Programme
08:00 – 09:45
Registration and refreshments
09:45 – 11:30
IGD Welcome and Business Briefing
Chris Hawyard
Director of Sales, IGD
James Walton
Chief Economist, IGD
Toby Pickard
Retail Futures Senior Partner, IGD
IGD’s Chris Hayward will welcome you to the event before introducing James Walton, who will share his insight on the economic environment and the tactical and strategic challenges we face as an industry. Toby Pickard will bring you inspiration from around the globe on how retailers are investing in technology and innovation to elevate the customer experience.
Keynote Session with Tesco Leadership Team
Ken Murphy
Group CEO, Tesco
Ashwin Prasad
Chief Commercial Officer, Tesco
Josh Bottomley
CEO, dunnhumby
Group CEO Ken Murphy will return to the IGD to share his reflections on the business, our core purpose and the year ahead.
Our Chief Commercial Officer, Ashwin Prasad will share where there is opportunity for growth by working in partnership with Tesco, and serving our customers, communities and planet a little better everyday.
New to the panel this year, Josh Bottomley, our new CEO for dunnhumby, joins the discussion to talk about the future of retail media and seizing the opportunity alongside Tesco.
The programme will then split into two streams for Fresh and Packaged attendees
This is a great opportunity to hear the divisional plans and opportunities for joint growth along with plenty of time to share best practice amongst colleagues and peers, network with Tesco colleagues, make new contacts and spend time sampling from a menu created especially for this event to showcase the wide range of Tesco products. You will also have the opportunity to attend pre scheduled 1-2-1 meetings with Tesco colleagues.
11:30 – 15:15
Fresh Divisional Session
- Comfort Break
- Divisional Session, Q&A and supplier awards
- Lunch, networking, 1:1 meetings
Commercial Director for Fresh Food, Dom Morrey will lead the Fresh divisional session reflecting on the last year and following directly on from the vision shared in the earlier Exec plenary presentations. Dom and the leadership team will cover key joint growth opportunities, highlighting topics and initiatives important to Fresh Food at Tesco over the coming year.
Packaged Divisional Session
- Lunch, networking 1:1 meetings
- Divisional Session, Q&A and supplier awards
- Comfort Break
Commercial Director for Packaged Foods, Gordon Gafa will lead the Packaged divisional session. He and his team will expand on the details shared in the morning’s Exec plenary presentations and discuss the Packaged Foods priorities for the year ahead, sharing key opportunities for collaborative growth and sharing some successful live examples in practice.
15:15 – 16:00
Tesco Leadership Team Q&A followed by Supplier Awards
Ken Murphy
Group CEO, Tesco
Ashwin Prasad
Chief Commercial Officer, Tesco
Josh Bottomley
CEO, dunnhumby