Day 2 - Thursday 18 may 2023

9:00 AM
Great Room

Food and Grocery Australia Conference Day 2 Opening

Andrew Klein
Master of Ceremonies

9:05 AM
Great Room

Navigating the VUCA Supply Chain in the Post Pandemic Era

Over the last 24 months, everything we thought we knew about the consumer, employees, and the supply chain has gone by the wayside. The COVID pandemic has introduced significant structural changes in how employees see work and showcased labor's importance in virtually every aspect of the consumer value chain. The pandemic has recalibrated the expectation of work-life balance for employees and set a much higher bar for employers to keep and retain their top talent.

Retailers and CPGs will have to significantly up their game in how they treat their employees and invest in the latest technologies that can automate as many parts of the supply chain as possible to build a new level of surety of supply. We have spent the last two decades on the right side of the resiliency and efficiency continuum, focusing on cost reductions. As a result, companies have reduced upstream inventory levels and cut staffing levels to the bare minimum, resulting in less agility to react to significant disruptions across the supply chain related to labor, raw materials, and transportation.

John Phillips
SVP Customer Supply Chain & Global Go-To-Market | PepsiCo

9:50 AM
Great Room

Retailer Fireside Chat - Metcash

Doug Jones
Group Chief Executive Officer | Metcash Group

Darren O'Brien
President Australia, New Zealand and Japan | Mondelez International

10:30 AM
Event Foyer

Morning Tea
To be served in the main conference foyer

11:00 AM
Great Room

Climate Change Panel Discussion

Michael Anderson
Head of Sustainability | GrainCorp

Bryan Raymond
Executive Director and Lead Consumer Analyst | JP Morgan

Rene Dedoncker
Managing Director | Fonterra Australia

Alex Holt
Chief Sustainability Officer | Woolworths Group

11:45 AM
Great Room

Woolworths Leadership Panel Discussion

Natalie Davis
Managing Director, Woolworths Supermarkets | Woolworths Group

Annette Karantoni
Chief Supply Chain Officer and Managing Director | Primary Connect | Woolworths Group

Amanda Bardwell
Managing Director | WooliesX | Woolworths Group

12:30 PM
Event Foyer

Lunch
To be served in the main conference foyer

1:30 PM
Great Room

Future Consumers Keynote
Given the volatile, uncertain and complex operating environments, it is important that we future proof our businesses by putting the consumer at the heart of decision making. Martin will share his perspectives on customer centricity and how brands can be a force for positive change within our society.