customer success, sales, product development and technology deployment. Most recently, she oversaw NIQ’s customer facing analytics and servicing teams around the world and led the successful rollout of the NIQ self-serve analytics platform, NIQ Discover, across 85 countries.
She has worked extensively across the U.S. and global markets. She has specific expertise in data governance and stewardship, data management processes, technologies and analytics. She regularly consults with customers to help them achieve their transformation goals in this rapidly evolving space.
Liz currently serves as an Executive Sponsor for the Women in NielsenIQ (WIN) employee resource group. She sits on the Board of Directors for the Chicago chapter of Cradles to Crayons, a non-profit organization focused on providing essentials to children facing clothing insecurity. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Chicago Humanities (formerly the Chicago Humanities Festival) and World Business Chicago.
Liz is an active champion for civic causes, regularly dedicating her time advocating for diverse political representation through fundraising, organizing and policy work at the local and national level. Liz is a Class of 2022 Leadership Greater Chicago (LGC) Signature Fellow and a member of the Economic Club of Chicago.
President, North America, NIQ
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jflam/
Jacqueline Flam is Managing Director of Beauty and Health at NielsenIQ (NIQ), where she partners with leading manufacturers and retailers to accelerate growth through advanced analytics, emerging technology, and deep consumer insight. She oversees strategic initiatives that help brands navigate category disruption, optimize commercial performance, and uncover new opportunities using NielsenIQ’s full suite of data and intelligence solutions.
With more than 20 years of experience across the beauty, health, and wellness industries, Ms. Flam has held senior leadership roles spanning marketing, sales, and general management. She is known for blending creative brand-building expertise with a rigorous, data-informed approach, enabling organizations to innovate with confidence and strengthen their connection to today’s consumer.
Throughout her career, she has guided global teams, shaped high-impact go-to-market strategies, and built collaborative partnerships that drive sustained business results. Ms. Flam is widely recognized for her ability to translate complex consumer behavior into clear, actionable strategies that empower brands to lead in a rapidly evolving marketplace.
She is a graduate of Lehigh University with a bachelor of science in marketing. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and two children.
Managing Director, Beauty and Health, NIQ
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristofer-ewing-0342a83/
Kris Ewing leads the global Data Science and Stewardship function at NielsenIQ. In this role, he leads a team of data scientists who are accountable for the science, quality standards and data governance that fuels NIQ’s intelligence and activation solutions.
During his 22 years at NIQ, Kris has held various leadership positions across sales, account management, customers success, advanced analytics, strategy, and product development. Most recently, Kris served as the President of NIQ’s Consumer Panel business, responsible for the end-to-end operations across 23 countries. Prior to his time leading Global Consumer Panel, Kris served as NIQ’s Chief Product Officer, responsible for building and executing NIQ’s product strategy and innovation roadmap.
Kris holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Miami University and a Masters in Business Administration from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management.
Head of Data Innovation, Governance and Science, NIQ
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarajamestaylor/
Tara is NielsenIQ’s Global Account Development Leader and the founder of its Beauty Vertical — a practice she built from scratch in 2019 and scaled globally in 2022. With 26+ years driving consumer insights across beauty and personal care, she has become one of the industry’s most trusted voices on where the market is heading and why it matters.
In her global role, Tara leads strategic client partnerships that unlock growth for some of the world’s leading manufacturers — connecting NielsenIQ’s omnichannel data capabilities to real business decisions. Her team develops innovative solutions, surfaces unmet consumer needs, and translates complex data into commercial strategy.
A CEW Board Member, Tara brings both the numbers and the narrative to every conversation. She holds a B.A. in Psychology and began her career as a fragrance evaluator — a grounding in craft that still shapes how she thinks about the consumer.
She lives in northern New Jersey with her husband and two children, and draws creative energy from the arts, gardening, yoga, travel, and cooking.
SVP Global Account Development and Global Beauty Vertical Leader, NIQ
Beryl Sanders is Uber’s Head of Retail Partnerships, leading strategic relationships across the company’s retail business. Over a decade at Uber, she has played a key role in shaping and scaling some of the company’s most important growth initiatives.
Beryl joined Uber Eats in its early days, shortly after the standalone app launched, and helped establish and grow some of the platform’s most iconic partnerships, including McDonald’s and Starbucks. She later helped build Uber’s Grocery & Retail business from the ground up, founding and scaling the non-restaurant Partnerships organization and building the team responsible for bringing on and managing the company’s grocery and retail partners.
US Director of Retail Partner Management, Uber
Darren Caudill has over four decades of experience working in both grocery wholesale and retail. As Wakefern’s chief sales officer, he oversees center store, own brands, fresh and prepared foods departments along with digital and innovation, marketing, merchandising and sales and analytics divisions. Wakefern Food Corp. is the nation’s largest retailer-owned cooperative with member companies that own and operate supermarkets under the ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace, The Fresh Grocer, Dearborn Market, Gourmet Garage and Fairway Market banners. Caudill came to Wakefern after spending a decade at Cub Foods, Supervalu and UNFI, where he was the senior vice president of merchandising, marketing and sales. He began his career at The Kroger Company where his experience would lead him from a store manager’s position through roles as a category manager, merchandiser in the grocery and meat divisions, pricing strategy, loyalty marketing, and data analysis. A graduate of Ohio State University, Caudill has served as a member of the Board of Directors for Minnesota Grocers, Kemba Columbus Credit Union and as a member of the Advisory Board of Directors for the Institute for Research in Marketing at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.
Chief Sales Officer, Wakefern Food Corp.
Natalie Fong is a digital product and retail technology executive with over a decade of experience leading enterprise transformation for specialty retail organizations. She is recognized for building and scaling digital commerce capabilities that connect customer experience, operational excellence, and revenue growth across complex omnichannel environments.
Natalie has led large-scale initiatives spanning SAP S/4HANA transformation, chain-wide POS modernization, mobile platforms, and enterprise retail systems. Her expertise extends across digital product strategy and marketplace innovation, including launching marketplace capabilities, expanding tender and payment ecosystems, enabling omnichannel fulfillment, and developing scalable commerce platforms that support evolving customer expectations.
