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8:00 - 9:00
Welcome coffee
9:00 - 9:45
Knowledge & Skills
Introduction to the Global Standards Management Process (GSMP)
Are you new to GS1 standards development? Are you uncertain of how the Global Standards Management Process (GSMP) works? Learn more about the standards process from GSMP experts and hear from a member of the community who will explain why they participate. This is the place to bring your GSMP questions to be answered.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Andrew Hearn, GS1
Other Sectors
Enhance the efficiency in transport and logistics thanks to GLN
Join us for an insightful session prepared by Transport & Logistics (T&L) Center of Excellence. During the session, we will focus on Global Location Number (GLN) identification of physical T&L locations and we will present a live demo of "Yellow Pages for Locations" platform based on GLN. The tool aims to simplify the process of managing and tracking physical locations through the integration with GS1 standards. As we conclude, we will shed light on the global collaboration between GS1 and the Universal Postal Union (UPU). Learn about the strategic partnership and how it contributes to the development of standardized practices in the worldwide transportation and logistics network. Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights into the future of location identification and the global impact of GS1 standards in collaboration with UPU. Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: Transport & Logistics | Session leader(s): Elżbieta Hałas, GS1 Poland
Knowledge & Skills
IT & cybersecurity: New MO Interest Group kickoff
Join us as we launch a new GS1 Member Organisation (MO) IT & Cybersecurity Interest Group. Delve into expert-led presentations on critical topics relating to cybersecurity and IT best practices.
Meet IT & Cybersecurity colleagues across GS1 and learn how you can be a part of an exciting new Interest Group whose goal is to enhance our collective IT & cybersecurity expertise. Take this opportunity to engage actively in our forthcoming collaborations.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Sachin Deshpande and David Holzberg, GS1
Solutions & Innovation
We can't always get what we want, but if we try we might get what we need... working with SDOs
Join this interactive and informative session on why it's important to get connected with external standards organizations (SDO).
Learn from your MO colleagues on how they're supporting both their and our greater GS1 communities.
Find out how and why your MO should get involved.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Steven Keddie & Francesca Poggiali, GS1
9:00 - 11:45
Knowledge & Skills
Traceability in fresh foods training (2D featured)
Traceability for fresh foods is increasingly important for industry, regulators, and consumers. This session will provide fundamental knowledge on GS1 standards for traceability.
Topics include:
- Industry needs and priority use cases
- Data and data needs for fresh foods products and supply chains
- Stakeholders and supply chains - fruit & vegetable, meat & poultry and fish, seafood and aquaculture
- GS1 standards for traceability of Fresh foods
This session features fresh foods-related content, aligned to the analyst level GS1 Trace and Train Programme. This is recommended for those who are new to working with the fresh foods sector.
In-person only | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: Retail - Fresh foods | Session leader(s): Elena Tomanovich, GS1
10:15 - 11:45
Digital Transformation
Elevating data excellence: Master data & GDSN - Unleashing the power of data quality
Join us for an insightful session where industry experts share their experiences in conquering day-to-day data quality challenges, shedding light on their positive impacts on the supply chain. Learn how to showcase the immense value of investing in data quality and discover effective strategies for addressing data issues at the source. We'll also explore the best practices within the GS1 user and GS1 Member Organisation (MO) community, providing you with actionable insights for optimising your operations.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Markus Mueller and Nicolas Collignon, GS1
Knowledge & Skills
EDI and data sharing training: New training materials and new requirements
In this session, the new materials and the plans for training development in the EDI domain will be presented. With the support of some GS1 Member Organisations (MOs) and the attendees, existing experiences and solutions, as well as new emerging needs will be explored
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Piergiorgio Licciardello and Valeria De Luca, GS1
Knowledge & Skills
GS1 fundamentals + welcome newcomers!
This session will help onboard newcomers and a refresher for those who want to know more about GS1, and GS1 standards.
Why do companies join GS1? What is our offering? a ONE stop shop session to know more on the NEW developed tools and material available for you. This session is tailored to our audience needs and expectations, it is built like a building block that emphasises each time a different angle/sectors. etc, How many identification keys are in GS1? A key to use where? Is the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) used to sell products online similar to the one used on products at retail shelves? So many questions and you may have more, come with your questions and let your voice be heard!
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Nora Kaci, GS1
Healthcare
Introduction into the world of GS1 Healthcare
Join this dynamic session to hear from your MO colleagues who'll provide updates about the work in the healthcare sector in all regions of the world, will share about the importance of data exchange, will tell you how the Healthcare Barcode Scanner App can support your work and will explain how they handle the complex world of Unique Device Identification (UDI). In addition, after this session, you will know how to get support from GO in your work in the healthcare sector and how to get engaged!
