Join us Tuesday, October 24th for a unique opportunity to get the perspective of two leading Wall Street analysts on the ever-changing food retail industry. You will engage with Ken Goldman, who covers Food Retailers and Producers for J.P. Morgan and Christopher Horvers, who's responsible for Discounters and Wholesale Clubs for J. P. Morgan. Walmart’s competition in our industry is heating up as Lidl and Aldi make their impact and Amazon buys Whole Foods. This program will provide you with an outlook on what could be expected in the coming year ahead.  They will discuss:

• How is the overall competitive environment changing within food retail?

• What Walmart and Kroger are doing differently these days and how is this likely to evolve?

• Which changes are taking place at Whole Foods and how are competitors reacting?

• What are food producers doing to adapt to the changing retail landscape?

About The Presenters:

Christopher Horvers

Managing Director Equity Research for Broadlines and Hardlines Retail

Christopher Horvers is Managing Director Equity Research for Broadlines and Hardlines Retail industry including Discounters and Wholesale Clubs. His categories include auto parts, beauty, consumer electronics, home furnishings, home improvement, office supply, nutrition, and sporting goods. He has been ranked in both the Institutional Investor and Greenwich polls. Christopher joined J.P. Morgan in June 2008 from Bear Stearns. Prior to being lead analyst, he was on the II ranked hard and softlines team at Bear Stearns. From 1995-2001, he worked in public accounting, specializing in the broker-dealer industry. Chris holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University at Albany and an M.B.A. from NYU's Stern School of Business. He is also a CFA Charter holder and a Certified Public Accountant.

Ken Goldman

Managing Director

Ken Goldman is the Managing Director, JPMorgan Equity Research, Food Producers and Retailers.  In the 2016 Institutional Investor All-America research survey, he was ranked #1 in Food Retailers and #2 in Food Producers. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan in June 2008, Ken covered food stocks at Bear Stearns. During eight previous years as a television producer with ESPN and other national networks, he won two team Emmy awards. Ken has an MBA in Finance with top honors from New York University’s Stern School of Business (full-time program) and a BA in English Literature from the University of Pennsylvania. He is originally from the Philadelphia region and is married with two daughters.

90% of all retail sales are still completed in physical stores, but let’s face it, much of the purchase intent starts online. Digital, mobile, search, location based data and social have irrevocably changed shopping as we know it, putting more and more control in the hands of today’s consumers. Join us for a panel discussion of industry executives who will bring great perspective to this topic.This panel will discuss all the new measurement tools available today to measure the impact of social and digital. The panelists will address new solutions brands can use to connect with today’s multi-channel shoppers and measure success from sales lift, increased basket size, increased foot traffic and promotional offers and more.

About The Moderator:

Karen Doan Tyson Foods

About The Presenters:

Allisha Watkins Shopper Marketing, Walmart Inc MARS Wrigley Confectionery

Allisha brings 14 years of consumer, shopper and brand marketing, market research and strategic management to MARS Wrigley Confectionery as the Shopper Marketing Lead for Walmart Inc, collecting many prestigious industry awards, including Reggies, Effies and PRO Awards.

André Moraes Principal Analytical Lead Google

André leads insights and analytics at Google for some of the world's top CPG food and beverage companies, where he is responsible for delivering insights into areas such as industry trends, product development, and advertising effectiveness. Aside from his role at Google, André is also an Adjunct Professor at NYU where he teaches Marketing Analytics to students in the Integrated Marketing masters program. Prior to joining Google André was a Director of Marketing Sciences at OMD. André holds a BS in Finance from Fairfield University, an MS in Digital Marketing from Full Sail University, and is a Fulbright Scholar.

Laura Kennedy Director, Retail Insights Kantar Retail

Laura leads Kantar Retail’s research and insights on Walmart, driving insights and developing forecasts, reports, and presentations for vendor as well as retailer clients to help them understand and elevate their businesses. Laura also leads Kantar Retail’s coverage of the home improvement retail industry, heading a team that digs into the operations at Home Depot and Lowe’s as well as their diverse hardware store and specialty retailer brethren. Her points of view on Walmart, home improvement retail, and the big box retail environment in general are frequently cited in the national, international, and trade press. Laura joined Kantar Retail in 2011 after reporting on the business of retail and numerous other topics for the Kiplinger Letter, a business forecasting publication in Washington, D.C. Laura graduated summa cum laude from the University of Maryland, College Park, with a B.A. in economics.

Ali Mirian SVP, Product Collective Bias

SVP, Product at influencer marketing platform Collective Bias in charge of product development, analytics, and media operations. Prior to Collective Bias, he was General Manager at Recyclebank, an award-winning gamification platform that rewards green actions. He also spent 5 years at digital media giant IAC as head of ad product and technology overseeing advertising and targeting innovation across its 60 properties. Ali began his career in digital media in 1999 at WPP/Xaxis progenitor 24/7 Media, where he held product leadership roles in both its media and software businesses. Ali recently founded Chiefgood, a nonprofit digital ad platform for charities.

Carl Spaulding Executive Vice President, Product & Strategy Nielsen Catalina Solutions

Carl is Executive Vice President of Product and Strategy at Nielsen Catalina Solutions, with a 30-year track record in leading media analytics and solutions development. Prior to his role with Nielsen Catalina Solutions, Carl worked as Senior Vice President of Product Leadership at Nielsen Solutions Group. Earlier, he served as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Director of Operations and CIO of Interactive Market Systems; Senior Vice President and Director of Technology for Spectra; and co-founder of MediaPlan Inc., which was acquired by VNU in 1999. MediaPlan created Manas, the world’s first PC-based media planning flowchart software tool, which has evolved into Brandfx and RollUp, supported by Nielsen to this day.

Carl holds a BA in mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of MASB (Marketing Accountability Standards Board) since 2008.