Conference24
Conference24 is the must-attend event for anyone in the convenience sector looking to grow their business, build valuable relationships, and get exclusive insights on how to respond to the way that consumer habits are changing.
This year's Conference will be split into two sessions looking at change and response in the convenience sector.
In the first session, we'll hear from VCCP - an award winning agency that describes itself as a 'challenger agency for challenger brands'. Andrew, Jen and Claire from VCCP will highlight the ways that demographics are changing and evolving, how sustainability is becoming a priority and why convenience stores have been so resilient during challenging economic times. The session will also feature retail leaders Jamie Davison (Bestway) and Teresa Lindley (BP), as well as award winning retailers Sue Nithyanandan and Jonathan Tout.
The second session of Conference24 will be headlined by Co-op CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq, who will outline how the business has been responding to changing customer needs over the last year. We'll also hear from retail leaders Stephanie Wood (One Stop) and Mark McCammond (Hendersons) as well as award winning retailers Steve Bassett and Tom Dant.
PLUS... Conference24: A Year in Store! We're following four leading independent retailers to understand how the demands of their customers have changed over the last year, and what they've done in store to adapt and respond to those changes. The retailers are Paul Stone, Stone SPAR (Manchester); Josie Chamberlin, J Robarts & Son (Hertfordshire); Bay Bashir, Belle Vue Convenience (Middlesbrough) and Jack Matthews, Bradley's Supermarket (Loughborough).
More information about sponsorship opportunities for Conference24 can be found here.
General delegates can book their accommodation here: https://delegatehotels.com/e/ACSConference24
Joining Instructions
The event will be taking place at The Vox, 2nd Floor, Resorts World, Pendigo Way, Birmingham B40 1PU. Directions to the venue can be found at - http://www.voxvenue.co.uk/your-visit/
Registration will open at 8:30am and you are welcome to visit the Mondelez History of Cadbury room, Spot the Fake room and Women’s Independent Retail Network lounge before the Conference commences at 9.30am. The Conference finishes with lunch at 1:30pm and the rooms will remain open until 2:30pm.
Parking for the event is allocated to South 6, with South 2 as overflow (marked as S6 and S2 on the site map linked here – https://cdn.acs.org.uk/public/NEC%20SITE%20MAP%202023.pdf). Upon arrival, simply take a ticket from the barrier and validate it on leaving the Conference. Kindly note that if you park in the any other car parks or the internal multi-storey car park of Resorts World, full parking charges will apply as advertised by Resorts World & the NEC which is approximately £20 per day.
The dress code for this event is business casual.
If you have any dietary requirements or special needs, please let us know.
Conference and all ACS events take place in line with the Standards & Dignity Charter. Information about our Standards and Dignity Charter can be found here.