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LEADERSHIP FORUM2014

January 26-28 • The Ritz-Carlton • Naples, FL

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BUSINESS AGENDA

SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 20147:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Board of Directors Meeting Ritz-Carlton Ballroom – Salon IV

(Open to members of the Board only)10:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Registration & Information Desk Open Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Lobby11:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Lunch & Golf Tournament Tiburon - The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Lunch & Tennis Clinic Ritz-Carlton Beach Resort Tennis Courts

& Round Robin6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Welcome Reception Center Court

MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 20147:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration & Information Desk Open Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Lobby7:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. Networking Breakfast Artisans7:45 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Welcome Ritz-Carlton Ballroom

Sandy Kennedy, President, Retail Industry Leaders AssociationRick Dreiling, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Dollar General

Corporation; Chairman, Retail Industry Leaders Association8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Opening Dialogue: The Power Shift: Ritz-Carlton Ballroom

Working for Your Digital CustomerChris Donnelly, Industry Managing Director, Global Retail Practice, AccentureRenato Scaff, Managing Director, Retail Industry Practice, Accenture

9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Panel Session: Retail’s Digital Future Ritz-Carlton BallroomModerator: Nikki Baird, Managing Partner, Retail Systems Research, Inc.Sona Chawla, President, E-commerce, Walgreen Co.Joseph M. Mabry, Digital Interfaces Executive, Lowe’s Companies Inc.

10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Retail Spotlight: Publix Super Markets Ritz-Carlton BallroomWilliam E. Crenshaw, Chief Executive Officer, Publix Super Markets, Inc.

11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Spouse Luncheon11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Luncheon & Business Break Center Court1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Big Data and Its Impact on Retail Ritz-Carlton Ballroom

Kenneth Cukier, Data Editor, The Economist2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. The Sam’s Club Business Model Ritz-Carlton Ballroom

Rosalind Brewer, President & Chief Executive Officer, Sam’s Club3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Panel Session: How to Make Washington Ritz-Carlton Ballroom

Work AgainModerator: Chris Wallace, Anchor, Fox News SundayThe Honorable Kent Conrad, former U.S. Senator (D-ND)The Honorable Jon Kyl, Senior Advisor, Covington & Burling LLP;

former U.S. Senator (R-AZ)6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Reception, Dinner & Entertainment Plaza Ballroom

TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 20147:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Registration & Information Desk Open Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Lobby7:15 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Networking Breakfast Artisans8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Panel Session: Retail Analysts Discuss Trends, Ritz-Carlton Ballroom

Successes and Challenges in Retail TodayModerator: David Tehle, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial

Officer, Dollar General CorporationMeredith Adler, Senior Research Analyst, Barclays Equity ResearchChristopher Horvers, Senior Analyst, J.P. MorganMatt Nemer, Managing Director, Wells Fargo Securities

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Political Outlook Ritz-Carlton BallroomAmy Walter, National Editor, The Cook Political Report;Former Political Director, ABC News

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Wrap-Up Ritz-Carlton Ballroom

BUSINESS AGENDA

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHAIRMANRichard Dreiling*, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Dollar General Corporation

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMANGregg Steinhafel*, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer,Target Corporation

VICE CHAIRMANGregoryWasson*, President & Chief Executive Officer,Walgreen Co.

TREASUREREricWiseman*, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer,VF Corporation

SECRETARYRobert Niblock*, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

MEMBERSFrancis Blake, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer,The Home Depot, Inc.Ronald Boire, President, Sears & Kmart, ExecutiveVice President,

Chief Merchandising Officer, Sears Holdings CorporationJoseph DePinto, President & Chief Executive Officer, 7-Eleven, Inc.Ken Hicks, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Foot Locker, Inc.Alan Hoskins, President & Chief Executive Officer, Energizer Household Products,

Energizer Holdings, Inc.Hubert Joly*, President & Chief Executive Officer, Best Buy Co., Inc.Karen Lowe, General Manager, Global Retail Industry, IBM CorporationJames Myers, Chief Executive Officer, Petco Animal Supplies, Inc.William Rhodes*, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer,AutoZone, Inc.Madison Riley, Managing Director, North America, Kurt SalmonWalter Robb, Co-Chief Executive Officer,Whole Foods Market, Inc.William Simon, President & Chief Executive Officer,Walmart U.S.,

