GlobalData Conferences Presents: Mapping the Future Dynamics of the Consumer Packaging Sector: Key Strategies for Growth


Wednesday, 11th May 2022 at 14:00 GMT/ 9am EST

 

The pandemic has had a significant impact on the Packaged Goods industry, forcing packing manufacturers to be nimble as they adjust to shifting consumption patterns, a rebalancing of bricks-and-mortar vs digital shopping channels, as well as meeting demands for new packaging formats to keep up with reactive NPD. Even while consumer brands and packaging suppliers battle to mitigate the short-term effects, it is crucial that companies act now to assess the strategic implications of the new consumer packaged goods landscape. Join contemporaries worldwide to gain insight into how packaging brands will need to adapt to new consumer demands and market dynamics.

At two and a half hours, this conference brings together the very best insight and trusted data from GlobalData’s Packaging practice to provide a definitive vision of where the industry is headed.

Aimed at marketers, strategic thinkers, and those keen to understand global trends and industry themes, our virtual conference will help you to:

  • Discover the most important strategic issues, opportunities, and threats you need to explore
  • Understand the future direction of packaging categories
  • Learn which consumer brands and packaging suppliers are succeeding against the backdrop of changing consumer consumption habits and spending priorities
  • Gain insight into future innovation potential and the patents landscape
  • Find out which technological disruptive forces are having the most impact on the Packaging industry
  • Identify action points to help your business thrive throughout the packaging value chain including raw material provenance, key packaging design feature, product marketing, and consumer engagement

Intended Audience:

  • Brand & Product Managers
  • Strategy Planners and Directors
  • Global & Regional Marketing Directors
  • Insight Managers and Directors
  • Research & Development Managers
  • Innovation Managers
  • Interested C-level titles
  • Industry & Marketing Consultants

Sectors Covered:

  • Packaging, food, beverages, baby care, cosmetics and toiletries, household care, and pet care

Agenda:

Welcome and introduction – 15 minutes

Piers Berezai will give a brief introduction to how the global pandemic has forced widespread change in the packaging landscape.

Forecasts and prospects – 30 minutes

Dominic Cakebread will then examine shifts in key categories and channels that have resulted from the significant recalibration of consumer preferences. Dominic will also unpick the headline opportunities that these recent behavioral shifts have prompted across the global market.

Industry insights – 30 minutes

In part three, Nidhi Chauhan will run through key themes changing how consumers behave and interact with their product choices on a global level.

Thematic analysis – 30 minutes

Luke Gowland will then take you through the alternative datasets brimming with market information. Luke will also identify which players are tapping into ground-breaking technologies and deals with success.

Future products and services – 30 minutes

Bringing all this data together to uncover white space for product development, George Henry and Jenny Questier will examine the key strategic actions major players will need to take to develop successful products and services for the future market.

Conclusions and outlook – 10 minutes

In this penultimate segment, our analysts will be drawing together their research on the future state of the packaging market to come to a series of actionable conclusions.

Q&A

Last, but not least, is the exclusive chance to field questions to our market-leading analysts.

Speakers

Piers Berezai, Research and Analysis Director, GlobalData’s Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices

Piers has over 20 years of experience in research, analysis, and business information. Prior to joining GlobalData, he was instrumental in the creation and development of Datamonitor’s New Consumer Insight proposition.

Dominic Cakebread, Head of Global Packaging Services

Dominic has nearly 40 years’ experience in managing international market research and consulting projects for the world’s leading companies within the packaging supply chain, previously holding senior positions at Canadean, Landell Mills Consulting, Marketpower and Smithers Pira.

Luke Gowland, Analyst, Thematic Research

Luke joined GlobalData’s Thematic Research team as an Analyst in 2019 after completing his MSc in Sustainability and Management at the University of Bath. His current role sees him tackle the most disruptive themes across the spectrum of business, including ESG and industry 4.0, as well as a recent project on how ‘alternative’ datasets can transform competitor assessment.

Jenny Questier, Senior Analyst, GlobalData; Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices

With nearly ten years’ experience in FMCG, Jenny has worked in marketing and category roles to manage brands, research and launch successful innovation, and drive category growth.

George Henry, Associate Analyst, GlobalData’s Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices

George is an Associate Analyst at GlobalData, with a particular interest in sustainability and product innovation. He is responsible for analyzing consumer behavior and trends across the consumer goods space.

 

 

Mapping the Future Dynamics of the Foodservice Sector: Key Strategies for Growth


Thursday, 3rd Mar 2022 at 14:00 GMT

 

The pandemic has fundamentally changed the foodservice landscape, forcing operators to be nimble as they adjust to shifts in consumption patterns. Even while brands battle to mitigate the short-term effects, it is crucial that companies act now to assess long-term strategic implications of new delivery patterns and changing expectations of foodservice occasions on the part of the consumer. Join contemporaries worldwide to gain insight into how foodservice brands will need to adapt to new consumer demands and market dynamics.

This two-and-a-half-hour virtual conference brings together the very best insight and trusted data from GlobalData’s Foodservice practice to provide a definitive vision of where the industry is headed.

Aimed at marketers, strategic thinkers, and those keen to understand global trends and industry themes, our virtual conference will help you to:

  • Discover the most important strategic issues, opportunities, and threats you need to explore
  • Understand the future direction of foodservice categories
  • Learn which restaurant brands and suppliers are likely to be winners and losers against the backdrop of changing consumer consumption habits and spending priorities
  • Gain insight into future innovation potential and the patents landscape
  • Find out which technological disruptive forces are having the most impact on the Foodservice industry, and how you can marshal them to successfully target consumer and industry trends
  • Identify action points to help your business thrive throughout the foodservice value chain including ingredient provenance, product range/menu strategy, takeaway packaging, delivery, product marketing, and consumer engagement

Intended Audience:

  • Brand & Product Managers
  • Strategy Planners and Directors
  • Global & Regional Marketing Directors
  • Insight Managers and Directors
  • Research & Development Managers
  • Innovation Managers
  • Interested C-level titles
  • Industry & Marketing Consultants

 

Sectors Covered:

  • Full-service restaurants, fast food, takeaway, and delivery operators
  • Coffee and tea shops
  • Pubs, clubs, and bars
  • Entertainment, cost sector foodservice operations

Agenda:

Welcome and introduction – 15 minutes

Before we launch into the conference proper, Piers Berezai will give a brief introduction to how the global pandemic has forced a widespread change in the foodservice landscape.

Forecasts and prospects – 30 minutes

Ana Purcaroiu will then examine shifts in key categories and channels that have resulted from the significant recalibration of consumer preferences. Ana will also unpick the headline opportunities that these recent behavioral shifts have prompted across the global market.

Industry insights – 30 minutes

In part three, Ramsey Baghdadi will run through the key themes changing how consumers behave and interact with their product choices on a global level.

