CPG Summit Agenda

OCTOBER 15-17, 2025 | CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA

CPG Summit Agenda

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  • Wednesday, October 15
  • Thursday, October 16
  • Friday, October 17
12:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Check In & Leadership Lounge Open — Presented by AlixPartners

Location: Grand Staircase Promenade | Grand Foyer

12:15 – 1:45 p.m.

CEO Exchange & Lunch — Supported by PwC

Location: Laviana

By invitation only

Brian Cornell, Chief Executive Officer, Target

Moderated by: Mark Smucker, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board, The J.M. Smucker Company

1:45 – 2:00 p.m.

Networking Break

2:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Consumer Brands Association Board of Directors Meeting

Location: Avalon

By invitation only

3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Supply Chain Workshop — Presented by EY

Accelerating Relevance in Uncertain Times: Optimizing Productivity and Creating Growth with AI

Location: Aviara Salon

Sameer Anand, EY-Parthenon Supply Chain Strategy & Transactions Leader, EY

Ashutosh Dekhne, EY Americas Strategic Enterprise Transformations Leader, EY

Takshay Aggarwal, EY Americas Digital Supply Chain Leader, EY

Donald Frieson, Retired EVP Supply Chain, Lowe’s Companies and Advisor in Residence, EY Center for Executive Leadership

Manuel Lopez-Portillo, Vice President, North America Supply Chain, Kellanova

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Supply Chain Happy Hour — Presented by EY

Location: Aviara Courtyard

6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Welcome Dinner & Reception — Supported by Crown Cork & Seal and Numerator

Location: Fountain Terrace | Park Lawn

7:30 – 8:45 a.m.

CEO Breakfast — Supported by McKinsey & Company

Location: Avalon

By invitation only

7:30 – 8:45 a.m.

Attendee Breakfast — Supported by CHEP

Location: California Salon

Morning Program

Location: Grand Ballroom

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. — Welcome & President’s Outlook
Melissa Hockstad, President & Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Brands Association
Linda Rendle, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, The Clorox Company, Chair of the Board, Consumer Brands Association

9:30 – 10:10 a.m. — A Look at How Evolving Policy Dynamics are Impacting the Business Climate

Brody Mullins, Author of “The Wolves of K Street: The Secret History of How Big Money Took Over Big Government” and Investigative Reporter
Moderated by: Billy Cyr, Chief Executive Officer, Freshpet

10:10 – 10:20 a.m. — CPG Spark: A Different Kind of Growth: What CPG Companies Can Learn From Disruptors

Kristi Weaver, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

10:20 – 11:00 a.m. — The State of the U.S. Economy and Implications for CPG
Greg Daco, Chief Economist, EY

11:00 – 11:15 a.m. — Networking Break

11:15 – 11:30 a.m. — CPG Spark: Focus on Your Franchise Consumers to Win in a Challenging Economic Environment
Jeremy Allen, Chief Commercial Officer, Circana
Sally Lyons Wyatt, Global Executive Vice President & Chief Advisor Consumer Goods & Foodservice Insights, Circana

11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. — Accelerating Growth with AI: How Leading CPG Companies Are Transforming Through Technology
Dan Priest, U.S. Chief AI Officer, PwC
Ali Furman, Consumer Markets Industry Leader, PwC
Stephen DeAngelis, President & Chief Executive Officer, Enterra Solutions
Jeffrey Strasser, General Manager, AI Business Solutions, US Retail & Consumer Goods, Microsoft

12:15 – 1:30 p.m.

Networking Lunch — Supported by Circana

Location: California Salon

Afternoon Program

Location: Grand Ballroom

1:45 – 2:35 p.m. — Beyond Borders: Navigating Geopolitics Amid Uncertainty
Anja Manuel, Co-Founder & Principal, Rice, Hadley, Gates & Manuel LLC
Moderated by: Rhonda Bentz, Executive Vice President, Public Affairs, Consumer Brands Association

2:35 – 2:40 p.m. — CPG Spark: The Productivity Paradox – Reigniting Real Growth in CPG
Randy Burt, Americas Lead – Consumer Products, Partner & Managing Director, AlixPartners

2:40 – 3:30 p.m. — A Conversation with Jason Buechel
Jason Buechel, Vice President, Amazon Worldwide Grocery Stores and Chief Executive Officer, Whole Foods Market
Moderated by: Dana McNabb, Group President North America Retail and North America Pet Foods, General Mills, Inc.

3:30 – 3:45 p.m. — Networking Break

3:45 – 3:50 p.m. — CPG Spark: A Better Way in CPG and Retail
Ed Johnson, Principal, Deloitte

3:50 – 4:40 p.m. — A Conversation with Susan Morris
Susan Morris, Chief Executive Officer, Albertsons Companies, Inc.
Moderated by: Brendan Foley, Chief Executive Officer, McCormick & Co., Inc.

4:40 – 5:00 p.m. — Close

5:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Break

5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

CEO Cocktails Shuttle Service

Pick up outside the main entrance of the Hotel Lobby and drop off at the Golf Club.

By invitation only

5:45 – 6:30 p.m.

CEO Cocktails — Supported by PwC

Location: Jacaranda Courtyard at the Golf Club

By invitation only

6:00 – 9:45 p.m.

Networking Dinner Shuttle Service

Pick up outside the main entrance of the Hotel Lobby and drop off at the Golf Club.

6:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Networking Dinner — Supported by Sonoco and CHEP

Location: Golf Club

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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