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  • 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.– Gleaners Food Bank Tour (Optional)

    3:30 – 4:15 p.m. Shuttle service from Gleaners Food Bank tour to the Westin.

    3:00 – 7:00 p.m. – Conference Registration Open

    5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Welcome Reception and Networking*

    *Open bar and light bites provided

  • 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. – Breakfast Buffet

    8:45 – 9:40 a.m. – Welcome and Keynote

    10:00 – 10:50 a.m. – Breakout Session 1

    • Sourcing For Programs: Disaster Relief: From Emergency to Recovery

    • Operations: Freight, Fuel & ?

    • Innovation & Tech: E-Commerce & Fulfillment

    • Funding The Mission: Buying Food at Scale

    11:10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – General Session: The Power of Partnerships Live: The Price is Right

    12:00 – 1:10 p.m. – Lunch Buffet

    1:10 – 2:00 p.m. – General Session: The Power of Partnerships Live: Food Bank Feud

    2:20 – 3:10 p.m. – Breakout Session 2

    • Sourcing For Programs: Food is Medicine in Action

    • Operations: Food Safety at Scale

    • Innovation & Tech: CRM & Case Management

    • Funding The Mission: Flexible Funding Models

    3:30 – 4:20 p.m. – COO Insight Panel

    • Moderated by Chris Costanzo, Food Bank News

    4:20 – 5:00 p.m. – Exhibitor and Attendee Networking

    5:15 p.m. – Walk to Victory Field

    5:30 p.m. - 8:30p.m. - Evening Entertainment at the Corona Patio at Victory Field *(Optional)

    *Admission is free for all attendees, dinner and drinks will be provided.

    *Indianapolis Indians AAA Baseball Game

  • 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. – Breakfast

    8:45 – 9:40 a.m. – Going The Distance: Food Banking Off the Mainland Panel

    • Moderated by Chris Costanzo, Food Bank News

    10:00 – 10:50 a.m. – Breakout Session 3

    • Sourcing For Programs: Food is Medicine in Action

    • Operations: Food Safety at Scale

    • Innovation & Tech: CRM & Case Management

    • Funding The Mission: Flexible Funding Models

    11:10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – General Session: The Power of Partnerships Live: The Price is Right

    12:00 – 1:10 p.m. – Lunch Buffet

    1:10 - 2:00 p.m. - Breakout Session 4

    • Sourcing For Programs: Child Nutrition: Nourishing the Next Generation

    • Operations: Regional Mixing Centers

    • Innovation & Tech: Data to Decisions

    • Funding The Mission: Corporate Partnerships

    2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - Conference Concludes

*Schedule is Subject to Change