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: Healthcare | Session leader(s): Elisa Zwaneveld, GS1
11:45 - 13:00
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
Opening remarks & healthcare plenary: Imagine all patients being safer with a simple scan
The GS1 Healthcare Strategy 2023-2027 is designed to drive uptake of GS1 standards, and support all healthcare stakeholders, by addressing areas of urgent focus for industry where GS1 must act. This includes further deployment of GS1 standards from the manufacturer to point of care, leveraging the benefits of a single scan to improve patient outcomes and embrace digitalisation of the healthcare supply chain everywhere. Join this outstanding healthcare plenary to actively participate in the discussion and hear thought leaders share their expertise about these topics!
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: All industries
Speakers:
- Pavan Heda, Vice-President, Enterprise Global Trade Controls and Network Strategy, Johnson & Johnson
- Stephen Bush, Medical Director-Operations, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Marasi Mwencha, Head of Supply Chain, Global Fund
- Siobhain Duggan, Director of Innovation & Healthcare, GS1 Ireland (moderator)
14:30 - 16:00
Knowledge & Skills
Shaping the future of customer service: Inspiring stories from GS1 Member Organisations
Discover how leading GS1 Member Organisations (MOs) are revolutionising customer service in the digital age. Explore innovative strategies, tools, and technologies that enhance customer engagement and satisfaction. Gain insights on best practices to optimise your customer service operations. Don't miss this opportunity to stay ahead in the ever-evolving world of customer service.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Donna DiPietro, Sara Cavallucci, GS1
Solutions & Innovation
What's Possible in 2024 - A sponsored session (2D featured)
This session will supply insights for industry members and our GS1 Member Organisation (MO) community on current and emerging printing technologies. In the session the participant will discover "what you need to know" to print 2D barcodes across various technologies. The participant will also discover what scanners updates are needed to be successful in pilots and during the 2D in Retail transition phase. Experience live demonstrations of "what's possible" for today's printers and scanners both for general retail and over the counter healthcare.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session |Open to all | Target audience: Healthcare, Retail - Apparel, Retail - CPG, Retail - Fresh foods, Retail - General merchandise | Session leader(s): Steven Keddie & Sophie Molle, GS1
Digital Transformation
Registries and Verified by GS1: Strengthening the foundation
Join this session to learn how your GS1 Member Organisation (MO) can benefit from the latest developments in the Registries and Verified by GS1. We'll cover:
- Registries: how to continue to grow the number of Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs) available, getting to Global Location Number (GLN) Activate-grade and sharing GLNs, what to keep in mind when gathering and starting to share links to other sources of data
- Verified by GS1: how (and why) to offer Verified by GS1 in your local market
- Global Components: how to use the global components to easily share and use data from the Registries
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Joe Horwood, GS1
Knowledge & Skills
Marketing session: Elevating campaigns with three essential ingredients
In 2023 we came together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the barcode -- speaking with one voice, acting as one organisation. Moving forward, GS1s marketing capabilities must continue to evolve to ensure our brand experience is seen, heard and felt across all customer touchpoints.
This session will showcase initiatives such as the global migration to next generation barcodes and marketplaces with plans built around a compelling hook, delivered consistently in a coordinated campaign – essential ingredients from our 50th anniversary global campaign.
MOs and Agency experts will share best practices and we will review tools for collaboration – including a look at AI in action for localising campaigns.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Jennifer Gordon and Nicolas Frerejean, GS1
14:30 - 16:15
Retail
GS1 Retail Strategy workshop - Engagement, adoption and use (2D featured)
The GS1 retail strategy has been developed to respond to significant changes in the retail ecosystem with a unique set of challenges faced. This session will focus on the work that is being done to enhance engagement, adoption, and use of GS1 standards. This work stream is working to enhance global coordination of initiatives that feed into the activities in the local markets. This is related to industry engagement, intergovernmental organisations or other strategically relevant groups. The work is building a plan that will make it easy and fast for GS1 Member Organisations (MOs) to catch up locally with engagements and ensure that there is global momentum by building on already existing successes, while adjusting to the local situation and priorities. In this session we will validate the plan that is being developed by the Retail Strategy MO Steering Committee, and have a constructive discussions on alignment and way forward.
Speaker:
- Garance Osternaud, Carrefour
In-person only | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: Retail - Apparel, Retail - CPG, Retail - Fresh foods, Retail - General merchandise | Session leader(s): Patrik Jonasson and Lori Schrop, GS1
16:00 - 16:30
Global Forum live at the Square: Insights, conversations, and hot takes!
