Schedule

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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