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Global Summit

Official Programme

Plenary sessions, breakouts, Special Sessions and I-Talks will bring to light all the topics that are front-and-centre of a CEO's mind. The Store Tour requires a separate ticket, and is limited to delegates with valid store tour registration only.
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
10 - 13 JUNE 2025
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All times are in Amsterdam Time
7:30 am - 8:30 am
CSO Roundtable (Invitation Only)
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Kindly co-hosted by Ahold-Delhaize & Mondelēz International

Alex HOLT
Chief Sustainability Officer
Ahold Delhaize
Christine MONTENEGRO McGRATH
Senior Vice President and Chief Impact & Sustainability Officer
Mondelēz International
7:30 am - 8:30 am
CEO Breakfast (Invitation Only)
Leah WECKERT
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Coles Group
Frans MULLER
President & CEO
Ahold Delhaize
7:30 am - 8:30 am
CEO Breakfast (Invitation Only)
Colleen WEGMAN
CEO
Wegmans
Dirk VAN DE PUT
Chairman & CEO
Mondelēz International
7:30 am - 8:30 am
CEO Breakfast (Invitation Only)
Malina NGAI
Group CEO
AS Watson Group
8:30 am - 9:00 am
The Walmart Experience
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Join us for an exclusive conversation with Kath McLay, President & CEO of Walmart International, and Andrea Albright, Executive Vice President of Sourcing, as they explore how Walmart navigates the complex landscape of global retail. This dynamic session will highlight how Walmart maintains its distinctive corporate culture across diverse international markets while continuously adapting to industry changes, the evolution of their sourcing and supply chain strategies to enhance resilience and sustainability, and their approach to digital innovation and localization. Kathryn and Andrea will share insights on trends, talent, and leadership lessons learned as the world’s largest omnichannel retailer balances tradition with transformation.

Isabelle KUMAR
Presenter and Journalist - Moderator
Kathryn McLAY
President & CEO
Walmart International
Andrea ALBRIGHT
EVP, Sourcing & Operating Partner
Massmart
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Technology Enabled Reinvention: How Consumer Industry Leaders Are Redefining the Industry for Unprecedented Growth
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In a world where the consumer industry is now permanently facing rapid technology advancements, leaders are at a critical juncture. This panel delves into the heart of the digital reinvention, exploring how cutting-edge technologies like AI-powered analytics, predictive forecasting, and automated supply chains, and now agentic, are not just buzzwords but game-changers. They are driving unprecedented efficiency, agility, and growth, allowing companies to stay ahead in a fiercely competitive and ever-evolving marketplace. Join us as we uncover how top consumer companies are reinventing business processes, breaking down functional silos and placing a premium on talent and operating models.

Julie SWEET
CEO
Accenture
Tim STEINER
CEO and co-founder
Ocado Group
Sandy Ran XU
Chief Executive Officer
JD.com
9:45 am - 10:30 am
Dive-In Session | AI in Action: Real-world Examples and What’s Next in Consumer Goods
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As AI becomes a core driver of competitive advantage in consumer goods, the priority for leading brands is shifting from launching pilots to realizing scaled impact and modernizing processes with agentic AI. Featuring a panel discussion with leaders from Heineken, Royal FrieslandCampina, and Unilever, this session will showcase real examples of how companies are streamlining operations, accelerating product cycles, fortifying supply chains, and reinventing marketing operations with AI—while also exploring best practices for data, cultural, and organizational readiness.

Keith MERCIER
Vice President, WW Retail and Consumer Goods Industry
Microsoft Corporation
Surajeet GHOSH
Chief AI Officer
Heineken
Burce GULTEKIN
Global Chief Information Officer
FrieslandCampina
Afke VAN DE KLASHORST
Vice President Digital, Media & eCommerce
Unilever
9:45 am - 10:30 am
Dive-In Session | The Future Human: Decoding Tomorrow’s Consumer with Science and AI
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Today’s consumers are evolving—shaped by complex behaviors, cultural shifts, and rapid technological change. To truly understand and engage them, CPG brands must go beyond trend-spotting and embrace a multidisciplinary, science-backed approach. In this session, we’ll explore how combining human sciences with AI can decode future consumer behavior, drive innovation, and create products and experiences that resonate across generations – from value-driven Gen Z to tech-savvy Boomers.

Béatrice DE NORAY
Chief Growth Officer
Bel Group
Frazer BENNETT
Chief Innovation Officer
PA Consulting
Dana KATZ
Head of Strategy
Heineken
Douglas MESQUITA ROCHA
VP of R&D Innovation
Mars Pet Care
9:45 am - 10:30 am
Dive-In Session | Driving Value from AI: Learnings from the 25% of Companies Achieving Scaled Impact
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Amid the AI rush, separating hype from real, scalable impact is more critical than ever. In this session, we’ll explore how leading organizations are generating and realizing tangible value from AI—beyond pilots and prototypes.  Featuring transformation journeys from both CPG and retail sectors, we’ll highlight the sources of measurable business impact and share what it truly takes to move from experimentation to enterprise-wide transformation. We will also delve into BCG’s learnings from our work across sectors and our recent maturity benchmark to uncover what AI leaders do differently to generate true ROI from their investments.  The session will also take a future-back perspective—exploring how AI is reshaping industry dynamics, operating models, and talent strategies, and what this means for leaders looking to build lasting advantage.

