Speaking at GSF

Deadline

12:00pm EST Feb 23, 2026

Criteria

Exhibiting does not guarantee a speaker spot; however among vendors/supplier companies, must be exhibitors to be considered.

Selection

The CFIG Event Committee will look at applications and make final selections in the spring. Provide any links to previous talks if possible.

Length of workshop/presentations: 30 min – 45 min

Format: Taped or Supplied Video in

MP4, MOV, or AVI format
720p quality
30 fps

Grocery Redefined

Offline to online, technology, the pace of change, new retail disruptors all of it is impacting the grocery business. To compete and grow your business, it’s about challenging the status quo, rethink the way the grocery business is done, provide ways to achieve success in the 21^st century. Innovation and collaboration is more important now than ever before between manufacturers and retailers. Discover new opportunities together.

Speaker Selection Criteria

Thank you very much for your interest in speaking at Canada’s national grocery conference & exhibition – Grocery & Specialty Food West. To help us curate the program we ask that all potential speakers fill out this application form to help us get a better understanding of you and your idea.

The event’s theme is “GROCERY REDEFINED”. Successful applicants will be provided with assistance in perfecting their talk and we expect you to work with us before the event. If you do not engage in the process you may be removed from the program.

Applications that are most likely to be successful:

Ideas that are groundbreaking or will be completely new to our audience.
Ideas that are backed by empirical evidence.
Ideas that fit with our theme.
The content of the presentation contains useful information that can be put into practice by grocery leaders (retailers, manufacturers, operators etc).

Applications that are least likely to be successful:

Talks that are geared to promote an individual or company rather than an idea.
Ideas that will have little or no impact on our audience.
Ideas that relate to life coaching.
Ideas that have been heard at other conferences before.
Ideas that are at the early stages of development.

If you have any questions about this form or the application process please email Nancy Kwon at nkwon@cfig.ca

Complete the form below to apply for a speaking opportunity at GSF

Name(Required)

First Last

Title(Required)

Company Name(Required)

Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Proposed talk title(Required)

Target audience description and level(Required)

(emerging, mid-level, or senior)

What is the category/area of focus for your talk(Required)

(i.e. category management, garden/seasonal, tends...)

How does your talk fit with this year's theme -Grocery Redefined(Required)

Learning objectives(Required)

(3-6 SMART objectives)

Strategies and tools(Required)

(3-6 tools or strategies participants will practice with or take away)

Have you spoken publicly before?

If so, please provide details including any links, if applicable.

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