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Event Details

Name: FMI Connect 2016

Location: McCormick Place South, Chicago, Illinois

Date: June 20–23, 2016

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Call for Presentation Proposals: Education Assistant (edassist@fmi.org); Phone: (202) 220-0670

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FMI Connect 2016
McCormick Place (South Hall), Chicago, Illinois
June 20-23, 2016
Call for Proposals

The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) is a nonprofit trade association conducting programs in research, education, industry relations and public affairs on behalf of food retailers and wholesalers around the world. We are seeking presentation proposals for FMI Connect 2016.

FMI Connect is the annual event where food retailers of all kinds, wholesalers, merchandisers, operations people, CIOs and CTOs, go for the latest trends and new ideas, products, partnerships and professional development to help them stay ahead of their customers’ changing tastes and find the innovations that will increase their profitability.

As part of this call we are also seeking proposals for content to be presented at our Future Leaders @ Connect event which is co-located with FMI Connect. Future Leaders provides current and high-potential leaders in food retail with the tools, knowledge, insights and skills to be successful in today's and tomorrow's business environment.

Target Audience:

Targeted attendees for the education program are representatives of food retail and wholesale companies, including store owners/operators, supermarket CEOs, store management, and executives responsible for store operations, store systems and maintenance, information technology, advertising, marketing and merchandising. They will work for organizations such as:

Education Program:

Approximately 30 time-based sessions will deliver the knowledge of trends, issues, products and solutions that will help attendees contribute to the profitability of their companies. Another dozen or more non-time-bound demonstrations and drop-by activities will showcase innovations from the show floor.

Workshops will be offered in the following tracks:

For more information about the session tracks, download the Presentation Proposal Guidelines after log-in.

Log in to submit a proposal for a workshop session. Submission deadline is November 9, 2015.

HAVE A SUGGESTION FOR A HOT TOPIC? Even if you are not interested in submitting a presentation proposal, you can still provide input on the FMI Connect 2016 program by sharing any hot topic ideas you think should be included at FMI Connect 2016 at this link.

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Questions? Organizer: Education Assistant - edassist@fmi.org / (202) 220-0670