1000
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Participants
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CEOs
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Countries
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Companies
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Speakers
As the CGF’s flagship event, the Global Summit is the exclusive destination for CEOs and C-level executives to navigate the future of the consumer goods industry. This premier“members-only forum facilitates high-level networking and peer-to-peer exchange, bringing together retail and manufacturing leaders to share strategic perspectives on today’s most pressing challenges.
The Summit features an unparalleled line-up of speakers from across our membership, as well as government, finance, media and civil society, offering the cross-industry intelligence leaders need to thrive in a complex, consumer-led world. Join our global network of decision-makers to gain actionable insights, explore new strategic concepts, and access the latest progress from our Coalitions of Action and Industry Solutions.
Growth now depends on inspiring consumers in new ways, AI is reshaping how companies operate, and the industry's biggest challenges call for collective action.
Three programme themes explore what it takes to thrive in this new reality. Discover them below.
The old growth playbook is losing its power. Winning today is no longer simply about reach, distribution, or incremental innovation – it is about creating desire, fuelling aspiration, and earning trust. As consumers move fluidly across social platforms, agentic experiences, digital touchpoints, and physical stores, the relationship with brands is becoming a continuous journey of discovery. The industry should explore what it takes to thrive in this new reality: designing experiences that inspire at every interaction, turning discovery into demand, and building the brands people will desire and trust for the future.
AI isn't another technology agenda – it is rewriting the consumer operating model. What does a consumer company become when consumers and employees have agents, operations become autonomous, and decision cycles collapse? Winning in this new reality will require more than deploying AI – it will mean breaking down internal silos, uniting the organisation around a shared data core, and building an operating model that connects people, technology, and decisions end to end. What new levels of productivity, resilience, speed, and competitive advantage can this unlock?
The biggest challenges facing the consumer industry cannot be solved by companies acting alone. From the CPG–retailer compact to sustainability, health, and resilience, meaningful change will require end-to-end bilateral collaboration across the FMCG–retail ecosystem: breaking down traditional boundaries, enabling more transparent data sharing, and building collective resilience. The imperative is clear: where must the industry act together, rather than individually, to unlock systemic change and create lasting value?
Vice President, Communications & Transformation, Co-Chair of the Committee
Chief Partnership Officer, Co-Chair of the Committee
Vice President, Global External Affairs and Sustainability
Global Chief Commercial Officer
SVP and Chief Impact & Sustainability Officer
CEO
Head of Campaigns - CGF & Circularity
Senior Partner
VP Health and Sustainable Diets
