The Global Summit 2018 - Singapore | Consumer Goods Forum | 12 June 2018 | Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018956

The Premier FMCG Business Network

Our annual Global Summit is the CGF flagship event exclusively reserved for CEOs and C-level executives from our member companies. It is the place where retailers, manufacturers and their services providers come to discuss future business trends, network and share knowledge and best-practices for overcoming today’s most pressing challenges. It is:
• the essential destination for successful business leaders in our sector;
• where CEOs talk to CEOs, with additional input from experts and specialists;
• the forum to voice the key issues and challenges facing our industry now and in the future;
• the place where the global agenda for the consumer goods sector is set;
• where the responses to previously set challenges are shared; and
• the event you must attend if your future is in this vital and global industry.

The Global Summit is the must-attend event for any C-level executive from the CGF membership. It is the only C-level forum for business leaders who want to:
• be part of an exclusive worldwide consumer goods business network at top management level;
• gain exposure to new strategic concepts, companies and thought-leaders from both inside and outside the consumer goods industry;
• bring home actionable insights for operating your business in a changed and consumer-led world;
• exert your influence over the major new issues that are having an impact on the consumer goods business worldwide
• take advantage of a truly dynamic environment in which to do business; and
• receive the latest updates and actions on The Consumer Goods Forum’s strategic initiatives.

An Unparalleled Networking Experience

Take this unparalleled opportunity to network with CEOs from some of the world’s most successful companies and gain key insights into the challenges faced by retailers, manufacturers and their service providers across the consumer goods industry. From meet-and-greets to CEO breakfasts and delegate lunches to private meetings and dedicated networking breaks, the Global Summit ensures you have enough time to interact with your peers from around the world.

2018 Speakers

Madeleine Albright
64th US Secretary of State

Scott Anthony
Senior Partner, Innosight

Mitch Barns
Chief Executive Officer, Nielsen

Alain G. Bejjani
Chief Executive Officer, Majid Al Futtaim Holding

Dick Boer
Chief Executive Officer, Ahold Delhaize

Winston Cheng
President of International, JD.com

Chia Song Hwee
President & Chief Operating Officer, Temasek International Pte. Ltd.

Peter Child
Head of Retail and Consumer Asia Pacific, Mckinsey

Ms Chua Sock Koong
Group CEO, Singapore Telecommunications Limited

Michael Chui
Partner, Mckinsey Global Institute

Ian Cook
Chairman President & CEO, Colgate-Palmolive

Emmanuel Faber
Chief Executive Officer, Danone

Nicolo Galante
Chief Executive Officer, Central Retail

Thierry Garnier
President & CEO, Carrefour China

Matilda Ho
Founder & Managing Director, Bits & Bites

S. Iswaran
Minister for Communications and Information & Minister in-charge of Trade Relations, Republic of Singapore

Olaf Koch
CEO & Chairman of the Management Board, Metro AG

Kevin Lee
COO & Managing Partner, China Youthology

Sharanjit Leyl
International Broadcast Journalist, BBC World News

Ian Mcleod
Group Chief Executive and Director, Dairy Farm

Sebastián Mejía
Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Rappi

Anthea Ong
Life/executive Coach & Danone Partners' Programme Speaker, Entrepreneur

James Quincey
President & CEO, The Coca-Cola Company

Guy Ryder
Director General,International Labour Organization

John Ross
President & CEO, IGA, Inc.

Seah Kian Peng
Chief Executive Officer, NTUC Fairprice

Shafie Shamsuddin
President Director & CEO, Transretail

Anthony Tan
Co-Founder & Group CEO, Grab

David Taylor
President & CEO, Procter & Gamble, USA

Win Win Tint
Chief Executive Officer, City Mart Holding Company Limited

Masahiko Uotani
President & Group CEO, Shiseido Co., Ltd.

Daniel Zhang
Chief Executive Officer, Alibaba Group

2018 Sponsors and Partners

COFFEE & TEA BREAKS:
• Ajinomoto

PARTNERS’ PROGRAMME:
• Danone

BUSINESS CONNECT LOUNGE & DELEGATE WIFI:
• KPMG

GALA DINNER RECEPTION:
• Loreal

NETWORKING BREAKS:
• Lotus

STORE TOUR PROGRAMME & DELEGATE BRIEFCASES:
• Mars

OFFICIAL DELEGATES’ LUNCH:
• Pepsico

OPENING COCKTAIL RECEPTION:
• The Coca Cola Company

KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS:
• ESM European Supermarket Magazine
• IGD
• Kantar Consulting
• Planet Retail RNG