Events

Giant Eagle’s Justin Weinstein recently provided a look behind the scenes at the grocer’s myPerks loyalty program pilot.

Held across three days and packed with keynotes, panels and fireside chats with today’s industry-leading CG brands, retailers and solution providers, Analytics Unite provided attendees with some much-needed perspective, context and inspiration as we move into the second half of the year.

Whether you missed the virtual experience or you just want to dig a bit deeper into some of the content, you can still watch all of the keynotes, sessions and panels on your own time.  

Many consumers know what PepsiCo is, and what it does, but they may not know why they do it. According to Jeff Swearingen, SVP-Demand Accelerator, PepLabs & GBS, “What I would tell them is that at PepsiCo, we really exist to create smiles.” Learn why.

David's Bridal’s Lizzy Ellingson; Forrester Research’s Brendan Witcher; and Ocean Spray’s Jamie Head debate five tech-powered strategies that will deliver success if delivered effectively. Hear what they had to say.

The retail and consumer goods industries have endured a decade’s worth of disruption over the past year. The organizations nimble enough to adjust on the fly have set themselves up for prolonged success, while those unable or unwilling to meet the new reality head-on have faced dire consequences.

France Roy, AB InBev chief technology officer, DTC, shared a peek behind the curtain at Zé Delivery, the AB InBev subsidiary that delivers cold beer to consumers within an hour by leveraging its retail store network.

Cheryl Perkins, CEO, Innovationedge LLC; Ralph Niebles, VP of IT, Art of Shaving; Ricky Joshi, Chief Strategy Officer, Saatva Mattress; and Ash Mehra, CIO, Pharmapacks discuss new business opportunities.

There are countless ways to define leadership, but the CEO of the International Institute for Analytics has put some numbers behind things when it comes to specifically defining successful analytics leadership.

Not all tech projects are solely focused on technology. The big ones involve an army of moving pieces. Three industry experts dissect the complexity of today’s top five tech strategies.

This year’s theme is the Future of Business, and Fractal will provide attendees with a behind-the-scenes look at how Mars is leveraging advanced analytics and machine learning to transform its business at unprecedented speeds.

Don't miss this virtual experience, held May 18-20!

Featuring Lizzy Ellingson, David’s Bridal chief digital experience officer; Brendan Witcher, Forrester Research VP, principal analyst; and Jamie Head, Ocean Spray chief digital and technology officer, the group will debate the strategies expected to have an impact on both the short and long term.

Cameron Davies and Clay Johnson of Yum! Brands will keynote Analytics Unite in a fireside chat to discover where the industries are headed, what it is going to take to emerge as a future leader, and the role analytics will play in building the future of business.

RIS and CGT are thrilled to announce the two co-chairs for this year’s Analytics Unite Virtual Summit: Yesway CMO Derek Gaskins and Johnsonville VP and CIO Ron Gilson.

Sharing insight at “Preparing for the Future Consumer,” the PepsiCo global SVP will explore upcoming consumer behavior shifts and detail how retail and consumer goods companies can best ready for them.

Join the RIS & CGT analytics communities on May 18-20 for a virtual experience that provides retail and consumer goods executives with the unprecedented opportunity to learn from and network with the industry’s leading analytic experts from around the world.

Catch up on all the great educational content from Analytics Unite 2020.

CGT and RIS’ first fully virtual event was a three-day experience packed full of inspiring keynotes, and educational content, as well as fun virtual social events to capture the in-person networking experience online. Get a full recap of every session and learn how you can still get all the content.

Did you miss Analytics Unite? Learn how you can still explore the virtual summit.

Retailers and consumer goods companies looking to break out of their old way of doing things can look to companies that never operated with the standard playbook to begin with.

Mondelez's CIO and chief data scientist explore how CGs can incorporate cognitive, predictive and prescriptive analytic strategies to supercharge the value change – especially in times of unprecedented demand.

Think big. Act small. Scale fast: Learn how Ocean Spray is able to do just that by marrying technology with cross-functional leadership.

RSR Research’s Brian Kilcourse, and Hypersonix’s Prem Kiran, talk how retailers and brands are successfully leveraging machine learning and AI across their enterprise value chain to drive profitable growth quickly in rapidly changing times.