She also brings deep experience in applied AI and emerging commerce technologies, including deploying machine learning models, developing intelligent shopping agents, and enabling offsite agentic commerce experiences. Natalie specializes in translating emerging technologies into commercially viable digital products that drive personalization, increase customer lifetime value, and extend engagement beyond traditional retail channels.
Known for aligning business strategy with technology execution, Natalie partners across executive, product, engineering, and operations teams to deliver scalable digital solutions that accelerate growth and modernize the specialty retail experience.
Vice President, Digital Product, Ulta Beauty
Greg Ferrara is the President and CEO of the Washington, DC based National Grocers Association (NGA). NGA is the national trade association that is the voice of the retail and wholesale companies which comprise the independent sector of the supermarket industry, as well as those companies that provide products and services to the industry. In his role as President and CEO, Mr. Ferrara is responsible for working with NGA’s Board of Directors to develop and implement a strategic vision which advances the Association’s efforts and public policy positions. Prior to being appointed President and CEO in September 2019, Mr. Ferrara served for many years in various leadership roles at NGA, including as the organization’s chief lobbyist.
Mr. Ferrara brings a wealth of experience in the grocery industry, having managed his family’s century-old supermarket in New Orleans before the store was ultimately destroyed in 2005 in Hurricane Katrina. Greg holds a BA in Political Science from Loyola University New Orleans and is a fellow of the prestigious Institute of Politics at Loyola University. He is a graduate of the US Chamber of Commerce Institute for Organization Management (IOM), is a graduate of the NGA Executive Leadership Program at Cornell University and is an Eagle Scout. Greg and his wife Nicole are the proud parents of two children, Matthew and Katelyn.
President and CEO, National Grocers Association
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Named one of LinkedIn’s “Top Voices in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and CNBC, and serves on the Board of Directors of 1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLWS).
Shelly is a prolific author. Along with his daily newsletter, his books include the Amazon #1 bestseller Blockchain – Cryptocurrency, NFTs & Smart Contracts: An executive guide to the world of decentralized finance; Television Disrupted: The Transition from Network to Networked TV, the seminal book about the technological, economic, and sociological forces that are changing everything about the business of television; Overcoming the Digital Divide: How to Use Social Media and Digital Tools to Reinvent Yourself and Your Career; and Digital Wisdom: Thought Leadership for a Connected World.
Professor of Advanced Media, Syracuse University
Top Voice in AI & Technology
Gary Vaynerchuk is a serial entrepreneur and serves as the Chairman of VaynerX, the CEO of VaynerMedia, and the CEO and creator of VeeFriends. Gary is considered one of the leading global minds on what’s next in culture, business, and the internet.
Known as “GaryVee,” he is described as one of the most forward thinkers in business. He acutely recognizes trends and patterns early to help others understand how shifts in consumer attention impact the realities of the business world today. Gary’s approach sits at the intersection of business and pop culture. He keenly understands how to bring brand relevance to the forefront.
He is a prolific angel investor with early investments in companies like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Venmo, Snapchat, Coinbase, and Uber.
Gary is an entrepreneur at heart – he builds businesses. Today, he helps Fortune 1000 brands leverage consumer attention through his full-service advertising agency, VaynerMedia, which has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Toronto, Mexico City, London, Amsterdam, Sydney, Singapore, Tokyo, Bangkok, Delhi, and Kuala Lumpur.
VaynerMedia is part of the VaynerX holding company, which also includes Eva Nosidam Productions, Gallery Media Group, ChukMedia, VaynerSpeakers, VaynerCommerce, and Tingley Lane Trading.
Gary is the Co-Founder of VaynerSports, VCR Group, VaynerWatt, ArtOfficial, Resy, and Empathy Wines. He guided Resy and Empathy to successful exits—which he later sold to American Express and Constellation Brands, respectively.
He also owns a Major League Pickleball team called the 5s, is part owner of a Big3 basketball team, and is an investor in the revival of the SlamBall League.
In 2021, Gary created VeeFriends, an entertainment company that has become a rising powerhouse in modern entertainment and collectibles. Often described as Pokémon meets Sesame Street, the company leverages stories, games, events, collectibles, and technology to scale its character universe. Vaynerchuk has also negotiated partnerships with brand powerhouses such as Crocs, Fanatics, Macy’s/Toys “R” Us, Mattel’s UNO, Mattel’s Masters of the Universe, Moonbug Entertainment, Reebok, Squishmallows, Topps, and more.
Gary is also the founder and creator of VeeCon – a contemporary super conference that converges business and pop culture with innovation and technology.
He is a six-time New York Times bestselling author, with titles including Crush It!, Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook, Twelve and a Half, and Day Trading Attention.
In addition to running multiple businesses, Gary documents his daily life as a CEO through his social media channels, which have more than 45 million followers and garner more than 300 million monthly impressions/views across all platforms. His podcast, “The GaryVee Audio Experience,” ranks among the top podcasts globally.
Gary serves on the board of MikMak, Bojangles Restaurants, Global Citizen Forum and Pencils of Promise. He is also a longtime Well Member of charity: water.
Gary’s life ambition is to buy the New York Jets.
Entrepreneur, Chairman of
VaynerX, & CEO of VaynerMedia
Danny Yagan is a leading expert in American economic policy. He is an economics professor at the University of California-Berkeley and research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. From 2021 to 2022, he served as the Chief Economist of the White House Office of Management and Budget where he led tax policy and economic forecasts. In 2023, he co-founded the Budget Lab at Yale. His research has appeared in top economics journals and been cited in two State of the Union addresses.
Co-Founder, Budget Lab at Yale
Mark Baum currently serves as Chief Collaboration & Commercial Officer & Senior Vice President, Industry Relations for FMI – The Food Industry Association. In this role, Baum engages retailer, manufacturer, supplier, and service provider C-Suite executives to further trading partner collaboration, leading to operational improvements and growth opportunities across all segments of the food retail supply chain.
