2023 EVENTS
Velocity Institute is a global industry association committed to growing retailer-owned brands. (private labels, private brands, store brands, own brands. Our 2023 calendar includes 7 cities: Toronto, Canada, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Charlotte, North Carolina, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Austin, Texas, Chicago, Illinois, two Live Online Summits and the Vertex Awards.
9.26-27
AUSTIN TEXAS
IN PERSON
VELOCITY SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT 2023
Retail-owned Brand Sustainable Packaging, Equitable Sourcing, & Authentic Marketing
SEPTEMBER 26-27, 2023 | IN PERSON AUSTIN, TEXAS
HILTON AUSTIN
500 East 4th Street,
Austin, Texas, 78701, USA
Our goal is to ask questions and challenge existing answers – about sustainable packaging, equitable sourcing, and authentic marketing – and we are not the only curious ones. The fourth annual Sustainability Summit is a event designed to find the answers that help you get closer to what “sustainable” means to you and your customers. And how it can create loyalty, differentiation, and profitability
The conference will feature an exclusive lineup of the brightest retail executives and most influential sustainability leaders for a unique look into the pressing challenges, emerging trends, and significant opportunities sustainability presents for retailers and their brands.
11.13
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
IN PERSON
VELOCITY BOLD BASH 2023
End the long day on the PLMA trade show floor with a cocktail and a conversation.
NOVEMBER 13, 2023 | IN PERSON CHICAGO, ILLINOIS | FREE
Kings Dining & Entertainment Rosemont
5505 Park Pl,
Rosemont, IL 60018
5:30 – 7:30 CST
Meet and mingle with private brand industry Retailers, Manufacturers & Solution Partners at Kings Dining & Entertainment Rosemont, just steps away from the PLMA Trade Show at the Donald E. Stephens Convention & Conference Center.
King’s is where people connect, play, eat, drink and laugh together. The venue is designed as a community-inspired social experience, including over-the-top scratch food and craft cocktails, luxury bowling, larger-than-life sports viewing, and nostalgic retro video gaming.
12.14
LIVE VIRTUAL
STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 2023
featuring Exclusive Velocity Industry research
DECEMBER 14, 2023 | VIRTUAL | FREE
This 2-hour fast-paced FREE online event will dive deep into the current state of the private brand industry. Presentations and panels will include insights from exclusive consumer and industry research as well as executive insights from retailers, manufacturers, and solution partners.
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