Stephanie Izard
American chef and television personality
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2026 North America Customer Business Development Meeting
April 21-23
Chicago, IL
Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Room Park 200 North Columbus Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
Schedule
Welcome to Chicago! To ensure a safe and enjoyable visit, please keep the following in mind: travel in groups, stay aware of your surroundings, and keep your personal items secure and out of sight. Enjoy the conference — and the city!
| 9:00AM | Registration Open Fairmont, Millennium Room |
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| 12:00PM | Lunch Fairmont, International Room |
| 1:05PM | Meeting Kick-off Fairmont, Millennium Room |
| 1:15PM | CX Vision Fairmont, Millennium Room |
| 1:55PM | The NA F&B Market & Consumer Barb Stuckey, Chief New Product Strategy Officer, Mattson Fairmont, Millennium Room |
| 2:40PM | Break Fairmont, Millennium Room |
| 3:00PM |
Customer Panel!
Lydia Giusti, VP Supply Chain, Crumbl Sam Ostegaard, Dir. Commodity Strategy, The Chefs' Warehouse Inri Mouchette, CMO, World's Finest Chocolate Fairmont, Millennium Room |
| 4:00PM | NA Vision, Strategy & Priorities Fairmont, Millennium Room |
| 5:15PM | Day 1 End |
| 5:45PM | Meet for Puttery Excursion Fairmont, Lower Lobby |
| 6:15PM | Social & Fun w/ Chicago Team Puttery Challenge: Who's the MVP of Networking? How many colleagues can you meet in your Team thirty-some? Puttery — 932 W Randolph St., Chicago, IL. 60607 |
| 8:00PM - 9:30PM |
Transportation to Fairmont avaliable Puttery, streetside |
| 6:30AM | Run / Walk by the lake! Fairmont, Lobby |
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| 7:30AM | Breakfast Fairmont, International Room |
| 8:30AM | Day 2 kick-off & Recognition Fairmont, Millennium Room |
| 8:45AM | CSD Strategy & Key Initiatives Fairmont, Millennium Room |
| 9:45AM | Break |
| 10:00AM - 3:40PM |
Breakout Sessions: Innovations, Cocoa Coatings (Compounds), Inclusions, Mindful: DF & Sweet Solutions Fairmont, Gold Room |
| 12:20PM | Lunch Fairmont, International Room |
| 3:40PM | Break |
| 4:00PM | Guest Speaker - Chef Stephanie Izard Fairmont, Millennium Room |
| 5:15PM | End Day 2 |
| 5:45PM | Dinner Transportation Fairmont, Lower Lobby |
| 6:15PM | Dinner at Girl & The Goat Girl & The Goat — 809 W. Randolph, Chicago, IL |
| 8:00PM - 9:30PM |
Transportation to Fairmont avaliable Girl & The Goat, Streetside |
| 7:15AM | Breakfast Fairmont, International Room |
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| 8:15AM | Kick-off day 3 Fairmont, Millennium Room |
| 8:25AM | Inspire! Success & Recognition Fairmont, Millennium Room |
| 9:15AM | Future of Cocoa Sustainability Fairmont, Millennium Room |
| 9:45AM | Unlocking Digital Fairmont, Millennium Room |
| 10:15AM | Break Fairmont, Millennium Room |
| 10:30AM | Next up for Customer Journey! Fairmont, Millennium Room |
| 11:15AM | Q&A Fairmont, Millennium Room |
| 11:45AM | Closing Remarks Fairmont, Millennium Room |
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