DYSIP502 - Food Executive Program

Course Description

SCHEDULE

(Subject to change)

Sunday, July 10, 2022

6:30pm - 8:00pm

• Opening Reception and Orientation Dinner
• The Statler Hotel, Cornell School of Hotel Administration

Monday, July 11, 2022

8.00am - 6:00pm

Today’s Food Industry: Setting the Stage

• Ed McLaughlin
• A strategic overview of the food industry and a discussion about the major issues facing retailers, manufacturers, and wholesalers.

The Consumer

• The world is changing by the minute and so is consumer behavior. In this session we take a dive deep into exploring the consumer. 

Business of Politics and Politics of Business

• Glenn Altschuler
• Glenn has been an animating force in the American Studies Program. His year-long survey of Popular Culture in the United States, 1900-Present, is one of the most popular courses at Cornell. In this session, Glenn will discuss the intersection of business and politics, in particular its impact on the country, business, and the food sector.

Food Retailer Turnaround: Supermarket Simulation

• Bill Drake and Dan Hooker
• Teams compete by operating a retail food company in a computerized simulation of a dynamic and competitive market. Decisions are made regarding promotional strategy, pricing, labor, procurement, inventory, and capital expenditures.

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

8.00am - 7:00pm

Leading at a Higher Level

• Ken Blanchard
• Ken, the best-selling author of “The One Minute Manager,” gives a spellbinding presentation on the fundamental truths and principles behind “raving fan” customer service and encourages you to take a leadership role for customer advocacy within your organization.

Digitize Your Business

• In a world where more and more activities are centered online, digital marketing is one of the most effective ways to build customer relationships and promote your organization’s products or services. By the time you complete this session, you will have developed a toolkit and strategy to move to the next step in manifesting your digital innovation journey.

Food Retailer Turnaround: Supermarket Simulation

• Bill Drake and Dan Hooker
• Sessions 2 and 3

Cocktail Reception

• 5:15pm - 7:00pm

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

8:00am - 5:30pm

Personal Leadership Style

• Mike Hostetler
• Mike will examine four different paradigms of leadership and their relationship to food industry dynamics, the main factors related to leadership success and derailment and the implications for leadership development, and key challenges facing leaders today.

Decision Making

• Mike Hostetler
• The ability to make effective and timely decisions is an essential skill for successful executives. Mastery of this skill influences all aspects of day-to-day operations as well as strategic planning, and identifies decision traps and how they can be avoided. You will leave this session better equipped to confidently tackle decisions large or small.

Food Retailer Turnaround: Supermarket Simulation

• Bill Drake and Dan Hooker
• Sessions 4 and 5

Senior Executive Panel

• Ed McLaughlin
• Ed moderates a candid discussion of corporate vision, management philosophies, and critical industry issues with an invited panel of leading food industry senior executives.

Thursday, July 14, 2022

8:00am - 8:30pm

Food Retailer Turnaround: Supermarket Simulation

• Bill Drake and Dan Hooker
• Session 6

Food System Sustainability

• Miguel Gómez
• The food industry is facing formidable challenges to balance economic and sustainability goals. This session reflects on how increased pressure to improve sustainability performance in multiple dimensions (environmental, nutritional, social, and economic) is reshaping the food industry. It explores food industry responses to such challenges as well as opportunities for food businesses to simultaneously increase profits and sustainability performance.

Strategic Sleep for Top Performance

• Ana Krieger
• Interactive presentation on identifying strategies to enhance sleep and optimize performance on a regular basis.

Strategic Imperatives in the Food Industry

• Bryan Gildenberg, SVP of Commerce, Omnicom Commerce Group
• Our industry is evolving at a rapid pace. The pandemic has accelerated everything from how a customer shops to how they get their groceries delivered. Now more than ever, firms must have a clear strategy but also be agile enough to adapt and do it quickly. Fast and roughly right decision making must replace the slower, more precise planning that we’re accustomed to. It’s during these volatile times we need strategy the most. This session will cover the most relevant and important topics in the Food and Consumables Sector.

Celebration Dinner at Taughannock Falls State Park

• 4:30pm - 8:30pm

Friday, July 15, 2022

8:00am - 11:30am

Wall Street’s View

• Jason English
• Financial discussion that will focus on how the food industry is facing disruption as well as the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead as companies, markets, consumers, and the industry adapt.

Forecast for the Future

• Miguel Gomez and Dan Hooker
• In a provocative and interactive session, participants create their own consensus forecast for the future of their industry and, in turn, develop strategies that will enable their firms to cope with and be prepared for the future.

Certificate Presentations and Program Wrap-Up

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Food Executive Program : Core Course