Fresh Session
Registration Open, Breakfast & Networking
09:15
IGD Business Briefing
UK households are coming under increasing economic pressure and there is no clear end in sight. James and Rhian will discuss the latest changes and how shoppers have responded. They will also showcase IGD’s latest market forecasts for retail and eating out.
James Walton
Chief Economist, IGD
Rhian Thomas
Head of Insight- ShopperVista & FTG, IGD
10:00
Leadership Update followed by Q&A
Ken Murphy
Group CEO, Tesco
Speaking for the first time in person at an IGD event, our Group CEO Ken Murphy will share his reflections on the business and our core purpose.
He will focus on our full year results and the outlook for the coming year as well as introduce our new core purpose to serve our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.
Alessandra Bellini
Chief Customer Officer, Tesco
Following this, our Chief Customer Officer, Alessandra Bellini will explore what is important to our customers.
Ashwin Prasad
Group Chief Product Officer, Tesco
Ashwin Prasad Group Chief Product Officer, will then lay out our new priorities and share where there is opportunity for growth and innovation working together with Tesco.
Ashwin will elaborate on how the core purpose affects the Product plan at Tesco. He will then introduce the 4 key drivers that underpin the new strategy, what each of them mean for us and how we can identify opportunities for partnership:
- Magnetic value for customers
- I love my Tesco Clubcard
- Easily the most convenient
- Save to invest
12:00
Lunch and networking
We have developed a food menu to showcase some of our favourite initiatives and brands. Following the event any surplus food will be distributed to Fare Share.
13:00
Fresh session followed by Q&A
Dominic Morrey
Commercial Director for the Fresh Division, Tesco
Commercial Director for the Fresh Division, Dominic Morrey will describe how the new core purpose and strategic drivers will reinforce the Product plans for our Fresh division. Dominic will present how we can work together moving forward to create strong partnerships and best serve our customers communities and planet a little better every day.
Dominic will be joined in this session by Breige Donaghy - Product Director, Emmanuelle Lerges - Food Technical Director, Trudy Wilson - Head of Fresh Food Supplier Ordering, James Waddy - Category Director Bakery, Dairy and Local, Tom Lye - Prepared Food Category Director and Richard Wood - MFP Category Director.
14:30
Close of Fresh session
Packaged Session
11:30
Registration Open, Refreshments and Networking
12:00
IGD Business Briefing
UK households are coming under increasing economic pressure and there is no clear end in sight. James and Rhian will discuss the latest changes and how shoppers have responded. They will also showcase IGD’s latest market forecasts for retail and eating out.
James Walton
Chief Economist, IGD
Rhian Thomas
Head of Insight- ShopperVista & FTG, IGD
12:30
Lunch and networking
We have developed a food menu to showcase some of our favourite initiatives and brands. Following the event any surplus food will be distributed to Fare Share.
13:30
Leadership Update & Q&A
Ken Murphy
Group CEO, Tesco
Speaking for the first time in person at an IGD event, our Group CEO Ken Murphy will share his reflections on the business and our core purpose.
He will focus on our full year results and the outlook for the coming year as well as introduce our new core purpose to serve our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.
Alessandra Bellini
Chief Customer Officer, Tesco
Following this, our Chief Customer Officer, Alessandra Bellini will explore what is important to our customers.
Ashwin Prasad
Group Chief Product Officer, Tesco
Ashwin Prasad Group Chief Product Officer, will then lay out our new priorities and share where there is opportunity for growth and innovation working together with Tesco.
Ashwin will elaborate on how the core purpose affects the Product plan at Tesco. He will then introduce the 4 key drivers that underpin the new strategy, what each of them mean for us and how we can identify opportunities for partnership:
- Magnetic value for customers
- I love my Tesco Clubcard
- Easily the most convenient
- Save to invest
15:30
Refreshments
16:00
Packaged session followed by Q&A
Gordon Gafa
Commercial Director for the Packaged Division, Tesco
Commercial Director for the Packaged Division, Gordon Gafa, will describe how the new core purpose and strategic drivers will reinforce the Product plans for our Packaged division. Gordon will present how we can work together moving forward to create strong partnerships and best serve our customers communities and planet a little better every day.
Gordon will be joined in this session Victoria Randle - Head of Insight Packaged and Own Brand (Non-Food), James Ashwell - Strategy & Trade Director, David Beardmore - Impulse Category Director, Nicola Robinson - Health, Beauty and Wellness Category Director and Phil Banks, Household, Pet, Fuel and Tobacco Category Director.
17:30
Close of Packaged session