Meet the leaders shaping the future of the grocery industry
Advisory Board
Jeff Baskin
Chief Revenue Officer
Eagle Eye Solutions Limited
Dan Bonert
SVP Retail Media, Merchandising Analytics and Collaboration
NielsenIQ
Rodrigo Dellacqua
Co-Founder and EVP Grocery, Food & Beverage
VTEX
Lauren DeVol
Director, Corporate Communications
SpartanNash
Maria Gallegos
Chief Marketing Officer
Local Express
Matt Van Gilder
Director of E-Commerce
SpartanNash
Frank Kerr
SVP of Operations
Lidl US
Emily McClean
Director, E-Commerce
HEB's Central Market
Charles McWeeney
VP of Technology
Wakefern Food Corp.
Chad Petersen
SVP of Digital & E-Commerce
Lowes Foods
Art Sebastian
Founder & CEO
NexChapter
Emily Turner
Chief Marketing Officer
The Fresh Market
Justin Weinstein
EVP & CMO
Giant Eagle, Inc.
Zac Wilson
Executive Director of Digital
Raley's
Hasham Younas
Director of RMN Product Innovation
Albertsons
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.
