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RELEX Live Atlanta

May 18-19, 2022 | Hotel Midtown Atlanta
188 14th Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30361

Staying ahead of the curve is key to retailer success. Rapidly-changing consumer buying habits, supply chain challenges and unplanned events highlight the need for intelligent retail planning - and it is more important than ever.

RELEX Live brings together retail professionals to highlight and discuss current trends, emerging technologies and intelligent retail planning.

Wednesday, May 18th

6:00pm - 10:00pm

Welcome Reception
We kick off the conference at Midtown's Pour Taproom. Join in for 40+ regional craft beers on tap, cocktails, and tasty bites.

Thursday, May 19th

7:30am - 9:30am	Registration & Breakfast
8:30am - 9:15am	Morning Breakout Sessions (Choose 1) M1: Leveraging the RELEX Skills Academy by Molly Prucha, Senior Supply Chain Business Consultant, RELEX M2: New Battlegrounds In Supply Chain Disruption by Brett Linder, Senior Manager of Solution & Analytics & Omar Louzir, Lead Business Consultant, RELEX M3: First Timers Meet & Greet New to the RELEX Community? Join this session for a first-hand introduction by RELEX CEO Mikko Kärkkäinen
9:15am - 9:30am	Break
9:30am - 10:30am	Opening General Session Keynote: Challenges & Developments of the Consumer Goods Supply Chain by RELEX CEO & Co-Founder Mikko Kärkkäinen RELEX Retail Forward - Path to Innovation by Marc Koehler, Director of Product & Greg Wilson, VP Field Strategy
10:30am - 11:00am	Break
11:00am - 11:30am	[New Research] Omni-channel: What Matters to Today's Consumer by Jason Dull, Senior Manager at Capgemini
11:30am - 12:00pm	Why now is the Renaissance for Space Planning by Flora Delaney, Delaney Consulting
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Lunch
1:00pm - 1:30pm	Second General Session Ahold Delhaize: Omnichannel Supply Chain Transformation by Brian Aubertine, Project Lead, Strategic Initiatives ADUSA Procurement
1:30pm - 2:00pm	Kum & Go - Enabling Success in Convenience Retail by Kevin Conniff, VP Merchandise Operations, Inventory Planning and Space at Kum & Go
2:00pm - 2:30pm	Rite Aid - Unifying your Space Management and Supply Chain Data by Dave King \| Director of Visual Merchandising, Rite Aid
2:30pm - 3:00pm	From Planograms to Realograms – Achieving a Seamless Shopper Experience by Eric Bachrach Lead Solution Principle - Category Management
3:00pm - 3:45pm	Break
3:45pm - 4:15pm	Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Choose 1) AA1: The Right Tools For The Job: How To Build A Better Supply Chain For Slow-Moving Products by Greg Wilson, VP Field Strategy & Clint Hodges, Senior Solutions Consultant AA2: Best Practices In Grocery Retail Supply Chains by Marc Koehler, Director of Product
4:15pm - 4:25pm	Break
4:25pm - 4:55pm	Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Choose 1 ) AB1: Unified Retail Planning - Breaking Out Of Retail's Functional Silos by Sam Welton, Director of Product, Space & Assortment AB2: Taking RELEX To The Next Level With Workload Forecasting & Markdown Optimization by Marc Koehler, Director of Product AB3: Supplier-Retailer Collaboration for E2E Supply Chain Optimization [CPG Roundtable] by Jukka Uskonen, VP CPG Sales
4:55pm - 5:15pm	Break
5:15pm - 6:00pm	Closing General Session Retailer Panel Discussion moderated by Flora Delaney, Delaney Consulting Key Takeaways and Learnings by CEO Mikko Kärkkäinen
6:00pm	Closing Party RELAX with RELEX Join us as we take over the rooftop for entertainment, specialty cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at Midtown's hotspot, 5Church.