Venue
Rancho Palos Verdes
Rancho Palos Verdes, 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

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Event Date Tue Aug 1 PDT - Thu Aug 3 PDT (over 1 year ago)
In your timezone (EST): Tue Aug 1 3:00am - Thu Aug 3 3:00am
Location Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Region Americas
Details

The event is the networking hub for convenience executives and industry leaders to build long lasting partnerships, hear from top level speakers, and gain c-store insights you won't get anywhere else.

Speakers

2023 Speakers

Brad Anderson
Senior Vice President of Store Operations, Pilot Company

Patrick De Haan
Head of Petroleum Analysis, GasBuddy

Colin Dornish
Vice President, Innovation, Coen Markets, Inc

Jim Forsyth
Chief Executive Officer, Moto, Inc.

Michael Franzese
Former Mob Captain, Author, and Corporate Fraud Expert

Erin Graziosi
President, Robinson Oil Corp

Joe Hamza
Chief Operating Officer, Nouria Energy

Ernie Harker
Speaker, Author, and Branding Consultant, Ernburn

Scott Hartman
President and CEO, Rutter's

Steve Holtz
Content Director, Convenience Group, CSP Daily News

Donna Hood Crecca
Principal, Technomic

Mark Jordan
President and CEO, Refuel Operating Company, LLC

Jake Kiser
Chief Customer Officer, Stuzo

Julia Lazzara
President, Leading NOW, LLC

Abbey Lewis
VP of Content Strategy, Winsight, Media & Events

Mike Lindberg
Senior Director of Payment Solutions, CHS Inc.

Mark Meisner
Director, Marketing & Advertising, Kwik Trip, Inc.

Mitch Morrison
Vice President, Retailer Relations & Event Content Director, Winsight Media and Events

Kole Olinger
Director of Merchandising, ExtraMile Convenience Stores, LLC

Jim Rose
Vice President of Store Operations, Pilot Company

Jim Rose
Vice President of Operations, Pilot Company

Darrin Samaha
Vice President of Marketing, Yesway

Anthony Scaramucci
Investor, Entrepreneur, Lawyer, and Author

Lorraine Spadaro
Chief Information Officer, Global Partners LP

Mike Templeton
Director of Digital Experience, Casey's

Nick Unkovic
Interim President, EG America

Carol Valora
Program Content Manager, Winsight Media and Events

Cameron Watt
President & CEO, Intouch Insight

Andrew Whitworth
Super Bowl LVI Champion and former Los Angeles Rams Offensive Lineman

INNOVATION FORUM SPEAKERS:

Kristina Anderson
Chief Service Officer, Midwest Petroleum

Herman Beckley
Senior Manager Pre-Sales CFR, NCR Corporation

Lisa Biggs
Co-Owner, President, & Chief Executive Officer, Impact 21

Ryan Boothe
VP Operations & Innovation, Maverik Inc.

Alan Bowie
Senior Legal Counsel, BIC USA, Inc.

Brett Brobston
Vice President of Accounts, Altria Group Distribution Company

Billy Colemire
Director of Marketing, Stinker Stores

David Corbett
Director, Director, Downstream Energy & Convenience Retail Investment Banking, Matrix Capital Markets Group, Inc.

Carly Deitrich
Vice President of Strategic Accounts, Stuzo

Doug Dilley
Sr. Manager, Customer Success Executive, North America, Zebra Technologies

Cedric Fortemps
Co-Head of Downstream Energy & Convenience Retail Group, Matrix Capital Markets Group, Inc.

Dennis Francis
Director of Operations, Extra Mile

Derek Gaskins
Chief Marketing Officer, Yesway

Matthew Guiste
Global Retail Technology Strategist, Zebra Technologies

Robert Hampton
Vice President Technology Solutions and Innovation, Jackson's Food Stores

Jeffry Harrison
Co-founder and President, Rovertown

Kevin Hart
SVP of Sales, Fuel, Upside

Chris Hartman
Vice President of Fuels, Advertising and Development, Rutter’s

Donna Hood Crecca
Principal, Technomic

Jeff Hoover
Director of Strategy & Analytics, Paytronix

Josh Jewett
Formerly Chief Information Officer, Dollar Tree

Jake Kiser
Chief Customer Officer, Stuzo

Mike Lindberg
Senior Director of Payment Solutions, CHS Inc.

Gaurang "G-Man" Maniar
Executive Director of Marketing, The Wills Group

Matt Miller
Global Solutions Manager and Sales Specialist, NCR Corporation

June Oh
Director of Food Safety & Quality Assurance, RaceTrac

Peter Rasmussen
Founder and CEO, Convenience and Energy Advisors

Jason Read
Director of Store Operations, Wawa Food Markets

Darrin Samaha
Vice President of Marketing, Yesway

Kay Segal
Founder and Managing Partner, The Business Accelerator Team

Mark Smith
Vice President, Sales and Marketing, InComm Payments

Travis Smith
Chief Development Officer, Refuel

Paul Steen
Managing Director, First Reserve

Doug Sutton
President, Steritech

Mike Templeton
Director of Digital Experience, Casey’s

Tom Weinandy, Ph.D
Research Economist, Upside

Amber Williams
Head of Gas and Convenience Partnerships, Cardlytics

Sponsors & Partners

2023 Sponsors

TITLE SPONSORS:
• Keurig DrPepper
• McLane
• Upside

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Altria
• Juul Labs
• Mars Wrigley
• Matrix
• Seb Professional
• Stuzo
• Zebra

GOLD PLUS SPONSORS:
• Apter Industries
• Store Master
• CardLytics
• North America Food Service
• Icelandic Glacial
• Kraft Heinz Company
• MegaMex
• PAI Brinks
• Ready Training Online
• Republic Amusements
• Rovertown
• SLM
• Titan Cloud
• Ultimate Sales
• West Liberty Foods

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Add Systems
• Advantage Solutions
• BIC
• Bitcoin Depot
• Bounteous
• Bunn
• ATMs Cash Depot
• Cliff Bar
• Cooler Screens
• Cord Financial Services
• DQ
• Danone
• Direct TV
• FCI
• Franke
• Frazil
• Gridpoint
• Growth Energy
• GSP
• Hormel Foods
• Impact 21
• Incomm Payments
• J&J Gaming
• J&M Distributors
• Johnsville C-Store
• JTM Foods, LLC
• Kellogg's
• Urb
• Lil Drug Store Products
• Mashgin
• Max Distributing
• Mobivity
• Monster Energy
• Nashville Display
• NCR
• NRC Realty and Capital Advisors
• OWL
• Punchh
• Paragon Solutions
• Paramount Roasters
• PayTronix
• PDI Technologies
• Premier Manufacturing
• Purell
• Quantum Services
• Raymond James
• Relex
• Restaurant Technologies
• Reynolds
• Ruiz Food Service
• Seda
• SmithField Culinary
• Steritech
• Tropicana
• TSN
• W. Carpa
• Wells Fargo
• Westrock Coffee

SILVER SPONSORS:
• CURO Group
• OLIPOP
• Workstream