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Who may attend? GS1 Global Forum is reserved for GS1 Member Organisations' staff, board members and invited guests from partnering organisations and sponsors. Registration fees may apply, see details here. 

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8:00 - 9:00

Welcome coffee

9:00 - 9:45

Knowledge & Skills

Are you new to GS1 standards development? Are you uncertain of how the Global Standards Management Process (GSMP) works? Learn more about the standards process from GSMP experts and hear from a member of the community who will explain why they participate. This is the place to bring your GSMP questions to be answered.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Andrew Hearn, GS1

Knowledge & Skills

Join us as we launch a new Member Organization IT & Cyber Security Interest Group. Delve into expert-led presentations on critical topics relating to cybersecurity and IT best practices.

Meet IT & Cybersecurity colleagues across GS1 and learn how you can be a part of an exciting new Interest Group whose goal is to enhance our collective IT & cyber-security expertise. Take this opportunity to engage actively in our forthcoming collaborations.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Sachin Deshpande and David Holzberg, GS1

Knowledge & Skills

More information to come.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Kelly Lerch, GS1

Solutions & Innovation

Join this interactive and informative session on why it's important to get connected with external standards organizations (SDO).

Learn from your MO colleagues on how they're supporting both their and our greater GS1 communities.

Find out how and why your MO should get involved.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Steven Keddie & Francesca Poggiali, GS1

9:00 - 11:45

Knowledge & Skills

Traceability for Fresh foods is increasingly important for industry, regulators, and consumers. This session will provide fundamental knowledge on GS1 standards for traceability.

Topics include:

  • Industry needs and priority use cases
  • Data and data needs for fresh foods products and supply chains
  • Stakeholders and supply chains - fruit & vegetable, meat & poultry and fish, seafood and aquaculture
  • GS1 standards for traceability of Fresh foods

This session features Fresh foods-related content, aligned to the Analyst level GS1 Trace and Train Programme. This is recommended for those who are new to working with the fresh foods sector.

In-person only | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: Retail - Fresh foods | Session leader(s): Elena Tomanovich, GS1

10:15 - 11:45

Knowledge & Skills

In this session, the new materials and the plans for training development in the EDI domain, will be presented. With the support of some MOs and the attendees, existing experiences and solution, as well as new emerging needs will be explored

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all  | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Piergiorgio Licciardello, GS1 Valeria De Luca, GS1

Digital Transformation

Join us for an insightful session where industry experts share their experiences in conquering day-to-day data quality challenges, shedding light on their positive impacts on the supply chain. Learn how to showcase the immense value of investing in data quality and discover effective strategies for addressing data issues at the source. We'll also explore the best practices within the GS1 user and MO community, providing you with actionable insights for optimising your operations.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all  | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Markus Mueller and  Nicolas Collignon, GS1

Healthcare

Join this interactive session to get an introduction into the world of GS1 Healthcare. We'll share the highlights from our GS1 Healthcare Strategy 2023-2027, you'll receive updates from across the world, inform you about different calls, tools and resources that are available to you and introduce what you can expect the rest of this Global Forum week. Finally, this is your chance to meet the GO HC team!

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: Healthcare | Session leader(s): Elisa Zwaneveld, GS1

Knowledge & Skills

This session will help onboard newcomers and a refresher for those who want to know more on GS1, GS1 standards

Why do companies join GS1? What is our offering? a ONE stop shop session to know more on the NEW developed tools and material available for you. This session is tailored to our audience needs and expectations, it is built like a building block that emphasises each time a different angle/sectors. etc, How many identification keys are in GS1? A key to use where? Is the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) used to sell products online similar to the one used on products at retail shelves? So many questions and you may have more, come with your questions and let your voice be heard!

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Nora Kaci, GS1

11:45 - 13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 14:00

The GS1 Healthcare Strategy 2023-2027 is designed to drive uptake of GS1 standards, and support all healthcare stakeholders, by addressing areas of urgent focus for industry where GS1 must act. This includes further deployment of GS1 standards from the manufacturer to point of care, leveraging the benefits of a single scan to improve patient outcomes and embrace digitalisation of the healthcare supply chain everywhere. Join this outstanding healthcare plenary to actively participate in the discussion and hear thought leaders share their expertise about these topics! Get ready to scan!