Join us for a live view into the GS1 Global Forum! Our on-the-ground reporter Christine Hutchinson of Global Office will be navigating through the event, capturing the pulse, and engaging with session leaders, speakers, sponsors, and attendees to bring you real-time insights and the latest buzz. Be a part of the action as she unveils the hottest topics on the minds of our diverse audience. Virtual attendees are not just spectators; you are encouraged to join the conversation, ask questions, and shape the discussion.
Virtual only session | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target Audience: All industries
16:30 - 18:00
Digital Transformation
Bringing the "right" data to the registries
Learn how GS1 Member Organisations (MOs) can leverage GS1’s Retailer Active Catalogues and Global Data Models (GDM) to work with brand owners and ensure accurate data on GS1 Registries. In this session, we will explore important topics such as Verified by GS1, GDM, GPC (Global Product Classification), and data quality.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all| Target audience: Marketplaces, Retail - CPG, Retail - Apparel | Session leader(s): Paulo Barata, GS1
Solutions & Innovation
GS1 web standards in use: Verifiable credentials, verifiable certificates, verifiable knowledge
How do you know whether data, conformance certificates and eco labels you receive can be trusted? Do you know for sure where it came from? Do you know it hasn't been tampered with since it was created? How do you know the person trying to use your data is the person they say they are? And what can you do to help recipients of your data put their trust in you? If you knew for sure that the data you shared would be the data that was received - would you share more?
Speakers:
- Ankur Patel, Partner Product Manager, Microsoft
- Caryn Van Exel, GS1 US,
- Brett Hyland, Stakeholder Engagement Manager, National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA)
- Steve Capell, UN Transparency Programme/Recommendation 49
- Jurij Skornik, General Manager, Trace Labs (Origin Trail Core Developers)
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Phil Archer, GS1
Healthcare
Healthcare, one product, one barcode, and the GS1 Digital Link Standard (2D featured)
Multiple barcodes on products packs at the point of care cause confusion and increases risk. Having only one barcode on each healthcare product means everyone across the healthcare sector knows, without any doubt, what to scan to capture accurate product identification for use in clinical or business processes. This session will also provide an overview how the GS1 Digital Link Syntax Standard and GS1 conformant resolvers support the migration to one product, one barcode.
Speakers:
- Pavan Heda, Vice-President, Enterprise Global Trade Controls and Network Strategy, Johnson & Johnson
- Makoto Akutagawa, Senior Researcher, GS1 Japan
- Sylvia Reingardt, Senior Manager Healthcare, GS1 Germany
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: Healthcare | Session leader(s): Pete Alvarez, GS1
16:30 - 17:30
Knowledge & Skills
The power of PR and social media to drive more business (2D featured)
In this immersive session, participants will explore the strategic synergy between Public Relations (PR) and social media, discovering how these influential tools can elevate GS1 brand visibility and fuel local business growth for GS1 Member Organisations (MOs.)
As we saw during the GS1 50 years PR and social media campaign, reaching more than 2.2 billion people around the world, there is growing potential for GS1 to communicate to a broad audience and leverage PR and social media to drive more business. With the right messages, the right tone and with the amplified power of our 116 MOs federation, our messages can have a huge global impact.
In our hybrid session, open to participants in Brussels and elsewhere joining online, we will hear from a top agency expert sharing advise on PR and social media best practices and we will learn from impactful presentations from GS1 MOs that have successfully executed campaigns in the past. We will emphasize the potential of 2D barcodes to nurture inspiring PR and social media campaigns.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Carlos Carnicero Urabayen, GS1
16:45 - 18:30
Retail
GS1 Retail Strategy workshop - The new narrative
The GS1 Global Retail Strategy (2023-2027) was developed to define the strategic priorities GS1 will focus on to drive a globally coherent engagement with the retail industry.
Since it was approved by the GS1 General Assembly in May 2023, work is ongoing to operationalise the retail strategy led by a GS1 Member Organisation (MO) Steering Committee with representatives from all five GS1 regions.
Attend this session to learn about the new narrative workstream activities and share your input to help us shape the future of retail.
In-person only | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: Retail - Apparel, Retail - CPG, Retail - Fresh foods, Retail - General merchandise | Session leader(s): Iain Walker, Patrik Jonasson and Elena Tomanovich, GS1
7:30 - 8:30
Welcome coffee
8:30 - 9:45
Digital Transformation
Link to success: Enriching GTIN and GLN records via the Links Registry
Links to other sources of data can enrich Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs) and Global Location Numbers (GLN) records with deeper information that addresses industry’s most pressing challenges. One example is the need from retailers and marketplaces that require certification details from suppliers to stay compliant and to respond to consumer demand.
