Attendees can network with their peers and trading partners, understand the role of NACDS in the industry, as well as hear tips on how to maximize the value of your membership and TSE.

Exhibitors introduce their latest innovative products, technology and services to Retailers through a series of 10-minute appointments.

Join the We organization for a panel with athletes sharing how sports build character, resilience, and leadership beyond the game. Learn how skills like teamwork, composure under pressure, and wellness translate into professional success and personal growth.

In June of 2025, AARP published the results of its quinquennial study of American Caregivers. This session, based on those findings, will highlight the growing economic influence of family caregivers and older adults is reshaping the retail, consumer packaged goods (CPG) and pharmaceutical landscape. This session will explore how retailers and brands can tap into the evolving needs, preferences, and spending power of these critical consumer segments.

As we shape the future of pharmacy with healthcare services at its core, advancements in technology, automation, and the evolving role of pharmacy technicians will be pivotal to unlocking pharmacists’ capacity to provide higher levels of patient care. This discussion will feature key insights from industry leaders and innovative technology partners on optimizing pharmacies for the future.  

The Annual NACDS Foundation Dinner provides a special evening to celebrate our shared commitment to communities and advancing public health. Proceeds from the Dinner support the Foundation’s groundbreaking research, pharmacy education, and related philanthropic initiatives.

Hear from NACDS leadership and an informative and probing discussion of domestic and world events.

This is the perfect opportunity to network and catch up with business associates.

This panel discussion and live demonstration will explore how Generative AI platform multi-modal capabilities are reshaping the way Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brands operate in today’s retail environment—far beyond traditional analytics. Industry experts will dive into practical, forward-thinking use cases for Sales and Brand management where AI is driving measurable impact across the full spectrum of business operations.

This session will provide an analysis of the most up-to-date industry data, and highlight pharmacy trends, issues, and forecasts, in demographic sales and marketing, for 2025 and beyond.

This session will equip attendees—providers and innovators—with insights into a process to solutions and collaborative strategies that improve outcomes, streamline workflows, and align public policy with a new patient experience through the lens of the regulators via the NABP Innovation Institute.

In the face of rising retail theft and operational pressures, retailers are seeking innovative strategies to balance loss prevention with seamless customer experiences. In this session, Dr. Cory Lowe of the Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) will challenge the popular but impractical ideal of “frictionless retail” and introduce a more grounded, impactful approach – “friction efficient” retail.

Category Management is at a crossroads. Traditional tools and processes, designed decades ago, can no longer keep pace with today’s consumer complexity, competitive intensity, and demand for personalization. In this provocative session, Dr. Brian Harris, the original architect of Category Management, shares how the discipline is being reinvented for the modern retail landscape.

Pharmacies are emerging as relied upon access points for timely, cost-effective testing and treatment services. This session will explore the latest innovations, research, global insights, and strategic efforts to accelerate pharmacy-based testing and treatment services nationwide.

Pharmacies are uniquely positioned to help address employers’ top priorities in workforce wellness, including innovative solutions to address rising healthcare costs, improve health outcomes, advance access, and boost productivity. This session will highlight new learnings in support of pharmacy-employer partnerships and outline key opportunities in building successful collaborations to improve health.

Connect with new and existing business partners while enjoying a variety of San Diego inspired cuisine.