Speakers

Jeannie Amerson
VP & Executive Consultant
W. Capra Consulting Group
 People

Harman Aulakh
Vice President- Marketing
Onvo
 Supplier

Tom Bandy
CEO
Bandyworks
 Small Operator

Leslie Beale
CEO & Founder
Profusion Strategies, LLC
 People

John Benson
Partner
Alvarez and Marsal
 Business Strategy

Chrissy Blasinsky
Digital & Content Strategist
NACS
 Marketing

Nick Bouse
Director of Food Service
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores
 Operations

Richard Cashion
COO
Curby's Express Markets
 Supplier

Court Chilton

MIT Sloan School of Management
 Operations

Denton Cinquegrana
Chief Oil Analyst
OPIS, A Dow Jones Company
 Fuel

Ed Collupy
Innovation Facilitator
Conexxus
 Technology

Amy Costello
Director - Food Safety & Quality Assuraance
Casey's General Stores, Inc.
 Foodservice

Mason Cowan
COO
Bandyworks
 Small Operator

Kellen Cromie
Marketing Director
Glassmere Fuel Service
 Small Operator

Karl Doenges
Executive DIrector Charging Analytics Program
Transportation Energy Institute
 Fuel

Diana Eberlein
Chair
Coalition for Adult Beverage Alternatives
 Category Management

John Eichberger
Executive Director,
Transportation Energy Institute
 Fuel

Rachel Eickert
Owner
Corner Store CORP
 Small Operator

Jay Ellingson
Chief Scientific Officer
Kwik Trip, Inc.
 Foodservice

Donald Emery
Senior Manager, Product
CHS Inc. (Cenex)
 Technology

Madison Everett
Senior Category Manager
EG America
 Supplier

Brandon Frampton
Director of Fresh Food
Loop Neighborhood Market
 Supplier

Daniel Gaddy
VP Information Technology
TXB Stores
 Technology

Jayme Gough
Director of Research & Development
NACS
 Category Management

Nathan Graham
Director of Human Resources
TXB Stores
 Operations

Chinmay Gupta
Group VP of Technology
EG America
 Operations

Heather Hearn
Supervisor of E-commerce Fraud and Physical Security
Wawa, Inc.
 Operations

Elizabeth Hoffer
Vice President
Weigel's Stores, Inc.
 People

Danielle Holloway
Senior Director Industry Engagement
Altria Group Distribution Company
 People

Jeff Hove
Vice President
Transportation Energy Institute
 Fuel

Brett Kimmes
VP Marketing & Digital Media
Kimmes Country Stores
 Category Management

KC Kingsbury
Director, Retail Engagement - East
NACS
 People

Anna Kjerrumgaard
Director, Category Management- Center Store
RaceTrac, Inc.
 Category Management

Chad Kobayashi
Sr. Director Retail Technology
Maverik
 Technology

Alicia Lafollette
Brand Director
InConvenience Inc.
 Customer Experience

Matthew Lane
General Manager
Night n' Day Foodstores Ltd
 Customer Experience

Jhaddaka (JD) Leverette
Retail Analyst/I.T Manager
Prince Oil/Junction Management
 Category Management

Christine Loukota
Director, Strategy and Emerging Technologies
Circle K
 Technology

April Love
Clinical Instructor, Food Law and Policy Clinic
Harvard Law School
 Operations

Cory Lowe, PhD
Director of Research
Loss Prevention Research Council
 Operations

Sally Lyons Wyatt
Global EVP & Chief Advisor Consumer Goods & Foodservice Insights
Circana
 Category Management

Margaret Mannion
Director, Government Relations
NACS
 Foodservice

Erin Matosziuk
AVP of Talent
Sheetz, Inc.
 People

Jennifer McEntire
Founder
Food Safety Strategy, LLC
 Foodservice

Melissa McKee
Manager of Social Media & Customer Service
Sheetz, Inc.
 Marketing

Steve McKinley
CEO/Founder
Urban Value Store
 People

Gitika Mehan
Director Food Safety & Quality Assurance
RaceTrac, Inc.
 Foodservice

Fidaa Mohrez
Senior Director of Operational Systems
H&S Energy Group
 Category Management

Josh Nylander
Manager of Retail Asset Protection Investigations
EG America
 Operations

Kevin O'Connell
Executive Director, NACS Foundation
NACS
 Operations

Alex Olympidis
President of Operations
Family Express Corporation
 Operations

Shiv Patel
President
Heas Energy
 Supplier

Sammie Paul
Executive Director
FoodRecovery.org
 Operations

Rohan Puri
CEO
Stable Auto
 Fuel

Chris Rapanick
Managing Director, NACS Research
NACS
 Business Strategy

Jason Read
Director of Store Operations
Wawa, Inc.
 Operations

Nicholas Reed
Manager, Category
Pilot Company
 Supplier

Keith Reid
Editorial Director/Founder
Fuels Market News
 Fuel

Donnie Rhoads

The Convenience Group, LLC
 Operations

Don Rhoads

The Convenience Group, LLC
 Operations

Tom Rutledge
Senior Director of Construction
Parker's Kitchen
 Customer Experience

Elizabeth Salceda
Director of Operations
Family Express Corporation
 People

Tomas Sanchez
CFO
AMPM Centroamerica
 Operations

David Schonthal
Professor of Strategy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Kellogg School of Management
 Technology

Tim Schuster
Category Manager
Murphy USA
 Supplier

Kevin Scott
Co-Founder
ADDO Worldwide
 People

Rebekah Stevenson
Head of Packaged Beverage
Circle K
 Category Management

Babir Sultan
President
Favtrip Grandview
 Technology

Gray Taylor
Executive Director
Conexxus
 Technology

Kaleigh Theriault
Director, BevAl Thought Leadership
NielsenIQ
 Category Management

Nick Triantafellou
Director of Marketing & Merchandising
Weigel's Stores, Inc.
 Marketing

Courtney Trieger
Manager of Retail Asset Protection Support
EG America
 People

Michele Truelove
Senior Vice President
High's of Baltimore, LLC
 Marketing

Laura Varn
Founder
Laura Varn and Associates
 People

Michelle Walsh
Director, Retail Implementation
Wawa, Inc.
 Customer Experience

Nancy Wilson
Sr. Director, QA, Risk and Safety
Wawa, Inc.
 Foodservice

Mike Wilson
Chief Operating Officer
Cubby's, Inc.
 Business Strategy

Mark Wohltmann
Director
NACS
 Customer Experience

Amy Wood
Director of Enterprise IT
Friendly Express
 Customer Experience

Jeremy Zenlea
Vice President, Health and Safety
EG America
 Foodservice