The objective of the conference is to bring together the members for educational exchange of top-of-mind issues in IT in the retail sector. It aims to provide opportunities for IT senior executives, Chief Information Officers and Systems Directors to network and debate the issues. At the event, practical case studies based on real experiences are presented by the speakers representing retailers and manufacturers.

The IT Conference 2011 will look at the top-of-mind issues in Information Technology in the food retail sector. What is keeping you awake at night? What are the burning issues for IT directors in food retailing today?

Read the IT Conference 2008 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.

Read the  IT Conference 2009 CONFERENCE REPORT.

Please note that the IT Conference 2010 was cancelled because of the volcano eruption.

Who develops the thematics of this event?

The thematics of the IT Conference are defined by a committee of experts who meet on an ongoing basis.  The IT Committee creates this event as a platform for discussion on top-of-mind issues and to bring knowledge and networking opportunities to retail executives from around the globe.

The members of the IT Committee are:

Chairman
AUGUST HARDER, Chief Information Officer COOP Switzerland
NUNO ABRANTES, Business Director & Group Controller
 JERONIMO MARTINS Portugal
KEVIN BERRY, Systems Director
 WAITROSE
 United Kingdom
PAUL BUTLER, Global Business Services, e2e Planning Transformation & Global Demand Planning Services PROCTER & GAMBLE Germany
 BENOIT FREMAUX, Supply Chain and IT Chief Officer  MONOPRIX
 France
SCOTT HARRISON, Chief Infomation Officer - Delhaize America
 DELHAIZE GROUP
  USA
SHARON JESKE, Director Operational Management Programmes THE CONSUMER GOODS FORUM
CLINTON KEAY, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer SOBEYS INC. Canada
ESPEN KJONSBERG, Chief Information Officer NORGESGRUPPEN Norway
ANDREAS KRANABITL, Director, IT International Strategy SPAR Austria
ANDREAS MÜNCH, Member of the Executive Board, Head of Department Logistics & IT
 MIGROS Switzerland
CLYDE PEREIRA, Chief Information Officer COCA-COLA HELLENIC Austria
JENS SIEBENHAAR, Chief Information Officer
 REWE INFORMATIONS SYSTEMS GMBH
 Germany
FRANCESCO TINTO, Vice President of Global Sales, Marketing and Customer Service Systems KRAFT FOODS INC.  USA
WIM VAN HERWIJNEN, Chief Information Officer - Real hypermarkets REAL - SB-WARENHAUS GMBH Germany


Who will attend this event?

The following companies recognise the IT Conference as a key event for their IT executives:

                                        
Albert Heijn, A.S. Watson, Auchan, Barilla, Big C Supercenter, Bimbo, Bonduelle, Carrefour, Casino, Centro Cuesta Nacional, Coca-Cola, Coop Norden, Coop Switzerland, Coop Denmark, Delhaize, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Fleury Michon, General Mills, Globus, Groupement des Mousquetaires, Gruppo Pam, Henderson Wholesale, Hypercity Retail India, ICA, Jeronimo Martins, Johnson & Johnson, Kaufland, Kesko Food, Konzum, Kraft Foods, Lawson Retail, Lindt, Manor, Marks & Spencer, Massmart, Mercator, Metro Cash & Carry, Mestdagh, Migros, Monoprix, Musgrave Supervalu Centra, Nestlé, NorgesGruppen, NTUC Fairprice, Numico, Pepsico, Pick n Pay, Procter & Gamble, Rimi Baltic, Royal Ahold, Sara Lee, Schiever Distribution, Schuitema, Spar, Sobeys, Système-U, Tesco, The Kroger Co, Unilever, Waitrose, Wal-Mart...

Delegates Profile

  • Chief Information Officers
  • IT Directors
  • Systems Directors
  • Innovation Managers
  • Chief of Operations

What is the Consumer Goods Forum (formerly CIES)?


The Consumer Goods Forum is an independent global parity-based Consumer Goods network. It brings together the CEOs and senior management of around 400 retailer and manufacturer members of all sizes, across 150 countries. Its members have combined sales of EUR 2.1 trillion (USD 2.9 trillion).

The Forum was created in June 2009 by the merger of CIES - The Food Business Forum, the Global Commerce Initiative (GCI) and the Global CEO Forum. The Consumer Goods Forum is governed by its Board of Directors, which includes an equal number of manufacturer and retailer CEOs and chairmen.

It provides a real global platform for thought leadership, debate and networking between retailers, manufacturers and their partners. Its strength lies in the privileged access it offers to the key players in the sector and the development and sharing of best practice at the highest level. It has a mandate from its members to develop common positions on key strategic and practical issues affecting the consumer goods business and to focus on non-competitive collaborative process improvement.

With its headquarters in Paris and its regional offices in Washington, D.C., Singapore, Tokyo and Shanghai, The Consumer Goods Forum serves its members throughout the world.

For more information visit: www.theconsumergoodsforum.com