Agenda

Tuesday, April 30

8:00 - 4:00 PM Habitat for Humanity Team Building Project

The address for the building project is:
3670 N. Faith Way
Springfield, MO 65803

Wednesday, May 1

8:15 AM Arrive at the McLane Ozark Distribution Center

2788 E Sawyer Rd, Springfield, MO. View a short video about McLane’s Ozark DC to the left.

9:00 AM Welcome and Introductions

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John Lofstock
Editor-in-Chief, Vice President, The Convenience Store Decisions Group, The National Advisory Group (NAG)

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Bart Stransky
Vice President of Merchandising, RaceTrac Petroleum

9:30 - 10:15 AM General Session: Artificial Intelligence and The Future of Retail

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Paul Roetzer
Founder and CEO, The Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute

10:15 AM Break

10:30 – 12:15 PM Tour of McLane’s Ozark Distribution Center Automation & Robotics

12:15 – 1:00 PM Lunch

1:00 - 1:45 PM General Session: How Robotics is Changing Retail and Distribution

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Dan Kara
Vice President, Robotics and Intelligent Systems, WTWH Media

2:30 – 2:45 PM Break

4:30 PM Wrap Up/Hotel Check In

6:00 – 9:00 PM Dinner Off-Site

Thursday, May 2

7:45 AM Shuttles Depart Hotel

8:00 AM Breakfast at McLane

9:45 AM Store Tours: A tour of top convenience stores in the Springfield, MO Market

Includes Casey’s, Kum & Go, Signal Food Stores, Macadoodles and Farm2Counter

1:00 PM Return and Wrap Up

1:15 PM Depart