Keynote Session

Sunday
January 16
8:45 am–9:15 am
Javits North, Level 5, SAP Theatre

The Visionary 2022: A conversation with Target CEO Brian Cornell

Under Brian Cornell’s leadership, Target is creating spectacular growth. Cornell’s vision includes a strategy with stores at the center of Target’s omnichannel platform and same-day digital fulfillment leadership. He also led outsized investments in team member pay, benefits and wellbeing, a curated assortment and more. Now, Cornell and his team are stepping up to even bigger challenges.
Sunday
January 16
3:30 pm–4:00 pm
Javits North, Level 5, SAP Theatre

Lesson learned from CPG to accelerate growth for future success – A conversation with PepsiCo Foods CEO, Steven Williams

PepsiCo Foods CEO Steven Williams oversees all aspects of PepsiCo’s nearly $21 billion snack and convenient foods business in North America, including Frito-Lay North America (FLNA) and Quaker Foods North America (QFNA). In his role, Steven is accountable for more than 66,000 associates and over 500 locations across the United States and Canada.
Sunday
January 16
4:00 pm–4:30 pm
Javits North, Level 5, SAP Theatre

Reshaping retail with technology: A conversation with IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna

Retailers face many challenges today: intense competition, diverse customer expectations, operational complexity, and ongoing cost pressure, all while navigating continuing disruptions and uncertainty. And in the past 18 months, the industry has seen a dramatic acceleration of digital transformation. This breadth of challenges and pace of change requires a new degree of agility, flexibility, and security to meet customers where they are now and where they want to go next.
Monday
January 17
4:00 pm–4:30 pm
Javits North, Level 5, SAP Theatre

Earning customer loyalty: A fresh take from Albertsons CEO Vivek Sankaran

The past 18 months has accelerated changes in how consumers shop for groceries and what they expect in terms of ease, choice and speed of delivery. With this new reality, building enduring relationships that transcend the transaction and drive long-term loyalty is a top priority for Vivek Sankaran, who heads the nation’s second-largest grocer. This fireside chat will delve more deeply into the staying power of pandemic-driven behavior changes among consumers and how Albertsons is leveraging the power of technology to better serve them.

Tuesday
January 18
8:30 am–9:15 am
Javits North, Level 5, SAP Theatre

NRF Curated Session

More details on this session coming soon!
Tuesday
January 18
9:15 am–9:45 am
Javits North, Level 5, SAP Theatre

The art and (data) science of merchandising: A conversation with Pete Nordstrom

Nordstrom has focused on providing customers with unparalleled service and personalized shopping experiences for 120 years. To translate its heritage of excellence in service to a digital world, the retailer remains focused on leveraging physical and digital assets to create a truly seamless and interconnected experience wherever and however customers choose to shop. Nordstrom’s digital-first approach to merchandising enables its merchants to leverage customer insights to ensure the company is deploying the right product to the right place at the right time.
Tuesday
January 18
9:45 am–10:15 am
Javits North, Level 5, SAP Theatre

When climate becomes a business imperative

We are in a climate crisis and inaction is not an option - what if we reframe the relationship between climate change and economic prosperity? What seems like a cost today becomes an investment in the future. In this session, we will discuss how leaders across a broad ecosystem are needed to transform to a net-zero economy. This will require reimagining, reinventing, and redesigning many of the day-to-day experiences, as well as how businesses and economies operate. Join Jennifer Steinmann, Deloitte Global Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) marketplace leader and IKEA U.S.
Tuesday
January 18
3:30 pm–4:00 pm
Javits North, Level 5, SAP Theatre

NRF Curated Session

More details on this session coming soon!