Baum is known for his intricate knowledge of almost every aspect of the food, beverage, consumer packaged goods (CPG), and retail industry. He is also recognized as one of the foremost experts in the design, management, and execution of strategic and commercial sales, marketing, and merchandising models across consumer-facing industries.
Additionally, Baum is a Managing Partner of MARCAT Group, LLC, an advisory firm specializing in the active outdoors marketplace. Prior to that, he was a Partner and led the CPG/Retail Practice at Diamond Management & Technology Consultants (NASDAQ: DTPI), now owned by Pricewaterhouse Coopers, LLP (PwC). Earlier, he was Executive Vice President of the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). Formerly, Baum was the President & CEO of the Association of Sales & Marketing Companies (ASMC). He joined GMA in 2001 after leading the merger with ASMC.
Earlier in his career, Baum served as Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Retail Insights, a division of Maclean Hunter Media/Progressive Grocer Associates – producers of Supermarket Insights, Convenience Store Insights and Restaurant Insights – and prior to that, held significant management positions at Food Distributors International. Baum’s career in the food, beverage, and CPG industry spans over 35 years and began at Paragon, a New York based snack food/candy distributor.
Mark Baum serves on the Board of Directors of KeyImpact Sales & Systems, a national foodservice broker in the United States. He is an Industry Venture Partner (IVP) with Loft Growth Partners, a private-equity firm, providing growth capital and industry expertise to emerging branded consumer products businesses. To promote diversity initiatives, Baum is a Founding Champion of the NextUp, a CPG/Retail industry organization dedicated to providing career opportunities for women and minorities. Baum also is a Director on the Board of Oswego State University (NY), his alma mater.
Chief Collaboration & Commercial Officer & Senior Vice President, Industry Relations, FMI
Kirti leads P&G’s global Consumer Market Knowledge (CMK) organization and Analytics and Insights in leveraging cutting-edge data, analytics, behavioral science and visualization to discover consumer, shopper and market insights—and transform them into actionable outputs that drive growth of P&G’s global product portfolio. Under Kirti’s leadership, CMK has become an invaluable partner in shaping the direction of our ten product categories to grow brands, guide strategies and portfolio choices, and design in-market executions.
Since joining P&G in 1993 as a CMK manager in India, Kirti has held numerous leadership positions across P&G businesses, including Beauty Care, Feminine Care, Health Care, Grooming, and most recently Baby Care. He has worked across many geographies including India, China, Singapore and the U.S.
Outside of P&G, Kirti lends his expertise to academia and the public sector to foster development in the areas of consumer insights and research.
Chief Analytics & Insights Officer, Procter & Gamble
Nicholas Bertram joined Michaels as President and Chief Operating Officer in April 2025. A purpose-driven leader with more than 20 years of experience in the retail and grocery industries, Nick oversees Stores, services, Artistree, and the real estate division.
He most recently served as CEO of Flashfood, a digital marketplace focused on reducing food waste through affordable grocery solutions. Prior to that, he was President of The GIANT Company, a subsidiary of Ahold Delhaize, where he led strategic growth and transformation initiatives in merchandising, operations, and corporate strategy. Earlier in his career, Nick held leadership roles at Walmart in operations, human resources, and innovation.
Nick holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Eastern Kentucky University and a Master of Business Administration from University of Phoenix.
President & Chief Operating Officer, Michaels Stores, Inc.
Mark Ibbotson is a senior global retail and technology executive currently serving as Chairman of VusionGroup North America, Retail Advisor to Qualcomm, and Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company. Previously, he was Executive Vice President of Central Operations and Real Estate at Walmart U.S., overseeing innovation, online grocery pickup, fresh operations, and enterprise operational transformation, and prior to that served as COO of Asda. Mark brings deep operator and advisory experience scaling retail, data, and technology platforms globally.
Chairman, VusionGroup North America, Senior Advisor, Qualcomm and McKinsey & Company
Babir Sultan is an accomplished entrepreneur, public speaker, and marketing professional with over 20 years of experience in the retail, creativity and gas station industries. As the president of multiple gas stations and founder of FavMarketing Co., Babir excels at combining data-driven strategies with innovative marketing to drive business growth. His creative content has reached millions monthly through platforms like YouTube, where he has built a loyal community with his channel, FavTrip.
Known for his leadership and adaptability, Babir inspires teams by leading with kindness, empathy, and a solutions-focused mindset. He is passionate about leveraging technology, including machine learning and data visualization, to enhance operational efficiency and customer experience.
Beyond his professional achievements, Babir is a family man, devoted father of four, and a husband. He values continuous learning, creativity, and health, recently achieving significant personal milestones in fitness and well-being. His adventurous spirit fuels his passion for travel, with aspirations to explore destinations like Japan and Morocco. Babir’s storytelling prowess, whether through marketing or his creative scriptwriting, reflects his deep commitment to sharing impactful and meaningful narratives.
In every endeavor, Babir remains dedicated to uplifting his community, supporting charitable causes, and innovating for a better future.
Entrepreneur & Founder of FavMarketing Co.
Amber Turley is Vice President of Omni Convenience and Commerce Partnerships at Sephora, where she helps the company anticipate how customers want to shop next and translate those shifts into practical, scalable retail experiences.
Over the course of her career at Sephora, she has helped shape the company’s evolution across omnichannel convenience, on-demand marketplaces, social commerce, and, more recently, AI-powered shopping.
Her work has included launching and scaling capabilities such as Buy Online, Pick Up In Store, Auto-Replenishment, Same-Day Delivery, Same-Day Unlimited, and partnerships with Instacart, DoorDash, and Uber Eats — all grounded in a focus on making shopping easier, more connected, and more responsive to how clients actually behave.
Most recently, she has helped extend Sephora’s presence into emerging AI shopping environments, including the Sephora app in ChatGPT and the company’s expanding work in agentic commerce, as new platforms reshape how customers discover, evaluate, and purchase products.
