Program

8:30 AM
Event Foyer

Registration
Registration opens from 8:30am

Session 1 - AUstralian FmCg in 2024

Australia’s FMCG suppliers in 2024 face an uncertain economic environment and declining consumer confidence. This session will outline the prevailing macroeconomic trends, and how consumers and retailers are responding to them.

9:30 AM
Ionic Room

Macroeconomic Trends

Ben Gilbert
Head of Australian Research | Jarden Australia

10:00 AM
Ionic Room

Consumer Behaviour and Retail Trends

Alistair Leathwood
Head of Analytics, Insights and Media, APAC | Circana

10:45 AM
Event Foyer

Morning Tea

Morning tea will be served for 30 minutes in the event foyer

Session 2 - Pursuing Growth

Growth cannot be taken for granted under conditions of economic uncertainty. This session will explore different avenues along which FMCG suppliers can pursue growth.

11:15 AM
Ionic Room

Revenue Growth Strategy

Amanda Winchester
Associate Partner | Mckinsey & Company

11:45 AM
Ionic Room

Category Management and Growth

Simon Mosley
Commercial and Training Specialist | Real World Marketing Pty Ltd

12:15 PM
Ionic Room

Promotional Optimisation and Execution

How to optimise the net value of your promotions. Understanding how to generate the most amount of incremental value for your business, your customer and the category. Including:
1. The role of and importance of promotions – how to think about promotions.
2.The importance of visibility and relative price to promotional outcomes.
3.The importance of tracking retailer execution support & the differences in retailers execution of promotions & support for categories & manufacturers.
4.Insights and examples from a decade of promotional analysis with many of Australia's leading manufacturers

Paul Bull
Commercial Director | FMCG Analytics

Matthew Freebury
Founder & Managing Director | FMCG Analytics

12:45 PM
Event Foyer

Lunch

Lunch will be served for 45 minutes in the event foyer

Session 3 - Supplier and Retailer Collaboration

Effective collaboration with supermarket retailers is indispensable for the success of FMCG suppliers. This session will explore current trends and dynamics in supplier-retailer collaboration.

1:45 PM
Ionic Room

Supplier and Retailer Collaboration