GIC – Schedule

Conference

Sunday, September 27

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm	CFIG Annual General Meeting (CFIG Members Only)	Toronto Congress Centre-North Building, McKennitt Rooms 7 & 8
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm	Opening reception (all exhibitors and attendees are welcomed) Title Sponsor: Supporting Sponsor:	Toronto Congress Centre-North Building, VIP Room 1020

 

Monday, September 28

7:15am – 8:00am	Breakfast	Ballrooms B, C
8:00am – 8:15am	CFIG Update from President and CEO Tom Barlow	Ballrooms B, C
8:15am – 9:15am	Keynote – John Herdman, head coach of Canadian Women’s National Soccer Team	Ballrooms B, C
9:15am – 9:45am	Retail Panel: East meets West a “Frank Discussion” with Frank Lovsin (Freson Bros.) and Frank Coleman (Colemans). Moderator: Ken Schley (Quality Foods)	Ballrooms B, C
9:45am – 10:00am	COFFEE BREAK	Ballroom Foyer
10:00am -10:45am	Concurrent Workshops
	Loss Prevention – protecting the bottom line with Bill Alford, International Lighthouse Group. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION.	McKennitt Room 1
	How to compete as an independent with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, University of Guelph’s Food Institute. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION.	McKennitt Room 2
	Centre store selling tips: bring customers back to centre store with merchandising, store design best practices with Harold Lloyd. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION	McKennitt Room 3
	Merchant Opportunities in Canada’s Evolving Payments Marketplace with Kirkland Morris of Interac Association. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION.	McKennitt Room 4
	Snack Attack: Unlocking Snacking Growth. Robert Kolatschek of Mondelēz reveals key shopper and activation insights to unlock snacking moments in your store – to ultimately drive your share growth in the $11 billion Canadian snacks market. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION.	McKennitt Room 5
10:45am – 11:00am	COFFEE BREAK	Adams Lobby
11:00am -11:45am	Concurrent Workshops Repeated
	Loss Prevention – protecting the bottom line with Bill Alford, International Lighthouse Group. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION.	McKennitt Room 1
	How to compete as an independent with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, University of Guelph’s Food Institute. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION.	McKennitt Room 2
	Centre store selling tips: bring customers back to centre store with merchandising, store design best practices with Harold Lloyd. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION.	McKennitt Room 3
	Merchant Opportunities in Canada’s Evolving Payments Marketplace with Kirkland Morris of Interac Association. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION	McKennitt Room 4
	Snack Attack: Unlocking Snacking Growth. Robert Kolatschek of Mondelēz reveals key shopper and activation insights to unlock snacking moments in your store – to ultimately drive your share growth in the $11 billion Canadian snacks market. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION.	McKennitt Room 5
12:00pm – 5:00pm	Trade Show Opens	Halls H & I
1:00pm -1:30pm	Insights & Innovations Stage Demo – Driving sales in produce: how to use innovations in packaging, off-shore offerings, ethnic products and organics to differentiate yourself from the competition. Presented by Lorne Burnett of Burnac Produce Limited. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION.	Hall I
2:30pm -3:00pm	Insights & Innovations Stage Demo – Harold Lloyd‘s Supermarket Rules! Practical tips to grow your business	Hall I
12:30pm -1:00pm	Most Innovative Products Judging	Hall I – CFIG Booth #1012
1:00pm -2:00pm	Best Booth Judging	Hall I – CFIG Booth #1012
3:45pm -4:15pm	Best Booth Awards	Hall I – CFIG Booth #1012
6:30pm -10:30pm	Monday Party-The Art of Food at Sketch (open to full delegates only)	SOUTH Building, West Entrance

 

