Fall Forum 2026
Program
Welcome Reception
Tuesday, October 13
6:00pm-8:00pm
Mars Snacking Office Patio - Newark
Join us for drinks, appetizers and a chance to meet forum attendees in a casual setting at the Mars Snacking Office Patio in Newark.
Day 1
Wednesday, October 14
8:00am
9:30am - 12:00pm
Bus departs The Element Hotel for Hackettstown (approx. 60-minute drive)
Opening Remarks
Jim Buczkowski | IOP Emeritus Board Member and Fall Forum Host
Claudio Gutierrez | CEO, CG Creative
OPENING KEYNOTE
Rainer Struck | Mars Snacking
11:00am - 2:00pm
Rotating Tour & Lunch
Group 1 | M&M Factory Tour
Group 2 | Chocolate Tasting
Group 3 | Networking Lunch
2:15pm - 4:30pm
Consumer Technology Association
TBC | CTA
Technologies to Watch
Nick Scappaticci | BigDreams
KEYNOTE
Paving the Way for New Solutions
Kim Getgen | InnovationForce
Closing Remarks
4:30pm-8:00pm
GENERAL SESSION
M&M Factory - Hackettstown
Dinner – Fig & Lily Garden
4:30 PM | Depart from M&M Factory to Fig & Lily Garden in Morristown (approx. 40-minute drive)
5:30 PM | Networking Reception & Group Dinner
7:30 PM | Depart Morristown for The Element Hotel (approx. 30-minute drive)
Day 2
Thursday, October 15
8:30am
Opening Remarks
Jim Buczkowski | IOP Emeritus Board Member and Fall Forum Host
OPENING KEYNOTE
Amy Webb | Future Today Strategy Group
Resilience & Transformation
Michael Ku | Pfizer
Powering Tomorrow's Leaders Through STEM
Mary Lombardo | Formerly RTX
11:45am - 12:45pm
Lunch & Expo
12:45pm - 4:30pm
GENERAL SESSION
The Kitchen at Mars Snacking Office - Newark
AI COP Update
Jim Mangione | Global Clinical Supply Innovation Lead, Pfizer
Beg, Brag, What If?
TBC | TBC
CLOSING KEYNOTE
TBC | TBC