Executive Leadership Development Program 2025 | National Grocers Association | 3 April 2025 | TBA

This event, is a high-impact learning opportunity encompassing intense, interactive instruction presented by a mix of respected academics and industry leaders. Participants develop their leadership skills so they can better implement organizational and cultural changes in their companies.

Facilitated and designed by Cornell University, the NGAF Executive Leadership Development Program helps retailers and wholesalers develop and prepare leaders to face business challenges in the 21st-century marketplace.

This Industry-Specific Executive Development Program Includes:
• Four days of interactive, intensive instruction on the campus of Cornell University
• A faculty mix of respected academic and grocery industry leaders
• Time to network with other rising grocery executives
• An in-depth personalized 360 degree assessment of the participant’s personal leadership style and develop an action plan to improve

Who Should Attend

Nominees must be rising executives who are on-track for increased "people" and general management responsibilities. The NGA Foundation's this event is currently reserved for employees of retailer and wholesaler members of NGA.

Those Who Should Attend Include:
• Upper-level management
• Executives
• Those managing large teams that require delegation and leadership

Example Titles of Past Participants:
• Assistant Store Manager
• Category Manager
• Buyer
• Assistant Director of Retail Operations
• Directors of HR, Finance, IT, Marketing, Operations, Perishables, Private Brands, etc.
• District Manager
• District Director
• Store Director
• Store Manager
• Regional Managers/Directors

2025 Sponsors

• PEPSICO