Thematic analysis – 30 minutes

In this section of our conference, Filipe Oliveira will take you through the alternative datasets brimming with market information to those with the power to see it. Filipe will also identify which players are tapping into ground-breaking technologies and deals with success.

Future products and services – 30 minutes

Bringing all this data together to uncover white space for product development is our next session, in which Hannah Cleland and Jenny Questier will examine the key strategic actions which major players will need to take to develop successful products and services for the future market.

Conclusions and outlook – 10 minutes

In this penultimate segment, our analysts will be drawing together their research on the future state of the foodservice market to come to a series of actionable conclusions.

Q&A

Last, but not least, is the exclusive chance to field questions to our market-leading analysts.

Speakers

Piers Berezai, Research and Analysis Director, GlobalData’s Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices

Piers has over 20 years of experience in research, analysis and business information. Prior to joining GlobalData, he was instrumental in the creation and development of Datamonitor’s New Consumer Insight proposition.

Jenny Questier, Senior Analyst, GlobalData; Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices

With nearly ten years’ experience in FMCG, Jenny has worked in marketing and category roles to manage brands, research and launch successful innovation, and drive category growth.

Filipe Oliveira, Senior Analyst, Tech Thematic Research

Filipe Oliveira joined the Thematic Research team at GlobalData in September 2020. In his role as a Senior Analyst, Filipe contributes to the quantitative and qualitative analysis of the technology and retail sectors through a thematic research methodology.

Hannah Cleland, Analyst, GlobalData; Consumer and Foodservice practices

Hannah is an Analyst in GlobalData’s consumer team. Her role involves analyzing and tracking consumer trends and assessing the impact on companies and industries. Hannah comes from a commercial background in export sales at an FMCG Wholesaler.

Ramsey Baghdadi, Consumer Analyst, GlobalData’s Foodservice Practices

Ramsey is an Associate Analyst in GlobalData’s Foodservice team. His role includes analyzing industry developments and tracking key companies in the Foodservice space. Ramsey is also a judge for Food Matters Live and his views on the FMCG landscape have ben quoted in several industry publications, including Business Insider.

Ana Purcaroiu, Senior Consumer Analyst, GlobalData’s Foodservice Practices

Ana is a Senior Analyst in GlobalData’s Foodservice team. Her role includes analyzing industry developments and tracking key companies in the Foodservice space. Ana has contributed to numerous reports on FMCGs and has provided tailored insight on bespoke client consultancy projects. Her expertise is in managing the Foodservice report series from content creation to publication.

Lil Read, Graduate Analyst

Dr Lil Read is an Analyst in GlobalData’s Thematic Research team, which she joined in October 2020 after completing her PhD at the University of Cambridge. In her role she has covered the themes making the largest impact across the world of business, assisting in the syndicated research process on topics such as AI, ESG, and IoT. Her areas of specialist interest include semiconductors and social media.

GlobalData Conferences Presents: Mapping the Future Dynamics of the Cosmetics & Toiletries Sector: Key Strategies for Growth


Thursday, 24th Feb 2022 at 14:00 GMT / 09:00 EST

 

The pandemic has fundamentally disrupted consumers’ beauty and grooming priorities, and even while brands battle to mitigate the short-term effects, it is crucial that companies act now to assess the longer-term strategic implications of new shopping and consumption patterns. Join contemporaries worldwide to gain insight into how cosmetics and toiletries brands will need to adapt to new consumer demands and market dynamics.

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This three-hour virtual conference brings together the very best insight and trusted data from GlobalData’s Consumer practice to provide a definitive vision of where the Cosmetics and Toiletries industry is headed. With a comprehensive agenda covering key strategic issues, consumer trends, market and channel performance, and brand and innovation insight, this conference will enable you to see how your business fits into the big picture.

 

Aimed at marketers, strategic thinkers, and those keen to understand global trends and industry themes, our virtual conference will help you to:​

 

  • Discover the most important strategic issues, opportunities, and threats you must explore
  • Understand the future direction of cosmetics and toiletries categories and the channel dynamics that will affect them
  • Learn which brands are likely to be winners and losers against the backdrop of changing consumer consumption habits and spending priorities​
  • Gain insight into future innovation potential and the patents landscape​
  • Find out which technological disruptive forces are having the most impact on the cosmetics and toiletries industry and how you can marshal them to successfully target consumer and industry trends​
  • Identify action points to help your business thrive throughout the consumer value chain

 

Intended Audience:

  • Brand & Product Managers
  • Strategy Planners and Directors
  • Global & Regional Marketing Directors
  • Insight Managers and Directors
  • Interested C-level titles

Sectors Covered:

  • Make-up, skincare, haircare, fragrances, male toiletries, oral hygiene, personal hygiene, and suncare

 

Agenda

Welcome and introduction – 15 minutes

Sofie Willmott will give a brief introduction to how the global pandemic has forced widespread change in the cosmetics and toiletries landscape.

Forecasts and prospects – 30 minutes

Piers Berezai will then examine the shifts in key categories and channels that have resulted from the significant recalibration of consumer preferences and discuss the headline opportunities that these have prompted across the global market.​

 

Industry insights – 30 minutes

In part three, Lia Neophytou will run through the key themes changing how consumers behave and interact with their product choices on a global level.

Thematic analysis – 30 minutes

Sarah Coop will then take you through the alternative datasets brimming with market information to unpick the themes set to cause significant disruption in cosmetics and toiletries.

 

Future products and services – 30 minutes

In this session, Ramaa Chipalkatti and Jenny Questier will examine the key strategic actions major players will need to take to develop successful products and services for the future market. Jenny and Ramaa will then be running through how product managers can develop their processes to target the key themes affecting the industry, future-proofing their investments in a turbulent market.​

Conclusions and outlook – 10 minutes

In this penultimate segment, Sofie will be drawing together our analysts’ research on the future state of the cosmetics and toiletries market to come to a series of actionable conclusions.

 

Q&A

Last, but not least, you will have the exclusive chance to field questions to our market-leading analysts.

 

 

Speakers

Piers Berezai, Research and Analysis Director, GlobalData’s Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices

Piers has over 20 years of experience in research, analysis and business information. Prior to joining GlobalData, he was instrumental in the creation and development of Datamonitor’s New Consumer Insight proposition.

Jenny Questier, Senior Analyst, GlobalData; Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices

With nearly ten years’ experience in FMCG, Jenny has worked in marketing and category roles to manage brands, research and launch successful innovation, and drive category growth

Lia Neophytou, Senior Analyst, GlobalData’s Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices

Lia is a Senior Analyst at GlobalData responsible for analyzing the consumer behavior catalyzing innovation across the FMCG space.

Sofie Willmott, Sector Head of Health & Beauty at GlobalData

Sofie heads up the Health & Beauty content across the Consumer and Retail Intelligence Centers at GlobalData. She brings analysis experience from positions looking after clothing online, as well as a solid retail background from her roles in merchandising at Topshop, John Lewis, and ASOS.

