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

Prabash Coswatte

Chief Operating Officer

Heritage Grocers Group

Lauren DeVol

Director, Corporate Communications

SpartanNash

Heather Feather

Sr Director, Digital, E-Com, Retail Media

Giant Eagle, Inc.

Daniela Jurado

EVP, North America

VTEX

Andrew Knight

Sr Director, Retail Partnerships

Instacart

Emily McLean

Director, E-Commerce

HEB's Central Market

Charles McWeeney

VP of Technology

Wakefern Food Corp.

Zara Ngouen

Vice President, IT

Lidl US

Chad Petersen

SVP of Digital & E-Commerce

Lowes Foods

Art Sebastian

Founder & CEO

NexChapter

Emily Turner

Chief Marketing Officer

The Fresh Market

Matt Van Gilder

Principal & Vice President

NexChapter

Justin Weinstein

EVP, Chief Merchandising & Marketing Officer

Giant Eagle, Inc.

Adam Whitney

Chief Merchandising Officer Marketing

Festival Foods

Zac Wilson

Head of Connected Commerce

Raley's

Hasham Younas

Director of RMN Product Innovation

Albertsons

Tigran Zograbyan

Chief Operating Officer

Local Express

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.