NACS Convenience Summit Asia

Name: NACS Convenience Summit Asia
Start: 2/28/2023
End: 3/2/2023
Location: Waldorf Astoria Bangkok

05-07 March, 2024
Seoul, Korea

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What You’ll Experience

Looking to stay ahead of the curve in convenience retail? NACS Convenience Summit Asia is the only place where you can see what future disruptions are taking place today. Every year, the attendees from across the globe meet in the epicenter of retail disruption and innovation—Asia—for an immersive look into the future of convenience retailing. Gather in-person with senior-level convenience and fuel executives to unlock exclusive networking opportunities, stay up-to-date with the latest industry advancements, and experience interactive store tours of some of Asia’s most iconic brands. No other convenience retail summit helps you uncover unique perspectives, drive value for your organization and build strategic relationships in Asia.

Event Features

Thought Leadership – Discover new ideas, products and solutions that are addressing the challenges and opportunities of today, tomorrow and 10-20 years into the future.
Strategic Relationships – No other convenience industry event brings together leaders in store operations, marketing innovation, retail design, fuel delivery and other key performance retail areas. Meet leaders who can make a difference to your business and career in a face-to-face setting.
Immersive Learning – On the heels of a disruptive 2+ years, hear retailer case studies, success stories and best practices that will help you benchmark your business for today and tomorrow. Exchange best practices and form deep collaborations through casual and facilitated conversations with the best and brightest minds in our industry.

Who Attends:

CEOs
Presidents
Executive Vice Presidents of Sales
Heads of Marketing & Sales
Heads of Retail Operations

Past Participating Retailers

24Seven Retail Stores
7-Eleven
Circle K
Northern Star Energy
PetroChina
Petronas
Secoma Co., Ltd.
Shahin Enterprises
Shell International Petroleum Company Limited
And more

Contact

For general event inquiries, please contact:
Kim Broome
Director, Convention Operations
+1 703.518.4245
kbroome@convenience.org

The 2023 NACS Convenience Summit Asia program and NACS Convenience Retail Awards Asia-Pacific ceremony will be held at:

Waldorf Astoria Bangkok

151 Ratchadamri Rd, Lumphini, Pathum Wan
Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Take a virtual tour of the Waldorf Astoria Bangkok.

We are currently curating the content for the 2023 NACS Convenience Summit Asia—Check back often for updates. In addition to the tentative schedule below, you can expect more details on the following session and case study highlights in the coming weeks:

All times below are in ITC (UTC) +7.

