Our annual Global Summit is the CGF flagship event exclusively reserved for CEOs and C-level executives from our member companies. It is the place where retailers, manufacturers and their services providers come to discuss future business trends, network and share knowledge and best-practices for overcoming today’s most pressing challenges. It is:

• the essential destination for successful business leaders in our sector;
• where CEOs talk to CEOs, with additional input from experts and specialists;
• the forum to voice the key issues and challenges facing our industry now and in the future;
• the place where the global agenda for the consumer goods sector is set;
• where the responses to previously set challenges are shared; and
• the event you must attend if your future is in this vital and global industry.

The Global Summit is the must-attend event for any C-level executive from the CGF membership. It is the only C-level forum for business leaders who want to:

• be part of an exclusive worldwide consumer goods business network at top management level;
• gain exposure to new strategic concepts, companies and thought-leaders from both inside and outside the consumer goods industry;
• bring home actionable insights for operating your business in a changed and consumer-led world;
• exert your influence over the major new issues that are having an impact on the consumer goods business worldwide
• take advantage of a truly dynamic environment in which to do business; and
• receive the latest updates and actions on The Consumer Goods Forum’s strategic initiatives.

The 2018 edition of the Global Summit will take place at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. This year, we are focusing on “Consumer Centricity in a Data-Driven World” and Singapore will provide the perfect backdrop for such discussions as we bring together traditional players and some of the region’s most innovative startups. Singapore also proved a perfect location as it is focused on becoming a “Smart City”. Sustained investment in technology is already turning Singapore into a connected, data-driven city that is perfect for trying new ideas.

Delegates will learn that consumer centricity is not just about making your consumers like you; it’s much more than that. If your company is interested in understanding the current and future needs of your consumers, you need to ensure that the right internal and consumer-facing strategies are in place. It will be 2018, and it’s time to do away with traditional business-driven strategies. At the Singapore Global Summit, see how leading FMCG companies around the world are doing just that.

See how data-driven consumer science brings these strategies to life and creates a foundation built on fact. Only by understanding the data can you have a game plan to effectively activate a consumer-centric approach to drive consumer loyalty, and only by joining us in Singapore can you hear first-hand how to make it work for you.

And, if this wasn’t enough, we will also be inventing a new, experiential exhibition area, one of several innovations to make this year’s Global Summit an even more engaging and interactive experience.