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.David Steiner, President & Chief Executive Officer,Waste ManagementTodd Tillemans, President, Customer Development, UnileverMyron Ullman, Chief Executive Officer, J. C. Penney Company, Inc.GlenWalter, President & Chief Operating Officer, Coca-Cola Refreshments,

The Coca-Cola Company

Eugene Scalia, Counsel to the Board, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPSandra Kennedy, President, Retail Industry Leaders Association

*Executive Committee Members

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MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2013 • Morning SessionRILA RETAIL & CONSUMER PRODUCT MANUFACTURER MEMBERS

Premier Members

EXPRESS

IKEA

Cequent Consumer Products, Inc.

First Quality Enterprises, Inc.

Johnson & Johnson

Joseph Enterprises, Inc.

Lasko Products, Inc.

Lion Brand Yarn Company

Nestle Purina PetCare NEXCOM

Renfro Corporation

Ross StoresRite-Aid

Shop Smart. Save Smart.

Gabriel Brothers

Payless Shoe Store

Newell Rubbermaid

Estee LauderDisney Consumer Products

S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.

TJXCompanies

Save Mart

Keter Plastic LTD

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Chris Donnelly is the managing director of Accenture’s Retail Practice where he is responsible forglobal business. In addition, Chris serves as the leader of the UK and Ireland Retail Practice and is amember of Accenture’s Global Leadership Council. Chris works with many of the leading globalretailers on the critical issues facing their business. Chris has more than 21 years of retail experience.He has extensive experience in the planning, design and implementation of transformation projectswith a particular focus on merchandising, benefits realization and shareholder value creation. Hisclients have includedWalgreens, Best Buy, The Gap, Safeway, Meijer, M&S, Sainsbury’s, Argos andRoss Stores. He has also led research projects for industry organizations such as RILA and NACDS.

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Monday, January 27

Opening Dialogue:The Power Shift:Working forYour Digital Customer

Chris Donnelly,Managing Director, Global Retail Practice,Accenture

Renato Scaff is an executive partner in Accenture’s North American Retail Practice where he isresponsible for its management consulting business. Renato also serves as the retail industry globalstrategy lead where he is responsible for determining the key trends affecting the world’s largestretailers and how they should effectively respond to them. Over his 19-year career, he has lednumerous transformational projects with large, global retailers and apparel branded manufacturersto plan, design and implement merchandising, marketing, planning, product development, sourcing,supply chain and value chain collaboration strategies and tactics to build long-term shareholdervalue.

Renato Scaff,Managing Director, Retail Industry Practice,Accenture

Chris Donnelly,Managing Director, Global Retail Practice,AccentureRenato Scaff,Managing Director, Retail Industry Practice,Accenture

power shift is underway in retail between you and your customer.The “experience” is no longerowned by you, the retailer.The new, non-stop digital customer is controlling every step of the

journey and they will define how they want it and when they want it. High performing retailers need tobe seamlessly integrated and digitally enabled in order to meet the constantly changing and evolving needsof this new type of empowered customer.Accenture’s Chris Donnelly and Renato Scaff will lead aninteractive session that showcases today’s digital customer journey and the building blocks every retailerneeds to be doing today to capture tomorrow’s customer.

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Monday, January 27

FEATURED SESSIONS

9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Panel Session: Retail’s Digital Future

Nikki Baird is managing partner at Retail Systems Research, an industry market intelligence firmspecializing in the impact of technology on the extended retail industry. Nikki brings perspective fromall sides of the retail technology equation: she served in technology roles at both a large and a smallretailer, and she has provided advisory and consulting services for Fortune 500 retailers, distributorsand manufacturers. Prior to cofounding RSR, Nikki was an analyst at both Forrester Research andRetail Systems Alert Group, where she covered extended retail industry topics like supply chain, RFID,retail operations, POS and in-store management. Nikki received her bachelor’s degree in PoliticalScience and Russian from the University of Colorado and her master’s degree in BusinessAdministration from the University of Texas.

Nikki Baird,Managing Partner,Retail Systems Research, Inc.