Tuesday, September 29

7:15 am – 8:30 am	Breakfast & Keynote – Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, University of Guelph’s Food Institute, “Are we witnessing the slow death of grocery stores?” DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION.	Ballrooms B, C
8:30 am – 8:45 am	COFFEE BREAK	Ballroom Foyer
8:45 am – 9:30 am	Concurrent Workshops
	Grocery’s state of sustainability with Steven Sage of Kruger Products. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION	McKennitt Room 1
	Independent Grocers’ Financial Survey Results with FMS’ Robert Graybill. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION	McKennitt Room 2
	7 Global Innovation Trends & How Your Business can Stimulate Innovation to Improve Sales with J.C. Williams Group‘s Suthamie Poologasingham.This session will reveal leading innovators in grocery retail and teach you how to set up your organization to foster innovation. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION.	McKennitt Room 3
	Canada’s Favourite Grocers 2015 with Field Agent’s Jeff Doucette. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION.	McKennitt Room 4
	The minority is becoming mainstream: how halal, and other categories will drive traffic in the future. Presented by Halal & Co Marketing & Management’s Salima Jivraj. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION	McKennitt Room 5
9:30 am – 9:45 am	COFFEE BREAK	Adams Lobby
9:45 am – 10:30 am	Concurrent Workshops Repeated
	Grocery’s state of sustainability with Steven Sage of Kruger Products. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION.	McKennitt Room 1
	Independent Grocers’ Financial Survey Results with FMS’ Robert Graybill. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION	McKennitt Room 2
	7 Global Innovation Trends & How Your Business can Stimulate Innovation to Improve Sales with J.C. Williams Group‘s Suthamie Poologasingham.This session will reveal leading innovators in grocery retail and teach you how to set up your organization to foster innovation. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION.	McKennitt Room 3
	Canada’s Favourite Grocers 2015 with Field Agent’s Jeff Doucette. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION.	McKennitt Room 4
	The Minority is Becoming Mainstream: How halal, and other categories will drive traffic in the future. Presented by Halal & Co Marketing & Management’s Salima Jivraj. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION	McKennitt Room 5
10:30 am – 10:45 am	COFFEE BREAK	Adams Lobby
10:45 am – 11:45 am	Super Session – Google Canada‘s Mohit Grover on Google & Grocery: trends, innovations and implications. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION.	Ballrooms B, C
11:30 am – 4:30 pm	Trade Show Opens	Halls H & I
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm	Insights & Innovations Stage Demo – Ethnic Consumer Insights: the Halal-Conscious Consumers by Halal & Co Marketing & Management‘s Salima Jivraj. Halal isn’t just for Muslim consumers. A look at the growth around Halal food from centre store to protein. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION	Hall I
2:30 pm -3:00 pm	Insights & Innovations Stage Demo – Perfect pairings! Gilles Deschênes of Dairy Farmers of Canada presents how to grow deli cheese sales through cheese pairing demos, local cheese maker offerings. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION	Hall I
11:30 am -4:30 pm	Top 10 Most Innovative Product Winners. SEE GALLERY	North Building Lobby
5:00 pm -6:00 pm	Award of Merit Reception	Ballroom A
5:30 pm -6:15 pm	Canadian Independent Grocer of the Year reception	Ballrooms B, C
6:30 pm -7:30 pm	Dinner	Ballrooms B, C
7:30 pm -9:15 pm	Award Presentations with emcee CityLine‘s Tracy Moore	Ballrooms B, C
	Draw for final four for Grand Prize Trip to NGA Show in Las Vegas

 

 

Attendee Registration

Grocery Innovations Canada Fee Structure (all prices in Canadian dollars, subject to 13% HST). EARLY BIRD PRICING EXTENDED to AUGUST 31!

REGISTRATION TYPE	MEMBER PRICE Before Sept. 8	NON-MEMBER PRICE Before Sept. 8	MEMBER PRICE After Sept. 8	NON-MEMBER PRICE After Sept. 8
FULL DELEGATE 2 days of conference, 2 days of trade show	$650	$795	$795	$995
FULL DELEGATE, GROUP DISCOUNT PROGRAM 2 days of conference, 2 days of trade show, The Monday Party and the Tuesday IGYA Reception and Awards Dinner. (Requires 4 Full Delegates registering using the Group Registration Link)	$745	N/A	$745	N/A
FULL DELEGATE, SUPER GROUP DISCOUNT PROGRAM 2 days of conference, 2 days of trade show, The Monday Party and the Tuesday IGYA Reception and Awards Dinner. (Requires 10 Full Delegates registering using the Group Registration Link)	$695	N/A	$695	N/A
ONE DAY DELEGATE 1 day of conference and trade show Monday or Tuesday	$495	$615	$635	$790
MONDAY EVENING TICKET – THE ART OF FOOD AT SKETCH Access to the evening event on Monday, September 28th, from 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm	$195	$210	$195	$225
TUESDAY EVENING – CANADIAN INDEPENDENT GROCER OF THE YEAR AWARDS Access to the evening event on Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 from 5:30 pm – 9:15 pm	$195	$210	$195	$225
TRADE SHOW – RETAILER 2 days of trade show	FREE	$50	FREE	$60
TRADE SHOW – NON-RETAILER 2 days of trade show	FREE	$90	FREE	$100

 

Registration Hours

Attendee Registration Desk

 

Sunday, September 27th, 2015 8:00am – 12:00pm International Plaza Hotel – Registration Desk

Monday, September 28th, 2015 7:00am – 6:00pm Attendee Registration Desk at the Toronto Congress Centre – North Building
Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 7:00am – 6:00pm Attendee Registration Desk at the Toronto Congress Centre – North Building

Exhibitor Registration Desk

Saturday, September 26th, 2015 8:00am – 4:00pm – Toronto Congress Centre – North Building

Sunday, September 27th, 2015 8:00am – 4:00pm – Toronto Congress Centre – North Building

Monday, September 28th, 2015 10:00am – 5:00pm – Toronto Congress Centre – North Building

Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 10:00am – 4:00pm – Toronto Congress Centre – North Building

Self Check-In

Saturday, September 26th, 2015 8:00am – 4:00pm Two Self Check-In kiosks onsite at the Toronto Congress Centre – North Building
Sunday, September 27th, 2015 8:00am – 4:00pm Two Self Check-In kiosks onsite at the Toronto Congress Centre – North Building
Monday, September 28th, 2015 7:00am – 6:00pm Two Self Check-In kiosks onsite at the Toronto Congress Centre – North Building
Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 7:00am – 6:00pm Two Self Check-In kiosks onsite at the Toronto Congress Centre – North Building