The World Food Business Summit is the event for the leaders of the global food business. Exclusively reserved for CIES members, it provides penetrating insights and knowledge on the key challenges facing our business.

Speakers include thought-leaders who, together, provide a 360° vision for our world. They are personalities from the business, political, economic, social and spiritual environments that all have impact on the ultimate consumer and the general context in which the food business operates

Objectives

• Enable the senior executive teams to network with their peers from all over the world and to stand back and view their businesses from a new strategic perspective.
• Inform, debate and reflect on the latest trends and developments in the global food business and the general social, political and economic context in which it operates.
• Provide delegates with practical ideas, which they can promptly turn into action.

Benefits

• Membership of an exclusive world-wide food business network at CEO level
• Exposure to new strategic concepts, companies and thought leaders from both inside and outside the food business
• The opportunity to influence the overall direction of the food business world-wide

The Summit Committee

The Summit Committee is at the heart of the World Food Business Summit. Its 12 members hold a leading position in their company and are appointed on the ground of their professional knowledge of the sector, their experience and active involvement in the development of the retail business. They meet 3 times a year to discuss and anticipate top of mind issues and to bring knowledge and networking to retail leaders from around the globe. Access the full list.

Who should participate?

• Retailer and supplier CEOs and top management
• Executives who influence the strategies of their companies and the businesses they are in
• Suppliers' senior sales and marketing management

Companies whose top management attend The Summit

A.T. Kearney, Accenture, Æon, Agro Developpement, Ahold, Alfred Ritter, Alkosto, Almacenes Exito, Anheuser-Busch, Arla Foods, Arrowsight, Auchan, Bahlsen, Bacardi Martini, Billa, Bimbo, Bongrain, British American Tobacco, Bv Nettorama, Café Legal, Campbell, Caprabo, Carrefour, Carulla Vivero, Casino, Catalina Marketing, Centro Cuesta Nacional, Checkpoint, Chiquita, Clubmarket, Coca-Cola, Coinstar, Colgate Palmolive, Commerzbank, Coop, Dagrofa, Dairy Farm, Danone, Daymon Worldwide, Delhaize, Deloitte, Dohle, Dorothy Lane Market, Dr. Oetker, Eckes, Edeka, Energizer, Eozen, Ferrero, Foodland Associated, Francap Distribution, Freiberger, Frisch & Frost, Gendi, General Mills, Georgia-Pacific, Gillette, Gruppo Pam, Guyenne Et Gascogne, Heineken, Hormel Foods, I.J. Muthu Foods, Ica, Iffco, Iga, Inveralimenticias Noel , Iqnet, Iri France, ITM, Ito-Yokado, J.M. Smucker, Jardine Matheson, Jeronimo Martins, John Lewis, Johnson & Johnson, Johnson Diversey, Kastner Grosshandelsges, Koninklijke Peijnenburg, Konzum, Kpmg, Kurt Salmon, La Couronne, Lambertz, Lascad, Lesieur, Lindt & Sprüngli, L'oréal, Louis Delhaize, Malma, Manor, Markant, Marsh, Masterfoods, Mccormick, Mckinsey & Co., Mediaperformances, Mega Mart, Meinl Internet Commerce, Metcash, Migros, Modelo Continente, Mood Media, Morina Baie, Nacional De Chocolates, Nash-Finch, NCR, Nestle, Nikkohren, Nissin Food Products, Norgesgruppen, NTUC Fairprice, Overwaitea, P.K. Halstead, Pepsico, Perifem, Pick'n Pay, Prg-Schultz, Procter & Gamble, PWC, Reinert, Renova, Rustan Supercenters, Rallye, S.C. Johnson, Sal. Oppenheim, SAP, Sara Lee, Sc Galec, Schiever, Sealed Air Cryovac, Senoble, Sobeys, Sok, Somerfield, Source Interlink, Spar, Superquinn, Superunie, Supervalu, Suntory, Sygen, Systeme U, Tansas, Team, Tegut..., The Continuity Company, Thrifty Foods, Toa Corporation, Tokyu Store, Trader Joe's, Unilever, Vania, Waitrose, Wal-Mart, Wilh. Hamm, Woolworths.

Next Events The 53rd World Food Business Summit 2009 17 - 19 June, New York, USA The 54th World Food Business Summit 2010 23 - 25 June, London, United Kingdom

Rhoda LANE-O’KELLY
Tel: (+33) 1 44 69 84 88
Fax: (+33) 1 44 69 99 39
E-mail: summit@ciesnet.com