Thursday, June 30, 2022 - Eastern Standard Time
*Note that this agenda is not 100% confirmed. Session times are subject to change based on speaker availability as we continue to flesh out the agenda. Stay tuned to this page and your email for updates.
Welcome - Let's Network!
10:30 AM - 11:05 AM
10:30 AM
11:05 AM
Welcome Remarks
11:05 AM - 11:10 AM
11:05 AM
11:10 AM
Keynote: After Covid: What Retail Foodservice Looks like Now
11:10 AM - 11:20 AM
11:10 AM
11:20 AM
<p>Robots, plant-based and sanitation stations. The present and the future of retail foodservice.</p>
Josh Harpole
VP for Deli/Bakery
Kroger
Networking Break
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM
11:20 AM
11:30 AM
Merchandising Trends in Grocery Foodservice
11:30 AM - 11:45 PM
11:30 AM
11:45 PM
<p>How to leverage the flavors and meal solutions that consumers are craving now into sales growth.</p>
Rachel Vegas
Chief Merchandising Officer
BJ's Wholesale Club
Rachael Vegas is Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer of BJ’s Wholesale Club. Ms. Vegas joined the Company in 2021. Prior to that, she was Senior Vice President, Ecommerce Merchandising at H-E-B, where she was responsible for its ecommerce business as well as its in-store financial services and payments division and its retail media initiative. Before H-E-B, Ms. Vegas held various leadership positions at Brandless, Target and Delhaize Group. She holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Bachelor of Arts from Tufts University.
Networking Break
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM
11:45 AM
11:55 AM
Creating Meaningful, Flexible Work in Today's Environment
11:55 AM - 12:15 PM
11:55 AM
12:15 PM
<p>Strategies that engage various workforce models and meet the needs of retail and grocery customers</p>
Raj Kapoor
Chief Operating Officer
Shipt
Shipt’s Chief Operating Officer, Raj Kapoor, has robust experience in disruptive industries, with deep expertise in mobility and emerging technologies. Kapoor oversees operations to ensure great experiences for our customers, shoppers and retail partners, including service line management and innovation, regional operations and customer service. He joins Shipt from Lyft, where as Vice President of Lyft Business, he led the company's transportation and software solutions focused on small businesses to large enterprises.
Networking Break
12:15 PM - 12:25 PM
12:15 PM
12:25 PM
The Fresh Food Delivery Opportunity
12:25 PM - 12:45 PM
12:25 PM
12:45 PM
<p>An exploration of how retail foodservice is evolving to optimize efficiencies and revenue. </p>
Amelia Riba
VP Gopuff Kitchens
Gopuff
Networking Break
12:45 PM - 12:55 PM
12:45 PM
12:55 PM
Insights on Foodservice Technology
12:55 PM - 1:30 PM
12:55 PM
1:30 PM
<p>Digital strategies designed to attract and retain today’s retail foodservice consumer.<br /><br /><em><strong>Sponsored by: </strong></em></p>
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Heather Kirchner
Market Planning & Strategy Manager, Order Ahead
Instacart/FoodStorm
Heather is part of the FoodStorm team, which provides Made-to-Order & Catering solutions at Instacart. Previously Vice President of US Sales at FoodStorm, Heather was responsible for the US business development strategy including new sales, customer relationships, marketing/PR and operations support. In her first year at FoodStorm, their team signed over 40 new customers, with half of them being retailers in the grocery industry.
Heather has spent her career in business development within the SaaS industry, working with companies to bring their manual operations online. Prior to FoodStorm, she worked as Vice President at PageUp, an Australian-based SaaS company offering human resources technology to US Higher Education institutions, and at Equifax within the enterprise solutions team.
Closing Remarks
1:30 PM - 1:35 PM
1:30 PM
1:35 PM
Want to join the speaker lineup for this event?
Contact Gina Acosta at gacosta@ensembleiq.com.