MODERATOR: Nikki Baird,Managing Partner,Retail Systems Research, Inc.PANELISTS:Sona Chawla, President, E-commerce,Walgreen Co.Joseph M. (Mike) Mabry Jr., Digital Interfaces Executive, Lowe’s Companies Inc.

acebook. Pinterest. Instagram.Twitter. From apps to m-web.The digital strategy that works for oneretailer may not be the answer for another. One thing is for sure: the digital revolution is here and its

pace is only going to quicken. Moderated by RSR Research’s Nikki Baird, our panel of retailers servingvastly different markets share how they stay ahead of the digital curve, how they decide which strategies topursue, and how they envision the future of the fully integrated marketplace.

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Mike Mabry was promoted to digital interfaces executive in 2012, and is responsible for planning andexecuting digital interfaces and content design for products and services and distinct digitalproperties including Lowes.com, MyLowe’s and mobile apps to meet experience expectations. Histeam oversees development and management of selling systems and portal-based employeeworkspaces. Prior to his current role, he was executive vice president of logistics and distributionwhere he directed Lowe’s state-of-the-art logistics and distribution network. Mabry joined thecompany in December 2003 after a 12-year career with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Mabry holds an MBAfrom Oklahoma City University and a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University ofNorth Alabama.

Joseph M. (Mike) Mabry Jr., Digital Interfaces Executive, Lowe’s Companies Inc.

Sona Chawla is president of E-commerce for Walgreen Co. Her team is dedicated to growing thedigital channels for Walgreens, while simultaneously integrating the digital experience across thecompany’s retail and healthcare businesses. Prior to joiningWalgreens in 2008, Sona was vicepresident of global online business at Dell, Inc. She also worked at Wells Fargo, where she heldseveral roles, including executive vice president of online sales, service and marketing. Before WellsFargo, she worked at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) and Mitchell Madison Group. Sonaearned a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Computer Science fromWellesley College in 1990and a master’s degree in Management from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1994. Sheserves on the board of directors for Express, Inc. and is on the board of trustees for the PeggyNotebaert Nature Museum.

Sona Chawla, President, E-commerce,Walgreen Co.

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Ed Crenshaw currently serves as CEO of Publix Super Markets. Ed joined Publix Super Markets in1974. Over the years, he gained experience in all areas of store operations including stock clerk, storemanager, buying and retail operations. Ed believes strongly in community service, serving with theKidney Foundation of Central Florida, the Central Florida Speech and Hearing Center, the Polk CountyMuseum of Art, the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce, the Polk County School Board BusinessCommission, and the Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He currently serves as chair of the board ofoverseers for the Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise at Florida Southern College,and is a member of Florida’s Council of 100. He graduated from Baylor University in Waco.

10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Retail Spotlight: Publix Super Markets

William E. Crenshaw, Chief Executive Officer, Publix Super Markets, Inc.

William E. Crenshaw, Chief Executive Officer, Publix Super Markets, Inc.

ublix, the seventh-largest private company in the United States ($27.5 billion in sales), is also thelargest employee-owned company in America. For 83 years, Publix has been known for its

philosophy of pleasing the customer; the Publix guarantee to never knowingly disappoint their customersis legendary in the industry.

Some facts about Publix:• Founded by the late George W. Jenkins in 1930 inWinter Haven, Florida• Largest employee-owned supermarket chain in the United States• One of the 10 largest-volume supermarket chains in the United States• 2012 retail sales of $27.5 billion• Current employee count of more than 166,000

Join Ed as he describes what it takes to fulfill the Publix mission to be the premier quality food retailer inthe world.

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Rosalind Brewer is president and CEO of Sam’s Club. Roz joined Sam’s Club, a division of Wal-MartStores, Inc. (Walmart), in 2012. Roz joinedWalmart in 2006 as regional vice president, overseeingoperations in Georgia. Before joiningWalmart, she worked for Kimberly-Clark Corporation for 22years, starting as a scientist and eventually becoming president of the Global Nonwovens Sector. Rozearned a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Spelman College. She attended the advancedmanagement program at TheWharton School and graduated from Director’s College at the Universityof Chicago School of Business/Stanford School of Law. In 2013, Roz was named one of theWorld’s100 Most PowerfulWomen and among the Most Powerful BlackWomen of 2013 by Forbes.

