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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 |
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.
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
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