Published: March 24, 2011
Nation's Top CPG and Retail Leaders Reveal How to Gain the Competitive Edge at SymphonyIRI Summit 2011
(BUSINESS WIRE) - WHAT: Building on its reputation for raising and tackling the
CPG, retail and healthcare industries' most pressing business issues,
SymphonyIRI Group, Inc. is hosting Summit 2011 at the Fontainebleau
Miami Beach in Florida. This world-class conference features an
impressive roster of keynote speakers, who are each distinguished
leaders within their industries.
WHY: The "new normal" is an intensely competitive world where
every single leg up matters for retailers and manufacturers, who are
doing everything they can to compete and win with shoppers. Because
shoppers will separate the winners from the losers this year, Summit
2011 will focus on "Gaining the Competitive Edge."
WHO: Shopper-centric innovation is the cornerstone to winning in
the new world, so the agenda for Summit 2011 will zero in on the most
important issues of shopper understanding, pricing and promotion,
loyalty programs, advanced analytics and merchandising technologies. To
deliver these compelling perspectives, SymphonyIRI has assembled an
impressive list of distinguished leaders to deliver keynote
presentations.
WHEN: March 29-30, 2011 (All times listed are Eastern Daylight
Time)
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Tuesday, March 29
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8:15-8:45 a.m.
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Dr. Romesh Wadhwani
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Chairman, SymphonyIRI Group, Inc.
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"Innovating for Competitive Advantage"
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8:45-9:15 a.m.
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Salman Amin
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Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing, PepsiCo
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"Confronting the Future: A Friend's Challenge"
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9:15-9:45 a.m.
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John Freeland
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President & Chief Executive Officer, SymphonyIRI Group, Inc.
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"Putting Competitive Advantage into Action"
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9:45-10:30 a.m.
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Expert Round Table: "Future Look: Architecting Shopper
Marketing and Insights Collaboration Strategies to Win"
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Panelists:
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Susan Wagner, Senior Vice President, Global Strategic
Insights, Johnson & Johnson Group of Consumer Companies
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Robert Chumley, Vice President, Merchandising, 7-Eleven
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Phillip Chambers, Senior Vice President, Global Insights,
PepsiCo
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Ed Porter, Vice President, Consumer and Business Insights,
Ahold
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Dr. Krishnakumar (KK) Davey, Managing Director, Symphony
Consulting
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Robert (Bob) I. Tomei, President, Symphony Consumer &
Shopper Marketing
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11-11:30 a.m.
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Tony Rogers
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Senior Vice President, Brand Marketing, Walmart
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Elizabeth Ellers
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Executive Vice President, Corporate Research, Univision
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"Making Hispanics Your Competitive Advantage at Retail"
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11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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Gary Hamel
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Professor and Author
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"Management Innovation: The Ultimate Competitive Advantage"
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Wednesday, March 30
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9-9:30 a.m.
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Rob Price
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Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, CVS/Pharmacy
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"The Changing Face of Retail Healthcare"
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9:30-10:15 a.m.
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Multigenerational Consumer Panel: "Through the Generations"
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Moderator:
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Thom Blischok, Global President, Innovation & Strategy,
SymphonyIRI Group, Inc,
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Panelists:
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BABY BOOMERS:
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Rich Kizer & Georgane Bender, Consultants, The Aging of
America
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MILLENNIAL:
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Sasha Muradali, Blogger, Little Pink Blog
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GENERATION X:
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Alma Klein, Blogger, Social Media Moms
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Isabel Villegas, Director, Jack Morton Latino
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10:45-11:15 a.m.
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John Kastenholz
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Vice President, Category Leadership, ConAgra
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"Listening to Shoppers: How Behavior Changes Shift the Center
Store Paradigm"
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11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
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Mark Zandi
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Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics.com
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"The Business Cycle Turns Up"
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WHERE:
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Summit 2011
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Fontainebleau Miami Beach
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4441 Collins Avenue
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Miami Beach,FL 33140
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www.sigsummit.com
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About SymphonyIRI Group
SymphonyIRI Group, Inc. serves more than 95 percent of the world's
leading CPG, retail and healthcare companies, offering the
highest-quality information, insights, software and consulting
solutions. These solutions enable clients to create innovative new
products, marketing and promotion campaigns, retail and store layout
strategies, and pricing strategies that generate revenue and market
share uplift. The company includes IRI Market Measurement, which
provides market tracking information, and Symphony Solutions & Services,
consisting of the company's analytics, consumer & shopper insights,
business intelligence software and consulting organizations. For more
information, visit www.symphonyiri.com.
SymphonyIRI Group Contacts:
John McIndoe, (312) 474-3862
John.McIndoe@SymphonyIRI.com
or
Shelley
Hughes, (312) 474-3675
Shelley.Hughes@SymphonyIRI.com
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