Nicolas de BELLEFONDS
Managing Director & Senior Partner
Boston Consulting Group
Scott PRICE
Group Chief Executive
DFI Retail Group
Martin HETTICH
Former Senior Vice President and Global Leader, Innovator, Fabric & Home Care at Procter & Gamble and BCG Senior Advisor
Boston Consulting Group
9:45 am - 10:30 am
Dive-In Session | Artificial Influencer: How Generative AI is Shaping Consumer Behaviour
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The growing adoption of Generative AI is rapidly reshaping how retailers and brands operate and engage with customers — creating new expectations for speed, relevance, and personalisation. But how are consumers engaging with Generative AI directly? This session will explore the secondary effects of Generative AI in influencing the way people choose, consume and shop and most importantly, what that means for brands and retailers. We’ll look at the strategic shifts required to stay competitive and how businesses can respond with agility, intelligence, and a customer-first mindset.

Josh BOTTOMLEY
Chief Executive Officer
dunnhumby
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Networking Break | kindly hosted by The Coca-Cola Company, ITO EN & Lotus Bakeries
10:35 am - 10:50 am
I-Talk | From Seed to Store: Connecting U.S. Soy Farming Practices to Consumer Preference
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We know sustainably grown crops, like U.S. soybeans, are essential to meeting customer demand. But what exactly does “sustainably grown” mean, and what is the connection between regenerative agriculture and consumer preference?  

Hear from U.S. soybean farmer Randy Miller and U.S. Soybean Export Council Sustainability Director Abby Rinne about U.S. sustainable farming methods, advancements that result in U.S. Soy having the lowest carbon footprint of all soy, and the importance of these factors when making sourcing decisions.  

The Sustainable U.S. Soy product packaging label brings the value of sustainable farming full circle for businesses, by creating the consumer confidence that influences buying decisions. 

Randy MILLER
Iowa U.S. soybean farmer and Director
U.S. Soybean Export Council
Abby RINNE
Director of Sustainability, U.S. Soybean Export Council
U.S. Soybean Export Council
10:55 am - 11:10 am
I-Talk | ESG: here to stay or gone tomorrow?
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A&O Shearman will explore the impact of Donald Trump’s re-election and current economic challenges on the ESG landscape. Analyzing global dynamics and regional differences in ESG approaches, the focus will be on the US anti-ESG movement and Europe’s competitiveness agenda and how these factors influence investor sentiment, particularly regarding corporate sustainability performance and climate resilience. We will examine whether we are entering an era of greenhushing as businesses seek to avoid the political spotlight and see less immediate benefits in brandishing their green credentials.  Finally, we will consider whether we will still be talking about ESG in 2040 or whether “business as usual” and wider economic and political drivers will prevail.

Jochem SPAANS
Partner
A&O Shearman
11:15 am - 12:05 pm
Special Session | Food for the Next Generation - Enabling the Shift to Healthy and Sustainable Diets
11:15 am - 12:05 pm
Special Session | Driving Operational Excellence: Danone's Journey to Scalable AI and Human-Tech Collaboration (Industry 5.0)
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How can companies move beyond pilot projects to scale AI, empower people, and transform operations sustainably? In this session, Danone Operations executive shares the real-world journey of embedding principles that emphasize collaboration between humans and advanced technologies—such as AI-powered robots and IoT devices—into day-to-day operations. Learn how to balance technology adoption with human-centric approaches, build in-house capabilities, and achieve tangible business outcomes.

Through practical examples—from machine learning in demand planning to digitalizing manufacturing processes—this session offers actionable insights for leaders looking to combine digital transformation with operational excellence. Discover how to strategically use an ecosystem of partners to accelerate innovation, scale solutions, and maximize business value.

Join us for a grounded and inspiring discussion on how to turn digital operations strategy into bottom-line impact.

Tarun CHOPRA
Business Leader for Consumer Goods
Genpact
Sumathi MANJUNATH
Vice President Operations SAP4HANA Transformation
Danone
11:15 am - 12:05 pm
Special Session | Unlocking the Potential of Retail Media Networks
11:15 am - 12:05 pm
Special Session | What’s Cooking with Consumers? Change.
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Consumers’ growing appetite for healthy and sustainable choices, personalization, and brand connection raises the bar for consumers companies and retailers.

Aligned with the CGF’s stated goal for 2025 to undertake a deep, candid discussion on how consumers are changing and what they are seeking, PwC’s flagship consumer survey focuses for the first time entirely on food.

Whether it’s global consumers’ views and early feedback on GLP-1 drugs, their willingness to invite AI into decision-making around food and health, or the extent to which consumers’ struggle to balance what they want and what they need based on their incomes, we will have a quick moving and revealing discussion on where global consumers are headed regarding their food choices.