Sarah Coop, Associate Analyst, Thematic Research

Sarah Coop is an Associate Analyst in GlobalData’s Thematic Research team. Sarah has covered the themes making the largest impact across the world of FMCG, assisting in the syndicated research process on topics such as AI, ESG, and IoT.

Ramaa Chipalkatti, Analysis Director, GlobalData’s Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices

Ramaa manages the content publication schedule for GlobalData’s Innovation Intelligence Centre and ensures that quality standards are maintained throughout the syndicated platform.

GlobalData Conferences Presents: Towards Greater Agility: The Enterprise Technology Evolution


Wednesday, 23rd Feb 2022 at 13:30 GMT/08:30 EST

 

Technology evolution, an increasing focus on ESG, and new hybrid ways of working are fundamentally impacting enterprise customers of all sizes, across all verticals, and in all geographies.

This two-and-a-half-hour virtual conference will examine both the opportunities and challenges ahead, with dedicated sessions to address key strategic issues including enterprise ESG, the future of work, next-generation networking, edge computing ecosystems, pervasive cybersecurity, cloud orchestration, and advanced analytics.

We’ll also be joined by a panel of leading tech and sustainability experts, who will share their thoughts on the future impact of ESG on enterprise solutions.

Aimed at strategic thinkers, C-Suite decision-makers, investors and those keen to understand global trends and industry themes, our virtual conference will help you:

  • Discover the most important strategic considerations to explore right now
  • Understand the future direction of enterprise technology and services up to 2025
  • Gain insight into the future direction of service convergence, sustainability, and operational disruption
  • Prepare for a converging, multi-faceted, hyper-competitive market
  • Understand the market disruption and opportunities for both established players and new challengers

Intended Audience:

  • CEOs
  • Product Managers
  • Marketing Managers
  • Strategy Officers
  • Insight and Research Managers and Directors
  • Enterprise Executives
  • Sustainability and ESG Directors
  • Tech and Telecom Strategy Planners
  • Investors
  • Strategic Advisory Firms

Sectors Covered:

  • Enterprise ESG
  • Collaboration & Communication
  • SD-WAN/SASE and Zero Trust Networking
  • Private wireless
  • 5G
  • IoT
  • Cloud services
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Edge computing
  • Managed security services
  • Application development
  • Microservices

 

Agenda

Welcome & Introduction – 15 mins

To spearhead the start of this virtual experience, Jeremiah Caron, GlobalData’s Global Head of Research & Analysis for the Technology Group will be leading an introduction on the evolution of enterprise technology, with an eye on the current state of digital transformation, ESG challenges facing the space, and embracing the future of work.

Drivers of The Enterprise Technology Evolution – 90 mins

For the next step of our conference, our market-leading analysts will be guiding you through a complete picture of the numerous drivers, both technological and macro, that are pushing enterprise technology ever forward. Throughout these 90 minutes, we’ll provide an analysis of the themes driving the future of the space.

Together we’ll be looking at:

  • Future of Work – Gary Barton, Principal Analyst for Business Network & IT Services
  • Next-Generation Networking – John Marcus, Principal Analyst for Enterprise Services and Steve Schuchart, Principal Analyst for Enterprise Networking
  • Edge Computing Systems – Chris Drake, Principal Analyst for Data Center Technologies
  • Pervasive Cybersecurity – Amy DeCarlo, Principal Analyst for Security & Data Center Services
  • Cloud Orchestration – Charlotte Dunlap, Principal Analyst for Application Platforms
  • Advanced Analytics – Rena Bhattacharyya, Service Director for Enterprise Technology & Services
  • Enterprise ESG – Rob Pritchard, Senior Analyst for Enterprise Technology & Services

To end this wide-ranging exploration of future development, Jeremiah will be leading a Q&A session, where our in-house experts will be fielding any questions from the audience on the must-know trends and opportunities discussed.

Thematic Analysis – 30 mins

Next, Laura Petrone from the GlobalData Thematic Analysis team will be taking a closer look at the alternative datasets that underlie some of the greatest disruptive themes in the enterprise tech sector. From patents to company filings and M&A deals, you’ll see how our datasets reveal the forward direction of the market.

ESG Roundtable: The Enterprise Technology Evolution and the Role of ESG – 30 mins

During this panel, a virtual roundtable of technology experts and industry thought leaders from across the digital value chain will be joining us as we delve into the role ESG will play in the development of new enterprise solutions. How should ESG be affecting your thought process? What does the need to tackle social inequality, data privacy, and a lack of action on climate change in full public view mean for you?
Get the answers to these questions and more in our roundtable.

Conclusions & Outlook – 15 mins

For our final entry in this virtual experience our venerable team of analysts will be offering the conclusions of their research on the future of the enterprise tech market, as well as a series of actionable recommendations that will steady your firm as it fights the headwinds set by the future trajectory of the sector.

You’ll also have the exclusive opportunity to field questions to our assembled top-level market analysts and industry thought leaders as we open the virtual floor to audience questions.

Speakers

Jeremiah (Jerry) Caron, Global Head of Research & Analysis – Technology Group

Jeremiah Caron brings more than 25 years of experience to GlobalData, as a market watcher and influential voice in the telecommunications and information technology industries. As Senior Vice President of Analysis, Jeremiah is responsible for overall management and content direction for the company’s portfolio of telecom and IT market intelligence, insight, and advisory services.

Rena Bhattacharyya, Service Director, Enterprise Technology & Services – Technology Group

Rena brings over 20 years of experience to her role as Service Director for Enterprise Technology and Services. She covers analytics solutions, as well as Systems Integrator strategies and enterprise communications. Her expertise encompasses artificial intelligence, cloud-based AI platforms, systems integration and IT services, digital transformation, and business networking.

Gary Barton, Principal Analyst, Business Network & IT Services – Technology Group

As a Principal Analyst, Gary leads GlobalData’s research on SD-WAN, SASE, and access services, as well as collaboration and customer contact from a Service Provider perspective. Gary also contributes to coverage of the wholesale market. Gary is a regular speaker at industry and customer events. Gary has been an industry analyst since 2007, originally working with Current Analysis before its acquisition by GlobalData.

Chris Drake, Principal Analyst, Data Center Technologies – Technology Group

Chris oversees GlobalData’s research on the data center technology industry. His coverage encompasses the hardware and software solutions that support the deployment, operation and management of public, private and hybrid cloud architectures – including the virtualization and orchestration technology needed to enable process automation and workload management.

Amy DeCarlo, Principal Analyst, Security & Data Center Services – Technology Group

Amy brings 27 years of industry experience in assessing the enterprise managed IT services sector, with an emphasis on managed security and cloud services. In her current tole, she focuses primarily on IaaS, analyzing on-demand compute and solutions delivered by hyperscalers and managed cloud services provides, as well as threat intelligence, governance, risk, compliance, and distributed denial of service.