2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

The Sam’s Club Business Model

Rosalind Brewer, President & Chief Executive Officer, Sam’s Club

Rosalind Brewer, President & Chief Executive Officer, Sam’s Club

he wholesale channel is a $140 billion market in the United States and growing rapidly. Sam’s Clubwould be the eighth largest brick-and-mortar business in the country if it was not part of the Wal-Mart

Inc. family – the No. 1 Fortune 500 company. Sam’s Club CEO Roz Brewer examines how her business isaccelerating growth in a challenging economy through price leadership, differentiated merchandise, innovationand a compelling shopping experience. She also explores the company’s use of data for cutting-edge memberpersonalization and its laser-focus on the heart of American business:microenterprise.

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Monday, January 27

Kenneth Cukier is the data editor of The Economist. From 2007 to 2012 he was the Japan businessand finance correspondent, and before that, the paper's global technology correspondent based inLondon, where his work focused on innovation, intellectual property and Internet governance. Kenn isthe coauthor of Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think. His writingshave appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Prospect, The Financial Times andForeign Affairs, among others. He has also been a frequent commentator on business and technologymatters for CBS, CNN, NPR, the BBC and others.

1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Big Data and Its Impact on Retail

Kenneth Cukier, Data Editor,The Economist

Kenneth Cukier, Data Editor,The Economist

oin Kenn for a revelatory exploration of the hottest trend in technology—Big Data—and thedramatic impact it will have on the retail industry, the economy, and society at large.“Big data” refers to

the burgeoning ability to crunch vast collections of information, analyze it instantly, and draw sometimesprofoundly surprising conclusions from it.This emerging science can translate myriad phenomena—fromthe price of airline tickets to the text of millions of books—into searchable form, and uses increasingcomputing power to unearth epiphanies that would never have been seen before.A revolution on par withthe Internet or perhaps even the printing press, big data will change the way you think about your business,consumer behavior, employee engagement, and innovation in the years to come. It also poses fresh threats,from its impacts on privacy, to the implications of big data’s ability to predict future behavior.

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Chris is the anchor of Fox News Sunday (FNS), Fox Broadcasting Company’s Sunday morning publicaffairs program. He also contributes to Fox News Channel’s America's Election HQ coverage, andplayed an integral role in FOX News’ You Decide 2008 and 2004 election coverage, reporting livefrom major election events, including Election Night, the presidential debates, the Democratic andRepublican Conventions, the New Hampshire Primary, and the Iowa Caucuses. Chris has won everymajor broadcast news award for his reporting, including three Emmy Awards, the Dupont-ColumbiaSilver Baton, the Peabody Award, and the Sol Taishoff Award for Broadcast Journalism, which wasawarded to him by the National Press Foundation.

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Panel Session:How to Make WashingtonWork Again

ChrisWallace, Anchor, Fox News Sunday

MODERATOR: ChrisWallace, Anchor, Fox News SundayPANELISTS:The Honorable Kent Conrad, former U.S. Senator (D-ND)The Honorable Jon Kyl, Senior Advisor, Covington & Burling LLP, former U.S. Senator (R-AZ)

ow to make Washington work again is a top of mind concern for retail CEOs – that policymakersare no longer capable of coming together to create good policy, that the realities of re-election make

compromise undesirable, and that doing what is right for the country seems to no longer serve as manylawmakers’ key motivation.The panel, moderated by Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace, includes twoof Washington’s most insightful insiders and observers, who also happen to be former policymakers.The panel will address the current state of affairs and offer suggestions for how to return the Washingtonculture to one where policy makers can accomplish common goals on behalf of the citizens theyrepresent.

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As the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) earned bipartisan respectas an expert on the nation’s fiscal issues. Selected by TIME as one of “America’s 10 Best Senators”and rated by The American as one of the 10 most economically knowledgeable members of Congress,he has played a vital role in shaping our nation’s fiscal policies during the last three decades. He wasthe “father” of the Simpson Bowles Commission and a key author of the Affordable Care Act, and heis currently a part of the Campaign to Fix the Debt.