Before joining Sephora, Amber was a retail analyst at Morgan Stanley covering specialty retail, department stores, and off-price retail for a top-ranked team. She holds a B.A. in Political Science: International Relations from the University of California San Diego and a M.B.A. from NYU Stern School of Business.
VP of Omni Convenience and Commerce Partnerships, Sephora
As Chief Customer Officer (CCO), Carrie Sander is our face to the retailer and is responsible for our customer and commercial operations in the US business.
Carrie has been with the company since 2002. Over the past two years, she has led the global Sales organization through the merger with Mars Inc. and is integral to the organizational design and integration planning process.
Prior to her CCO role, Carrie served as General Manager of the Portable Wholesome Snacks (PWS) business, where she led the strategic direction, growth plans and operations of some of our most iconic brands, including Pop-Tarts, Rice Krispies Treats, Nutri-Grain and RXBAR.
Carrie has held many senior commercial roles, including sales leadership and planning roles in Away From Home (AFH). She has led regional account teams, large customer teams and served as Vice President of National Account sales from 2019 to 2021.
Throughout her career, she has led strategic joint business planning partnerships resulting in successful joint share gains, sales and profit growth across the portfolio. Carrie was awarded the distinction of being named one of Progressive Grocers Top Executive Women in recognition of her influence.
Prior to joining Kellogg, she worked in merchandising analytics at Target Corporation. Carrie also serves as a member of the Kellanova Fund Board of Directors. The Kellanova Fund serves as a charitable arm of the company, making grants around the world in support of their Better Days Promise.
Carrie is the mother of three, she and her husband reside in Mason, OH. She earned her degree in Marketing, Management and Economics from Indiana University.
Chief Customer Officer, Kellanova
Ron Cole is an accomplished and results-driven executive with a distinguished career spanning consumer goods and entrepreneurship with an expertise in operations, brand & product development, sales, and M&A. As the newly appointed President of Pronghorn, he now spearheads the organization’s mission to advance economic equity and diversity, aiming to generate $2.4 billion in economic value within the spirits industry by 2032.
He holds an Executive MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and a B.A. from the University of Rochester, bringing both strategic insight and operational expertise to the role.
Ron’s career spans leadership roles at global powerhouses like Nestlé Purina, Kerry Foods, and Reckitt, where he managed and built multiple billion-dollar P&Ls and stood up organizational capabilities like digital media and integrated commercial planning. A dedicated servant leader, he’s known for developing high-performing, values-driven teams and mentoring the next generation of talent.
President, Pronghorn Co
As the Global Head of Retail, Restaurants & Consumer Goods GTM at Amazon/AWS, Justin leads a team dedicated to driving digital transformation across the consumer landscape. Amazon’s mission is to be the earth’s most customer-centric company and his team’s mission is to empower businesses with supply chain, advertising, ecommerce, physical store, artificial intelligence, digital core, and customer experience capabilities. Recognized as the 2024 Innovator of the Year by Mass Market Retailer and 2026 Top AI Thought-Leader by Rethink Retail, Justin is passionate about leveraging technology to solve complex industry challenges. Beyond his professional endeavors, he serves on a Coalition of Action for Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), the Western Michigan Food Marketing Association (FMA) advisory board, the Leadership Atlanta board, and CHRIS180 board. Justin also hosts the top global consumer industries entrepreneurship podcast – The Contender Cast.
Global Head, Worldwide Retail, Restaurants & Consumer Goods GTM, Amazon/AWS
Greg Rush is the President of Houchens Food Group, a subsidiary of Houchens Industries, Inc., one of the largest and the most diversified 100% employee-owned companies in the country. Houchens Food Group operates over 400 locations throughout 15 states. These locations include grocery, convenience, and hardware stores, as well as quick service restaurants. Mr. Rush’s retail experience began at age 15 with a local independent grocer. While attending Western Kentucky University he worked full-time in Dollar General’s Scottsville, KY distribution center, interned with various departments and upon graduation joined the Internal Audit department before transitioning into Merchandising where he had the opportunity to lead sourcing and category management for numerous departments. In 2009, Mr. Rush joined Houchens Food Group as a Convenience Category Manager and has served in roles of increasing responsibility until most recently serving as Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Merchandising.
Mr. Rush is an active Board member of Associated Wholesale Grocers, Houchens Food Group, Feeders Pet Supply, and is the Chairman of the Board of Alliance Retail Group. He previously served on the Boards and is still actively involved with IGA, Tennessee Grocers & Convenience Store Association, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Greg holds a BS in Accounting from Western Kentucky University. Greg and his wife Stephanie are the proud parents of three sons, Hamilton, Jackson, and Jett.
President, Houchens Food Group
Additional speakers to be announced, check back soon!
Monday, June 8
12:00 PM – 6:00 PM Registration
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM NIQ Showcase
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM Welcome & Opening Keynote
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM Opening Reception & Dinner
Tuesday, June 9
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast*
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM Mainstage
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch*
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM Mainstage
2:30 PM – 5:30 PM Insight Sessions & NIQ Showcase
6:30 PM – 10:30 PM Dinner
*NIQ Showcase open
Wednesday, June 10
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast*
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Insight Sessions & NIQ Showcase
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch*
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Mainstage & Closing
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM Closing party feat. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
*NIQ Showcase open
More About Trombone Shorty
Born Troy Andrews, Trombone Shorty got his start (and nickname) earlier than most: at four, he made his first appearance at Jazz Fest performing with Bo Diddley; at six, he was leading his own brass band; and by his teenage years, he was hired by Lenny Kravitz to join the band he assembled for his Electric Church World Tour. Shorty’s proven he’s more than just a horn player, though. Catch a gig, open the pages of the New York Times or Vanity Fair, flip on any late-night or morning TV show and you’ll see an undeniable star with utterly magnetic charisma, a natural born showman who can command an audience with the best of them.