John Marcus, Principal Analyst, Enterprise Services – Technology Group

John is a Principal Analyst within GlobalData’s Enterprise Services team, with a research focus on enterprise IoT services and B2B innovations in telecom and IT services. Among his current focus areas are enterprise 5G, private networks, GlobalData’s IoT Deployment Tracker, and B2B coverage within GlobalData’s Innovation Impact service.

Rob Pritchard, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Technology & Services – Technology Group

Rob Pritchard is a Senior Analyst on the Enterprise Technology and Services team. He is responsible for generating market advisory and competitive intelligence research, with a focus on Enterprise Networking, ESG, channels, and segmentation.

Steve Schuchart, Principal Analyst, Enterprise Networking – Technology Group

In his current role, Steven covers networking hardware and software for the data center and enterprise, including switching, routing, SDN, SD-WAN, and related technologies. This includes NFV for enterprise, automation, AI/ML for networking, location services, and the convergence of networking and security. Steven also covers the nascent Quantum Computing market.

Charlotte Dunlap, Principal Analyst, Application Platforms – Technology Group

Charlotte brings over 25 years of industry experience to her role as Principal Analyst for Application Platforms at GlobalData. Covering the technologies that provide the DevOps infrastructure necessary to build and run enterprise applications, she analyzes the software and services necessary to deliver collaborative applications and build software that is transparent, optimized and reusable.

Laura Petrone, Principal Analyst, Thematic Research

As a Principal Analyst, Laura provides quantitative and qualitative analysis of the telecoms, media and technology sectors through a thematic research methodology. She has contributed to the team’s flagship TMT Trends and TMT Predictions reports, and regularly publishes thematic reports on the most disruptive themes to the TMT sector, including India tech and Data privacy.

Edward Thomas, Research Director

Ed Thomas is research director for GlobalData’s thematic research team. In this role, he manages the production and publication of thematic content across the company, with a particular focus on technology research. Prior to joining GlobalData, he was market intelligence manager at AI company IPsoft and a senior analyst at Ovum, a research and consulting firm, where he covered the global IT services market.

Cian O’Donovan, Senior Research

Cian O’Donovan is a Senior Research Fellow at University College London’s Department of Science and Technology Studies. He researches how emerging technologies and societies shape each other. Three questions drive his work: who benefits from technology and innovation, who pays, and who decides?

Pete Swabey, Editor-in-chief of Tech Monitor

Pete Swabey is editor-in-chief of Tech Monitor. He is an experienced editor, researcher, and presenter, whose work examines the technology-led transformation of business and society for an audience of senior executives and policy makers. Before joining Tech Monitor, Pete was EMEA editorial director for thought leadership at The Economist Intelligence Unit and editor of Information Age

GlobalData Conferences Presents: Mapping the Future Dynamics of the Global Alcoholic Beverages Sector


Wednesday, 16th Feb 2022 at 09:30 GMT

 

The pandemic has had a deep impact on the alcoholic beverages industry, and even while brands battle to mitigate the short-term effects, it is crucial that companies act now to assess the longer-term strategic implications of disrupted consumption patterns and consumer trends. Join contemporaries worldwide to gain insight into how alcoholic drinks brands will need to adapt to new consumer demands and market dynamics.

Aimed at marketers, strategic thinkers, and those keen to understand global trends and industry themes, our virtual conference will help you to:

  • Discover the most important strategic issues, opportunities, and threats you need to explore
  • Understand the future direction of alcoholic beverages categories and the channel dynamics that will affect them
  • Learn which brands are succeeding against the backdrop of changing consumer consumption habits
  • Gain insight into future innovation potential and the patents landscape
  • Find out which technological disruptive forces are having the most impact on the alcoholic drinks industry and how you can marshal them to successfully target consumer and industry trends
  • Identify action points to help your business thrive throughout the consumer value chain

 

Intended Audience:

Specific to the alcoholic beverages industry:

  • Brand & Product Managers
  • Strategy Planners and Directors
  • Global & Regional Marketing Directors
  • Insight Managers and Directors
  • Research & Development Managers
  • Innovation Managers
  • Interested C-level titles
  • Industry & Marketing Consultants

 

Sectors Covered:

  • Beer, cider, wines, spirits, and all other alcoholic drinks
  • On-trade and off-trade consumption

 

Agenda

Welcome and Introduction – 15 mins

Kevin Baker will give a brief introduction to how the global pandemic has forced widespread change in the alcoholic drinks landscape.​

 

Forecasts and Prospects – 30 mins

David Harris will then examine the shifts in key categories and channels that have resulted from the significant recalibration of consumer preferences, and behavioral changes these have prompted across the global market.

Industry insights – 30 minutes

In part three, Mitsue Konishi will run through the key themes changing how consumers behave and interact with their product choices on a global level.

Thematic analysis – 30 minutes

Filipe Oliveira will then be taking you through the alternative datasets brimming with market information, to unpick the themes set to cause a major splash in alcoholic drinks. Filipe will also be identifying which players are successfully tapping into these wave-making themes.

Future products and services – 30 minutes

In our next session, Jenny Questier and Will Frass will examine key strategic actions major players will need to take to develop successful products and services for the future market.

Conclusions and outlook – 10 minutes

In this penultimate segment, our analysts will be drawing together their research on the future state of the packaged food market to come to a series of actionable conclusions.

Q&A

For the last part of our conference, we’ll be opening the field to questions from the audience.

 

Speakers

Kevin Baker, Global Research Manager for Beer & Cider, GlobalData’s Beverages Service

Kevin is an internationally recognized expert in Beer and Cider market performance and strategy, with additional experience across the market spectrum of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. He has over 40 years of experience, working at GlobalData for 25 years and previously for Diageo where he was an Insights Manager.

David Harris, Alcoholic Beverages Research Manager, GlobalData’s Beverages Service

David oversees Alcoholic Beverages syndicated production and research, as well as contributing to bespoke client consulting projects. His expertise covers all areas of Alcoholic Beverages, but with a focus on Beer and RTD beverages.

Jenny Questier, Senior Analyst, GlobalData; Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices

With nearly ten years’ experience in FMCG, Jenny has worked in marketing and category roles to manage brands, research and launch successful innovation, and drive category growth.

Will Frass, Senior Analyst, Consumer, Foodservice and Packaging practices

Will Frass is a Senior Analyst in GlobalData’s Consumer Division. In this role, Will researches and analyzes the latest data on fast-moving consumer goods, with a particular interest in how changes in regulations and legislation will affect the sector landscape.

Mitsue Konishi, Senior Innovation Analyst, Manchester

Responsible for analysis of FMCG innovation and future opportunities across all sectors, Mitsue manages and writes syndicated and bespoke reports, reviews, and case studies. With over ten years of experience, she has produced countless reports across various FMCG sectors, reviewing numerous product innovations globally.

