A World of Opportunities

Schedule of Events

Sunday, July 19

Time	Event
5:00 – 6:00 pm	Happy Hour and Silent Auction Kick Off

Monday, July 20

Time	General Sessions
8:00 – 8:20 am	Opening Session and Announcements
8:30 – 9:30 am	Acosta Insights and Q&A with Colin Stewart
9:30 – 9:45 am	Break with Howard Rosenthal from the Mr. Food Test Kitchen
9:45 – 10:45 am	Painting Grocery Shopping Behavior Using COVID-19 Colors with FMI President Leslie Sarasin
10:45 – 11:00 am	Break with Howard Rosenthal from the Mr. Food Test Kitchen
11:00 – 11:45 am	COVID-19 Response and Forecast and Q&A with NC DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen
11:45 am – 12:00 noon	Break with Howard Rosenthal from the Mr. Food Test Kitchen
12:00 noon – 1:00 pm	State of the Frozen, Dairy, Deli Industry with Todd Hale, Principal, Todd Hale, LLC
Ongoing	One-on-One Meetings & Virtual Trade Show

Tuesday, July 21

Time	Executive Briefings	Breakout Sessions
8:00 – 8:30 am	MDI Executive Briefing	State of Agriculture with NC and SC Commissioners of Agriculture
8:45 – 9:15 am	Lowes Foods Executive Briefing	Opportunities in Produce and Floral in a Post-COVID World with Cathy Burns, President of the Produce Marketing Association
9:30 – 10:00 am	Food Lion Executive Briefing	9:30 – 10:15 am: Independent Update with National Grocers Association President Greg Ferrara
10:15 – 10:45 am	Harris Teeter Executive Briefing	10:30 – 11:00 am: Federal Government Affairs Update with FMI’s Jennifer Hatcher, Senior Vice President, Government and Public Affairs
11:00 am – 12:00 noon	State of the Meat Industry and Q&A with IRI’s Chris Dubois, SVP, Protein Practice
Ongoing	One-on-One Meetings & Virtual Trade Show
5:00 – 5:45 pm	Happy Hours & Silent Auction Closing

Wednesday, July 22

Time	Event
Ongoing	One-on-One Meetings & Virtual Trade Show
8:00 – 9:00 am	COVID-19 and Liability – Insurance, Risk, and Claims
9:00 – 10:00 am	Retailing in the Time of COVID-19 with Bob Phibbs, The Retail Doctor
10:30 am – 11:30 am	CFIC Board of Directors Meeting