WHO:
Michael Sansolo – Senior Vice President, Food Marketing Institute (FMI)
Brian McNamara – General Manager, North America, Novartis AG
Duncan Mac Naughton – Executive Vice President, Merchandising and Marketing, SUPERVALU, Inc.
Josh Herman – Product Innovation Leader, Global Segmentation and Innovations, Acxiom Corporation
James Carville and Mary Matalin – Political Consultants
WHAT: Building on its reputation for raising and tackling the consumer packaged goods (CPG), retail and healthcare industries’ most pressing issues, Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) is hosting the fourth annual IRI Summit 2007. The world-class global conference, which attracts visionaries and senior leaders in the CPG, retail and healthcare industries, is featuring impressive keynote speakers, who are distinguished leaders in their industries.
WHY: IRI, the world’s leading provider of consumer, shopper, and retail solutions and services for the CPG, healthcare and retail industries, will lead the action-oriented forum built around proven game-changing strategies and tactics to exploit current and untapped growth opportunities. To deliver these insightful, real-world perspectives on a myriad of critical industry trends and issues, IRI will close the Summit with the following keynote speakers:
8:40-9:20 a.m.
Michael Sansolo
Food Marketing Institute (FMI)
“The State of the Industry 2007”
9:20-10:00 a.m.
Brian McNamara
Novartis AG
“Changing the Game: An Innovative CSR Model for Deeper Consumer Relationships and Profitable Growth”
10:15-10:50 a.m.
Duncan Mac Naughton
SUPERVALU, Inc.
“Changing the Game: Turning the Dining Room Lights Back On”
10:50-11:30 a.m.
Josh Herman
Acxiom Corporation
“Changing the Advertising Game: Using Direct Marketing Principles for Personalized Selling”
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
James Carville and Mary Matalin
WHEN: Feb. 28, 2007, 8:40 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
WHERE: IRI Summit 2007
Wynn Las Vegas
3131 Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-770-7000
www.cpgsummit.com
About Information Resources, Inc.
Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) is the world’s leading global provider of consumer, shopper, and retail business solutions and services, empowering consumer packaged goods (CPG), retail and healthcare companies to grow their business profitably in a complex marketplace. Driving breakthrough growth in the industries it serves, only IRI provides a unique combination of real-time market content, advanced analytics, enterprise performance management software, and professional services. The company’s portfolio of services, solutions, and technology enable leading retailers and their suppliers around the globe to see what they are missing, act faster with greater confidence and win at the shelf. Ninety-five percent of the FORTUNE Global 500 in CPG and retail leverage IRI to power their business. For more information, visit http://us.infores.com.