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: All industries

Speakers: To be determined

14:30 - 16:00

Knowledge & Skills

Discover how leading GS1 Member Organisations are revolutionizing customer service in the digital age. Explore innovative strategies, tools, and technologies that enhance customer engagement and satisfaction. Gain insights on best practices to optimize your customer service operations. Don't miss this opportunity to stay ahead in the ever-evolving world of customer service.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Donna DiPietro, Sara Cavallucci, GS1

Knowledge & Skills

In 2023 we came together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the barcode -- speaking with one voice, acting as one organisation. Moving forward, GS1’s marketing capabilities must continue to evolve to ensure our brand experience is seen, heard and felt across all touchpoints on the customer journey. Key sector and product initiatives such as the global migration to next generation barcodes, marketplaces, GS1 Registries and healthcare require cohesive marketing strategies and communication plans to drive awareness and adoption of our GS1 standards and services around the globe. 
Join us to review highlights from marketing toolkits developed in collaboration with the MO Marketing community. We'll review the new branding guidelines for the global migration to next generation barcodes, and highlights from the Marketplaces marketing toolkit. Several MOs will also share local activation plans, and we will review new tools for collaboration - the social media calendar and case study library

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Jennifer Gordon and Nicolas Frerejean, GS1

Digital Transformation

Join this session to learn how your MO can benefit from the latest developments in the Registries and Verified by GS1. We'll cover:

  • Registries: how to continue to grow the number of GTINs available,  getting to GLN Activate-grade and sharing GLNs, what to keep in mind when gathering and starting to share links to other sources of data
  • Verified by GS1: how (and why) to offer Verified by GS1 in your local market
  • Global Components: how to use the global components to easily share and use data from the Registries

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Joe Hoewood, GS1

Solutions & Innovation

This session will supply insights for industry members and our GS1 Member Organization community on current and emerging printing technologies.  In the session the participant will discover "what you need to know" to print 2D barcodes across various technologies. The participant will also discover what scanners updates are needed to be successful in pilots and during the 2D in Retail transition phase. Experience live demonstrations of "what's possible" for today's printers and scanners both for general retail and over the counter healthcare.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session |Open to all | Target audience: Healthcare, Retail - Apparel, Retail - CPG, Retail - Fresh foods, Retail - General merchandise | Session leader(s): Steven Keddie & Sophie Molle, GS1

14:30 - 16:15

Retail

The GS1 retail strategy has been developed to respond to significant changes in the retail ecosystem with a unique set of challenges faced. This session will focus on the work that is being done to enhance Engagement, Adoption and Use of GS1 standards. This work stream is approach is working to enhance global coordination of initiatives that feed into the activities in the local markets. This is related to industry engagement, intergovernmental organisations or other strategically relevant groups. The work is building a plan that will make it easy and fast for MOs to catch up locally with engagements and ensure that there is global momentum by building on already existing successes, while adjusting to the local situation and priorities. In this session we will validate the plan that is being developed by the Retail Strategy MO Steerco, and have a constructive discussions on alignment and way forward.

In-person only | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience:  Retail - Apparel, Retail - CPG, Retail - Fresh foods, Retail - General merchandise | Session leader(s): Marcel Sierra and Andrew Steele, GS1 Australia; Patrik Jonasson and Lori Schrop, GS1

16:30 - 17:30

Healthcare

Multiple barcodes on products packs at the point of care cause confusion and increases risk. Having only one barcode on each healthcare product means everyone across the healthcare sector knows, without any doubt, what to scan to capture accurate product identification for use in clinical or business processes. This session will also provide an overview how the GS1 Digital Link syntax standard and GS1 conformant resolvers support the migration to one product, one barcode.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: Healthcare | Session leader(s): Pete Alvarez, GS1

Knowledge & Skills

Currently developing content for session.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Carlos Carnicero Urabayen, GS1

