NACS Show 2025
  • McCormick Place Convention Center
  • Conference: October 14-17, 2025
  • Expo: October 15-17, 2025
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Accelerating Growth Through Strategic Partnerships

Format: Case Study Case Study
General topic presenting lessons learned start to finish.
Format: Expert-Expert Interview Expert-Expert Interview
Replaces fireside chat or single presenter format. Must be known industry expert or presentation of robust data.
Format: Ignite Ignite
Slides run automatically keeping speaker pacing. Keeps session moving.
Format: Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope
One topic through the eyes of different functional teams (e.g. supply chain, store ops, frontline, finance, etc.)
Format: Lightning Lightning
Moderated Q&A with small panel with efforts to drive diverse perspective; after 3 minutes on question, buzzer sounds and move to next question; forces people to be brief and clear on answers.
Format: Masterclass Masterclass
Single topic session which is a solo presenter and acts more like an university lecture. Must include multiple media, audience interaction, etc.
Format: Great Debate: Point Counterpoint Great Debate: Point Counterpoint
Facilitator stimulates point/counterpoint debate on key industry topic.
Format: Roundtables Roundtables
Facilitated discussion. Limited use of slides or video to set-up topic.
Format: Think You Know Me? Think You Know Me?
One group is polled on a topic, and then the other has to guess the outcomes, as a stimulant for discussion.
Format: Workshop Workshop
Traditional small group classroom style format.
Customer Experience
Format: Panel Panel

The foundation of success remains rooted in shared objectives, trust, transparency, and open communication. Nurturing these relationships ensures future success through collaboration and adaptability. Designed specifically for those embedded in retailer-vendor relations, this session provides actionable strategies for navigating challenges, seizing opportunities, and ensuring a stronger and enduring partnership.

October 07, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT

Ballroom B



Add to Calendar 10/07/2024 12:00 PM 10/07/2024 1:00 PM America/Los_Angeles NACS Show Education Session - Accelerating Growth Through Strategic Partnerships

The foundation of success remains rooted in shared objectives, trust, transparency, and open communication. Nurturing these relationships ensures future success through collaboration and adaptability. Designed specifically for those embedded in retailer-vendor relations, this session provides actionable strategies for navigating challenges, seizing opportunities, and ensuring a stronger and enduring partnership.

 Las Vegas Convention Center: Ballroom B

Speakers

Jim Dodge

Vice President Convenience
Mars Wrigley

Jim Dodge assumed the role of Vice President of Convenience for Mars Wrigley Confectionery in 2017 when Mars combined its portfolio of confectionery brands with over $1.5B in gross sales revenue...

Brian Ferguson

Chief Marketing Officer
EG America

Vito Maurici

Customer Experience Officer
McLane Company, Inc.

Vito Maurici is Customer Experience Officer (CXO) for McLane Company, one of the largest supply chain services leaders in the United States. 

 

Vito’s career spans 29 years as a...

Michelle Patterson

Vice President, Marketing and Communications
McLane Company, Inc.

As a brand architect and communications executive with over 20 years of experience in strategic marketing and communications, I help companies capture market share and bring new innovations to...
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