Since 2010, he’s released five chart topping studio albums (his most recent being 2022’s Lifted); toured with everyone from Jeff Beck to the Red Hot Chili Peppers; collaborated across genres with Pharrell, Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson, Foo Fighters, ZHU, Zac Brown, Normani, Ringo Starr, and countless more; played Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Newport Folk, Newport Jazz, and nearly every other major festival; performed four times at the GRAMMY Awards, six times at the White House, on dozens of TV shows, and at the star-studded Sesame Street Gala, where he was honored with his own Muppet; launched the Trombone Shorty Foundation to support youth music education; and received the prestigious Caldecott Honor for his first children’s book.
Thursday, June 11
Departures
*Agenda subject to change
Mainstage
Join us at C360 for an in‑depth exploration of the evolving retail landscape. Hear from prominent industry leaders and respected experts who will deliver forward‑looking insights and actionable strategies designed to help your organization excel in an era defined by innovation and constant change. Leave equipped with cutting‑edge knowledge to confidently drive your business ahead.
2026 Founders Pitch Slam
Get your pitching arms ready for the 4th annual NIQ Founders Pitch Slam for Emerging Brands.
Pitch Slam is back at Consumer 360, and it is bigger than ever. As one of the largest CPG pitch slams of the year for founding entrepreneurs, this event provides a rare opportunity for emerging CPG brand makers to pitch their products to an esteemed panel of industry executives from across the retail, investment and global brand communities at C360 in San Antonio, TX. All audience members will have the opportunity to vote for their fan favorite among the top five finalists.
This unique competition provides the pitch slam winner with exclusive access to NIQ’s data experts to help build their brand through the lens of best-in-class data and analytics. Five finalists will receive an all-expense paid trip to C360 for the live pitch, vying for the ultimate prize package.
Join us and discover how to better understand and master the new realities required to stay ahead of the next waves of change.
Meet Your Judges
Ben Macedo
NIQ Global Innovation Practice Leader
Ben Macedo
NIQ Global Innovation Practice Leader
Ben Macedo is the global leader of the NIQ Innovation Practice, which includes the industry leading BASES new product development assessment suite. Ben has been consulting on new product innovation with both Fortune 500 companies and start-ups for nearly 25 years. His areas of expertise include identifying “white space” opportunities, ideation, sales forecasting, and honing launch activation with pack design and other marketing levers. In his tenure with BASES, Ben has seen thousands of new product ideas and launches and is adept at understanding the factors that differentiate the winners from the rest of the pack. These days, Ben is ensuring BASES is at the forefront of applying AI to innovation testing, including the use of predictive models to forecast new product volume, AI-driven concept screening that cuts the time from idea to go/no-go decision, and AI applications for sensory product testing.
Hakim Ghanem
Sr Director, Portfolio Support Group, Advent International
Hakim Ghanem
Sr Director, Portfolio Support Group, Advent International
Hakim Ghanem joined Advent in 2021 and is a Senior Director in Boston. He is a member of the Portfolio Support Group. Hakim works with management teams to improve performance and deliver results needed to realize the investment thesis.
Before joining Advent, Hakim was an Executive Director at JPMorgan’s Global Banking team, where he led transformation programs and digital platform development. Prior to that, he was the COO of E*TRADE’s trading and cash management business. Hakim began his career as a strategy consultant, most recently at Booz & Company and Bain & Company.
Hakim received his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He also earned a MSc in Engineering from Ecole Centrale Nantes and a master’s in management from ESSEC in Paris.
Wayne Bennett
SVP Retail, ECRM/RangeMe
Wayne Bennett
SVP Retail, ECRM/RangeMe
Wayne Bennett is a recognized retail and CPG industry leader, named a Top RETHINK Retail Expert in 2024 and 2025 and a 2026 Industry Trade Steward by RBD Magazine / Retail Brand Discovery. He serves as Senior Vice President, Retail at ECRM/RangeMe, a leading B2B technology and services company supporting product discovery, supplier engagement, and category growth across the retail and CPG ecosystem.
In his role, Wayne works closely with senior merchant leaders, category teams, national retailers, and CPG companies to help modernize how retailers discover, evaluate, and activate product innovation. His work spans food, drug, mass, specialty, convenience, beauty, health, wellness, grocery, and natural products channels.
A trusted industry connector and thought leader, Wayne focuses on key growth areas including emerging brands, product innovation, own brand development, supplier diversity, sustainability, localization, health and wellness, and category growth strategy. He regularly hosts industry webinars and fireside chats with retail leaders, creating conversations that help brands better understand how to win at retail.
Wayne is also the founder of the Founders’ Innovation Day program, an industry event designed to bring together emerging brands, retailers, founders, and growth partners for meaningful content, community, and connections.
Prior to ECRM/RangeMe, Wayne spent more than 20 years as Group Publisher of Drug Store News, where he led business strategy, revenue growth, digital expansion, industry events, thought leadership, and custom media programs for leading retail and CPG partners.
Wayne holds a B.S. in Economics from SUNY Albany and an M.B.A. in Marketing Management from St. John’s University. He lives on Long Island with his wife, Gail, and their two sons.
Brooke Gil
Frozen Team Leader, Whole Foods
Brooke Gil
Frozen Team Leader, Whole Foods
Brooke Gil, originally from Spokane, Washington, currently serves as Team Leader for Frozen at Whole Foods Market. With a bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington, she joined Whole Foods Market in 2016, starting on the Southwest Grocery team and transitioning to the national Grocery team in 2020. In 2023, Brooke attained Olive Oil Sommelier Certification and became a certified Master Olive Oil Consultant in 2025 through the School of Olive Oil (ESAO) in Valencia, Spain, further building her expertise.
Over the past few years, she has also worked closely with Whole Foods Market’s Quality Standards team and suppliers to plan, communicate, and execute expanded quality standards covering all seafood types within the canned seafood assortment. This initiative, which previously only covered tuna, now encompasses all tinned seafood, ensuring that all products meet stringent quality and sustainability criteria.
Beyond work, Brooke enjoys gardening and traveling. She advocates for sustainable food practices and enjoys experiencing diverse food cultures, collecting memorable stories from her travels to over 80 countries to date. These experiences have enriched her understanding of varied culinary traditions and shaped her approach to life.