16:30 - 18:00

Digital Transformation

How MOs can leverage GS1’s Retailer Active Catalogues and Global Data Models (GDM) to work with Brand Owners and ensure accurate data on GS1 Registries. In this session, we will explore important topics such as Verified by GS1, GDM, GPC (Global Product Classification), and Data Quality.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all| Target audience: Marketplaces, Retail - CPG, Retail - Apparel | Session leader(s): Paulo Barata, GS1

Solutions & Innovation

How do you know whether data you receive can be trusted? Do you know for sure where it came from? Do you know it hasn't been tampered with since it was created? How do you know the person trying to use your data is the person they say they are? And what can you do to help recipients of your data put their trust in you? If you knew for sure that the data you shared would be the data that was received - would you share more? This session includes a series of demos of how new technologies are being introduced to improve certainty in data sharing.

Speakers:

  • Kristina Yasuda, Senior Identity Standards Architect, Microsoft, co-chair of the W3C Verifiable Credentials Working Group
  • Paul Dietrich, GS1 US
  • Sebastian Schmittner/Christian Fries EECC
  • Maarten Vergouwen, GS1 NL
  • Branimir Rakic, Origin Trail

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Phil Archer, GS1 

16:45 - 18:30

Retail

The GS1 Global Retail Strategy (2023-2027) was developed to define the strategic priorities GS1 will focus on to drive a globally coherent engagement with the retail industry. 

Since it was approved by the GS1 General Assembly in May 2023, work is ongoing to operationalise the retail strategy led by a GS1 Member Organisation (MO) Steering Committee with representatives from all five GS1 regions.

Attend this session to learn about the new narrative workstream activities and share your input to help us shape the future of retail.

In-person only | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience:  Retail - Apparel, Retail - CPG, Retail - Fresh foods, Retail - General merchandise | Session leader(s): Iain Walker, Patrik Jonasson and Elena Tomanovich, GS1

18:00 - 19:00

Meet GS1 Peers - Virtual networking

7:30 - 8:30

Welcome coffee

8:30 - 9:45

Digital Transformation

Links to other sources of data can enrich GTIN and GLN records with deeper information that addresses industry’s most pressing challenges. One example is the need from retailers and marketplaces that require certification details from suppliers to stay compliant and to respond to consumer demand.

Join this session to get the latest information about accelerating industry-value through selected use cases based on the holistic GS1 Registries. Hear from your peers how their MOs have designed Links Data IN capabilities. Learn how Verifiable Credentials could become part of an integrated offering.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Birgit Mahler and Michael James, GS1

8:30 - 10:00

Solutions & Innovation

In 2024, GS1 will celebrate 35 years of EANCOM, a successful story of a standard that, still, is the most widely diffused in the market.

New trends are emerging from the market, new technologies, new approaches to data exchange with the need of being flexible and able to harmonize with other standards and data model.

A special focus will be provided on AIs and their applicability to data sharing in such a context.

The session will provide also view on experiences from the market, report the trends and how GS1 is preparing for the next 35 years of digital data exchanges

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all  | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Piergiorgio Licciardello, GS1

Retail

Workshop for MOs interested in driving the agenda, priorities and roadmap for the CPG sector.  Roundtable discussions will include: Collateral Needs, Training Needs, Industry Roadmap & Best Practices, Retail Strategy Implementation, GS1 Registry Platform Roll-out, and Migration to 2D.

In-person only | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: Retail - CPG | Session leader(s): Lori Schrop, GS1

Healthcare

An overview for those building their healthcare sector engagement. Focus on mentorship resources available especially for healthcare providers, solution providers and regulatory agencies.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: Healthcare | Session leader(s): Claire Clarke, GS1

Knowledge & Skills

The GTIN Modernisation Workgroup launched in January 2022 was finalised in October 2023. The group broke down barriers to simplify and clarify product identification for bundles, non-branded, non-new, and variations for commerce, both online and offline!

Get in the know, get involved! We invite you to be part of this exciting journey. Discover the game-changing rules for all four topics during our session and uncover the training materials tailor-made for GS1 Member Organisations (MOs). Don't miss out on the future of product identification! 

