The conference lineup includes speakers from The Coca-Cola Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, PepsiCo., Procter & Gamble, Target and more
EWING, New Jersey, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — GS1 Connect 2023, the conference and expo hosted by GS1 US, will feature more than 275 leading companies sharing strategies for using GS1 standards to provide end-to-end supply chain visibility. A sampling of featured companies includes: Bumble Bee Foods, Chick-fil-A, The Coca-Cola Corporation, DICK’S Sporting Goods, Dillard’s, Georgia-Pacific, Hershey, Johnson & Johnson, Kellogg, L’Oréal, Macy’s, McDonald’s Corporation, PepsiCo., Procter & Gamble, Target, etc. The event will take place June 5-7, 2023at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Denver, Colorado. To view the agenda, visit www.gs1us.org/gs1connect.
This year’s conference will feature more than 50 live sessions across eight tracks, including healthcare, grocery, retail, foodservice, innovation, standards and tools, technology and How to do business with… sessions. The annual event will help attendees address various business challenges and best practices for using standards-based business processes to drive supply chain efficiency and improve the customer experience. Sessions include a range of topics such as supply chain visibility, data quality, digital commerce, traceability, sustainability, implementation and use of 2D barcodes, RFID and advanced data carriers, regulated healthcare and food, cold chain management, automation, emerging technology etc.
The three-day conference also offers:
- Inspirational keynote from Netflix co-founder and first CEO, veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneur and author Mark Randolph
- An engaging panel discussion facilitated by Fast Company, titled The Future is Frictionless: Building the New Commerce Ecosystem, which will bring together brand owners and retail experts to discuss the future of the marketplace
- Collaboration opportunities through trade partner roundtable discussions and “How to do business with…” sessions featuring top retailers, distributors and brands
- Startup Lab Pitch Competition where companies present their technological innovations for a chance to win cash prizes
- Experience center beyond UPC that demonstrates the power and potential of advanced media to drive business performance and user engagement
- Exhibits from solution providers
- GS1 US University for those who want to build their basic knowledge of GS1 standards
“Consumer shopping behavior has evolved, leading to a search for comprehensive information about the products planned for purchase. Supply chain innovation has never been more important,” said Bob Carpenter, president and CEO of GS1 US. “GS1 Connect offers this ultimate forum to discuss how the industry continues to rise above today’s challenges to deliver optimized supply chains and customer experiences.”
GS1 Connect, in coordination with GS1 US, is sponsored at the Premier level by 1WorldSync, Avery Dennison, Comarch, Data Council, Edict Systems, OPTEL, Salsify, SATO, SPS Commerce and Syndigo. To learn more about GS1 Connect 2023, visit www.gs1us.org/gs1connect.
About GS1 US
GS1 USA®, a member of GS1 global, is a non-profit information standards organization that facilitates industry collaboration to help improve supply chain visibility and efficiency through the use of GS1 standards, the most widely used system of supply chain standards. deliveries in the world. Nearly 300,000 businesses across 25 industries rely on GS1 US to collaborate with trading partners that optimizes their supply chains, drives cost productivity and revenue growth while enabling regulatory compliance. They achieve these benefits through solutions based on global unique numbering and identification systems GS1, barcodes, Electronic Product Code (EPC®)-based RFID, data synchronization and electronic information exchange. GS1 US also manages the UN Standard Code of Products and Services® (UNSPSC®).
For more information, please visit https://www.gs1us.org.
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