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2007 FMI Convention Workshops

SUNDAY, May 6 KEYNOTE GENERAL SESSION 8-9:30 a.m. Grand Ballroom S-100 Democratization of Technology. Speaker: Al Gore, 45th vice president of the U.S. SUPER SESSION 3:45-5 p.m. Grand Ballroom S-100 The New Rules of Engagement: Building Sales Through Stronger Partnerships. Speakers: Colleen Wegman, president, Wegmans Food Markets; Tim Smucker, chairman and CEO, The J. M. Smucker Co. MONDAY, May 7

SUNDAY, May 6

KEYNOTE GENERAL SESSION 8-9:30 a.m.

Grand Ballroom S-100 Democratization of Technology. Speaker: Al Gore, 45th vice president of the U.S.

SUPER SESSION 3:45-5 p.m. Grand Ballroom S-100

The New Rules of Engagement: Building Sales Through Stronger Partnerships. Speakers: Colleen Wegman, president, Wegmans Food Markets; Tim Smucker, chairman and CEO, The J. M. Smucker Co.

MONDAY, May 7

SUPER SESSION 8 a.m. Grand Ballroom S-100

Speaks 2007. Speakers: Michael Sansolo, senior vice president, Food Marketing Institute; Tim Hammonds, president and CEO, Food Marketing Institute; Steve Kiesner, director, National Markets, Edison Electric Institute; Jeff Noddle, chairman and CEO, Supervalu; Steve Smith, president and CEO, K-VA-T Food Stores; Tom Gillpatrick, professor of marketing and executive director of Food Industry Leadership Center, Portland State University.

SUPER SESSION 8 a.m. Grand Ballroom S-100

2007 Store Manager Superior Service Awards. Presenter: Harold Lloyd, author of “Am I the Leader I Need to Be?” and president, Harold Lloyd Presents.

CONCURRENT SESSION 8-9 a.m. Room S-102

Building Profits in Perishables. Speakers: Bruce Axtman, president, Perishables Group; Steve Lutz, executive vice president, Perishables Group.

CONCURRENT SESSION 9:15-10:45 a.m. Room S-102

Organized Retail Crime (ORC) — Predator to Prey. Speakers: Frank Muscato, organized retail crime national investigator, Walgreen Co.; Kathleen Smith, corporate vice president, loss prevention, Safeway.

CONCURRENT SESSION 3:15-4:30 p.m. Room S-103

How to Stay Energized in a Changing World. Speaker: Greg Risberg, Open Arms Academy.

SUPER SESSION 3:45-5 p.m. Grand Ballroom S-100

The Ultimate Question: Would You Recommend This Store? Speaker: Fred Reichheld, author of “Loyalty Rules and The Ultimate Question.”

TUESDAY, May 8

SUPER SESSION 8-10 a.m. Grand Ballroom S-100

Filling the Management Talent Gap. Moderator: Kevin Coupe, MorningNewsBeat.com; speaker: Rajiv Lal, Stanley Roth Sr. professor of retailing, Harvard Business School; panelists: Jane Knaack-Esbeck, vice president, human resources, Hy-Vee; Russell T. Lund III, chairman and CEO, Lund Food Holdings.

SUPER SESSION 8-10 a.m. Grand Ballroom S-100

Profiting From the Health and Wellness Maze (Craze). Moderator: Susan Borra, president, International Food Information Council Foundation; speakers: Joe Bucherer, vice president, Global Homescan (CPS) Client Service Director, The Nielsen Co.; Liz Vaccarielo, editor-in chief, Prevention Magazine.

SUPER SESSION 8-10 a.m. Grand Ballroom S-100

Promote Wellness and Impact Obesity: Using Nutrition to Win Shoppers. Speaker: William Sears, author of “The Healthiest Kid in the Neighborhood” and “Dr. Sears L.E.A.N. Book.”

CONCURRENT SESSION 8-10 a.m. Room S-102

What Do You Know About Food Defense? Speakers: Donald Kautter Jr., general health scientist, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration; Tim Weigner, food security analyst, U.S. Department of Agriculture; moderator: Jill Hollingsworth, group vice president, Food Safety Programs, Food Marketing Institute.

CONCURRENT SESSION 9:15-10:45 a.m.

Room S-102 The Top Trends Affecting the Future of the Workforce and Workplace. Speaker: Keith J. Greene, vice president, member relations, Society for Human Resource Management.

MARKETECHNICS SUPER SESSION 8-10 a.m.

Room S-103 What Comes After What Comes Next? Speaker: Thornton May, executive director and dean, IT Leadership Academy.

MARKETECHNICS SUPER SESSION 8-10 a.m.

Room S-103 Leveraging IT to Reinvent Your Business Speaker: James Maxmin, founder and chairman of Global Brand Development and advisory director of MAST Global, the investment banking arm of the Monitor Group, and co-author of “The Support Economy: Why Corporations Are Failing Individuals and the Next Episode of Capitalism.”

SUPER SESSION 3:45-5 p.m. Grand Ballroom S-100

Leadership is Common Sense. Speaker: Herman Cain, motivational speaker.