February 22-24, 2016New Orleans Marriott | New Orleans, LA

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The FMI-GMA Trading Partner Alliance (TPA) is pleased to host the seventh annual Supply Chain Conference. Join over 500 retailers, manufacturers, and solution providers for a conference filled with:

Stimulating educational sessions

Interactive exhibits with the latest technologies

Relationship-building networking opportunities

Connect. Transform. Deliver.THANK YOU TO OUR CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEEFor guidance and expertise in developing the program

Dennis Donelon (co-chair), Senior Director, Customer Supply Chain Integration, PepsiCo, Inc.

Scott Reily (co-chair), Senior Vice President, Logistics, Brookshire Grocery Company

Denny Armstrong, Senior Vice President Supply Chain Logistics and Operations Support, The JM Smucker Company

Lou DeLorenzo, Supply Chain Director, Delhaize America

Pam Erb, Vice President of Supply Chain, Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

Tim Fisher, Senior Vice President Supply Chain, BumbleBee Foods, LLC

Randy Fletcher, Senior Vice President, Wholesale Operations, Associated Grocers, Inc.

Lois Fruhwirth, Associate Director, Retail Supply North American Grocery Channel, The Procter and Gamble Company

Aaron Garrison, Director of Distribution, Weis Markets, Inc.

Mike Graham, Group Vice President Distribution, Meijer, Inc.

Norm Haberl, Senior Vice President, Operations, Ahold USA

John Haggerty, Vice President Business Development, Burris Logistics, Inc.

Joseph Hurley, Senior Vice President, Distribution and Logistics, Giant Eagle, Inc.

Stephen Johnson, Commercial Quality Manager North America, Ferrero USA, Inc.

Richard Kearns, Senior Vice President, Distribution, Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.

Ron Ozment, Director, Supply Chain Strategy, H-E-B

Gary Piwko, Director, Remarketing and Returns Management, Kellogg USA

Thomas Roy, Vice President of Logistics, Wakefern Food Corporation

Rob Shifter, Supply Chain Manager, Nestlé USA

Chris West, Director, Global Supply Chain Process Optimization-Deliver, McCormick & Company, Inc.

Monday February 22, 2016 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Registration

12:00 PM Golf Tournament SPONSORED BY: AMERICOLD

AND CAPSTONE LOGISTICS, LLC

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Welcome Reception

Tuesday February 23, 2016 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM Registration

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Breakfast & Networking with Exhibitors SPONSORED BY:

TOSCA SERVICES, LLC

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM General Session Lessons from Katrina: Leadership & Preparedness in the 21st Century

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Break & Networking with Exhibitors SPONSORED BY: RYAN COMPANIES U.S., INC.

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM General Session State of the Industry

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Concurrent Breakout Sessions

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM Networking Lunch

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM Concurrent Breakout Sessions

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Concurrent Breakout Sessions

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Break & Networking with Exhibitors

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM General Session Leadership and Talent – Attracting and Developing Today’s and Tomorrow’s Leaders

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Reception

Wednesday February 24, 2016 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM Registration Open

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Breakfast & Networking with Exhibitors

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM General Session Supply Chain Optimization-Lessons from the Front Line

SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE*

Wednesday February 24, 2016 (continued)

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Concurrent Breakout Sessions

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Break & Networking with Exhibitors

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Concurrent Breakout Sessions

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM Networking Lunch

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM Concurrent “Jazz Sessions”

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Break & Networking with Exhibitors

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM General Session On the Edge: The Art of High-Impact Leadership SPONSORED BY: FHI

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Closing Reception

*Program subject to change. Visit www.tpasupplychain.com for updates.

Concurrent BreakoutsFRESH• Best Practices in Fresh Supply Chain• Farm to Fork with Teeth• Gaining the Advantage in the Fresh

Supply Chain• Wasted Food - The Antithesis of

Sustainability

PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE• Graceful Burial Benefits• Less Truly is More – Creating a Best-

in-Class Unsaleables Management Program

• The Luxury of Ignorance has Expired – Transparency, Collaboration and Cooperation will Pave the Way Towards Efficiency Across the Supply Chain

• Partnering in a Shared Supply Chain – A Case for Data Quality

REGULATORY & COMPLIANCE• Compliance is Not an Option… FSMA

from the Manufacturers’ Perspective• Dispose of the Doubt – Best Practices

for Retail Hazardous Waste Management• FSMA – What a Retail Supply Chain

Executive Needs to Know• Staying Ahead of the Ever-Changing

Labor Landscape

SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMIZATION• Collaborative Planning to Improve

On-Shelf Availability – An Insight to Action Report

• Design your Supply Chain for Growth – Lessons Learned from the Expansion of Dunkin’ Donuts

• Leveraging Metrics, Process & Technologies to Improve On-Shelf Availability – An Insight to Action Report

• The Talent Supply Chain – Building and Retaining your Team

TRANSPORTATION• Beating the Bottleneck – How Retailers

and CPGs Can Overcome the Mounting Transportation Squeeze

• Cold Chain Game – Transportation Best Practices in Action from Across the Supply Chain

• Same Day Delivery – Strategic Bets, Emerging Solutions and Path Forward

• Top Reasons for Accident Causation and Recommendations to Mitigate your Risk

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Lessons from Katrina: Leadership and Preparedness in the 21st Century

In this rousing speech, Gen. Honoré shares leadership lessons from his command of Joint

