With the C&I Expo and Industry Symposium just one week away, we explore the program to make sure you don’t miss a thing.
Kicking off each day is the Industry Symposium, with registrations opening for Tuesday at 8:15am and on Wednesday at 9:15am. Tuesday’s symposium will run until 11am with the below speakers sharing the following insights.
- Theo Foukkare – Industry news and international convenience learnings
- Robert Tedesco – Building a connection with your customers
- Brett Higgins – QSRs and whether they are friend or foe
- Mark McCaffrey – FMCG consumer intelligence
- Yas Grigaliunas – Getting around the circular economy
Wednesday’s speakers and the topics they will be discussing are below:
- Bradley Shaw – The impact of illicit tobacco
- Ren Frisé – Capturing the Gen Z market
- Dan Nassif – The transformation of payments
- Skye Jackson – Reshaping convenience retail in Australia
The expo will run from 11am to 5pm on Tuesday and from 12pm to 4pm on Wednesday, featuring over 120 exhibitors across an array of categories providing an opportunity for retailers to make their way across the floor sampling and sourcing goods and services to elevate their stores.
From 5pm to 7pm on Tuesday, attendees are invited to come together and connect at the networking drinks. Here attendees can continue conversations from the day or simply hang out and catch up with old and new friends over drinks and canapes.
Last but not least, there is the chance to win exclusive tickets to AACS Connect 25, the industry’s largest educational Summit and Gala Awards night.
The annual AACS Connect Summit is a members-only event and attracts over 600 delegates who receive the detailed State of the Industry Report, leadership presentations on the latest retail trends, and insights into the future of the industry.
As well as attending the summit, the winner of the AACS Connect 25 Delegate Double Pass will gain access to convenience retail’s night of nights – the Black Tie Awards Gala – where AACS recognises the best of the best in terms of retailing and supplier partners.
The C&I Expo 2024 will take place on 29-30 October at MCEC Melbourne and is free for retailers to attend. Register here.
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