Filipe Oliveira, Senior Analyst, Tech Thematic Research

Filipe Oliveira joined the Thematic Research team at GlobalData in September 2020. In his role as a Senior Analyst, Filipe contributes to the quantitative and qualitative analysis of the technology and retail sectors through a thematic research methodology.

GlobalData Conferences Presents: The Future of the Apparel Market Post Pandemic


Thursday, 17th Feb 2022 at 14:00 GMT / 09:00 EST

 

The pandemic caused widespread changes in the lifestyles of consumers, and this led to significant shifts within the global apparel market. Performances across different product categories, selling channels, and regions varied dramatically, with many of these changes expected to be long-lasting as consumers stick with new habits. As we emerge into a post-pandemic world, how should apparel brands adapt? Where are the opportunities in the next five years, and what trends and themes will disrupt the market?

 

This virtual conference will bring together leading insight and trusted data and forecasts from GlobalData’s Apparel IC, to give clients a comprehensive view of the global apparel landscape and the strategies needed to thrive in it. The agenda will cover market forecasts, consumer trends and insights, and thematic discoveries.

 

Aimed at retail marketers, strategy teams and those keen to understand the most influential trends and industry themes, our virtual conference will help you to:

 

  • Discover the most important strategic themes your company needs to explore
  • Understand which regions, categories and channels offer the greatest opportunities over the next five years
  • Understand the latest trends within consumer behaviour and the impact on demand for apparel
  • Gain insight from underlying ‘alternative’ data from patents to company filings and hiring to understand which apparel players are already ahead on targeting the latest themes

 

Intended Audience:

  • Strategy Planners and Directors
  • Global & Regional Marketing Directors
  • Insight Managers and Directors
  • Property Directors/departments
  • Sales Directors/departments in suppliers – tech, FMCG
  • Finance Directors
  • Strategy Directors

 

Sectors Covered:

  • Coverage of the apparel sector, both at top line and category level (e.g. menswear, women’s footwear, accessories, sportswear)
  • Market data will be provided globally as well as a top line view of the key regions
  • Data given for online vs offline channels
  • Some reference to specific apparel brands, but the focus is on strategic themes and how brands should incorporate these into their propositions

 

Agenda:

Welcome & Introduction – 15 mins (14.00 GMT)

Chloe Collins, Head of Apparel, will provide a brief introduction, setting the scene to enhance your understanding of the global apparel landscape in a post-pandemic world.

Forecasts & Prospects for the Global Apparel Market – 30 mins (14.15 – 14.45)

Chloe Collins, alongside Analysts Louise Deglise-Favre and Pippa Stephens, will identify global market drivers and inhibitors and will outline the impact COVID-19 has had on apparel and forecast growth over the next five years. They will also examine the growth potential by region, sector, and channel (including online) over the next five years.

Industry Insights – 30 mins (14.50 – 15.15)

Analysts Emily Salter and Darcey Jupp will examine the key themes dictating future performance in apparel.

Thematic analysis – 30 mins (15.20 – 15.45)

Thematic Analyst Charlotte Newton will uncover the hidden insights from analyzing alternative datasets from a themes perspective. She will identify key trends in themes that are being targeted effectively and those that aren’t, and who is making the key plays in these spaces.

Conclusions & Outlook – 30 mins (15.50 – 16.20)

Chloe Collins will provide conclusions on key strategic questions raised, alongside a summary and outlook. Following this, you will be given the opportunity to field questions to our market-leading analysts.

 

Speakers

Chloe Collins, Head of Apparel

Chloe is the Head of Apparel at GlobalData and helps clients understand and navigate the ever-changing global apparel market through in-depth data and analysis. Before joining GlobalData, Chloe worked in merchandising for several leading UK fashion retailers.

 

Emily Salter, Senior Analyst, Apparel Team

Emily is the Senior Analyst on GlobalData’s Apparel team, specialising in sportswear and sustainability. Emily previously worked on Retail Channels, focusing on online retail and locations, and she joined GlobalData after graduating from the University of Leeds with a BA (International) Geography degree.

 

Pippa Stephens, Analyst, Apparel Team

Pippa is an Analyst on GlobalData’s Apparel team, producing detailed reports and analysis on the industry, with particular expertise in the footwear and accessories markets. Prior to joining GlobalData, Pippa worked in merchandising at ASOS.

 

Darcey Jupp, Associate Analyst, Apparel Team

Darcey is an Associate Analyst on GlobalData’s Apparel team and an expert on digital fashion and streetwear. Darcey recently graduated from the London College of Fashion, UAL with a BA (Hons) Fashion Buying and Merchandising degree and has held several instore positions for global apparel retailers.

 

Louise Deglise-Favre, Associate Analyst, Apparel Team

Louise is an Associate Analyst on GlobalData’s Apparel team, specializing in luxury fashion and sourcing. Louise previously worked in merchandising for The Dune Group, and she is also a BSc (Hons) Fashion Management graduate from London College of Fashion, UAL.

 

Charlotte Newton, Associate Analyst, Thematic Team

Charlotte is an Associate Analyst within the Thematic Team at GlobalData and writes on the most disruptive technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things. Before joining GlobalData, Charlotte graduated with an MSc in Russia and East European Studies from the University of Oxford.

GlobalData Conferences Presents: Digital Transformation in the Healthcare Sector: How and Why Has Digital Transformation Become a Necessity?


Wednesday, 2nd Mar 2022 at 15:00 GMT / 10:00 EST

 

The Pharmaceutical industry is undergoing constant change due to declining profit margins, cost pressure, and necessity to replenish pipelines and maximize peak sales, while adhering to stringent regulatory and legislative requirements. Although innovative technologies have been adopted to ease these pressures, the pandemic increased pressure on the digitalization of the sector. The acceleration of this digital transformation will undoubtedly have a lasting impact on the resilience, competitiveness, and growth of many businesses.

This two-hour forty-five-minute virtual conference brings together the trusted insight and intelligence from GlobalData’s Pharma practice to explore the industry’s preparation for digital transformation. With a comprehensive agenda covering the barriers and necessities required to successfully innovate, levels of investment, and the importance of emerging technologies, this conference will enable you to see how your business fits into the bigger picture.