Join this session to get the latest information about accelerating industry-value through selected use cases based on the holistic GS1 Registries. Hear from your peers how their GS1 Member Organisations (MOs) have designed Links Data IN capabilities. Learn how Verifiable Credentials could become part of an integrated offering.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Birgit Mahler and Michael James, GS1
8:30 - 10:00
Healthcare
Healthcare community engagement and education
An overview for those building their healthcare sector engagement. Focus on mentorship resources available especially for healthcare providers, solution providers and regulatory agencies.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: Healthcare | Session leader(s): Claire Clarke, GS1
Solutions & Innovation
35 years of EANCOM, what comes next in EDI? Artificial intelligence, semantics, new methodologies
In 2024, GS1 will celebrate 35 years of EANCOM, a successful story of a standard that, still, is the most widely diffused in the market.
New trends are emerging from the market, new technologies, new approaches to data exchange with the need of being flexible and able to harmonize with other standards and data models.
A special focus will be provided on AIs and their applicability to data sharing in such a context.
The session will provide also a view on experiences from the market, report the trends and how GS1 is preparing for the next 35 years of digital data exchanges
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Piergiorgio Licciardello, GS1
Knowledge & Skills
Dive into the modernisation of product identification!
The GTIN Modernisation Workgroup launched in January 2022 was finalised in October 2023. The group broke down barriers to simplify and clarify product identification for bundles, non-branded, non-new, and variations for commerce, both online and offline!
Get in the know, get involved! We invite you to be part of this exciting journey. Discover the game-changing rules for all four topics during our session and uncover the training materials tailor-made for GS1 Member Organisations (MOs). Don't miss out on the future of product identification!
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Marie Burnay and Simona Scaringi, GS1
Retail
Building capacity for MO engagement to drive alignment and progress in the CPG sector (2D featured)
Workshop for GS1 Member Organisations (MOs) interested in driving the agenda, priorities and roadmap for the CPG sector. Roundtable discussions will include: Collateral needs, training needs, industry roadmap & best practices, retail strategy implementation, GS1 Registry Platform roll-out, and migration to 2D.
In-person only | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: Retail - CPG | Session leader(s): Lori Schrop, GS1
10:30 - 11:15
Healthcare
HealthIT - Patient Demographic Guideline and associated ISO standards use
Join the session and learn how GS1 standards are used within clinical sytems using demographic information and how these standards complement other ISO standards used.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: Healthcare | Session leader(s): Neil Piper, GS1
10:30 - 11:45
Solutions & Innovation
GS1 web standards in use: The web of data
In this session you’ll see more seriously cool demonstrations of GS1 web standards in use. See how the updated EPCIS and Core Business Vocabulary (CBV) standards for recording events through a supply chain are being used, how the GS1 Web Vocabulary for describing products online can power Artificial Intelligence and the future of eCommerce, and how GS1 Digital Link is foundational to all of these.
External speakers:
- Sven Böckelmann, benelog GmbH & Co. KG - Shaping the Data Ecosystem of Tomorrow
- Dom Guinard, Digimarc - GS1 Digital Link and EPCIS 2.0 in the product cloud
- Andrea Volpini, Wordlift - the incredible power and potential of structured data in brand and retail websites.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Phil Archer, GS1
Digital Transformation
2D: How to engage business level stakeholders in your sector (2D featured)
Learn from industry sector leads and GS1 Member Organisation (MO) representatives how to engage business level stakeholders regarding 2D barcodes. Topics covered will include:
- Sector specific use cases and messaging, plus the existing resources we have to support engagement and how to use them
- MO experiences in sector engagement
- Q&A with industry experts
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only| Target audience: Healthcare, Retail - Apparel, Retail - CPG, Retail - Fresh foods, Retail - General merchandise, Marketplaces, Construction | Session leader(s): Tania Snioch, Pete Alvarez, Marie Burnay, Nellie Gayle, Lori Schrop, Elena Tomanovich, GS1 and Ildikó Lieber, GS1 in Europe
Other Sectors
Legal Entity Identifier - Your chance to join!
Driven by the G20 Group's initiative, the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) has emerged as the premier identifier within the financial realm. The GS1 Worldwide LEI Programme, comprising 24 GS1 Member Organisations (MOs), has actively embraced this development and achieved remarkable success.
Have you ever considered becoming a part of the LEI Programme? Are you intrigued by its significance? Would you like to engage with the LEI team? Your presence would be most appreciated!
During this session, we will present the latest Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and essential trends. Additionally, we invite you to join our discussion on LEI, exploring potential synergies with our traditional GS1 business.
