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February 17-19, 2025
The Woodlands, Texas

The Woodlands Waterway Marriott
Hotel & Convention Center
The Woodlands, TX

Marketplace Schedule

*Schedule is subject to change. All times are Central Time Zone.*
*Committee, Task Force, and Board of Directors meetings are open to their respective members only.*

Sunday, February 16, 2025

3:30 pm–5:30 pm Executive Committee
5:30 pm–6:00 pm Finance & Audit Committee

Monday, February 17, 2025

7:00 am–5:00 pm Registration
7:00 am–7:00 pm Exhibitor Move-In
7:00 am–8:00 am InfoMetrics Advisory Council
8:00 am–8:30 am Governance & Nominating Committee
8:30 am–9:30 am Events Planning Committee
9:30 am–10:45 am Education & Research Committee
  Government Affairs Committee
  Industry Affairs Committee
10:45 am–11:00 am Break
11:00 am–12:00 pm CDA & DEF Board of Directors Meeting
11:45 am–1:15 pm Opening Lunch
12:30 pm–1:15 pm Emerging Products Task Force
1:30 pm–2:45 pm Opening Keynote: The Innovator's Dilemma: Navigating Our AI Future
          with Zack Kass, Futurist and Former Head of GTM at OpenAI
2:45 pm–3:00 pm Break
3:00 pm–5:15 pm Education Sessions: Focus on AI
5:30 pm–6:30 pm Welcome Reception

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

7:00 am–5:30 pm Registration
7:00 am–8:00 am Breakfast
7:00 am–9:00 am Exhibitor Move-In
8:00 am–9:00 am Tuesday Kickoff Education Session: State of the Industry Panel
9:00 am–2:00 pm The Marketplace Trade Show
        9:30 am         1st Prize Wheel Drawing
        10:30 am         2nd Prize Wheel Drawing
        11:30 am         3rd Prize Wheel Drawing
        12:30 pm         4th Prize Wheel Drawing
        1:45 pm         Marketplace Grand Prize Giveaway
2:00 pm–2:15 pm Break
2:15 pm–3:15 pm Feature Session: Growth Begins at the End of Your Comfort Zone
          with Coach Ken Carter, Motivational Speaker, Success Coach
          and Inspiration for the Movie, Coach Carter
3:15 pm–3:30 pm Break
3:30 pm–5:00 pm Distributor Showcase
5:00 pm–6:15 pm Break
6:15 pm–9:30 pm Lone Star Soirée
        6:15 pm–6:45 pm         Cocktails
        6:45 pm–8:15 pm         Dinner
        8:15 pm–9:30 pm         Afterglow

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

7:00 am–8:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am–9:00 am Wednesday Kick Off Education Session
9:00 am–11:30 am Education Sessions
11:30 am Marketplace – That’s a Wrap!

About CDA

The Convenience Distribution Association (CDA) is the trade organization working on behalf of convenience products distributors in the United States. Its distributor members represent more than $102 billion in U.S convenience product sales, serving a wide variety of small retail formats. Associate members include leading convenience product manufacturers, brokers, retailers, suppliers and others allied to the industry.

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