Aimed at those keen to understand global trends and industry themes, our virtual conference will help you to:

  • Explore how innovations are transforming the healthcare industry and what business functions and processes are impacted the most
  • Uncover current and future technology-related investment trends and how these investment priorities have changed in the light of COVID-19
  • Gain insight from ‘alternative’ data sets, including company hiring trends, to understand how industry players are embracing digital transformation

 

Intended Audience:

  • Brand & Product Managers
  • Strategy Planners and Directors
  • Global & Regional Marketing Directors
  • Insight Managers and Directors

 

Areas Covered:

  • Digital transformation enablers and barriers
  • Technological investment
  • COVID-19 impact on digitalization efforts
  • Decentralized clinical trials
  • Data-generating areas of healthcare, including remote patient monitoring and mobile apps
  • Alternative datasets, from company filings and deals, to job analytics

 

Agenda

Welcome & Introduction – 15 mins

Dr Bonnie Bain, Global Head and EVP of Healthcare Operations and Strategy, will give a brief introduction to the digital transformation of the Pharmaceutical industry, and how the pandemic has affected this.

Forecasts & Prospects – Technology Investment Trends – 30 mins

Urte Jakimaviciute MSc, Senior Director of Market Research, will then provide an overview of the technological investment trends dominating the healthcare sector, and the impact COVID-19 has had on these. What technologies are businesses in the healthcare sector prioritizing for current and future investments? Which emerging technologies will have the most disruptive power in your sector in the next two years?

Industry Insights – 60 mins

Priya Nair, Analyst for GlobalData’s Clinical Trials Intelligence, will highlight how the incorporation of innovative technologies is helping to address clinical trials disruptions and accelerate the move towards decentralized/virtual trials.

Kitty Whitney MSc, Director of Pharma Thematic Analysis, and Wafaa Hassan, Digital Healthcare Analyst, will discuss how the pandemic led to a significant boost to data-generating areas of healthcare such as wearables, remote patient monitoring, and mobile apps, leading to increased volumes and variety of information that companies can access, collect, and analyze.

Thematic Analysis – 30 mins

Sarah Coop, from GlobalData’s Thematic Analysis team, will then take you through the alternative datasets. From company filings and deals to job analytics, see how the Healthcare industry is responding to the need to digitalize. Sarah will then list the winners and losers in this exciting space.

Future Prospects – 10 mins

In this section, Dr Bonnie Bain will examine the key barriers and obstacles that the Pharmaceutical industry needs to overcome to succeed at embracing digital transformation.

Conclusions & Outlook – 10 mins

In this penultimate segment, our panel will be drawing together their research to provide insights on the future of the Biopharmaceutical industry.

What is the market outlook now? What technologies are poised to have the most impact? Who are the players keying into the technologies that will shape the market in the future? Acquire all the information you’ll need to go to market.

Q&A – 10 mins

This is your exclusive chance to field questions to our market-leading experts, as they apply to the topic at hand.

Speakers

Kitty Whitney, Director of Pharma Thematic Analysis

Kitty Whitney, MSc, is the Director of Thematic Analysis in the pharma division of GlobalData, London, where she is responsible for delivering all research projects within the space. Her pharmaceutical industry knowledge is comprehensive, gained from her time working within Healthcare at Home’s business strategic group, and during her time in analysis positions at Intelligentsia Worldwide and IMS Health.

Bonnie Bain, Global Head and Executive Vice President of Healthcare Operations and Strategy

Dr Bonnie Bain has over 20 years’ experience in the healthcare sector and a proven track record of developing innovative solutions on both the client and agency sides of the business. Under her leadership, GlobalData have launched several premium syndicated reports, analytical tools and databases in the pharmaceuticals and medical devices space.

Prior to joining GlobalData, Bonnie was Vice President and Global Research & Analysis Director for Informa’s Pharma Division, which includes Datamonitor Healthcare, Scrip Group, and Business Insight.

Urte Jakimaviciute, Senior Director of Market Research

Urte Jakimaviciute, MSc, is Senior Director of Market Research in the healthcare division of GlobalData, London, with more than 10 years of experience in the market research industry. Her primary responsibility includes managing the market research process for the syndicated portfolio, thematic reports, and custom consulting projects.

Sarah Coop, Associate Analyst

Sarah Coop is an Associate Analyst in GlobalData’s Thematic Research team. Sarah has covered the themes making the largest impact across the world of FMCG, assisting in the syndicated research process on topics such as AI, ESG, and IoT

Priya Nair, Analyst

Priya Nair, MsC is an Analyst at GlobalData in London, UK, where her primary responsibilities include producing analytical reports, analyzing and determining clinical trial trends, improving and maintaining database functionality through quality assurance testing, and updating and monitoring GlobalData’s Clinical Trials Intelligence Database.

Wafaa Hassan, Digital Healthcare Analyst

Wafaa Hassan is a Digital Healthcare Analyst for GlobalData’s Pharma digital team. In her role, she contributes to analysis reports on disruptive themes and technologies.

Prior to joining GlobalData, Wafaa studied Biomedical Engineering (BEng) and an MSc in Healthcare Management at City, University of London.

GlobalData Conferences Presents: The Global Power Sector Outlook and Strategic Direction


Tuesday, 22nd Feb 2022 at 14:00 GMT / 09:00 EST

 

As major economies across the world move cautiously away from the impact of COVID-19 towards economic recovery, the demand for power is bound to increase. The energy transition is a key theme in the changes being witnessed in the global energy scenario, with an increased focus on renewables, energy storage, electric vehicles, and alternative fuels such as hydrogen.

This two-and-a-half-hour virtual conference brings together the very best insight, gold-standard data and forecasts from GlobalData’s Power practice in order to give a definitive vision of the future direction of the Power sector. With a comprehensive agenda covering key strategic themes, power demand and supply forecasts, changing generation mix, investment outlook and potential strategic options, this conference will enable you to see how your business fits into the big picture.

Aimed at utility managers, contractors, equipment manufacturers, strategic thinkers and those keen to understand global trends and industry themes, our inaugural virtual Power conference will help you to:

  • Discover the most important strategic themes your company needs to explore
  • Understand the future direction of the energy transition and what it means for you
  • Identify the opportunities presented by new trends like hydrogen
  • Understand and respond to competitive threats more effectively
  • Understand the changing demand patterns mandating development of new business models

Intended Audience:

  • Utility Managers
  • Strategy Planners and Directors
  • Global & Regional Marketing Directors
  • Operations and Maintenance Managers and Directors
  • Transmission and Distribution System Operators

Sectors Covered:

  • Conventional and Renewable Energy
  • Hydrogen
  • Electric Vehicles
  • Distributed Generation

 

Agenda

Welcome & Introduction – 15 mins

Sandeep Yadav, GlobalData’s Head of Energy, will focus on setting the scene to understand the redefined power sector landscape in a post-pandemic world.

Forecasts & Prospects – 30 mins

Harminder Singh, Director for the Power Practice, will outline what the outlook for power demand after COVID-19 is poised to look like, from changes in the capacity/generation mix to investment trends and regional outlooks.

ESG & Digitalization Theme Disruption – 30 mins

Charlotte Newton, Associate Analyst, will discuss how ESG, climate, and technology are set to dominate the power industry going forward.