Tuesday 28 February 2023
8:00 - 17:30	Registration Open
8:00 - 8:15	Welcome & Introductions Mark Wohltmann, Director, NACS Global
8:15 - 8:55	Thai and Asian Outlook Dr. Pavida Pananond - Professor of International Business Thammasat Business School, Thammasat University Prof. Dr. Pananond shares her extensive knowledge of Thai and Asian economies and what the future holds for business.
8:55 - 9:30	Store Tour Briefing Mark Wohltmann, Director, NACS Global Summit Emcee Mark Wohltmann welcomes the Summit attendees and preps the tour groups on who they will visit and what to look out for.
10:00 - 15:00	Ideas 2 Go – Bangkok Deep Dive Retail Experiences (limited availability) PTT OR Central Retail Group Walking Store Tour – Bangkok CBD
16:00 - 17:00	Ideas 2 Go – Bangkok Store Tour Debrief During this interactive debrief of the store tour, delegates will share what they saw, what inspired them, what surprised them and what food-for-thought they will take back to their businesses.
18:00 - 19:30	Welcome Reception
Wednesday 1 March 2023
8:00 - 16:00	Registration Open
9:00 - 17:00	General Summit Sessions
9:00 - 9:10	Welcome Mark Wohltmann, Director, NACS Global
9:15 - 9:45	Global Strategic Issues Affecting Asia in 2023 – Report from the Global Life Cycle Survey Henry Armour, CEO and President, NACS “The future is already here, it’s just unevenly distributed.” True to this quote from William Gibson, American-Canadian futurist novelist, Henry will share the latest results of NACS’ proprietary survey, the “NACS Global Strategic Industry Issues Survey”, where senior leaders of our industry answered, “What keeps you awake at night?” and “How mature is your country in those strategic industry issues?
9:50 - 10:30	NielsenIQ: Consumer Outlook – What’s Up with the Asian Consumer? Ekaphol Phromphol, Director, Retailer Vertical Leader – Thailand, NielsenIQ (Thailand) Limited What are consumers in Asia and around the world anticipating for 2023 and WHY? NielsenIQ will uncover the top factors of concern and interest among Asian and global consumers right now. From assessing the state of consumer economic divide, to dissecting spending intentions amidst recessionary conditions, this presentation will identify the biggest forces we believe will drive consumer behavior in the year ahead.
10:35 - 11:05	Networking Break
11:10 - 11:50	McKinsey & Company: The impact of the eMobility transition on the fuel retail industry – how to play the game? Klaas Mantel, Expert Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company McKinsey’s mobility retail experts will explore the impact of the EV transition on the fuel retail industry across different geographies and site types and present the EV business models available to fuel retailers, ranging from a landlord/rental model to becoming a Charge Point Owner – Operator (CPOO). They will also discuss how companies must evolve their customer offer, as well as network planning and real estate strategies to capitalize on local market opportunities and avoid ‘stranded assets’.
11:55 - 12:35	Oliver Wyman: The Future of Labour Kanyarat Chanyapunsab, Principal, Mercer’s Thailand Career Services While much attention has been focused on the Great Resignation, OW’s unique data-driven insights combined with industry expertise show it to be more a Great Reckoning. Labour has awakened to the multitude of work opportunities available to them, with differing and evolving forms of reward and flexibility. Oliver Wyman reports on how the labour markets are actively reshaping themselves to changing supply and demand dynamics.
12:40 - 13:40	Lunch
13:45 - 14:25	Future-back Thinking and Key Technologies Required to Support Success Gray Taylor, Executive Director, Conexxus At the pace of technological change in all facets of society, Conexxus Executive Director Gray Taylor shares how imagining the needs of Asia Pacific consumers in ten years will help organizations make reasoned decisions on operations and culture road maps. Technology will be a key enabler of unlocking nimble operations, capable of responding to fast market changes while better serving the future consumer.
14:30 - 15:10	Coca-Cola Company: Sustainability in Action Casper Durandt, Sustainability Director Asean and South Pacific , Coca-Cola Company A report on how one major industry partner and NACS Sustainability Award Sponsor Coca-Cola’s initiatives help achieve a world without waste by removing unnecessary packaging and making beverage packaging part of the circular economy
15:15 - 15:45	Networking Break
15:45 - 16:05	2022 APAC Awards Review: Mark recaps the 2022 Asia-Pacific award winners for Technology, Sustainability, and Retailer of the Year.
16:10 - 16:45	2023 APAC Awards Preview: Sustainability, Technology, and Retailer of the Year The 2023 line up of the award finalists; the winners will be announced at the evening’s Awards Reception and Dinner
16:50 - 17:00	Day Two Wrap Up
19:00 - 22:00	NACS Asia Pacific Convenience Retail Awards Reception and Dinner
Thursday 2 March 2023
8:00 - 12:00	Registration Open
9:00 - 17:00	General Summit Sessions
9:00 - 9:10	Welcome Mark Wohltmann, Director, NACS Global
9:15 - 9:35	2023 Convenience Industry Leader of the Year Asia-Pacific
9:40 - 9:50	2022 Convenience Industry Leader of the Year Asia-Pacific - Tanin Buranamanit, Managing Director and CEO of CP ALL Plc
9:50 - 10:30	Case Study: The 7 Eleven Thailand Journey Kriengchai Boonpoapichart, Chief Financial Officer, CP ALL Public Company Limited 7-Eleven Thailand is the largest licensee in the world and second only to Seven-Eleven Japan in the number of stores operated. This case study from parent company CP ALL’s CFO, Kriengchai Boonpoapichart, shares the vision of the convenience store chain and the importance of educating Thailand’s future workforce.
10:35 - 11:05	Networking Break
11:10 - 11:50	Case Study: PTTOR Café Amazon – The Story of the 6th Largest Coffee Chain Yuwaorn Watchara-arpa, Area Manager, Cafe Amazon International Business Department, PTT Oil and Retail Business Public Company Limited Besides the fact that Cafe Amazon has become a crucial non-oil business for PTTOR, the business has expanding into a 4,500-store Starbucks-like chain, including shopping mall and standalone outlets in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Oman, Saudi Arabia
11:55 - 12:55	Lunch
13:00 - 13:40	Cube Asia: The Future of Delivery \| Quick Commerce Simon Torring, Co-founder, Cube Asia Industry omnichannel expert Simon Torring reports on the burning questions Asia Pacific retailers have wne it comes to delivery and quick commerce… Is the delivery \| quick convenience business as it exists today still viable in Asia and if so where? Is the industry going to consolidate and if so, who will the ultimate owners be? How should retailers adapt, compete, or cooperate with the current delivery \| quick convenience players?
13:45 - 14:25	Panel Discussion: Last Mile for Convenience Simon Torring, Co-founder, Cube Asia Dan Marogy, CEO-Philippines, Delivery Hero Philippines, Inc. Jose Victor Paterno, President and Chief, Philippine Seven Corporation The topic moves to a panel discussion between Asian retailers, service providers and the audience
14:30 - 15:00	Networking Break
15:05 - 15:45	PepsiCo: Sustainability in Action Juri Park, North Asia Supply Chain Head, PepsiCo Juri Park, PepsiCo North Asia Supply Chain Head will present the company’s PEP+ Sustainability program; how PepsiCo is changing how the company sources ingredients and sell their products, and how they inspire people through their brands.
15:50 - 16:20	What have we seen? What have we learned? Henry Armour, CEO and President, NACS In his always highly rated summary of the Summit, NACS President & CEO Henry Armour shares Summit highlights…from store tours to presentations to panel discussion outcomes and impart what topics dominated the networking sessions from our days together.
16:25 - 17:00	2024 NACS Convenience Summit Asia Mark Wohltmann, Director, NACS Global

