TUESDAY NOVEMBER 25, 2003 - DAY 1
8:00-8:45
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45-9:00
Chairperson's Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:00-10:00
Opening Keynote Address: Consumers and the Future of Food
10:00-10:15
Networking Break
10:15-11:30
Industry Stakeholders Town Hall: Issues Affecting the F & B Industry
11:30-12:15
The New Media Mix
12:15-1:15
Luncheon Roundtables
1:15-2:15
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
The 15 Most Important Things You Should Know About Building Winning Brands
Making Nutrition Labeling Work for You
2:15-3:15
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Product Development for a Healthier Society
Why They WON'T Buy - Insider Tips from the LCBO
3:15-3:30
Networking Break
3:30-4:30
Closing Keynote Address: Why Should Beer Marketers Have All The Fun? The New Creativity in F & B Advertising
4:30-4:45
Chairperson's Wrap-Up of Day 1
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 26, 2003 - DAY 2
8:00-8:45
Continental Breakfast
8:45-9:00
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
9:00-10:00
An Informal Conversation on Innovation with John Lederer, President, Loblaw Companies Limited, and Joe Jackman, Chairman & Chief Creative Officer, Perennial Inc.
10:00-10:15
Networking Break
10:15-11:15
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Packaging Innovation Case Studies
Using Licensing to Extend your Brand
11:15-12:15
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Maximizing the Power of Entertainment Tie-ins
Innovative Marketing Techniques that Work
12:15-1:30
Luncheon - Entertainment Tie - In Roundtables
1:30-2:30
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Price as a Strategic Weapon
The Art of Experiential Media
2:30-2:45
Networking Break
2:45-3:30
How It All Comes Together: Achieving Brand Growth Through Integrated Marketing
3:30-4:30
Closing Keynote Address: Retail Futurescapes
4:30-4:45
Chairperson's Wrap-Up