Themes in the Energy Sector, Hydrogen, EVs and Distributed Generation – 30 mins

As part of a deep dive into energy transition themes, Mohit Prasad and Pavan Vyakaranam, Practice Heads for Power, will delve into the hydrogen opportunity, the outlook for electric vehicles, and the impact of distributed generation on power utilities.

Future Products & Services – 30 mins

Managing Analyst Will Scargill will outline the potential strategic options for power companies, from renewables to carbon capture and storage, and how they should combat the threat of new entrants, whether that’s oil and gas companies or energy storage businesses.

Conclusions & Outlook – 15 mins

Sandeep and Harminder will answer your inquiries, after presenting conclusions on the key strategic questions of the conference, as well as a final outlook on the future of the power industry.

 

Sandeep Yadav, GlobalData’s Head of Energy

Sandeep is Global Head of Energy research at GlobalData. He is responsible for product development and delivery of the research agenda for the Oil & Gas and Power business units, a role to which he brings more than 15 years of experience in market research and consulting. In his previous role, Sandeep was responsible for India operations of GlobalData, overseeing research and development of the Healthcare and Energy Intelligence Centers.

Harminder Singh, Director, GlobalData’s Power practice

Harminder specializes in research in the power, renewable energy and smart grid sectors, with more than 15 years of experience, most of which has been in energy sector research. He has led a number of studies in the power and renewable energy sectors, including generation, transmission, distribution, smart grids, equipment, power trading, tariffs, policy and regulatory aspects.

Will Scargill, GlobalData’s Managing Analyst, Energy

Will leads GlobalData’s analysis of global energy economics and manages the UK-based research and analysis team. As part of this role, he coordinates modeling of macro supply and demand trends and analysis of the key themes driving the energy transition. He has worked with a wide variety of energy companies, service providers and banks to identify and evaluate market trends and investment opportunities. Additionally, Will has assisted oil ministries, regulators and NOCs to support policy development and assessment.

Mohit Prasad, GlobalData’s Practice Head, Power practice

Mohit specializes in research in the power sector (renewables et al.). Mohit has around 14 years of experience in the field of market research and consulting.  At GlobalData, Mohit is involved in power market intelligence and advisory services and works with companies on issues within the power sector that impact their performance. Mohit has worked on various consulting assignments within the energy sector, to support the strategic decisions of several clients within the industry.

Pavan Vyakaranam, GlobalData’s Practice Head, Power practice

Pavan has over 14 years’ experience in market research and business consulting. He specializes in the research of power and renewable energy. He has worked on a large number of projects within the power domain involving market structure, market size estimations, segmentation, benchmarking studies, competitive analysis, market entry strategy, value chain analysis, levelized costs, electricity tariffs, and policy scenario.

Charlotte Newton, Associate Analyst

Charlotte is an Associate Analyst with GlobalData’s Thematic Research Team. Since joining the team, Charlotte has covered important technologies such as artifical intelligence and Internet of Things. Prior to joining GlobalData, Charlotte studied for an MSc in Political Science, with a focus on Russia and Eastern Europe.

GlobalData Conferences Presents: Forecasting the Future of Insurance


Wednesday, 9th Feb 2022 at 14:00 GMT

 

The last year has imposed jarring operating conditions across the world and across the Insurance industry. As a new year dawns, it is critical to take stock of where the market will move in 2022 and beyond. These sessions will use comprehensive, data-driven analysis drawing on market sizing, robust predictive forecasting, and deep alternative datasets to provide the most complete picture of the Insurance industry possible.

 

This two-and-a-half-hour virtual conference brings together predictions on the growth of the Insurance industry, as well as insights into trends in technology adoption, and changes in regulation and business strategy, to give a definitive vision of the future direction of the market. With a comprehensive agenda covering key growth opportunities, strategic themes and company performance and innovation, this conference will enable you to see how your business fits in to the big picture.

 

Aimed at analysts, consultants, strategy and product teams, and those keen to understand global trends and industry themes, our virtual conference will help you to:

 

  • Accurately size and forecast the insurance market, and identify the key areas of growth around the world
  • Analyze shifts in distribution dynamics and what this means for various parts of the insurance value chain
  • Reflect on the changing role of insurance in an environment with renewed consumer focus on wellness
  • Determine the technology trends that will shape the future of the insurance market – and how they will change the market
  • Discover the impacts technology and COVID-19 have had on insurance personnel retention, as well as skills requirements and acquisition
  • Find the “unicorns” of the future in insurance – identify the key investment opportunities early

 

Intended Audience:

  • Strategy Directors
  • Brand and Product Managers
  • Insight and Strategy Managers
  • Market intelligence managers
  • Global & Regional Marketing Directors
  • Insight Managers and Directors
  • Market analysts
  • Underwriters

 

Key topics covered in detail:

  • ESG in Insurance
  • Cyber Insurance
  • Cybersecurity
  • Wellbeing
  • Big Data
  • Distribution
  • Demographics
  • Insurtech

 

Agenda

Welcome & Introduction

Data Trends and Forecasts – 30 mins

GlobalData experts Beatriz Benito, Ben-Carey Evans, and Anel Castellanos, will begin this conference by providing a global overview of the Insurance industry, and discussing hot lines of business and distribution changes post-COVID.

Disruptive Forces in Insurance – 30 mins

Analyst Dr Lil Read will be discussing the role technology and regulatory change play in shaping the future dynamics of the industry, and will determine the leading companies in insurance according to our Thematic framework.

Panel 1: Insurance and Wellbeing after the pandemic – 40 mins

Senior Analyst Beatriz Benito, and a team of industry executives from leading players such as Zurich, will host a panel discussion covering the growing role of this multifaceted concept in insurance products and services.

Panel 2: Insurance personnel risk, retention, and acquisition – 40 mins

Analyst Ben Carey-Evans, and a team of industry executives from industry giants RSA and Aviva, will host a panel discussing the challenges insurers have in ensuring the right mix of skills and experience in their workforce as the industry copes with the increasing digitization at all points of the value chain.

Conclusions & Outlook for 2022 and beyond – 10 mins

Research Director Bartosz Golba will present conclusions on key strategic questions, a consideration of the outlook for the sector going forward, as well as the opportunity for a final Q&A.

 

Andrew Haslip, Head of Content for Wealth Management, GlobalData

Andrew is Head of Content for Wealth Management research and leads the Australian team of GlobalData Financial Services in Sydney, where he focuses on the private wealth management and affluent banking market in the Asia Pacific region. Recent topics of research have included the evolving HNW and mass affluent investor opportunity in APAC.

Bartosz Golba, Research Director, GlobalData

Bartosz heads up the Financial Services division at GlobalData and is responsible for the product development strategy, quality of delivery and robust methodologies across their Financial Services content – covering Banking and Payments, Wealth Management, and Insurance. Prior to joining GlobalData in 2014, Bartosz worked in various roles in the financial services industry.

