Breakfast for Brands

Live Event

Thursday, December 11, 2025

7:30am - 9:00am

Acosta Office, 4204 S Pinnacle Hills Pkwy #101, Rogers, AR 72758

Join us for a free breakfast event designed exclusively for

Walmart, Sam's Club, and their suppliers. 

Equip your team with critical insights into the future of: 

• Agentic shopping 
• Emerging optimization strategies
• Practical AI tools 

This event will connect you with industry experts and fellow leaders to demystify AI's role in retail and empower your organization to thrive in this transformative era. 

Bill Akins is a purpose-driven executive, educator, and innovator whose career bridges enterprise transformation, applied AI, and human-centered leadership. Over 25 years, Bill has led digital and cultural transformation across the consumer goods, retail, and education sectors.

With nearly 15 years in e-commerce and CPG, Chris leads Digital Customer Experience for L'Oréal’s Walmart business. He’s held senior digital and eCommerce roles at The Bountiful Company, Kellogg’s, Colgate-Palmolive, and Clorox. 

Brandon brings over 15 years of experience driving digital innovation for leading CPG brands. As a seasoned agency executive and educator, he now leads the charge in redefining retail media at AdFury.ai—helping brands unlock creative performance at scale.

As artificial intelligence reshapes customer expectations and competitive dynamics, understanding agentic shopping, generative engine optimization, and AI-powered operations isn't optional—it's essential to maintaining relevance, maximizing visibility, and accelerating innovation in omnichannel retail. Take away actionable insights on:

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) for Walmart & Sam's Club

AI Tools for Operational Excellence

Agentic Shopping:

The Future of Retail

Explore how AI-powered shopping agents are reshaping consumer behavior.

Learn how agentic AI changes the competitive landscape for suppliers.

Gain clarity on how to prepare your products, data, and marketing strategies to thrive.

Understand what Generative Engine Optimization means.

Discover actionable strategies to structure product information.

Learn best practices and emerging tactics that leading suppliers are implementing now.

Cut through the hype and gain an overview of AI tools available in the market today.

Discover prompt engineering best practices to unlock the potential of AI systems.

Understand why chaining multiple AI tools together into workflows multiplies their impact.

Stay Connected to Omnichannel Retail News.

Breakfast for Brands

Live Event