CPG Summit: Warm-up
We had the welcoming reception Monday night. In the middle of the hotel atrium is a replica of Ft. Augustine, the original fort and settlement in North America. To put this in context, the central atrium of the Gaylord appears large enough to house a major league baseball field. IRI needs this large of a venue as there were 1,500 attendees to this year’s summit. Advanced analytics are needed even more in a difficult times (let alone stagflation). I ran into several people I knew from previous conferences, and many IRI people introduced themselves with the, “Oh, you’re Rob Saker.” Not sure if that’s infamy, but I’ll assume positive intent and thank Menucha for encouraging people to say hi. Joined Cannon and Art at the...