Beatriz Benito, Senior Analyst, GlobalData

Beatriz joined GlobalData’s insurance team two years ago. She focuses on producing insights on general and life insurance, key technology trends emerging in the insurance industry, as well as on pensions and retirement. Beatriz manages GlobalData’s annual ‘UK Life & Pensions Survey’ and has managed the team’s ‘2021 UK Insurance Consumer Survey’.

Ben Carey-Evans, Analyst, GlobalData

Ben has worked at GlobalData as an insurance analyst for four years. He writes reports on all areas of general and life insurance, as well as on key technology trends emerging in the insurance industry. He has a keen interest in developments in insurtech and how it has been influencing the overall insurance market.  He holds a BA for the University of Nottingham.

Anel Castellanos, Data Manager, GlobalData

Anel joined GlobalData as Insurance Data Manager in 2017, she has over 10 years of experience in the insurance industry including first-hand experience in underwriting and reinsurance operations. Her work in market intelligence has shaped the taxonomy of various global databases.  Anel holds a BSc in Statistics from the Central University of Venezuela.

Lil Read, Analyst, Thematic Research, GlobalData

Dr Lil Read is an Analyst in GlobalData’s Thematic Research team, which she joined in October 2020 after completing her PhD at the University of Cambridge. In her role she has covered the themes making the largest impact across the world of business, assisting in the syndicated research process on topics such as AI, ESG, and IoT. Her areas of specialist interest include semiconductors and social media.

Panelists

Panel 1: Insurance and Wellbeing after the pandemic – 40 mins

Liz Ryan, Head of Performance and Insights for Zurich UK P&C Claims

Liz is responsible for providing UK and Group stakeholders with insights into emerging claims experience and overseeing the use of analytics within Claims. She also oversees Zurich’s People agenda for Claims with a focus on building the sustainable skills and ways of working needed for the future and co-ordinates change activity to build and deliver Zurich’s customer ambition. She is a qualified actuary by background and has worked in a variety of roles both in industry and consultancy prior to joining Zurich in 2015.

Panel 2: IInsurance personnel risk, retention, and acquisition – 40 mins

Michael Gregory, Underwriting Strategy Lead, UK & International, RSA

Michael leads the Underwriting Strategy and Delivery department for RSA’s UK & International business. He has several years’ experience in leading insurance teams across both APAC and Europe. Michael has additionally been awarded multiple industry scholarships and prizes for his thought-leading contribution to the industry.

Anuradha Purbey, People Director, UK & Ireland General Insurance, Aviva

Anu is a well-rounded Human Resources (HR) professional with over 25 years’ experience in markets such as India, US, Singapore, Turkey, Ireland, and the UK. Commercial, solutions-driven, client-focused and experienced at managing C-suite stakeholders both in regional and in-country roles, Anu can operate strategically as well as tactically and is experienced in leading geographically diverse teams. Anu is an ICF coach, and a design thinker committed to transforming work and workplaces. She is an adaptable and culturally sensitive individual who champions inclusive diversity.

GlobalData Conferences Presents: Mapping the Future Dynamics of the Global Non-Alcoholic Beverages Sector


Wednesday, 2nd Feb 2022 at 14:00 GMT

 

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a deep impact on the non-alcoholic beverages industry, and it is crucial that companies act now to assess the strategic implications of disrupted consumption patterns and consumer trends. Join contemporaries worldwide to gain insight into how soft, hot, and liquid dairy drinks brands will need to adapt to new consumer demands and market dynamics.

Our virtual conference will help you to:

  • Discover the most important strategic issues, opportunities, and threats you need to explore
  • Understand the future direction of non-alcoholic beverages categories
  • Learn which brands are succeeding when faced with changing consumer consumption habits
  • Find out which technological disruptive forces are having the most impact on the industry and how you can marshal them to successfully target consumer and industry trends
  • Identify action points to help your business thrive throughout the consumer value chain

Intended Audience:

Specific to the non-alcoholic beverages industry:

  • Brand & Product Managers
  • Strategy Planners and Directors
  • Global & Regional Marketing Directors
  • Insight Managers and Directors
  • Research & Development Managers
  • Innovation Managers
  • Interested C-level titles
  • Industry & Marketing Consultants

Sectors Covered:

  • Carbonates, bottled water, juice, energy drinks, sports drinks, still drinks, ready-to-drink tea and coffee, hot drinks, still drinks, and all other packaged non-alcoholic beverages
  • On-trade and off-trade consumption

Agenda

Welcome and introduction – 15 minutes

Piers Berezai will give a brief introduction to how the global pandemic has forced widespread change in the non-alcoholic beverages industry.

Forecasts and prospects – 30 minutes

Suzanna Clarke will then examine shifts in key categories and channels that have resulted from the significant recalibration of consumer preferences.

Industry insights – 30 minutes

In part three, Ramaa Chipalkatti will discuss key themes changing consumer behavior on a global level. Stay tuned to find out how the industry can adapt to a plastic hierarchy of consumer preferences.

Thematic analysis – 30 minutes

Lil Read will take you through the alternative datasets brimming with market information. Unpick the themes set to cause a splash in non-alcoholic drinks and identify key plays being made in this space.

 

Future products and services – 30 minutes

Jenny Questier and Lia Neophytou will then examine key strategic actions major players will need to take to develop successful products and services for the future market.

Conclusions and outlook – 10 minutes

In this penultimate segment, Piers Berezai will draw together our analysts’ research on the future state of the packaged food market to come to a series of actionable conclusions.

Q&A

For the last part of our conference, we’ll open the field to questions from the audience

 

Piers Berezai, Research and Analysis Director, GlobalData’s Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices

Piers has over 20 years of experience in research, analysis and business information. Prior to joining GlobalData, he was instrumental in the creation and development of Datamonitor’s New Consumer Insight proposition.

Suzanna Clarke, Research and Analysis Director, GlobalData’s Beverages Service

Suzanna brings peerless expertise to the directorship of GlobalData’s Beverages Service, where she advises the biggest beverage brands on market growth opportunities, route-to-market, and portfolio strategy.

Ramaa Chipalkatti, Analysis Director, GlobalData’s Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices

Ramaa manages the content publication schedule for GlobalData’s Innovation Intelligence Centre and ensures that quality standards are maintained throughout the syndicated platform.

Lil Read, Analyst, Thematic Research

Dr Lil Read has covered the themes making the largest impact across the world of business, assisting in the syndicated research process on topics such as AI, ESG, and IoT.

Jenny Questier, Senior Analyst, GlobalData; Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices

With nearly ten years’ experience in FMCG, Jenny has worked in marketing and category roles to manage brands, research and launch successful innovation, and drive category growth.

Lia Neophytou, Senior Analyst, GlobalData’s Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices

Lia is a Senior Analyst at GlobalData responsible for analyzing the consumer behavior catalyzing innovation across the FMCG space.