6:00pm – 8:30pm

Opening Reception and Orientation Dinner

    8:30am – 8:00pm

    • Program Overview and Welcome Dan Hooker
    • Leadership and Team Dynamics Mike Hostetler
      • Explore the four paradigms of leadership, complete a personal leadership assessment, and determine which leadership style is the best fit for your company. Receive feedback on your leadership style and discuss your personal growth as a leader.
    • Food Retailer Turnaround: Supermarket Simulation Session 1 Bill Drake, Adam Brumberg, Kris Park
      • Teams compete as they operate a retail food company in a computerized simulation of a dynamic and competitive market. Decisions are made regarding promotional strategy, pricing, labor, procurement, inventory, and capital expenditures.
    • Working Dinner

    8.30am – 8:30pm

    • Food Retailer Turnaround: Supermarket Simulation Session 2 Bill Drake, Adam Brumberg, Kris Park
      • Teams continue their simulation experience.
    • Joint Value Creation Through ESG Suzanne Long
      • In this session we will discuss creating sustainable value through partnerships. Suzanne Long will provide examples on how to bring joint value to life benefiting the consumer and driving business results.
    • What’s Next with AI? Justin Honaman
      • In the realm of retail and consumer packaged goods, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is strategically applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance services. From streamlining supply chain operations to optimizing inventory management and enhancing customer personalization, AWS is using AI to optimize cloud infrastructure and improve resource allocation, making their offerings more efficient and cost-effective. AWS is also harnessing AI for data analytics, helping businesses in the sector gain deeper insights from consumer behavior and market trends, which, in turn, supports data-driven decision-making.
    • Campus Tour
    • Food Retailer Turnaround: Supermarket Simulation Session 3 Bill Drake, Adam Brumberg, Kris Park
      • Teams continue their simulation experience.
    • Networking Happy Hour and Dinner

    8:30am – 5:00pm

    • Food Retailer Turnaround: Supermarket Simulation Session 4 Bill Drake, Adam Brumberg, Kris Park
      • Teams continue their simulation experience.
    • Leading at a Higher Level Ken Blanchard
      • Ken Blanchard, the best-selling author of “The One Minute Manager,” gives a spellbinding presentation on the fundamental truths and principles behind “raving fan” customer service and encourages you to take a leadership role for customer advocacy within your organization.
    • Executive Panel Discussion Dan Hooker
      • Panelists include: Gordon Reid, President, Stop & Shop, Additional panelists forthcoming
      • A candid discussion of corporate vision, management philosophies, and critical industry issues with an invited panel of leading food industry executives.
    • Food Retailer Turnaround: Supermarket Simulation Session 5 Bill Drake, Adam Brumberg, Kris Park
      • Teams continue their simulation experience.
    • Free Night for Networking and Exploring Ithaca

    8:30am – 8:30pm

    • Food Retailer Turnaround: Supermarket Simulation Session 6 Bill Drake, Adam Brumberg, Kris Park
      • Teams continue their simulation experience.
    • Leadership and Organizations Mike Hostetler
      • Successful organizations change and evolve. Effective leaders must also change over time in order to stay aligned with organizational goals and priorities.
    • Strategic Sleep for Top Performance Ana Krieger
      • Interactive presentation on identifying strategies to enhance sleep and optimize performance on a consistent basis. 
    • Celebration Dinner at Taughannock Falls State Park
      • 4:00pm – 9:00pm

    8:00am – 1:00pm

    • Wall Street View Jason English
      • Through a financial lens, explore how the food industry is facing disruption along with the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead as companies, markets, consumers, and the industry adapt. 
    • Forecast for the Future Miguel Gomez and Dan Hooker
      • In a provocative and interactive session, you will work with other participants to create a consensus forecast for the future of the hospitality industry and, in turn, develop strategies to prepare your company for future challenges and opportunities.
    • Certificate Presentations and Program Conclusion

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