NACS Show 2024
  • Las Vegas Convention Center
  • Conference: October 7-10, 2024
  • Expo: October 8-10, 2024
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Wes Pate

Senior Director, Loss Prevention & Risk Management
Refuel Operating Company

Wes Pate is a leader in Asset Protection for Refuel Operating Company, LLC, a convenience store chain with 227 locations in the Southeast, based in Charleston, SC. He currently leads the organization's Loss Prevention, Inventory Audit, & Risk Management functions, as well as Fleet Management. He has also spent time leading and supporting the Facilities & Maintenance as well as Environmental Teams for the organization. Prior to Refuel, Wes spent time in Asset Protection at Kmart & Sears Holdings, Burlington Stores, & BJ's Wholesale Club. He holds an MBA from Gardner-Webb University as well as a B.S. In Criminal Justice Administration.

Format: Awards Awards
Awards announcements and presentation.
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: Panel Panel
Multiple presenters, experts in a certain field discussing and sharing expertise and experience with one another.
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.

Speaking at:

Creating a Safe Store Environment for Employees and Guests

In this session, convenience retail loss prevention and risk experts will share strategies that they have successfully implemented to address safety concerns in their stores and on their...

October 08, 2024
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
Operations
Format: Masterclass Masterclass
 
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