Justin Gold
Founder of Justin’s
Justin Gold
Founder of Justin’s
Justin Gold is a food entrepreneur best known as the founder of Justin’s, a leading brand of natural and organic nut butters, snack packs, and peanut butter cups. He founded the company in 2004 in Boulder, Colorado, after experimenting with homemade nut butters to support his vegetarian, active lifestyle.
Gold initially built the business from the ground up—selling at farmers markets, pitching retailers, and handcrafting products—while working other jobs.
He revolutionized the category by introducing single-serve squeeze packs, which provided a convenient and accessible way for consumers to try nut butter and helped grow the broader market beyond traditional peanut butter.
Justin’s rapid growth led to its acquisition by Hormel Foods in 2016 for approximately $286 million, cementing Gold’s reputation as an innovative leader in the natural foods space.
Breakout Sessions
Get more from your C360 experience with two days of focused, deep‑dive sessions on the topics that matter most. Explore the perspectives and insights shaping the industry, from critical challenges and emerging opportunities to the ideas driving future growth. These sessions take a strategic look at the forces influencing modern commerce, spanning innovation, AI‑driven decision‑making, consumer and shopper behavior, retail media effectiveness, data‑driven cultures, and the evolving regulatory and global landscape.
Beyond the Click: Mastering Incrementality Measurement for Retail Media ROI
Beyond the Click: Mastering Incrementality Measurement for Retail Media ROI
Retail media is the fastest‑growing advertising channel, yet many brands still struggle to answer the question: “Did this ad drive sales that wouldn’t have happened otherwise?” This session demystifies incrementality measurement, which is the gold standard for proving retail media impact, by breaking down the most effective methodologies- from matched‑market testing to synthetic controls. We’ll explore how leading brands use data to boost targeting efficiency and share clear frameworks for optimizing investment across an increasingly fragmented retail media landscape. Attendees will leave with a sharper understanding of how to turn incrementality into meaningful, measurable ROI.
Fueling a Data‑Driven Culture: Empowering Every Decision Maker
Fueling a Data‑Driven Culture: Empowering Every Decision Maker
Building a truly data‑driven organization goes beyond tools it requires aligning teams around shared KPIs, consistent market insights, and a common language of data literacy. This session tackles the biggest obstacles to creating a data‑savvy culture and offers practical, actionable guidance through a proven crawl‑walk‑run model, including how to blend relationship‑driven and data‑driven selling, modernize line reviews, and make AI work for everyday decision‑makers. Attendees will leave with a clear view of what “best‑in‑class” looks like once the foundations are in place, plus concrete tips and tricks for elevating data literacy across every key persona in the enterprise.
Gen Alpha’s World: Insights Through the Lens of Beauty
Gen Alpha’s World: Insights Through the Lens of Beauty
Gen Alpha consumers are already rewriting the rules of beauty, offering an early window into how the next generation will discover brands, shape trends, and make purchasing decisions. In this session, we use the beauty category as a case study to explore what matters most to Gen Alpha, what they expect from brands and retailers, and how their digitally‑native and values‑driven mindset is reshaping engagement. From personalization and self‑expression to the platforms and creators guiding their choices, this conversation reveals what Gen Alpha foreshadows about the future consumer and how companies across industries can prepare for their impact.
How AI Agents, Trusted Data, and the Digital Shelf Are Rewriting the Path to Purchase
How AI Agents, Trusted Data, and the Digital Shelf Are Rewriting the Path to Purchase
As the path to purchase rapidly evolves, shoppers are increasingly delegating discovery, comparison, and decision‑making to AI‑powered agents. In this new era of agentic commerce, personalization is no longer about targeting messages to people, it’s about ensuring products are clearly understood, trusted, and chosen by machines acting on consumers’ behalf. This session explores how AI is disrupting the digital shelf, reshaping how brands and retailers show up. We’ll examine how high‑quality, trusted data underpins successful personalization, enables AI‑driven shopping experiences, and determines which products win in an agent‑led marketplace. Attendees will gain practical guidance on how to prepare their content, data, and strategies to remain relevant, discoverable, and competitive as AI‑driven commerce continues to accelerate.
From Market Strategy to Store-Level Precision: Activating Localization at the Shelf
From Market Strategy to Store-Level Precision: Activating Localization at the Shelf
In today’s new reality, market-level strategies are no longer enough to win at the shelf. This session explores how leading manufacturers are moving from broad market decisioning to store-level precision by operationalizing localization across insights and execution. By connecting localized opportunity identification with store-specific assortment decisions, organizations can replace fragmented tools and inconsistent prioritization. This approach enables faster decisions, clearer focus on the highest-value and highest-potential stores, and shelf‑ready execution tailored to local conditions and shoppers, driving more precise and effective outcomes where it matters most.
Inflection Points: Visioning, Activating, and Navigating the Road from Startup to Scaleup
Inflection Points: Visioning, Activating, and Navigating the Road from Startup to Scaleup
Are you prepared to guide your organization into its next chapter of growth? With thousands of CPG innovations hitting the market each year, and more than 70% failing, it’s never been more important to continually assess what’s next for your brand. Whether you’re refining your innovation pipeline, strengthening consumer loyalty, or building the distribution engine that takes you from $1M to $1B (or more) in annual sales, the right decisions at pivotal moments make all the difference. Join NIQ and fellow industry leaders to explore how to confidently navigate the critical inflection points that shape a brand’s successful scaling journey.
Inside the Micro‑Realities Shaping Tomorrow’s Consumer
Inside the Micro‑Realities Shaping Tomorrow’s Consumer
Today’s consumers no longer move through the world with a single shared experience—shifting values, media ecosystems, cultural influences, and technology have created countless “micro‑realities” that redefine how people live, shop, and make decisions. Drawing on NIQ Consumer Life’s 50+ years of trend tracking and NIQ’s thought leadership team, this session explores the disruptors, emerging signals, and human truths reshaping the future across food, wellness, beauty, the home, retail, and more. Attendees will gain a clear view of how these fragmented consumer worlds are evolving, and how brands must adapt their strategies to stay relevant, culturally attuned, and future‑ready.
