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CGF Global Summit 2026

CGF Global Summit 2026

Building resilience through innovation

Generative AI is continuing to reshape the consumer products and retail space. To create competitive advantage, leaders need to scale pilots to advance AI-enabled growth.

At the Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit 2026, our team will be on the ground exchanging ideas to navigate the industry’s most pressing topics. Join us in Vienna to drive adaptability and build resilience through innovation.

CGF Global Summit 2026

Generative AI is continuing to reshape the consumer products and retail space. To create competitive advantage, leaders need to scale pilots to advance AI-enabled growth.

At the Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit 2026, our team will be on the ground exchanging ideas to navigate the industry’s most pressing topics. Join us in Vienna to drive adaptability and build resilience through innovation.

CGF x Bain | State of Food Habits Report

Explore our latest report, developed in collaboration with The Consumer Goods Forum's Healthier Lives Coalition, examining how consumers are reshaping food habits across health, convenience, cost, and quality. Additionally, watch Bain's Ruth Lewis unpack the findings in an interview with Omni Talk Retail.

Read the report Watch Ruth Lewis's interview

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Nicolas Willemot Partner Brussels

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Aaron Cheris Partner San Francisco

Headshot of Jorge Rujana

Jorge Rujana Partner Dallas

Headshot of Jeroen Hegge

Jeroen Hegge Partner Amsterdam

Headshot of David Zehner

David Zehner Partner Sydney

Headshot of Weiwen Han

Weiwen Han Partner Hong Kong

Headshot of Marc-André Kamel

Marc-André Kamel Partner Paris

Headshot of Derek Deng

Derek Deng Partner Hong Kong

Headshot of Laure Maddens

Laure Maddens Partner Brussels

Headshot of Miltiadis Athanassiou

Miltiadis Athanassiou Partner Zurich

Headshot of John Blasberg

John Blasberg Partner Boston

Headshot of Richard Pelz

Richard Pelz Partner Munich

Headshot of Kim Burroughs

Kim Burroughs Partner Denver

Headshot of Joelle De Montgolfier

Joëlle de Montgolfier Practice Executive Vice President Paris

Headshot of Leah Johns

Leah Johns Practice Vice President, Global Consumer Lab Lisbon

Ruth Lewis Practice Senior Manager Paris

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