11:30 – 11:45 am

Arrival & Networking

Arrive, connect with fellow retail and CPG leaders, and settle in before discussions begin.

11:45 – 12:00 pm

Welcome & Opening Remarks

UST welcome and opening remarks.

Overview of the day’s agenda, key retail transformation priorities, and how organizations are connecting strategy, AI, and enterprise modernization to drive measurable business outcomes.

12:00 – 1:00 pm

Working Lunch

Connect with fellow retail and CPG leaders over lunch while exploring the trends driving AI-led transformation across commerce, operations, enterprise platforms, and intelligent retail innovation.

12:30 – 1:00 pm

UST Retail and CPG: leading with domain-led AI Solutions
Proposed UST host/moderator: Vani Abraham | Working lunch session

UST’s retail and CPG teams are helping organizations turn AI innovation into practical business transformation. This session explores how retailers and consumer brands are using domain-led AI solutions and Microsoft technologies to modernize operations, improve customer experiences, strengthen decision-making, and accelerate enterprise AI adoption.

1:00 – 1:30 pm

Microsoft Perspective: The Future of AI in Retail and CPG
 

1:30 – 2:00 pm

Agentic Merchandising & Commerce in Action
Learn how retailers and CPG brands are using AI agents, predictive intelligence, and unified data foundations to create more intelligent merchandising and commerce experiences across the customer journey. Drawing on solutions such as UST Smart Recommendation, UST AlphaAI, and Azure-based data platforms, this session explores how connected AI ecosystems can improve decision-making, optimize operations, and drive conversion, basket size, and customer loyalty.

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Intelligent Supply Chain & Fulfillment Transformation

Retailers and CPG organizations are increasingly using AI, predictive intelligence, and connected enterprise data to improve supply chain visibility, optimize fulfillment operations, and respond more effectively to changing customer and market demands. This session explores how intelligent supply chain ecosystems can help organizations improve agility, strengthen operational resilience, and support more efficient retail and commerce operations across the enterprise

2:30 – 2:45 pm

Networking Break

2:45 – 3:15 pm

AI-Ready Retail Foundations: Azure, Fabric & Enterprise Modernization

UST helps retailers modernize legacy systems, unify enterprise data, and establish scalable foundations for AI adoption across the organization. Drawing from experience across Azure transformation, Microsoft Fabric, unified data ecosystems, and AI-ready operating models, this session explores how retailers can build the cloud, data, and platform foundations

3:15 – 4:30 pm

Executive Roundtable sessions - AI & Retail Road Mapping Discussion 

Join an interactive executive roundtable focused on the real-world opportunities and challenges shaping the future of retail and CPG transformation. Engage directly with UST, Microsoft, and industry peers in candid discussions around AI adoption, modernization priorities, intelligent commerce, operational transformation, and scalable execution strategies. Designed for business and technology leaders, this session encourages practical conversation, shared insights, and collaborative exploration of  high-value AI and modernization initiatives across retail and CPG organizations.

4:30 pm

Closing Remarks

Final reflections, key takeaways, and next steps for accelerating AI, modernization, and intelligent retail transformation across retail and CPG organizations.

5:00 – 7:00 pm

Networking Dinner

Continue conversations over dinner with retail, AI, and technology leaders in a relaxed executive networking setting.