Ashwin PRASAD
Chief Commercial Officer
Tesco
Elizabeth HORVATH
CMO
Kerry Foods
Martin RENAUD
Chief Marketing & Sales Officer
Mondelēz International
Harald DUTZLER
Global Sector Leader for Consumer Goods
PwC
12:15 pm - 1:05 pm
Special Session | Chain Reaction: Safeguarding Supply Chains and Boosting Profitability through Ingredient Innovation
12:15 pm - 1:05 pm
Special Session | From actions to attitude: how to evolve with consumers’ health journeys
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For consumers, the path to health and wellness continues to expand, making it theoretically easier for consumers to be healthier – and yet objective data often tells a different story.

This session and panel will address what consumers are trying to do to be healthier, the tradeoffs they make, and a custom segmentation on consumers that outlines key behavioral and philosophical differences in their approach to health. Informed by a survey of 11,000 consumers across 10 markets, this custom research will launch at CGF. The results will identify key growth opportunities to pursue and clarify certain “myths” when it comes to consumers’ health journeys.

Most importantly, the executive panel will bring context and actionable insights around how brands are navigating these shifting health journeys from both manufacturer and retailer perspectives.

12:15 pm - 1:05 pm
Special Session | Playing the Long Game: Score Big with Today's Conscious Consumer
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Today’s health-conscious consumers are reshaping the FMCG landscape, demanding transparency, specificity, and authenticity across all channels. This session explores how evolving preferences—driven by macro forces like inflation and aging populations—are influencing purchase behavior. Attendees will discover how to bridge the gap between what consumers say and what they actually buy, using linked survey and behavioral data. Learn how to identify high-value cohorts, reduce innovation and missteps, and optimize digital shelf strategies to boost visibility and lifetime customer value. Don’t miss this data-driven roadmap to winning with the modern conscious consumer.

Emilie DAROLLES
President, West Europe and Key Account Lead
NielsenIQ
Mark COOPER
Senior Vice President, Marketing Operations
Coty
12:15 pm - 1:05 pm
Special Session | The Sustainability Demand Revolution: Unlocking the Power of Consumer Archetypes to Drive Growth and Brand Preference
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Sustainability is a business imperative in many markets – but consumer expectations around it are anything but uniform. Based on insights from Simon-Kucher’s recent book, The Demand Revolution (MIT Press), this session unveils eight distinct consumer archetypes that redefine how brands approach sustainability. How can companies balance affordability, authenticity, and impact to drive both growth and brand preference?

This session will explore how leading businesses adapt their sustainability strategies to different consumer expectations, aligning commercial success with market-specific demands. Expect a fresh framework for consumer-centric sustainability, real-world case insights, and actionable strategies to accelerate your company’s transformation.

Dr. Andreas VON DER GATHEN
Senior Partner & Author of The Demand Revolution
Simon-Kucher​
Martin CREPY
Managing Partner Consumer
Simon-Kucher​
Emmanuel GREINER
Director Global Net Revenue Management & Customer Sustainability
Henkel
1:05 pm - 2:00 pm
Official Delegate Lunch
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Kindly hosted by MSD Animal Health

1:05 pm - 2:00 pm
Going for Gold | Meet with Olympic Champions (Invitation Only)
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With Marc Lammers, Dutch former field hockey player and coach, Esther Vergeer, 7-time Paralympic gold medallist and Ranomi Kromowidjojo, triple Olympic champion in freestyle.

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Collaborating for Impact
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As our multilateral world shifts rapidly, industry has a renewed opportunity to take the lead on sustainability and establish it as an immutable core business priority. Things have already moved far and fast: action on net-zero and nature-positive goals, environmental conservation, resilient supply chains and the circular economy are no longer peripheral but recognised as key components of long-term business success. Join Carter Roberts, President and CEO of WWF-US, for a candid conversation on how industry can collaborate, drive change, and become a champion for nature and all the benefits it provides. This interview will be followed by a conversation with industry leaders about public-private partnerships and stakeholders’ collaboration.

Isabelle KUMAR
Presenter and Journalist - Moderator
Carter S. ROBERTS
President & CEO
World Wildlife Fund US
Linda RENDLE
Chief Executive Officer
The Clorox Company
Tobias WASMUHT
CEO
SPAR International
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Networking Break | kindly hosted by The Coca-Cola Company, ITO EN & Lotus Bakeries
4:30 pm - 5:15 pm
Leadership in a Dynamic World
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James Quincey, Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, and Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber Technologies Inc., will discuss evolving consumer trends, agility and leadership while operating in a dynamic global environment.

Isabelle KUMAR
Presenter and Journalist - Moderator
Dara KHOSROWSHAHI
Chief Executive Officer
Uber
James QUINCEY
Chairman & CEO
The Coca-Cola Company
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Official Cocktail Drinks & Food Event | kindly hosted by Ahold Delhaize, Dutch Flower Group, Heineken, SPAR International, Unilever
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