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only  | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Marie Burnay and Simona Scaringi, GS1

10:30 - 11:15

Healthcare

Join the session and learn how GS1 standards are used within clinical sytems using demographic information and how these standards complement other ISO standards used.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: Healthcare | Session leader(s): Neil Piper, GS1

10:30 - 11:45

Digital Transformation

Learn from industry sector leads and MO representatives how to engage business level stakeholders regarding 2D barcodes. Topics covered will include:

  • Sector specific use cases and messaging, plus the existing resources we have to support engagement and how to use them
  • MO experiences in sector engagement
  • Q&A with industry experts

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only| Target audience: Healthcare, Retail - Apparel, Retail - CPG, Retail - Fresh foods, Retail - General merchandise | Session leader(s): Tania Snioch, GS1

Other Sectors

Driven by the G20 Group's initiative, the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) has emerged as the premier identifier within the financial realm. The GS1 Worldwide LEI Programme, comprising 24 MO's, has actively embraced this development and achieved remarkable success.

Have you ever considered becoming a part of the LEI Programme? Are you intrigued by its significance? Would you like to engage with the LEI team? Your presence would be most appreciated!

During this session, we will present the latest Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and essential trends. Additionally, we invite you to join our discussion on LEI, exploring potential synergies with our traditional GS1 business.

Don't miss this opportunity to stay informed and involved in the forefront of financial identification excellence.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Tilo Arnold, GS1

Solutions & Innovation

In this session you’ll see demonstrations of GS1 Web standards in use. See how the updated EPCIS and CBV standards for recording events through a supply chain are being used, how the GS1 Web Vocabulary for describing products online can power AI and the future of eCommerce, and how GS1 Digital Link is foundational to all of these.

External speakers:

  • John Walker, Semaku - describing products with the GS1 Web Vocabulary
  • Dom Guinard, Digimarc - GS1 Digital Link and EPCIS 2.0 in the product cloud
  • Andrea Volpini, Wordlift - the value of structured data in brand and retail websites

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Phil Archer, GS1

11:45 - 13:00

Lunch

12:00 - 12:45

Solutions & Innovation

Enjoy a up close opportunity to discuss challenges and the latest printing, scanning and software solutions supporting the healthcare and the retail 2D migration. Each session will have a focused discussion with an industry expert. THIS IS A SPONSORED SESSION - Boxed lunch to be provided.

In-person only| Restricted: Open to all| Target audience: Healthcare, Retail - Apparel, Retail - CPG, Retail - Fresh foods, Retail - General merchandise | Session leader(s): Steven Keddie and Sophie Molle, GS1

13:00 - 14:00

Healthcare

The clinical trials sector continues to implement GS1 standards.  Learn about the new standards, developments in implementation, marketing tools and more!

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: Healthcare| Session leader(s): Tania Snioch, GS1

13:00 - 14:30

Retail

GS1 is helping the Fresh foods sector to improve supply chain efficiency and resiliency and provide more transparency to consumers.

Attend this session to learn more about the Fresh foods sector’s use of GS1 standards, as well as gain knowledge and insights from GS1 Member Organisations (MO) peers to begin or advance your local journey.

This session is recommended for those who are new to GS1 and/or working with the fresh foods sector.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only| Target audience: Retail - Fresh foods | Session leader(s): Elena Tomanovich, GS1

Digital Transformation

As local legislations emerge and awareness grows globally, harmonised rules on personal information processing within the GRP become necessary. By June 2024, all MO's need to adopt Data IN PI flags for licensee contact data upload to the Licence Registry and test on Stage (MO environment). Get some hands-on tips, hear from your MO peers and learn more about the Privacy Flagging. the end of the session, you can move to the next chapter of your journey towards GRP Data Protection Policy compliance. 

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only  | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Laura Wehrle and Birgit Mahler, GS1

Retail

Have you ever wondered about the variety of ways Marketplaces use GS1 standards and services to solve some of their most pressing business challenges in a rapidly changing world? Join this session to hear from industry about how the GS1 Global Registry Platform is supporting three key use cases:

  • Validating product listings - Enabling Marketplaces to validate GTINs and other GS1 identifiers that flow into their systems
  • Certifications and Claims - Enabling Marketplaces to access trusted certification details to ensure product compliance and to build consumer trust
  • Customs and trade digitalisation - Enabling customs to access data around GS1 identifiers to verify products and entities, increasing efficiency and improving risk assessment at the border

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Darren Edels, GS1

15:00 - 16:00

Demands from consumers and a wave of regulatory initiatives are both driving an urgent need for industry to adapt to a new reality in the apparel industry. Through the lens of a white t-shirt, this session will focus on the future of retail and how changing market demands and pressure from regulators will drive the digitalisation of supply chains to ultimately benefit the consumer. The session is taking a holistic approach to unlocking the most important data for apparel consumers, retailers, brands, manufacturers and regulators, taking the view of the full apparel supply chain.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: All industries

Speaker: To be announced

16:30 - 17:15

Solutions & Innovation

Enjoy a up close opportunity to discuss challenges and the latest printing, scanning and software solutions supporting the healthcare and the retail 2D migration. Each session will have a focused discussion with an industry expert. THIS IS A SPONSORED SESSION

In-person only| Restricted: Open to all| Target audience: Healthcare, Retail - Apparel, Retail - CPG, Retail - Fresh foods, Retail - General merchandise | Session leader(s): Steven Keddie and Sophie Molle, GS1

16:30 - 18:00

Regional forums & CEO session

Latam Regional Forum

Regional forums & CEO session

North America Regional Forum

7:30 - 8:30

Welcome coffee

8:30 - 11:45

Regional forums & CEO session

Asia Pacific Regional Forum

Regional forums & CEO session

MEMA Regional Forum

Regional forums & CEO session

GS1 in EU Regional Forum

11:45 - 13:00

Lunch

11:45 - 12:15

Meet GS1 Peers - Virtual networking

13:00 - 13:45

Digital Transformation

Come be inspired by how industry thought leaders are not only bringing to life the GS1 pillars of Identify, Capture, Share and Use, but also why they believe the migration to 2D barcodes will be a (r)evolutionary advance for industry's adoption of GS1 Standards.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: Healthcare, Retail - Apparel, Retail - CPG, Retail - Fresh foods, Retail - General merchandise | Session leader(s): Steven Keddie and Sophie Molle, GS1

13:45 - 14:30

14:30 - 15:45

Other Sectors

Join this session to learn directly from companies about their investments in circularity and DPP.

P&G, H&M, Avery Dennison and GS1 Türkiye will present their sustainability and circularity strategies and connect the work that GS1 is developing under the MSWG on DPP.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session |Open to all | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Francesca Poggiali, GS1

14:30 - 16:00

Digital Transformation

Brand marketers within supplier companies are responsible for packaging design, including the use of barcodes on packs. The opportunity to use next generation barcodes opens a wide range of opportunities to link the physical package to digital content.  In this workshop, we will use input from brand marketers, MOs and industry sector leads to develop the value proposition and messages that can be used to explain the role next generation barcodes play.

In-person only | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only| Target audience: Healthcare, Retail - Apparel, Retail - CPG, Retail - Fresh foods, Retail - General merchandise | Session leader(s): Tania Snioch, GS1

Knowledge & Skills

There are many IT security frameworks ( CIS, NIST, ISO 27xxx, COBIT, ITIL, etc.) which all have their own approach, yet using any of these framework can help you assess your current security situation, find your blind spots, and improve your overall cybersecurity posture. They can also help exchange knowledge about cybersecurity in a structured way by creating a common language across the federation. Join us to hear about some experiences across the federation, and how you too can benefit from such approaches. MO staff dealing with cybersecurity and IT of all levels should attend.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only  | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): David Holzberg and Tycho Reniers, GS1

Knowledge & Skills

Join this session to discover how training is managed across GS1, globally and locally. GS1 Member Organisations (MOs) will present new training initiatives, best practices, and success stories to inspire each other!