Task Force-Katrina as well as the benefits of developing a culture of preparedness. The “Category V General” discusses the essential qualities that 21st century leaders need, including “decision superiority,” the ability to “see first, understand first, and act first.” On

preparedness, Gen. Honoré believes waiting until disaster hits and then responding is dealing with problems on the “right side” of disaster, and that we should be dealing with the “left side” of disaster -- before it strikes. Bold and insightful, Honoré’s strategies are sure to motivate audiences to see local, national, and international leadership issues in a new light.• Lt. General Russel L. Honoré (Ret.),

Commander of Joint Task Force Katrina and Global Preparedness Authority

On the Edge: The Art of High-Impact Leadership

Imagine yourself on the highest mountain in the world. You have to deal with the physiological

effects of extreme altitude -- along with bone-chilling temperatures, battering winds, and a climbing team that’s counting on all of its members to make smart decisions. There’s simply no room for poor judgment -- one mistake or

misstep can result in an “unrecoverable error.” Drawing on her experience as team captain of the first American Women’s Everest Expedition, Alison Levine makes a compelling case that the leadership principles that apply in the world of extreme adventure also apply to today’s rigorously competitive business environments.SPONSORED BY: FHI

• Allison Levine, Team Captain of the First American Women’s Everest Expedition

Best Practices in Fresh Supply Chain

Transporting temperature sensitive cargo, especially fresh foods, adds an additional degree of complexity, urgency and responsibility for supply chains. Beyond affecting the bottom line, an improperly managed cold chain can lead to serious quality and safety concerns. By tailoring supply chain best practices for sensitive

cold chains, shippers around the world can mitigate risk and better control the final outcome. Learn about some of the best practices in shipping fresh to traditional supermarkets, convenience, drug and club stores, and beyond. • C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

Collaborative Planning to Improve On-Shelf Availability – An Insight to Action Report

The TPA On-Shelf Availability Team is back with retailer-supplier case studies to advance industry learning and solutions. This interactive session will share the progress of this initiative’s third phase to bring on-shelf availability to a covetable 98 percent. This session will demonstrate real-life examples of how collaborative

planning, using one demand signal in support of market-driven events, can deliver higher on-shelf availability and customer satisfaction while improving sales and reducing excess inventories.• Nestlé USA• Delhaize America

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS (CONT.)

FSMA – What a Retail Supply Chain Executive Needs to Know

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is changing the way FDA regulates the food industry and how the food industry manages food safety. Learn how FSMA impacts the supply

chain and logistics operations of retailers and wholesalers. The regulations will be reviewed and practical information and action steps will be provided. • Food Marketing Institute

Less Truly Is More – Creating a Best-in-Class Unsaleables Management Program

In this session, a panel of retailer and manufacturer representatives will discuss best practices for developing and managing unsaleables programs. They will highlight the mutual benefit of collaborating with trading partners and share examples of their successful management approaches, lessons learned, and future focus areas.

Participants will leave with improved awareness of sources of value creation, actionable unsaleables management tactics and approaches for engendering collaboration with trading partners.• The Clorox Company• Giant Eagle, Inc.• Inmar, Inc.

Same Day Delivery: Strategic Bets, Emerging Solutions and Path Forward

Last mile home delivery is a key driver shaping the growth and trajectory of the U.S. Digital Commerce and Omni-channel retail economy. Service level expectations for home delivery are rising across many dimensions from lead time to new services. In this session, we will explore the state-of-the-art innovations and

solutions emerging in same-day delivery, examine their structural pros and cons, and discuss how retailers should consider future solutions going forward.• A.T. Kearney, Inc.• iCracked, Inc.• Instacart• Michael Kors

Wasted Food - The Antithesis of Sustainability

The Food Waste Reduction Alliance (FWRA) is a cross-industry collaboration among food manufacturers, retailers and the foodservice sector focused on reducing wasted food. FWRA has created industry benchmarking and best practices to help reduce food waste by donating more good food, reducing food waste throughout the supply chain, and redirecting unavoidable food waste away from landfills to productive use.

This session will provide an overview of the urgency of this issue and highlight specific success stories on how companies are using new food waste reduction tools and solutions to save money, increase employee engagement, and build reputation.• ConAgra Foods• Wendy’s Quality Supply Chain

Co-op, Inc.• Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

Jazz SessionsShare your learnings and “kick around”

transformational ideas with your peers. The “Jazz

sessions” will be moderated by industry experts with a

focus on each respective content track to generate innovative

and actionable recommendations.

Fresh TrackNewly added to the conference, the Fresh Track will offer real world insight

from trading partner industry experts.

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Building Better Supply Chains Together

THANK YOU TO OUR CONFERENCE PARTNERS

Conference Contacts EDUCATION PROGRAM Daniel Triot: 202.295.3952 or dtriot@gmaonline.org

Jordan Pietrak: 202.220.0713 or jpietrak@fmi.org

HOUSING Debbie DeJacques: 202.639.5094 or ddejacques@gmaonline.org

REGISTRATION Evie Kasper: 202.639.5918 or ekasper@gmaonline.org

SPONSORSHIPS AND EXHIBITS

Jonathan Downey: 202.295.3945 or jdowney@gmaonline.org

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“This conference creates an effective

environment for connecting with key supply chain partners

across manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers and

3rd party providers.” — Dennis Donelon,

Senior Director, Customer Supply Chain

Integration, PepsiCo, Inc.

“The Supply Chain

Conference provides attendees a unique opportunity to gain

market intelligence and intellectual capital.”

— Randy Fletcher, Senior Vice President, Wholesale Operations,

Associated Grocers, Inc.

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