Jun 6, 2016

By: Carol Abel, Vice President of Education, Food Marketing Institute
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In food retail everyone has their specialty. There are those who focus on marketing and merchandising and those who hone in on food safety. Some are technology experts; while others are private brands practitioners. But there are some topics that are so broad they reach across all departments.

For example, everyone feels the impact of the growth of fresh foods in the store in one way or another. No one is immune from the effects of potential cyber security breaches. All of us benefit when innovations in loyalty programs keep our customers coming back for more. We are all looking for ways to work better with the multiple generations in the workforce and build our talent pipelines.

During FMI Connect, we’ll host several Thought Leader education sessions that will include leading experts from inside and outside the industry addressing these near-universal issues. Here are some highlights of what these Thought Leader sessions will cover:

2016 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends – Join FMI President and CEO Leslie Sarasin on a trip into the current consumer mind-scape as she unveils top findings in FMI 2016 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends. Learn More

Engaging the Next Generation –Lucas Mack, founder and CEO of 4th Avenue Media will give inspiring and actionable tips on how to engage and lead the next generation with purpose and clarity. Learn More

Future of Loyalty –Learn how global leader American Express is changing the game with the rollout of Plenti, the first U.S.-based loyalty coalition, and how high frequency engagement, driven by data, is revolutionizing loyalty as we know it. Learn More

Fresh Destinations Around The Perimeter – Learn about perimeter space equipment details from three different retail environments showing trend, concept, and execution of programs. Learn More

Cyber-Risk – Major General Brett Williams, USAF (Ret.), former director of operations for U.S. Cyber Command with the Department of Defense and co-founder of IronNet Cybersecurity attacks the very difficult issue of managing cyber-risk, providing executive leaders with the tools to interact effectively with the CIO, CISO and other IT experts by asking the right questions, and more importantly, by being able to understand the answers. Learn More

Shopping for Health - Results of the 2016 Shopping for Health report, compiled by FMI and Rodale, reveal that over half of shoppers consider themselves overweight and say they need motivation to help them eat healthfully. Learn More

Learn more about our Thought Leader session and start planning your FMI Connect education sessions and events by downloading the 2016 FMI Connect mobile app for free.