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only  | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Simona Scaringi and Sara Cavallucci, GS1

Solutions & Innovation

Informative session in which the latest generation of SME tools designed for MOs and Industry will be demonstrated. New tools include TraceWay, the EPC Sandbox, GS1 ID key builder, and much more.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Steven Keddie, GS1

16:30 - 17:45

Knowledge & Skills

This interactive session will feature GS1 leaders from around the world sharing their personal leadership success and failure stories. Additionally, we will hear from a leadership development professional on the latest insights and considerations in the realm of leadership.

As part of this leadership exchange, we will focus on identifying the essential leadership competencies that are critical for success within GS1. Here we will explore key behaviours and enablers that positively impact our global teams and customers, and align with our mission and core values.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Robyn Burke and Patricia Alhadeff, GS1 Global Office

16:30 - 18:00

Other Sectors

Interactive session on developing the capacity in your MO to inform government officials in a variety of ministries on how GS1 2D migration is relevant for them. (more details to come)

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Elizabeth Board, GS1

Retail

Ever felt like marketplaces are an intricate maze with no apparent way out? You're not alone. Many people find marketplaces confusing and don't know how to work with them well. But what if you had a GPS for this intricate landscape—a concrete, hands-on guide to not just survive, but thrive? Discover our practical 8 steps guide to better engage with the marketplaces in your country.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only| Target audience: Marketplaces, Retail - Apparel, Retail - CPG, Retail - Fresh foods, Retail - General merchandise | Session leader(s): Arnaud Bonnefoy, GS1

Knowledge & Skills

Effective training helps GS1 gain new knowledge and skills and apply it to our daily work with our community.

Join this session to learn how to design, deliver and assess an effective training session.

Discover and practice some active training techniques that you can easely combine and incorporate into your training programs in your MO and with your customers to keep your audience engaged and involved.

In-person only |  Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Sara Cavallucci, GS1

16:30 - 18:30

Solutions & Innovation

This session will demonstrate how RFID and QR technologies can work together to meet both supply chain and consumer engagement requirements.

Avery Dennison, Decathlon, Seagull Scientific and TSC Printronix will show real use-cases demonstration (hardware and software)

The key messages will be:

  • RFID and QR can work together (interoperability) => focus on TDS 2.0, Gen2v3, EPC translator library (GS1 element strings to EPC to digital link)
  • Embedded RFID is the key for persistent identity => RFID tag performance (TIPP), DPP
  • New GS1 documents on implementation of QR + RFID
  • New available RFID training

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Claude Tetelin, GS1

19:30 - 23:59

Description to be provided later

8:00 - 9:00

Welcome coffee

9:00 - 10:15

Digital Transformation

Shopping online is global. Shopping online continues to grow. GS1 standards are adapting to these trends, especially in the areas of Mobile First product images and other digital assets associated with the GTIN (product).

This session will cover:

  1. Industry voice on why GS1-compliant product images, and other digital assets, are essential
  2. Introducing the latest e-Academy Product Image training
  3. Perspective from a GS1 MO Product Image Service
  4. What the future holds for digital assets (Product videos and beyond)

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: Marketplaces, Retail - Apparel, Retail - CPG, Retail - General merchandise, Retail - Fresh foods | Session leader(s): Elsa Braz and David Buckley, GS1

Retail

In this follow-up to our Retail Plenary, you will hear from a multitude of stakeholders along the apparel value chain about their key challenges, opportunities, and needs for standardisation in the realm of transparency and traceability - and how they converge in 2D, GS1 Digital Links, and our Registries program. The objective of this session is to equip MOs and industry alike to approach the apparel industry with a compelling, interoperable and neutral framework for connecting supply chain tiers and answering everything from regulation to consumer concerns.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: Retail - Apparel, Retail - General merchandise, All industries | Session leader(s): Nellie Gayle, GS1