Don't miss this opportunity to stay informed and involved in the forefront of financial identification excellence.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Tilo Arnold, GS1 Germany
11:45 - 13:00
Lunch
12:00 - 12:45
Solutions & Innovation
Meeting the Experts Printing session “2D barcodes - printing challenges and marking technologies”
Armor-IIMAK is known for its expertise in producing thermal transfer ribbons, inks, and other solutions used in industrial printing applications. Come listen to Armor -IIMAK and ask questions about the challenges of printing 2D barcodes.
NOTE: a warm, buffet lunch will be provided in this meeting. If you are registered for this session, your lunch will be in this room, not in the general lunchroom.
In-person only| Restricted: Open to all| Target audience: Healthcare, Retail - Apparel, Retail - CPG, Retail - Fresh foods, Retail - General merchandise | Session leader(s): Steven Keddie and Sophie Molle, GS1
13:00 - 14:00
Healthcare
Clinical trials - A new opportunity for GS1 standards (2D featured)
The clinical trials sector continues to implement GS1 standards. Learn about the new standards, developments in implementation, marketing tools and more!
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: Healthcare| Session leader(s): Tania Snioch, GS1
13:00 - 14:30
Digital Transformation
GRP Data Protection Policy: Assess – comply – flag
As local legislations emerge and awareness grows globally, harmonised rules on personal information processing within the Global Registry Platform (GRP) become necessary. By June 2024, all GS1 Member Organisation (MOs) need to adopt Data IN PI flags for licensee contact data upload to the Licence Registry and test on Stage (MO environment). Get some hands-on tips, hear from your MO peers and learn more about the Privacy Flagging. the end of the session, you can move to the next chapter of your journey towards GRP Data Protection Policy compliance.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Laura Wehrle and Birgit Mahler, GS1
Retail
Marketplaces at GS1: Explore key uses of GS1 standards and services by marketplaces
Have you ever wondered about the variety of ways marketplaces use GS1 standards and services to solve some of their most pressing business challenges in a rapidly changing world? Join this session to hear from industry about how the GS1 Global Registry Platform is supporting three key use cases:
- Validating product listings - Enabling marketplaces to validate Global Trade Item Number (GTINs) and other GS1 identifiers that flow into their systems
- Certifications and claims - Enabling marketplaces to access trusted certification details to ensure product compliance and to build consumer trust
- Customs and trade digitalisation - Enabling customs to access data around GS1 identifiers to verify products and entities, increasing efficiency and improving risk assessment at the border
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Darren Edels, GS1
Retail
A fresh (foods) approach to digital transformation with GS1 standards and services (2D featured)
GS1 is helping the fresh foods sector to improve supply chain efficiency and resiliency and provide more transparency to consumers.
Attend this session to learn more about the fresh foods sector’s use of GS1 standards, as well as gain knowledge and insights from GS1 Member Organisations (MOs) peers to begin or advance your local journey.
This session is recommended for those who are new to GS1 and/or working with the fresh foods sector.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only| Target audience: Retail - Fresh foods | Session leader(s): Elena Tomanovich, GS1
15:00 - 16:00
Retail plenary: From cotton to click – The future of retail through the lens of a white T-shirt (2D featured)
Demands from consumers and a wave of regulatory initiatives are both driving an urgent need for industry to adapt to a new reality in the apparel industry. Through the lens of a white t-shirt, this session will focus on the future of retail and how changing market demands and pressure from regulators will drive the digitalisation of supply chains to ultimately benefit the consumer. The session is taking a holistic approach to unlocking the most important data for apparel consumers, retailers, brands, manufacturers and regulators, taking the view of the full apparel supply chain.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: All industries
Speakers:
- Francisco Melo, President Solutions Group Worldwide, Avery Dennison
- Keshini Talwatte, General Manager, Group Sourcing & Supply Chain, MAS Holdings
- Dr Matthias Wiesman, Staff Software Engineer, Google
- Stina Behrens, Project Manager Sustainable Consumption and Circular Economy, Axfoundation
- Jonatan Tullberg, CEO, GS1 Sweden (moderator)
16:30 - 18:00
Regional forums & CEO session
North America Regional Forum
Regional forums & CEO session
Latam Regional Forum
16:30 - 17:15
Solutions & Innovation
Meeting the Experts Scanning session “Scanning 2D barcodes in retail”
Zebra Technologies is known for its expertise in designing and manufacturing a wide range of products, including barcode printers, and data capture solutions, and software. Come listen to how they are meeting the challenge of the retail migration to 2D and ask questions on the challenges of updating and scanning 2D’s at POS.
In-person only| Restricted: Open to all| Target audience: Healthcare, Retail - Apparel, Retail - CPG, Retail - Fresh foods, Retail - General merchandise | Session leader(s): Steven Keddie and Sophie Molle, GS1
7:30 - 8:30
Welcome coffee
8:30 - 11:45
Regional forums & CEO session
Asia Pacific Regional Forum
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: For MO staff from the Asia-Pacific region or by invitation only.
Regional forums & CEO session
GS1 in EU Regional Forum
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: For MO and GO staff only, all regions.
Regional forums & CEO session
MEMA Regional Forum
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | For GS1 MO staff from the MEMA region or by invitation only.
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee break
11:45 - 13:00
Lunch
12:15 - 12:55
Global Forum live at the Square: Insights, conversations, and hot takes!
Join us for a live view into the GS1 Global Forum! Our on-the-ground reporter Christine Hutchinson of Global Office will be navigating through the event, capturing the pulse, and engaging with session leaders, speakers, sponsors, and attendees to bring you real-time insights and the latest buzz. Be a part of the action as she unveils the hottest topics on the minds of our diverse audience. Virtual attendees are not just spectators; you are encouraged to join the conversation, ask questions, and shape the discussion.
Virtual only session | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target Audience: All industries
13:00 - 14:15
Digital Transformation
How industry is realising the GS1 system - A sponsored session (2D featured)
Come be inspired by how industry thought leaders are not only bringing to life the GS1 pillars of Identify, Capture, Share and Use, but also why they believe the migration to 2D barcodes will be a (r)evolutionary advance for industry's adoption of GS1 Standards.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: Healthcare, Retail - Apparel, Retail - CPG, Retail - Fresh foods, Retail - General merchandise | Session leader(s): Steven Keddie and Sophie Molle, GS1
13:00 - 14:30
Sponsor expo - Networking time
Visit sponsor stands to watch demos, talk to experts and network.
14:30 - 15:45
Other Sectors
Why companies invest in circularity? And will the DPP help?
Join this session to learn directly from companies about their investments in circularity and digital product passport (DPP).
P&G, H&M, Avery Dennison and GS1 Türkiye will present their sustainability and circularity strategies and connect the work that GS1 is developing under the Mission-specific Work Group on DPP.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session |Open to all | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Francesca Poggiali, GS1
14:30 - 16:00
Knowledge & Skills
Global Training Network
Join this session to discover how training is managed across GS1, globally and locally. GS1 Member Organisations (MOs) will present new training initiatives, best practices, and success stories to inspire each other!
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Simona Scaringi and Sara Cavallucci, GS1
Knowledge & Skills
Do you know what your cybersecurity posture is?
There are many IT security frameworks ( CIS, NIST, ISO 27xxx, COBIT, ITIL, etc.) which all have their own approach, yet using any of these framework can help you assess your current security situation, find your blind spots, and improve your overall cybersecurity posture. They can also help exchange knowledge about cybersecurity in a structured way by creating a common language across the federation. Join us to hear about some experiences across the federation, and how you too can benefit from such approaches. GS1 Member Organisation (MO) staff dealing with cybersecurity and IT of all levels should attend.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): David Holzberg and Tycho Reniers, GS1
Solutions & Innovation
GS1 tool shopping: SME tools designed for MOs & industry (2D featured)
Informative session in which the latest generation of SME tools designed for GS1 Member Organisations (MOs) and Industry will be demonstrated. New tools include TraceWay, the EPC Sandbox, GS1 ID key builder, and much more.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Steven Keddie, GS1
Digital Transformation
2D workshop: Engaging retail brand marketers (2D featured)
Brand marketers within supplier companies are responsible for packaging design, including the use of barcodes on packs. The opportunity to use next generation barcodes opens a wide range of opportunities to link the physical package to digital content. In this workshop, we will use input from brand marketers, GS1 Member Organisations (MOs) and industry sector leads to develop the value proposition and messages that can be used to explain the role next generation barcodes play.
In-person only | Restricted: By invitation only | Target audience: Healthcare, Retail - Apparel, Retail - CPG, Retail - Fresh foods, Retail - General merchandise | Session leader(s): Tania Snioch, GS1
16:30 - 17:45
Knowledge & Skills
Key ingredients of leadership @GS1
This interactive session will feature GS1 leaders from around the world sharing their personal leadership success and failure stories. Additionally, we will hear from a leadership development professional on the latest insights and considerations in the realm of leadership.
As part of this leadership exchange, we will focus on identifying the essential leadership competencies that are critical for success within GS1. Here we will explore key behaviours and enablers that positively impact our global teams and customers, and align with our mission and core values.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Robyn Burke and Patricia Alhadeff, GS1
16:30 - 18:00
Retail
Mastering marketplaces: Discover the 8 steps to better engagement
Ever felt like marketplaces are an intricate maze with no apparent way out? You're not alone. Many people find marketplaces confusing and don't know how to work with them well. But what if you had a GPS for this intricate landscape—a concrete, hands-on guide to not just survive, but thrive? Discover our practical 8 steps guide to better engage with the marketplaces in your country.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only| Target audience: Marketplaces, Retail - Apparel, Retail - CPG, Retail - Fresh foods, Retail - General merchandise | Session leader(s): Arnaud Bonnefoy, GS1
Knowledge & Skills
Train the trainer techniques
Effective training helps GS1 gain new knowledge and skills and apply it to our daily work with our community.
Join this session to learn how to design, deliver and assess an effective training session.
Discover and practice some active training techniques that you can easely combine and incorporate into your training programs in your MO and with your customers to keep your audience engaged and involved.
In-person only | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Sara Cavallucci, GS1
Other Sectors
Taking GS1 2D messages to the next level in your MO for governments' essential use cases (2D featured)
Interactive session on developing the capacity in your GS1 Member Organisation (MO) to inform government officials in a variety of ministries on how GS1 2D migration is relevant for them. (more details to come)
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Elizabeth Board, GS1
16:30 - 18:15
Solutions & Innovation
RFID + QR in action (2D featured)
This session will demonstrate how RFID and QR technologies can work together to meet both supply chain and consumer engagement requirements.
Avery Dennison, Decathlon, Seagull Scientific and TSC Printronix will show real use-cases demonstration (hardware and software)
The key messages will be:
- RFID and QR can work together (interoperability) => focus on TDS 2.0, Gen2v3, EPC translator library (GS1 element strings to EPC to digital link)
- Embedded RFID is the key for persistent identity => RFID tag performance (TIPP), DPP
- New GS1 documents on implementation of QR + RFID
- New available RFID training
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Claude Tetelin, GS1
19:30 - 23:59
Networking dinner – A sparkling night of fun & camaraderie
Join us for an unforgettable evening of glitz and fun at the GS1 Global Forum Networking Dinner! We will transform the night into a dazzling experience filled with interactivity, and friendly competition. Bring your mobile phones so you can participate in the festivities. It will be a stimulating night filled with laughter and surprises that will keep you on your toes. Our fantastic DJ dance party at the end of the night will keep the energy high and the dance floor buzzing.
Dress in your favorite party outfit with a bit of sparkle! Whether casual or fancy, let’s reflect the excitement of the evening together.
In-person only activity | All invited to attend
8:00 - 9:00
Welcome coffee
9:00 - 10:15
Retail
GS1 never goes out of style: Enabling apparel transparency through holistic standards (2D featured)
In this follow-up to our Retail Plenary, you will hear from a multitude of stakeholders along the apparel value chain about their key challenges, opportunities, and needs for standardisation in the realm of transparency and traceability - and how they converge in 2D, GS1 Digital Links, and our Registries program. The objective of this session is to equip GS1 Member Organisations (MOs) and industry alike to approach the apparel industry with a compelling, interoperable and neutral framework for connecting supply chain tiers and answering everything from regulation to consumer concerns.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: Retail - Apparel, Retail - General merchandise, All industries | Session leader(s): Nellie Gayle, GS1
Knowledge & Skills
Marketplace sellers' journey: understanding and resolving marketplace issues
Are you a member of a GS1 Member Organisation (MO) Customer Service team, and do you regularly help marketplace sellers with their queries? If so, this session is for you. Learn how to accompany your marketplace sellers and their journey when they approach GS1 for the first time and when they have queries when using their GTIN on Amazon.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Simona Scaringi and Julie Wauters, GS1
Digital Transformation
Digital assets - Master class on product images and other digital assets
Shopping online is global. Shopping online continues to grow. GS1 standards are adapting to these trends, especially in the areas of Mobile First product images and other digital assets associated with the GTIN (product).
This session will cover:
- Industry voice on why GS1-compliant product images, and other digital assets, are essential
- Introducing the latest GS1 e-Academy Product Image Training
- Perspective from a GS1 MO Product Image Service
- What the future holds for digital assets (Product videos and beyond)
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: Marketplaces, Retail - Apparel, Retail - CPG, Retail - General merchandise, Retail - Fresh foods | Session leader(s): Elsa Braz and David Buckley, GS1
Other Sectors
GS1 standards in rail make the industry more digital, safer and more efficient
We will present use cases from around the world to show how GS1 standards can optimise various business processess in rail. Furthermore, we will demonstrate the connection between rail and construction in the field of infrastructure. All in all, a session where you will experience a mix of GS1 standards, e.g. EPCIS, Digital Product Passport, GS1 Digital Link, which will make the industry more digital, safer and more efficient.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: Retail - Apparel, Retail - General merchandise, All industries | Session leader(s): Thorsten Kirschner, GS1 Germany
9:00 - 10:30
Regional forums & CEO session
GS1 presidents and CEOs session
Knowledge & Skills
Traceability Practitioner Training, GTTP modules 11 and 12
Advance your skills with the Traceability Practitioner training, enhancing Member Organisations (MOs) ability to support implementations and offer services like consultancy and sector-specific training. This programme allows hands-on practice in assessing (module 12) and designing (module 13, from 2025) traceability systems across various business scenarios. Discover how to aid sustainability and efficiency, meet regulatory requirements and more. The training begins online before the Global Forum and proceeds in person in Brussels on Thursday afternoon and Friday. Completion of the Traceability Analyst training is mandatory for participation.
In-person only | Restricted: GS1 certified Traceability Analysts or by invitation | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Diane Taillard, GS1; Krisztina Vatai, GS1 Hungary; Slobodan Romac, GS1 Croatia; Heidi Ho, GS1 Hong Kong; Roxana Saravia, GS1 Argentina
9:30 - 11:45
Digital Transformation
GS1 registries - What is the value proposition for governments and NGOs? A public policy workshop
GS1 Company Prefix (GCPs), Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs), Global Location Numbers (GLNs), Links? What are the killer use cases for Governments and NGOs in the GS1 Registries? In this interactive workshop, we will learn from GS1 Member Organisations (MOs) experience and develop value propositions for the Registries with key messages for regulators.
In-person only | Restricted: Group members only or by invitation | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Elizabeth Board, GS1
10:45 - 11:45
Knowledge & Skills
GS1 employer brand 2.0
Marketing and HR are teaming up again to host a Global Forum session to share practices and showcase our collective work around employer branding. GS1 team members around the world express that the best part of working for GS1 is the meaningful work AND the exceptional people. GS1 has a unique opportunity to drive positive change for consumers, patients, and the environment.
How can we continue to create momentum within our organisation, and communicate to those who ask GS1 Who? This session will offer valuable insights, tools, and an opportunity for discussion on how we collectively achieve this goal globally and locally.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only | Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Patricia Alhadeff, Christine Hutchinson and Sébastien Germain, GS1 Global Office
Knowledge & Skills
Panel discussion: GS1 e-Academy – A learning solution for any size MO
Join us as we have a conversation with GS1 Member Organisations (MOs) about how they are leveraging the GS1 e-Academy to meet their learning needs. The GS1 e-Academy provides a variety of learning solutions and has customisable options to meet those needs. Join us and find out what the GS1 e-Academy can do for your MO.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only| Target audience: All industries | Session leader(s): Jeanette McVeigh, GS1
10:45 - 11:30
Retail
1-2-3, Apparel traceability! Leveraging the GS1 Global Trace & Train Program (2D featured)
Apparel traceability is the hot topic amongst many of your existing members. But how can GS1’s Member Organisations (MOs) address this need using our standards, services, and trainings? This session will take you through the aspects of GS1’s Trace & Train Program for MOs that can help you engage apparel brands and solution providers, increase your capacity to support implementation projects, and more NOW. We will use real examples from our global trainers and top tips for moving forward with textile sustainability solutions.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Restricted: GS1 MO and GO staff only| Target audience: Retail - Apparel, All industries | Session leader(s): Nellie Gayle, GS1
10:45 - 12:00
Other Sectors
Blueprint for the future: building up the modern construction landscape with the help of standards (2D featured)
On this session focusing on the emerging sector of construction, we will investigate how GS1 standards are shaping the modern landscape, providing a foundation for efficiency and innovation, with a spotlight on the impact of digital technologies and 2D barcodes.
Hybrid (in-person and virtual session) | Open to all | Target audience: Technical industries| Session leader(s): Ildikó Lieber, GS1 in Europe
11:45 - 13:00
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
Closing plenary with the Everyone Makes a Difference Awards
Join us to hear from our CEO, Renaud de Barbuat, as he shares insights from the GS1 Executive Committee of the Board and we'll hear from GS1 regional MO CEOs about what's happening in their regions. The highly prestigious Everyone Makes a Difference Awards will be announced. Don't miss the exciting closing plenary!
Open to all | Target audience: All industries | Speaker(s): Renaud de Barbuat, GS1; Tim Smucker, The J.M. Smucker Co., GS1 Chairman Emeritus and regional representatives