Schedule

Coupling the robust inventory of public policy issues with the impending midterm elections and ongoing supply chain challenges means there is no shortage of traffic in the world of government relations. Join the FMI Public Affairs team for the Q&A session where policy intersects politics.

Learn about the projects and best practices solutions discussed at this summer’s food retail industry supply chain immersion day. Participants from the immersion day discussions will share their findings and next steps and seek your feedback to refine and advance actions to build increased collaboration.

Over the last 24 months, the pandemic has led retailers and CPG companies to recognize the importance of open and transparent data sharing to drive collaboration across the supply chain.  Sharing critical trading partner information can improve product flow and on-shelf availability and drive mutually beneficial revenue growth for both companies.  Come join the discussion with some of the most innovative retail and CPG industry leaders to learn how they are elevating performance by establishing a new level of collaboration.  This session will challenge conventional norms and share examples of how all industry partners can collaborate more effectively.

With labor shortages and workforce challenges topping the list of imperative issues facing food retail today, we are feeling impacts of federal labor and employment policies more than ever. Join this session for an update on current and potential policies of particular interest to supply chain leaders. 

When some consumers hear the words “supply chain,” it might conjure up negative sentiment – a collect-all excuse for why shoppers are not getting the things on their shopping lists and perhaps felt most acutely and frequently in the grocery store environment. FMI Foundation Executive Director, David Fikes offers perspectives from the organization’s six-part U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends exploration regarding how consumers are encouraging new ways of doing business in our industry. He will evaluate these trends in the context of opportunities for trading partner collaboration and exploring what it would take for our industry to make the words “supply chain” ring with positive connotations in the minds of consumers.

Learn about the projects and best practices solutions discussed at this summer’s food retail industry supply chain immersion days. Participants from the immersion day discussions will share their findings and next steps and seek your feedback to refine and advance actions to improve logistics and transportation challenges.

Content & Discussion Moderated by BCG with panel of immersion day participants

Join Randy Lewis, author and former Walgreens SVP Supply Chain and Logistics, as he recounts his launch of the first-ever large-scale distribution center employing people with disabilities and discusses the upside of promoting disability employment. Randy is uniquely qualified to prepare the supply side of our industry to be more effective in promoting and supporting disability employment. These efforts and cultural changes produced better leaders, improved performance and increased engagement across the board.