Other Sectors

We will present use cases from around the world to show how GS1 standards can optimize various business processess in rail. Furthermore, we will demonstrate the connection between rail and construction in the field of infrastructure. All in all, a session where you will experience a mix of GS1 standards, e.g. EPCIS 2.0, Digital Product Passport, GS1 Digital Link, which will make the industry more digital, safer and more efficient.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: Retail - Apparel, Retail - General merchandise, All industries | Session leader(s): Thorsten Kirschner, GS1

Knowledge & Skills

Are you a member of an MO Customer Service team, and do you regularly help Marketplace sellers with their queries? If so, this session is for you. Learn how to accompany your Marketplace sellers and their journey when they approach GS1 for the first time.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Simona Scaringi and Julie Wauters, GS1

9:00 - 10:30

Regional forums & CEO session

GS1 presidents and CEOs session

Knowledge & Skills

Advance your skills with the Traceability Practitioner training, enhancing Member Organisations (MOs) ability to support implementations and offer services like consultancy and sector-specific training. This programme allows hands-on practice in assessing (module 12) and designing (module 13, from 2025) traceability systems across various business scenarios. Discover how to aid sustainability and efficiency, meet regulatory requirements and more. The training begins online before the Global Forum and proceeds in person in Brussels on Thursday afternoon and Friday. Completion of the Traceability Analyst training is mandatory for participation.

In-person only | Restricted: GS1 certified Traceability Analysts or by invitation | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Diane Taillard, GS1; Krisztina Vatai, GS1 Hungary; Slobodan Romac, GS1 Croatia; Heidi Ho, GS1 Hong Kong; Roxana Saravia, GS1 Argentina

9:30 - 11:45

Digital Transformation

GCPs, GTINs, GLNs, Links? What are the killer use cases for Governments and NGOs in the GS1 Registries? In this interactive workshop we will learn from MOs' experience and develop value propositions for the Registries with key messages for regulators.

In-person only | Restricted: Group members only or by invitation | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Elizabeth Board, GS1

10:45 - 11:30

Retail

Apparel traceability is the hot topic amongst many of your existing members. But how can GS1’s MOs address this need using our standards, services, and trainings? This session will take you through the aspects of GS1’s Trace & Train program for MOs that can help you engage apparel brands and solution providers, increase your capacity to support implementation projects, and more NOW. We will use real examples from our Global trainers and top tips for moving forward with textile sustainability solutions.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only| Target audience: Retail - Apparel, All industries | Session leader(s): Nellie Gayle, GS1

10:45 - 11:45

Knowledge & Skills

Marketing and HR are teaming up again to host a Global Forum session to share practices and showcase our collective work around employer branding. GS1 team members around the world express that the best part of working for GS1 is the meaningful work AND the exceptional people. GS1 has a unique opportunity to drive positive change for consumers, patients, and the environment.

How can we continue to create momentum within our organisation, and communicate to those who ask GS1 Who? This session will offer valuable insights, tools, and an opportunity for discussion on how we collectively achieve this goal globally and locally.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Patricia Alhadeff, Christine Hutchinson and Sébastien Germain, GS1 Global Office

Knowledge & Skills

Join us as we have a conversation with GS1 Member Organisations (MOs) about how they are leveraging the GS1 e-Academy to meet their learning needs. The GS1 e-Academy provides a variety of learning solutions and has customisable options to meet those needs. Join us and find out what the GS1 e-Academy can do for your MO.

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Jeanette McVeigh, GS1

Other Sectors

This session will bring an update on the activity of the Centre of Excellence Construction and will demonstrate the role of standards in the emerging sector of construction. - more detailed description will be given shortly

Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: Technical industries| Session leader(s): Ildikó Lieber, GS1

11:45 - 13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 14:00

Join us to hear from our CEO, Renaud de Barbuat, as he shares insights from the GS1 Executive Committee of the Board and we'll hear from GS1 regional MO CEOs about what's happening in their regions. The highly prestigious Everyone Makes a Difference Awards will be announced. Don't miss the exciting closing plenary!

Open to all | Target audience: All industries | Speaker(s): Renaud de Barbuat, GS1; Tim Smucker, The J.M. Smucker Co., GS1 Chairman Emeritus and regional representatives