Technology summit, financial symposium offer actionable insights for independent grocers; marketing awards and opening keynote speaker also highlight event’s first day
Las Vegas, NV – The National Grocers Association launches its 2023 NGA Show tomorrow in Las Vegas with enhanced education sessions leading its Sunday agenda. The show runs Feb. 26-28, 2023, at the Caesars Forum Convention Center.
Kicking off the lineup on Sunday morning is the new Technology Summit, offering grocery retailers a look at technology from multiple perspectives.
Comprising fast-paced and interactive sessions curated by MorningNewsBeat.com, topics will span the full spectrum of technology, from AI and tech designed to improve the customer experience, to food-centric technologies, including store-level vertical farms that will change the way consumers shop, to retail media networks that can shape interactions between retailers and their customers.
More than a dozen speakers will lead the discussion at the summit, which runs 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26.
Next on Sunday’s agenda is the FMS Financial Symposium, a three-hour session curated by FMS Solutions offering a deep dive into today’s most timely financial topics to help retailers understand what the financial health of their business looks like in 2023.
Financial Symposium content will focus on four key pillars: Valuing Your Business, Inflation and Your Business, Banking and Employee Retention Credits. The symposium runs from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
“These new sessions are deep dives into subjects essential to the future of independent community grocers,” said Greg Ferrara, NGA president and CEO. “They’re a great introduction to the next two days of cutting-edge speakers, forward-thinking educational breakouts and other sessions designed to provide attendees with actionable insights to grow their businesses.”
The annual Creative Choice Awards, presented by Kellogg’s and Unilever, celebrate independent grocers’ most innovative and successful marketing campaigns and promotional events of 2022. This “Snack and See” session runs from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Rounding out the day is the opening keynote session, featuring speaker Erik Weihenmayer, a world-class blind adventurer who will share his powerful message about commitment to one’s goals and harnessing the power of adversity as fuel for greatness. The keynote session, starting at 5 p.m., is sponsored by KraftHeinz.
Full details on all show programming, workshops and speakers can be found at https://www.thengashow.com/education-program/education-schedule. The event is sponsored by the National Grocers Association and produced by Clarion Events Inc.
The NGA Show has been where independent grocers gather for more than 30 years, connecting supermarket retailers and wholesalers, food manufacturers, and service providers worldwide to share innovative solutions and best practices that support and strengthen the independent supermarket channel. The NGA Show is produced and managed by Clarion Events as part of the Food & Beverage Group in partnership with the National Grocers Association (NGA). For more information and to register, visit www.theNGAshow.com.
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The National Grocers Association (NGA) is the national trade association representing the retail and wholesale community grocers that comprise the independent sector of the food distribution industry. An independent retailer is a privately owned or controlled food retail company operating in a variety of formats. The independent grocery sector is accountable for about 1.2 percent of the nation’s overall economy and is responsible for generating more than $250 billion in sales, 1.1 million jobs, $39 billion in wages, and $36 billion in taxes. NGA members include retail and wholesale grocers located in every congressional district across the country, as well as state grocers’ associations, manufacturers, and service suppliers. For more information about NGA, visit www.nationalgrocers.org.