Kent Conrad, former U.S. Senator (D-ND)

Jon Kyl currently serves as senior advisor at Covington and Burling, LLP and is a visiting fellow at theAmerican Enterprise Institute. Jon served 18 years in the U.S. Senate after serving for eight years inthe U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected unanimously by his colleagues in 2008 to serve asRepublicanWhip, the second-highest position in the Senate Republican leadership, a position he helduntil his retirement in 2013. TIME magazine recognized Sen. Kyl as one of the “World’s 100 MostInfluential People” in 2010, and as one of the 10 best senators in 2006. Capitol Hill’s newspaper, TheHill, identified him as one of the “25 hardest working lawmakers.”

Jon Kyl, Senior Advisor, Covington & Burling LLP, former U.S. Senator (R-AZ)

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2013 • Morning Session

David Tehle is executive vice president and chief financial officer of Nashville-based Dollar General,the nation's largest small-box discount retailer with nearly 11,000 locations in 40 states. David hasled Dollar General’s finance and IT organizations as the company went through significanttransformational events. Prior to joining Dollar General in June 2004, David spent seven years withHaggar Corporation as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He has also held leadershippositions with several world leaders in manufacturing. David earned a bachelor’s degree inEconomics from the University of Wisconsin and a master’s degree of Business Administration fromthe University of Michigan.

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Tuesday, January 28

Panel Session: Retail Analysts Discuss Trends,Successes and Challenges in Retail Today

MODERATOR: David Tehle, ExecutiveVice President & Chief Financial Officer,Dollar General Corporation

MODERATOR: David Tehle, ExecutiveVice President & Chief Financial Officer,Dollar General CorporationPANELISTS:Meredith Adler, Senior Research Analyst,Barclays Equity ResearchChristopher Horvers, Senior Analyst, J.P. MorganMatt Nemer,Managing Director,Wells Fargo Securities

ollar General CFO David Tehle leads a panel discussion of retail analysts on the key drivers andtrends impacting the economy and retail industry.What strategies are critical for positive financial

results and most important toWall Street? (i.e. growth vs. contraction, digital investment, supply chaininnovation, sustainability practices, etc.) How is big data changing the way analysts view retail? Thepanel will also discuss key opportunities and threats to the industry, and outside influences that affect theretail industry.

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Meredith Adler has been an equity analyst at Barclays Capital, and it predecessor, Lehman Brothers,for 17 years. She follows food, drug and dollar store retailers, as well as healthy living andfoodservice distribution companies. In 2013, for the twelfth year in a row, she was ranked as the #1Food and Drug Retailing analyst in Institutional Investor’s (II) annual poll of equity analysts. Meredithreceived her bachelor's degree in Comparative Religion from Boston University in 1977 and hermaster's degree in Business Administration in Finance from New York University in 1985. She is also aChartered Financial Analyst.

Meredith Adler, Senior Research Analyst,Barclays Equity Research

Matt Nemer joinedWells Fargo Securities in 2009 as a managing director and senior equity analystcovering the retail sector with a focus on hardlines, broadlines, and pure-play e-Commercecompanies. Matt is the only U.S.-based research analyst combining coverage of traditional retailerswith e-Commerce companies and online marketplaces. He authored a seminal report titled “TheSputnik Moment for Retail” in 2010 that called out the threat Amazon.com posed to traditionalretail, which accelerated their focus on digital topics. Previously, Matt was a managing director atThomasWeisel Partners in San Francisco, having spent nine years at the firm. Matt graduated fromVanderbilt University with a bachelor’s degree in Economics. He is frequently quoted on digitalcommerce topics in major news publications, including The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times,and Bloomberg News.

Matt Nemer,Managing Director,Wells Fargo Securities

Christopher Horvers has led coverage of the hardlines retailing and discounters universe includingauto parts, consumer electronics, discounters, home furnishings, home improvement, office supply,pet superstore, sporting goods retailers, and wholesale clubs. He is ranked in both the InstitutionalInvestor and Greenwich surveys. Christopher joined J.P. Morgan in June 2008 from Bear Stearns. From1995-2001, he worked in public accounting, specializing in the broker-dealer industry. Chris holds abachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University at Albany and a master’s degree inBusiness Administration from NYU’s Stern School of Business. He is also a CFA Charter holder and aCertified Public Accountant.

