There’s less than three weeks to go until Conference26, our biggest event of the year, bringing together over 500 retailers, suppliers and industry experts from around the UK and beyond.

Taking place on 14th April at the Vox in Birmingham, this year’s event is set to be the biggest yet and there’s still time for you to secure your place so that you can be part of the conversation. Conference26 will be exploring change outside the business with exclusive insight on how to adapt for the future, as well as how to make changes in the business that you can implement straight away.

This is a must attend event for anyone working in or with the convenience sector and provides the chance for you to network with some of the leading figures from across the industry, share ideas and gain valuable insight.

Confirmed speakers and panellists for Conference26 include:

•    William Higham, one of the world's leading futurists and behavioural strategy experts
•    Stewart Fenn, sales director at Booker Retail Partners
•    Michael Fletcher, managing director of SPAR UK Ltd
•    Steve Browne, chief executive at Heart of England Co-op
•    Rebecca Dunlop, head of convenience - commercial propositions at Sainsbury’s
•    Andy Allen, retail operations director at bp
•    Chetna Patel, Torridon Stores
•    Jack Matthews, Bradley’s Supermarkets (Ideas Battle Captain) 
•    Charlotte Dant, Gill Marsh Forecourts (Ideas Battle Captain)

Conference26 will also feature the return of our Ideas Battle, where two teams of award-winning independent retailers will battle for your vote, sharing new retail and convenience ideas, but only you can decide the winner.

This year’s event is kindly sponsored by Takis, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Carnaud Metalbox, Smiths News, JTI, Mondelez International and TOMRA. Sponsorship opportunities are still available, for more information please contact [email protected].

For more information and to book your place, click here.