SUPERMARKET 2025
March 22nd 23rd 2018, Royal Hotel Carlton, Bologna

Supermarket 2025 is the international event that aims to analyze new consumer behaviors and future scenarios of the modern supermarket. We will find out how grocery changes in some of the world’s major countries, including: France, Italy, USA and Germany. We will analyze new technologies, multimedia environments, tools that optimize the pick-up and payment of purchased products and the ability to receive real-time information along with experiential moments. This represents the ideal mix for modern consumers.

MARCH 22ND 2018

09.30 – 10.00
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
Retail Institute Italy & EHI Retail Institute

10.00 – 11.15
US MARKET: Trends and Topic
Ken Pray, Former Director, Kroger
Daniele Tirelli, President, Retail Institute Italy

Interviewer: Andrea Farris, Vice President, Retail Operations and Customer Experience, Walgreens

11.15 – 11.30
COFFEE BREAK

11.30 – 12.30
EUROPEAN MARKET: Trends and Topic from Italy, Germany and France
Frédéric Perodeau, Former General Manager, Institut Français du Merchandising
Michael Gerling, CEO, EHI Retail Institute
Marco Cuppini, Research and Communication Director, GS1

Interviewer: Ulrich Spaan, Senior Vice President, EHI Retail Institute

12.30 – 14.00
EXECUTIVE LUNCH

14.00 – 15.00
NEW FORMATS AND DISTRIBUTION MODELS | Session 1
Tiziana Primori, CEO, Eataly World
Paolo Gattafoni, CEO, Sapore di Mare
Michael Radau, Owner and Managing Director, SuperBioMarkt AG, Germany

Interviewer: Armando Garosci, Journalist, Largo Consumo

15.00 – 16.30
TECHNOLOGY, CONCEPTS & INNOVATION | Session 1
Federico Sargenti, CEO, Supermercato24
Florian Baur, CEO, Emnos
Christian Mallmann, Head of B2B, mymuesli GmbH

Interviewer: Andrea Farinet, Professor, Cattaneo University – LIUC

16.30 – 17.00
COFFEE BREAK

17.00 – 18.30
STRATEGIES: GLOBAL, LOCAL, GLOCAL
Dieter Hieber, Owner and Managing Director, Hieber’s Frische Center KG, Germany
Stéphane Coum, Director of Operations, Carrefour
Giorgio Santambrogio, CEO, VéGé
Francesco Pugliese, CEO, Conad

Interviewer: Erika Andreetta, Partner, PWC

18.30 – 19.30
COCKTAIL

18.30 – 23.00
GALA DINNER

MARCH 23RD 2018

9.00 – 11.00
TECHNOLOGY, CONCEPTS & INNOVATION | Session 2
Jain Apurva, Professor of Supply Chain Management, Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Seattle.
Jan Lingenbrinck, Innovation Manager, EDEKA Food Tech Projects
Andrea Farris, Vice President, Retail Operations and Customer Experience, Walgreens
Fabio Donà, Marketing Manager, Despar

Interviewer: Andrea Farinet, Professor, Cattaneo University – LIUC

11.00 – 11.30
COFFE BREAK

11.30 – 13.00
NEW FORMATS AND DISTRIBUTION MODELS | Session 2
Francesco Pomarico, Operations and Innovation Manager, Megamark
Daniele Tirelli, President, Retail Institute Italy
Massimo Bongiovanni, President, Euro Coop
Interviewer: Armando Garosci, Journalist, Largo Consumo

13.00 – 14.30
EXECUTIVE LUNCH