Christopher Horvers, Senior Analyst, J.P. Morgan

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9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Political OutlookAmyWalter, National Editor,The Cook Political Report; Former Political Director,ABC News

ver the past 14 years,Amy Walter has built a reputation as an accurate, objective, and insightfulpolitical analyst with unparalleled access to campaign insiders and decision-makers. Known as one

of the best political journalists coveringWashington, she is the national editor of The Cook Political Reportand the former political director of ABC News.Amy will give an insiders look into the currentcongressional culture, the policy outlook for 2014, and the Washington political scene as we move towardthe mid-term election.

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Amy is the national editor of The Cook Political Report and the former political director of ABC News.While at ABC, Amy oversaw the organization’s political coverage. Amy has provided election nightcoverage and analysis since 1998 and was a member of CNN’s Emmy-award winning election nightteam in 2006. Named one of the “Top 50 Journalists” by Washingtonian magazine, Amy was dubbedone of the most powerful people in politics in George magazine. She also won the Washington Post’sCrystal Ball Award for her spot-on election predictions and has been frequently quoted as acongressional election expert in newspapers such as the Wall Street Journal,Washington Post, and theNew York Times. Amy graduated summa cum laude from Colby College and serves as a member ofColby’s board of trustees.

AmyWalter,National Editor,The Cook Political ReportFormer Political Director,ABC News

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ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

Golf TournamentTiburon Golf ClubSunday, January 2611:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. • Lunch provided

Reception:Artisans6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Dinner: Plaza Ballroom7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Entertainment:Ritz-Carlton Ballroom8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Join your industry colleagues at the LeadershipForum golf tournament.The format is a four-player scramble, ensuring fun for golfers of allabilities.

A favorite of both professional and amateurgolfers alike,Tiburon is carved out of 800 acresof native Florida foliage and plays like a classiclinks course. Golf legend and course designerGreg Norman blended traditional and modernelements to create an elegant and stunninglybeautiful golf experience that is challenging forany player.

Tennis Clinic & Round RobinRitz-Carlton Beach Resorts,Tennis CourtsSunday, January 2612:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

The Ritz-Carlton, Naples has a world classtennis program featuring four lighted Har-Trucourts, a full-service pro shop, drills, clinics andpersonal instruction from USPTA certifiedtennis professionals.

Attendees are invited to participate in a shortTennis clinic, followed by a round robin.

Reception, Dinner& EntertainmentSinger-songwriter Maggie RoseMonday, January 276:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Join Leadership Forum attendees for an eveningof dining and private entertainment.Thisintimate event will feature relaxed networking,an elegant dinner, and a live performance byrising country music star, Maggie Rose. Earningrave reviews while on tour with award-winningartists, including Sheryl Crow and Gary Allan,Maggie is best known for her bluesy style andupbeat performances, great for fans of all typesof music.

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2014 RILA CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN CONFERENCE 2014February 23-26 – San Diego Convention Center - San Diego, CA

The Retail Supply Chain Conference is the industry’s premier educational andnetworking event for retail supply chain professionals and their product and servicesuppliers. Designed by industry leaders for industry leaders, and packed with real takehome value, the Retail Supply Chain Conference provides cutting-edge information,unparalleled networking opportunities and access to the newest solutions in an interactiveExhibit Hall.

RETAIL ASSET PROTECTION CONFERENCE 2014April 6-9 – JW Marriott Indianapolis – Indianapolis, IN

Successful asset protection executives leverage partnerships throughout the enterprise toachieve the common goal of business growth.These executives come – and bring theirteams – to RILA’s Retail Asset Protection Conference where the educational programcovers the breadth of areas within asset protection and the networking is the best in theindustry.

RETAIL SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE 2014Sept 29-Oct 2 – Hyatt Regency,Minneapolis – Minneapolis, MN

The only comprehensive retail conference devoted to issues of environmental sustainabilityand compliance, this event brings together representatives of all major retail and consumerproduct segments along with relevant solution providers to address the key issues ofsustainability and environmental compliance for retail.

RETAIL LAW CONFERENCE 2014Oct 15-17 –The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge – Charlotte, NC

The Retail Law Conference brings retail general counsel and their teams together for anin-depth educational program that covers retail-specific issues. It also gives the executivesthe opportunity to network with other retail legal teams and to earn continuing legaleducation credits.

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