  Our consumer goods and services industry group is often asked to share its ideas at industry events. Below is a sampling of the events that we have attended or plan to attend.
Future Events: GMA Merchandising, Sales and Marketing Conference (MSM)
November 2-3, 2009
Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix, Arizona
The GMA Merchandising, Sales and Marketing Conference provides an ideal platform for senior-level marketing and sales executives from CPG manufacturers and sales agencies and merchandising executives from all channels of retail distribution to realize the benefits of leveraging consumer insights and collaborating with trading partners to grow their business. This year's conference theme, Resilience and Relevance: Winning Strategies for a New Economy, will explore ways that CPG manufacturers and retailers can emerge from the recession stronger, more consumer-centric and as better trading partners. For more information, visit the GMA Merchandising, Sales and Marketing Conference website. Food Marketing Institute Midwinter Executive Conference
January 24-26, 2010
The Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes, Orlando, Florida
Midwinter is the only meeting of the year that brings together top executives of retail, wholesale and supplier companies of all sizes representing the entire scope of the food and grocery products industry. This invitation-only event is an opportunity to network and share of ideas as well as experiencing a compelling agenda addressing the issues shaping the collective future. For more information, visit the FMI Midwinter Executive Conference website Past Events: Consumer Goods Business & Technology Leadership Conference
October 18-21, 2009
Orlando, Florida
The Consumer Goods Business & Technology Leadership Conference is the industry's premier conference committed to providing a centralized leadership forum for CG executives to network with peers, share ideas and experiences and learn about important industry trends. This year's theme of collaboration will build on previous year's discussions and enable attendees to take home ideas to help improve their business success. For more information, visit the Consumer Goods Business & Technology Leadership Conference website. CIES World Food Business Summit
June 17-19, 2009
New York, New York
The 2009 CIES World Food Business Summit will focus on ingredients for success in turbulent times. From speed and agility to simplicity and focus, delegates will take away concrete recipes for business success and obtain insights from industry leaders. The event brings together senior executives from the global food industry to discuss the latest trends and thought leadership. For more information, visit The World Food Business Summit website. ECR Europe Forum & Marketplace
June 3-5, 2009
Barcelona, Spain
The theme of this year’s ECR Europe forum is “Living with Change.” The Forum is the biggest event in Europe for top managers in the retailing and consumer goods industry. Around 150 top speakers will showcase the best examples of collaboration and the latest advances in technology. For more information, visit the ECR Europe Forum & Marketplace website. SAPPHIRE ’09 and the Americas’ SAP Users’ Group (ASUG)
May 11-14, 2009
Orlando, Florida
SAP and ASUG are together again, providing industry professionals access to the full spectrum of SAP offerings and the entire ASUG community a comprehensive and collaborative experience that will drive business results across all levels. Executives, business managers and industry experts will meet to exchange ideas, explore innovative business and technology solutions and address current challenges. Accenture will have an exhibitor booth at the event. For more information, visit the SAPPHIRE 2009 and the 2009 ASUG Annual Conference website. Accenture SAP Leadership Council
October 26-29, 2008
Miami, Florida
The Accenture SAP Leadership Council brought together leading IT and business executives for a dynamic three-day program, exploring how to drive more value from SAP systems. Recognized for its focus on leaders learning from leaders, the conference featured a balanced mix of plenary presentations, interactive workshops and structured networking. The agenda showcased how early adopter SAP "veterans" continue to derive value and competitive advantage from their systems, and "new wave" SAP users discussed the second mover advantage.
For more information, visit the Accenture SAP Leadership Council 2008 webpage. Webinar: Analyzing Trade Promotion Effectiveness
June 30, 2008
Watch the replay of our webinar to learn more about the key areas of trade promotion management success and how they have helped leading consumer packaged goods companies to increase ROI on promotions, improve demand forecasting and reduce the administrative time spent on this activity. Topics included: - Trade promotion best practices from industry leaders
- How consumer goods companies are maximizing trade promotion ROI
- The latest research from AMR on trade promotion effectiveness
- A new trade promotion management solution from Accenture and SAP
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