Precision Innovation: Accelerating Ideas, Improving Outcomes
Precision Innovation: Accelerating Ideas, Improving Outcomes
The strongest innovation engines pair speed with discipline. This session explores how AI, when applied early and thoughtfully, can augment human judgment and consumer research to surface winning ideas faster and efficiently eliminate those unlikely to succeed. We’ll also highlight why disciplined pre‑market testing and forecasting remain essential as ideas near launch, ensuring innovations deliver sustainable growth and return on investment. Attendees will leave with a clear playbook for using AI and predictive insight to strengthen decisions, secure stakeholder alignment, and future‑proof their innovation pipelines.
The AI Shopping Blueprint: Building the Tech and Data Infrastructure Powering the Future of Commerce
The AI Shopping Blueprint: Building the Tech and Data Infrastructure Powering the Future of Commerce
AI‑driven shopping is no longer a future concept; it’s quickly becoming the engine behind how consumers search, compare, and choose what to buy. Join global leaders as they discuss how organizations are building the essential foundations for smarter, faster, and more predictive decision‑making. Together, they’ll unpack the infrastructure, data architecture, and partnerships required to unlock AI‑powered insights that elevate every step of the shopping journey.
The New Health Equation: Trends, Regulation, and Economic Forces Reshaping F&B
The New Health Equation: Trends, Regulation, and Economic Forces Reshaping F&B
From the Make America Healthy Again movement and the rise of GLP‑1s to shifts in SNAP, a K‑shaped economy, evolving consumer sentiment, ultra‑processed food debates, and emerging state‑level regulations, today’s landscape is reshaping the Food & Beverage industry at every turn. With so many forces at play, it can be challenging for brands and retailers to pinpoint which pressures and opportunities matter most. In this session, we’ll share the latest insights and bring together industry experts to explore what the next 18 months will look like and how companies can position themselves to win.
The World Ahead: Global Trends Destined for North America
The World Ahead: Global Trends Destined for North America
Consumer innovation is accelerating at different speeds around the world and in many cases, the next major North American shift is already well underway in other markets. In this dynamic panel, global retail and consumer‑behavior experts break down the trends reshaping how shoppers abroad browse, buy, and make decisions, and why these behaviors are set to hit North America within the next two to five years. From hyper‑personalized retail ecosystems across Asia, to Europe’s frictionless commerce and sustainability‑driven habits, to Latin America’s social‑commerce‑powered discovery, this session offers a forward‑looking preview of the global forces about to redefine the North American marketplace.
Turning Shopper Signals Into Action: A New Playbook for Merchants
Turning Shopper Signals Into Action: A New Playbook for Merchants
This session takes you inside the real decision‑making process of merchants, showing how shopper signals seen in loyalty, basket, and behavioral data shape choices when human judgment, trade‑offs, and accountability are on the line. We’ll highlight where analytics truly change outcomes versus where it stalls as reporting and showcase how retailers and external partners collaborate to turn insight into meaningful action. Attendees will leave with a clear view of analytics as a decision accelerator and a practical blueprint for driving smarter, faster strategies.
NIQ Showcase
Step into the NIQ Showcase, where innovation meets insight in a dynamic product and tech playground. Discover the newest business intelligence solutions delivering the most complete picture of how consumers buy. Enjoy live demos, talk with experts, and dive into interactive experiences.
The NIQ Showcase features the following three areas:
The AI Platform Experience brings AI to life through intuitive platforms and AI‑powered technology, showcasing real‑world stories and connections across solutions.
The Intelligence Bar delivers clear visibility into what drives performance across key channels and markets. It supports smarter, more enduring strategies by revealing what consumers are doing and why.
The Activation Zone is a guided path through real‑world activation use cases, showing how brands can leverage end‑to‑end activation solutions to overcome challenges at every stage of their journey. As attendees move through a series of connected booths, each stop highlights “where the brand is now,” making it easy to see parallels to their own business and how purposeful activation can drive growth and momentum forward.
Innovation Hall
Innovation Hall brings together the ideas and innovators shaping the future of consumer products. The space features brands introducing fresh concepts and bold category‑challenging ideas, alongside the winners from the 2026 BASES Breakthrough Innovation Awards. Attendees can explore product highlights, discover the trends driving growth, and experience the creativity fueling the next wave of innovation.
Networking
C360 is designed to spark idea exchange and support meaningful networking, allowing attendees to meet peers and build relationships with professionals from top global companies. Dedicated social events throughout the program will offer additional chances to connect with industry leaders, experts, and colleagues, helping foster valuable professional ties.
