NATURAL PRODUCT EXPO EAST

If you're a retailer, we invite you to join us for three hours of action-packed, retail-specific education at Expo East!

Grab some lunch, pull up a chair, and prepare to engage! We've packed this Retail Summit with a fast-paced agenda that includes lunch, eye-opening data and retail-specific presentations, as well as a team-based working session with prizes.

By attending the Local Community Retail Summit, we expect you to learn a lot in a short amount of time, while also developing new relationships with your peers. As a local community retailer, you are the backbone of thisindustry and one of the many leaders driving change in natural and organic products. The education presented during this Summit will help you to problem solve and develop new ways to excel in the midst of a changing retail environment.

Agenda

12:00 - 12:10pm Grab some lunch and find a seat!

12:10 - 12:15pm Welcome,Summit Overview

Christine Kapperman, New Hope Network

12:15- 12:35pm By the Numbers: The Retail Facts You Can't Ignore

Christine Kapperman, New Hope Network Susan Szymanski, SPINS

Focusing on the Future: Working Together to Understand & Serve Future Shoppers

12:35 - 12:50pm Setting the Retail Theater Stage: Creating a Full Sensory Experience to Tell Your Story & Sell More

Dean Nelson, Dean's Natural Food Market

12:50 - 1:05pm Fresh, Fast & On-the-Go: Catering to Consumers That Crave Healthy Convenience

Mo Payette, Mother's Market & Kitchen

1:05 - 1:35pm Experiential Education: Cutting to the Core

Cara Mangini, Little Eater

1:40 - 1:55pm A Climate of Change: Who isthe New Retail Shopper?

Kim Bryden, Cureate

1:55 - 2:15pm A Conversation withRetail Shoppers of the Future

Kim Bryden, Cureate Emma Slattery, Food & Nutrition Club, University of Maryland Dietetics Program Ashley Statter, Food & Nutrition Club, University of Maryland Dietetics Program

2:15 - 2:45pm Designing a 5 Year Retail Vision(Team-Based Workshop)

2:45- 2:55pm 5 Year Retail Vision Pitch (Team Presentations)

2:55 - 3:00pm 5 Year Retail Vision Winners Announced

Judges:

Kim Bryden, Cureate Emma Slattery, Food & Nutrition Club, University of Maryland Dietetics Program Ashley Statter, Food & Nutrition Club, University of Maryland Dietetics Program