CONFERENCE BREAKOUT GROUP – Submission Deadline Monday, 14 August
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    SESSION 1
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    1. How to focus on and grow in the Freetrade/Horeca/Street market, and strategies to acquire new customers (Sales).2. Engaging with National Accounts in a proactive and mutually beneficial way, and knowing when to walk away (Sales).3. Bidfood brand refresh – is it time to update the logo, colours, imagery, branding. Every country needs to send 1 person to this (Marketing).**4. Group Finance and Admin update. Every country needs to send 1 person to this (Finance).**5. BPC and what the business wants from them, and how do we enhance the offering (Procurement).6. Tech in procurement, in particular Slimstock and what it offers, are there other alternatives being used or developed (Procurement).7. How do we engage effectively with Millennials, GenY and X, and attract and retain younger people in the business (People).8. Internal communication tools being used in the business – how do we reach a large, diverse group and share a common message (People).9. Trucks and MHE, what’s new like Electric, Hydrogen, Lithium batteries – latest learnings and experiences (Operations).10. Measuring efficiencies and productivity in the Operations function, how do we get that bit more for a bit less (Operations).11. Cyber Security – As this is our number 1 risk in the business, either the IT person or MD/CEO of each country needs to attend this session (Technology).**12. ESG Reporting – what is required, how to do this, what’s next, how can we simplify (Finance).13. New areas of Manufacturing we have started or are thinking about, what has worked best so far (Manufacturing).
    SESSION 2
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    A. Retail Sales and dealing with retailers (Sales).B. Remunerating and motivating our salesforce (Sales).C. Tech that is used or is being developed to help drive sales, and what impact does this have on the future role of our sales team (Sales).D. Trends in digital marketing, what works, how to be more effective (Marketing).E. Traditional Promotions and Campaigns that work best, how are we adapting and modernising our approach (Marketing).F. Cool developments in tech, what’s new and interesting (Technology).G. Internal Audit & Compliance – making this a more positive experience and value enhancing. Shifting the negative paradigm and focussing on the big risks (Finance).H. Management reporting tools and tech (Finance).I. Commodity procurement and co-operation globally – how do we achieve synergy (Procurement).J. Training programs to ensure we are identifying talent and offering opportunities for growth (People).K. Tech trends and advancements in warehousing and distribution. Who is doing something new, what is available (Operations).L. AI (Artificial Intelligence)- where do we start (Technology).M. Global co-operation in buying of equipment, machinery and product used in manufacturing. How do we accelerate our manufacturing activities (Manufacturing).