Meet and network with professionals from leading global brands in attendance at this year’s event:
| 1Q |
| 3 Tier Beverages |
| 3 Tier Marketing |
| 5WPR / Cosnova |
| 84.51 |
| Abbott |
| Acosta |
| Acosta Inc. |
| Acosta Sales and Marketing |
| ADT |
| Advantage Solutions |
| Ahold Delhaize USA |
| Alamance Foods Inc |
| Albertsons |
| Albertsons Companies |
| Amazon |
| Amazon Ads |
| American Red Cross of Illinois |
| Antelope Pets |
| Applegate |
| Arla Foods |
| AST Salontech |
| AST Systems LLC |
| Avocados From Mexico |
| Awake Chocolate |
| Bacardi |
| Bacardi USA |
| Bain & Company |
| BAIR – Riteway |
| Bake’n Joy Foods |
| Barilla |
| Barilla America Inc. |
| Bayer |
| Bayer Consumer Healthcare |
| BeatBox |
| BeatBox Beverages |
| Beauty Solutions |
| Beyond Convenience LLC |
| BFG Partners |
| Big Chalk Analytics |
| Big Easy Blends |
| Boardwalk Frozen Treats |
| Boomerang’s Foods |
| Boston Consulting Group |
| Botticelli Foods |
| Botticelli Foods LLC |
| Brown-Forman |
| Burdette Beckmann Inc |
| Bush Brothers & Company |
| C&S Software sp. z.o.o |
| C.A. Carlin |
| CA Ferolie |
| Campari |
| Cardinal Health |
| Cargill |
| Cargill Consumer Brands |
| Carl Buddig & Company |
| Catalytics |
| CAVA |
| Chewy |
| Chobani |
| CHPA |
| Cibo Vita |
| Circle K |
| CNN |
| Coca-Cola |
| Coefficient Capital |
| Compana Pet Brands |
| Conagra Brands |
| Conduit Venture Labs |
| Constellation Brands |
| Consumer Technology Association |
| Cosnova USA Inc. |
| Coty |
| CPG LOGIC |
| CPG-Logic |
| Crescent Crown Distributing |
| Crossmark |
| DAVID BITRAN | C-Suite Advisory |
| Daymon |
| Defense Commissary Agency HQ |
| Diageo |
| DJM Investors |
| Dole Fresh Vegetables |
| Dollar General Corp |
| Dollar General Corporation |
| Driscolls |
| DUDE Products, Inc. |
| Dyson |
| Earth Animal Ventures |
| ECRM x RangeMe |
| eos |
| Epsilon |
| Epsilon / Publicis |
| Epsilon/Publicis |
| Eurpac |
| Evergreen |
| Exergen Corporation |
| Ferrara |
| Ferrero USA |
| Fetch |
| Filippo Berio |
| Firestone Walker Brewing Co. |
| Food Systems Institute, UCLA |
| FoodHealth Co |
| FoodStory Brands |
| Forbes Councils |
| Forward Consumer Partners |
| Freshpet |
| FROMM International |
| Galderma Canada |
| General Mills |
| Glanbia Performance Nutrition |
| Good2grow |
| GPN |
| GS1 US |
| Hampton Farms |
| Happy Coffee / Hello Products |
| Harken Foods, Inc. |
| Healthy Pet |
| Heineken USA |
| Henkel Consumer Brands |
| Himalaya Wellness |
| Holloway House |
| Home |
| Honestus |
| Hormel Foods |
| HP Hood LLC |
| Ibotta |
| InContextSolutions |
| Incontextsolutions.com |
| Ingredion |
| Ingredion Incorporated |
| Intel |
| Jack Link’s |
| JOH |
| Justin’s / Applegate |
| Katie Linendoll Productions |
| Keef Brands |
| Kellanova |
| Kerry Group |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp |
| Kiolbassa |
| KraftHeinz |
| Lamb Weston |
| LatinUS Beauty |
| Layden Enterprises, LLC |
| Levin Consulting |
| LifeMade Products |
| Lifestyles Health |
| Link Snacks, LLC |
| Links Snacks Inc. |
| Loreal |
| LTPlabs – Business AI |
| Lucyd |
| Malk Organics |
| Management Sciences Assoc Inc. |
| Mancini Rodon Group |
| Mark Anthony Brands |
| Market Performance Group |
| Mars |
| Mars Petcare |
| Marukan Vinegar USA |
| McIlhenny Company |
| MediaRadar |
| Meijer |
| Michigan Sugar Company |
| Milani Cosmetics |
| Milo’s Tea Company |
| Mingle Beverage Company |
| Mingle Mocktails |
| Mitchell Grocery Corp. |
| Moet Hennessy USA |
| Molson Coors |
| Mondelez |
| Mondelez International |
| Morton Salt |
| MPG |
| MSI Market Solutions Inc. |
| NACS |
| Naterra International |
| National Association of Convenience Stores |
| National Pork Board |
| Natura |
| Nestle Purina |
| Nestle USA |
| Niagara Bottling LLC |
| Not Your Mother’s Haircare / DeMert Brands |
| Nourish Movement |
| Novi |
| NRS |
| NRS Insights |
| Nuqleous |
| Nutrition Sustainability Strategies |
| NYU Stern School of Business |
| Olipop |
| OpenBrand |
| Optia Data |
| Pabst Brewing Company |
| Palermo Villa, Inc. |
| Palermo’s Villa, Inc. |
| PDC Brands |
| Pep Boys |
| PepsiCo |
| Perfetti Van Melle |
| Pernod Ricard, USA |
| Persistent Systems |
| Phusion Projects |
| Planalytics |
| Post Holdings |
| Prairie Farms Dairy |
| Pre Brands |
| Pricklee, LLC |
| Proximo Spirits |
| Publix |
| Publix Super Markets, Inc. |
| Randall Foods Inc. |
| RBC Capital Markets |
| RCS, Inc |
| Reckitt |
| RECKITT USA |
| Republic National Distributing |
| Resette, Inc. (DBA Daybird) |
| Reyes Beverage Group |
| Reynolds American, Inc. |
| Reynolds Consumer Products |
| Rite Aid |
| Riteway Sales and Marketing |
| RNDC |
| RSM |
| Rudolph Foods Company Inc |
| Sambazon |
| Sazerac |
| Schraad Sales & Marketing |
| Seek |
| SellEthics Marketing Group |
| SGWS |
| SharkNinja |
| Shell Mobility & Convenience USA |
| Shell US / TPG |
| Sierra Nevada Brewing Co |
| Snowflake Inc. |
| Sobeys |
| Socialisssima |
| Southeastern Grocers |
| Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits |
| StarKist |
| StarKist Co |
| Stemilt Growers |
| Strategic Solutions International |
| Suntory Global Spirits |
| SureBright |
| The Barcode Group |
| The Coca-Cola Company |
| The Hershey Company |
| The Republic of Tea |
| The Robin Report |
| Think Blue |
| TikTok |
| Topical Skin |
| Triple G Ventures |
| Twinings USA |
| Ulta Beauty, inc. |
| UNFI |
| University of Puget Sound |
| Utz Brands |
| Vision Group Network |
| Voya Financial |
| VusionGroup |
| Walmart |
| Waterloo Sparkling Water |
| Whipstitch Capital |
| Whole Foods |
| Whole Foods Market |
| WIS International |
| Wise Market Insights |
| WM Partners |
| World Data Lab |
| WSL Strategic Retail |
| Yale Labs |