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Grocery NEXT
September 10 - 12, 2025
The Westin Chicago NorthwestItasca, Illinois

Meet the leaders shaping the future of groceries

Advisory Board

Dan Bonert

Dan Bonert

SVP Retail Media, Merchandising Analytics and Collaboration.

NielsenIQ

Matt Van Gilder

Matt Van Gilder

Director of E-Commerce

SpartanNash

Frank Kerr

Frank Kerr

SVP of Operations

Lidl US

Charles McWeeney

Charles McWeeney

VP of Technology

Wakefern Food Corp.

Chad Petersen

Chad Petersen

SVP of Digital & E-Commerce

Lowes Foods

Art Sebastian Headshot

Art Sebastian

Founder & CEO

NexChapter

Justin Weinstein

Justin Weinstein

EVP & CMO

Giant Eagle, Inc.

Zac Wilson

Zac Wilson

Executive Director of Digital

Raley's

The Industry Wants More!

Vision

What we want to see in the next five years: To lead the grocery industry into its next chapter – where seamless customer experiences, digital innovation, and retail media redefine how brands and retailers connect with modern shoppers.

Mission

What we aim to deliver for the industry: Create the leading industry platform focused on elevating the customer experience across retail media, e-commerce, loyalty and marketing technology. We do this by bringing together retailers, brands, and tech companies to learn, share, and shape the future – through events, workshops, content, and community.

Strategy

How we plan to deliver this: Empower grocery leaders to build connected, data-driven, and customer-centric organizations. GroceryNEXT is where ideas become action, partnerships, take shape, and innovation accelerates at the intersection of experience and technology.