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Global Forum

NACS Global Forum
19-21 June, 2010
Sydney, Australia

Global Forum Schedule of Events
(subject to change) 

Time

Event

Location

  

Saturday, June 19

 

9:00am - 2:00pm

Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb (Separate Registration Fee)

Off-Site | Sydney Harbor Bridge

2:00pm - 7:00pm

NACS Hospitality Lounge & Registration

TBD | Four Seasons

6:30pm - 9:00pm

Welcome Reception & Dinner Cruise

Off-Site | The Blue Room

 

Sunday, June 20

  

8:00am - 9:00am

Breakfast (Spouses Invited)

TBD | Four Seasons

8:00am - 5:30pm

NACS Hospitality Lounge & Registration

TBD | Four Seasons

9:00am - 12:30pm

General Session

Ballroom 1 | Four Seasons

9:00 am – 9:05 am

  • Welcome by Chair/Host

9:05 am – 9:20 am

  • Event and Program Framework
    Kevin Coupe

9:20 am – 10:00 am

  • Market Segmentation: Who Does it Well and How to Do it Better
    Brett Barclay, HIM!

10:00 am – 10:30 am

  • Channel Blurring: Convenience Store, Supermarket and Fuel Convergence
    Ramnik Narsey, Woolworth’s

10:30 am – 10:50 am

  • Break

10:50 am – 11:30 am

  • Food Trends: Effectively Communicating the Healthy Food Offer
    Ted Zittel

11:30 am – 12:10 am

  • Group Activity with Kevin Coupe

12:10 pm – 12:30 pm

  • Review and overview of tour

9:00am - 12:30pm

Sydney Highlights Tour (Separate Registration Fee)

Off-Site | Sydney

12:30pm - 1:15pm

Lunch (Spouses Invited)

TBD | Four Seasons

1:15pm - 5:15pm

Format/Store Tours

Off-Site               

6:30pm - 7:15pm

Networking Reception

TBD | Four Seasons

7:30pm

Supplier Hosted Dinners

Off-Site | Locations TBD

 

Monday, June 21

 

8:00am - 9:00am

Breakfast (Spouses Invited)

TBD | Four Seasons

8:00am - 5:30pm

NACS Hospitality Lounge & Registration

TBD | Four Seasons

9:00am - 12:30pm

Format/Store Tours

Off-Site               

8:30am – 11:30am

Koala Park Sanctuary (Separate Registration Fee)

Off-Site | Sydney

12:30pm - 1:15pm

Lunch (Spouses Invited)

TBD | Four Seasons

1:15pm - 5:15pm

General Session

Ballroom 1 | Four Seasons

1:15 pm – 1:35 pm

  • Review and Format/Store Tour Recap

1:35 pm – 2:05 pm

  • Customer-led Convenience Store Offers
    Peter Struck, Coles

2:05 pm – 2:45 pm

  • Loyalty Programs: How to Implement Successfully

2:45 pm – 3:15 pm

  • Innovative Supply Chain Initiatives
    Leo Pucar, Caltex

3:15 pm – 3:30 pm

  • Break

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm

  • 7-Eleven’s Successful Franchising Model in Australia
    Warren Wilmot, 7-Eleven

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm

  • Credit Card Interchange Fee Reform: The Australian Experience and What’s Happening Globally
    John Gove

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm

  • Group Activity

5:00 pm – 5:15 pm

  • Conclusions

6:30pm - 10:00pm

Closing Reception & Dinner

Off-Site | Sydney Opera House

  

Tuesday, June 22

  

8:30am-9:00am

International Committee Breakfast

Tanner | Four Seasons

9:00am - 1:00pm

International Committee Meeting

Tanner | Four Seasons

11:30am - 12:30pm

International Committee Working Lunch

Tanner | Four Seasons

6:30pm

International Committee Dinner

Off-Site | Quay Restaurant

 

Post Forum

  

Post-Forum Excursions to the Great Barrier Reef & Ayers Rock (Separate Registration Fee)