Industry Tracks

Foodservice Track

As a foodservice manufacturer, distributor, or operator, how do you make your supply chain run efficiently? What are the fundamentals needed to identify, capture, and share product information seamlessly with trading partners to meet ever-growing consumer expectations? How do you achieve brand loyalty and maintain sustainability goals in today’s fast-paced supply chain environment? And last but not least, are you prepared to meet regulatory requirements under the Food and Drug Administration’s Food Safety Modernization Act Traceability Rule, otherwise known as FSMA Rule 204? The Foodservice Track is designed to delve into these topics, focusing on supply chain visibility, innovative thought leadership, and actionable insights to help your business optimize operations and to help stakeholders apply best practices in information transparency, inventory management, and end-to-end traceability. 

Grocery Track

With the increasing consumer demands for data over the past years, how have supply chain business processes changed to impact supply chain visibility? How have companies made enhancements to product and location information with GS1 Standards to impact inventory visibility and flexibility in fulfillment options? What key learnings drive success in supply chain performance and innovative best practices, and how can GS1 Standards help organizations comply with regulations - like the Food and Drug Administration’s Food Safety Modernization Act Traceability Rule, otherwise known as FSMA Rule 204? These are just some of the questions industry leaders will answer with best-practice recommendations to help drive full supply chain visibility such as sharing accurate data, promoting trading partner collaboration, and optimizing operational processes. 

Healthcare Track

What lessons could be applied to the future of healthcare supply chains from the last several years of unrivaled circumstances? How do you capitalize on the tremendous efforts of the industry to meet future regulatory requirements that have led to improvements in traceability, interoperability, and inventory management with globally unique identification and standardized data exchange? What are the pillars of high-quality data that healthcare companies can adopt for supply chain visibility and opportunities for efficiency? Questions like these will be the focal points of discussion in the Healthcare Track, with best-practice recommendations you can take back to your organization for inspiration and action.

Retail (Apparel & General Merchandise) Track

Is “back to basics on product identification” the right strategy for keeping pace with evolving technology? How can you maintain or develop a leading edge for success in omni-channel fulfillment? Why are RAIN RFID, emerging tech, and other technologies for inventory visibility no longer a “nice to have” for staying competitive? Retail partners and brand owners will share valuable insights to help organizations large and small win customers and sales and help stakeholders apply best practices in the use of GS1 Standards to streamline inefficient business processes and provide source-to-consumer product visibility in support of business success.  

Standards & Technology Track 

In the Standards and Technology Track sessions, solution providers highlight noteworthy customer success stories utilizing GS1 Standards-based technologies. These presentations will feature industry thought leaders and their companies’ creative approach to improve operations and business processes. Deeper dives into technology innovations and the importance of data quality are frequent themes in this track. 

Additional Topics and Opportunities 

Innovation

Innovation topics are designed to connect the dots for attendees to understand the intersection of standards with emerging technology to support business and supply chain processes. Of specific interest are combined physical and digital (“phygital”) experiences, computer vision, machine learning, and artificial intelligence; emerging data carriers and sensor fusion and mixed reality; robotics and robotic process automation, digital disruption, digital identity, circularity, and sustainability; and the Internet of Things. Once your presentation is reviewed, we will recommend placement within the agenda. 

How to Do Business With... Sessions

These sessions provide companies the opportunity to share business process requirements and company-specific initiative updates with their trading partner community to strengthen collaboration.

• Present your company's innovative processes and initiatives to a targeted audience of potential and existing trading partners.
• Share your specific requirements and updates, aligning your partners with your strategic vision and paving the way for smoother, more profitable interactions.
• Provide in-depth insights into your company’s business processes.
• Discuss strategies for enhancing collaboration and efficiency in your supply chain

Trading Partner Roundtables

Trading Partner Roundtables provide an informal setting to facilitate collaborative trading-partner-to-trading-partner discussions on using standards-based best practices. This isn't just another track session–it's a focused, 20-minute roundtable discussion, designed to foster deeper collaboration and drive mutual success. Indicate your interest in the form when you apply.