Contact

For inquiries on the event agenda, please contact:
Michael Davis
Vice President, Member Services
mdavis@convenience.org
+1 703.518.4246

For general event inquiries, please contact:
Kim Broome
Director, Convention Operations
kbroome@convenience.org
+1 703.518.4245

*Travel and hotel not included in Summit registration rate. Visit www.xe.com for the latest exchange rate information.

Event Location

The 2023 NACS Convenience Summit Asia program will be held at:

Waldorf Astoria Bangkok
151 Ratchadamri Rd, Lumphini, Pathum Wan
Bangkok 10330, Thailand

The Waldorf Astoria is approximately 30 minutes (28km) from both the Suvarnabhumi (BKK) and Don Meuang (DMK) Airports.

Take a virtual tour of the Waldorf Astoria Bangkok.

Hotel Accommodations

Attendees must book their own hotel accommodations at the Waldorf Astoria Bangkok. Cost of accommodations are not included in the event registration fee.

Group/event discounted rate: $195 USD/7,700 THB for single occupancy and $215/8,600 double occupancy for the King Deluxe Room and Deluxe City View.

Book Online

You may also email BKKWA.RSVN@waldorfastoria.com or call +66 2846 8888 to book through our reservation team.

Please refer to Booking Code GNACG to apply group rates.

Parking

Both self-parking and valet parking are available at the Waldorf Astoria and are complimentary.

Travel

Attendees must book their own flight accommodations. Cost of flights are not included in the event registration fee. Waldorf Astoria is approximately 30 minutes (28km) from both the Suvarnabhumi (BKK) and Don Meuang (DMK) Airports.

Contact

For questions regarding hotel or travel accommodations, please contact:
Kim Broome
Director, Convention Operations
+1 703.518.4245
kbroome@convenience.org

Buyer Beware: Please be vigilant if dealing with companies or services other than the official NACS event headquarter hotel (noted above) that imply or claim an affiliation with the NACS. We have been made aware of other housing companies that may market to you or your company to book your guest rooms through their company at supposed significant discounts. Unfortunately, some past attendees (and exhibitors) have fallen prey to these companies and have either: lost significant deposit amounts; been relocated to an alternative hotel with little or no warning; not had the guest rooms they thought they had booked; or not received reservations at the hotel they had thought were confirmed. This has caused great hardships and significant financial loss to these companies and individuals. Reservations made through an agency other than the NACS official hotel event hotel link will be at your own risk. If you are contacted by another housing company attempting to sell hotel rooms, please notify NACS Management at kbroome@convenience.org.

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