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Don’t be left out of the biggest, most productive drug, food, and mass market event of the year!
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8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
San Diego Convention Center, Room 5
First-time Attendees, Meet the Market Retailers & Exhibitors
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.
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
San Diego Convention Center, Sails Pavilion
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
San Diego Convention Center, Ballroom 6 Foyer
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
San Diego Convention Center, Ballroom 6
Exhibitors introduce their latest innovative products, technology and services to Retailers through a series of 10-minute appointments.
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
San Diego Convention Center, Room 5
A recent study suggested that Generative AI will have a $9.2 Trillion impact on retail by 2029. This panel discussion will focus on how AI will create new content and ideas, including conversations, stories, images, videos, and music that will lead to increased sales, better margins and lower costs.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
San Diego Convention Center, Room 5
Please plan to join us for this informative panel discussion presented by "WE", highlighting the gap in women's health areas in terms of funding/research, breaking the taboo of certain life stage transitions like Menopause, inspiring the audience to advance women's topics/messaging/products to the market, and closing the gap for women in our health and wellness industry.
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
San Diego Convention Center, Room 4
As diet-related diseases increasingly pose major threats to health and wellness across the nation, join us for an inspiring session on how pharmacies can creatively leverage their accessibility and clinical expertise to implement new solutions across diverse communities.
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, San Diego Ballroom
NACDS-PAC Donors
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, Grand Ballroom
Ticket Holders
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.
Michael Phelps, 23-Time Gold Medalist & Mental Health Advocate
7:00 AM - 9:30 AM
San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, Grand Ballroom
Hear from NACDS leadership and an informative and probing discussion of domestic and world events.
Steven C. Anderson, FASAE, CAE, IOM, President & CEO, NACDS
Michael Wysong, Chief Executive Officer, CARE Pharmacies Cooperative, Inc. and NACDS Chair
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, San Diego Ballroom
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall
11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, Grand Ballroom
This is the perfect opportunity to network and catch up with business associates.
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
San Diego Convention Center, Rooms 4-6 Foyer
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
San Diego Convention Center, Room 3
A growing number of retailers have built a retail media network as an additional opportunity for suppliers to reach consumers digitally in a highly targeted manner along the path to purchase, from website to store shelf. In this session, attendees will learn of the opportunities and successes that these networks can offer to participating companies.
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
San Diego Convention Center, Room 6A
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 markets for 2023 and beyond.
Scott Biggs, Director, Supplier Services, IQVIA
Doug Long, Vice President, Industry Relations, IQVIA
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
San Diego Convention Center, Room 4
Improving health outcomes starts with making healthcare more accessible and convenient. Pharmacies offer robust solutions to achieving better healthcare access across communities, as demonstrated during the pandemic. Join us to learn more about key opportunities for pharmacies to leverage the power of access to transform primary care and public health for the nation.
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
San Diego Convention Center, Room 6B
The far reaching, continuously evolving consequences of the Supreme Court's reversal of a woman's federal constitutional right to an abortion in its Dobbs decision last year has had a significant impact on pharmacies and the patients they serve in a myriad of ways across the country. In this session, you will hear from legal experts on developments flowing from the overturning of this long-standing constitutional right as related to pharmacy and pharmacist compliance obligations, federal and state jurisdictional conflicts, and the concerning emerging state legislative and regulatory trends which are starting to reach far beyond abortion access for women.
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
San Diego Convention Center, Room 5
November 27, 2023 is the date that the Drug Supply Chain Security Act is due to go into effect. This session will feature a panel of pharmacy operators who will discuss their progress in working towards compliance, challenges they face and what they are looking for from their suppliers.
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
San Diego Convention Center, Room 6C
Entrepreneurs are working to disrupt the delivery of healthcare in a variety of ways. In this session, XRC Ventures will describe how they are working with these entrepreneurs to create solutions that help consumers take control of their healthcare via personalization, telehealth, food as medicine and a wellness lifestyle. Attend this session to learn more about this wave of innovation and how to connect and collaborate with these companies.
Pano Anthos, Managing Partner, XRC Ventures
9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall
11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, Grand Ballroom
Connect with new and existing business partners while enjoying a variety of San Diego inspired cuisine.
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall