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NACS Leadership Forum

Capped at 130 retail participants: small-room access to c-store chain leaders.

Dates
Feb 16 to Feb 18, 2027
Where
Amelia Island, FL
Cost
Ticket About $599. Paid retailer attendee $599; supplier (Hunter Club) registration $6,199-$7,999. Many retailers attend by invitation at $0.
Type
Summit · Paid ticket
Organizer
NACS
Audience level
Executive
Suits
Going for promotion
Last checked
October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site

Official site and registration

Cheaper ways in: Invited retailer attendees and NACS leaders register free.

Speaking opportunities

Has sessions, ask how speakers are chosen

Who goes

Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.

Segments: Grocery and convenience

Roles: convenience store operator

Levels: Executive

The field it serves: Retail & E-commerce

Verified open jobs
about 486

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

Typical posted salary
$86,000 a year (middle half $58,000 to $133,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 77 of the newest 486 verified open jobs.

Entry or early-career level
21% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 486 verified open jobs.

Employment, year over year
+0.2% in retail trade, the closest BLS sector

Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.

Full Retail & E-commerce snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences

Employers at this conference

Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.

  • Casey's General Stores Speaking 2027
  • FASTIME Speaking 2027
  • NACS Speaking 2027
  • Rutter's Holdings Inc. Speaking 2027
  • Sprint Mart Speaking 2027
  • TXB Stores Speaking 2027
  • Wawa, Inc Speaking 2027

Read from the event’s own pages: www.convenience.org.

Speakers and sessions

Named on the event’s own program. Titles and organizations are as the event lists them.

Keynotes

  • Ken Schmidt

    Author, Keynote Speaker

  • Sharon Gai

    Author, Keynote Speaker

  • Shawn Kanungo

    Author, Keynote Speaker

Speakers

  • Brandi Mauro

    Program Manager, Executive Education, NACS

  • Brian Schaller

    President, Wawa, Inc

  • Chris Hartman

    Vice President of Fuels, Marketing and Development, Rutter's Holdings Inc.

  • Darren Rebelez

    Chairman, President and CEO, Casey's General Stores

  • Frank Gleeson

    President & CEO, NACS

  • Herb Hargraves

    Chief Operating Officer, Sprint Mart

  • Jayme Gough

    Director, Research and Development, NACS

  • Jeff Burrell

    Vice President, Retail Engagement, Research & Education, NACS

  • Jigar Patel

    CEO, FASTIME

  • Kevin Smartt

    CEO, TXB Stores

Read from the event’s own pages: convenience.org

Industries and functions

Where it is and who it is for

Held in Amelia Island, FL. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.

Past and planned editions

  • 2027: February 16, 2027 to February 18, 2027, Amelia Island, FL

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