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SCHOOLNUTRITIONSTRATEGY•VISION•GROWTH
January 13-15, 2019Austin, Texas
FOCUS ON THE FUTURE: YOUR BUSINESS, YOUR TEAM, YOUR CUSTOMERS
W ish you had a crystal ball to predict the
future of school nutrition programs? SNA
offers the next best thing!
Get ready to meet a dream team of future-
focused business strategy experts and enjoy
three days of unparalleled learning and networking
for school nutrition operators and industry partners
at an event specifically designed to help you plan
for and build the future of school nutrition opera-
tions!
Join us in January for the most innovative
conference of 2019—#SNIC19 in Austin, Texas!
You’ll gain innovative insights from thought
leaders addressing the full spectrum of your busi-
ness: operations, menus, service, workforce and the
customer.
• Kick off your learning with the expertise of a
renowned global innovation whiz who projects a fu-
ture of technological change and predicts its impact
on the business world.
• Listen in as a foodservice trend expert offers
in-depth insights into what today’s kids want and
expect in their dining experiences.
• Leave with practical ideas for managing your
current and future workforce while meeting the
demands of tomorrow’s customer with the advice of
an authority on workforce strategy.
This conference is all about giving you the tools
to position your business—whether in schools or in
the foodservice marketplace—for future success
in feeding America’s future.
#SNIC19 is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to learn
from experts, network with hundreds of your peers,
benchmark your current practices, share strategies
for success and develop innovative ideas you can
apply immediately in the workplace. Don’t miss it!
www.schoolnutrition.org/snic
WHAT’S HAPPENING7:30 am–5:00 pm Registration
8:00 am–12:00 pm SNS Credentialing Exam
10:00 am–12:00 pm Pre-Conference Workshop: Equipment Procurement Best Practices
10:00 am–1:00 pm Pre-Conference Workshop: Tour of Austin ISD’s School Nutrition Program
2:30 pm–4:30 pm Pre-Conference Workshop: Train Your Staff on Financial Management and KPIs
8:30 am–4:30 pm Pre-Conference Workshop: SNS Credentialing Prep Course
5:30 pm–7:30 pm Welcome Event— Maggie Mae’s
7:00 am–5:00 pm Registration
8:45 am–10:30 am Opening General Session
10:30 am-11:00 am Networking Break
11:00 am–12:00 pm Innovative Solution Sessions
11:00 am–12:00 pm Industry Education Session
12:15 pm–1:45 pm Networking Lunch
2:00 pm–3:00 pm Innovative Solution Sessions
2:00 pm–3:00 pm Industry Education Session
3:00 pm–3:30 pm Refresh & Recharge Break
3:00 pm–3:30 pm #OpenSpace Discussion
3:30 pm–4:30 pm General Session
4:45 pm–5:30 pm STEPS Wellness Event
6:30 pm–9:15 pm FAME Awards and Dinner
7:00 am–5:00 pm Registration
7:30 am–8:15 am Breakfast
8:15 am–9:45 am General Session
10:00 am–11:00 am Education Sessions
11:00 am–11:30 am Refresh & Recharge Break
11:00 am–11:30 am #OpenSpace Discussion
11:30 am–12:30 pm Innovative Solution Sessions
11:30 am–12:30 pm Industry Free Time
12:30 pm–2:15 pm Networking Lunch and Tabletop Displays
2:30 pm–3:30 pm Education Sessions
3:45 pm–4:30 pm General Session
7:00 am–11:00 am Registration
7:45 am–8:30 am Breakfast Buffet
8:15 am–8:45 am #OpenSpace Discussion
8:45 am–9:15 am Ideas@Work Sessions
9:30 am–10:00 am Ideas@Work Sessions
10:00 am–10:30 am Networking Break
10:00 am–10:30 am #OpenSpace Discussion
10:30 am–11:45 am Closing General Session
Note: Schedule of events, speakers and content subject to change.
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MEET THE EXPERTSTURNING DISRUPTION AND CHANGE INTO OPPORTUNITY AND ADVANTAGELearn how to separate the “hard trends”
that will happen from the “soft trends”
that might happen in this thought-
provoking session with innovation
expert Daniel Burrus. He’ll explain what
it takes to accurately anticipate tech-
nology-driven disruptions before they
occur, prep to meet customer needs
before they express them, and identify
game-changing advantages for school
nutrition programs.
Technology-driven change is grow-
ing exponentially and has created a
unique tipping point, one filled with both
disruptive problems, as well as amazing
opportunities for the school nutrition
marketplace. New tools and strategies
exist that can transform the customer
experience, grow brand loyalty in fresh
ways, increase student engagement in
school meal programs and accelerate
positive results across all areas of your
business.
Don’t miss this exciting keynote
session, followed by a facilitated dis-
cussion about growing the business of
school nutrition by turning disruptions
into new opportunities.
Daniel Burrus’ accurate predic-
tions date back to the early 1980s. He
was the first—and only—futurist to
accurately identify 20 technologies that
eventually would drive business and
economic change for decades. Since
then, he has continued to establish a
worldwide reputation for his exceptional
record of forecasting the future of tech-
nology-driven change and visioning its
direct impact on the business world.
DANIEL BURRUSGlobal Futurist & Innovation Expert
Opening General SessionSunday, January 138:45 am-10:30 am
“Future success depends on the strategic decisions you make today.
—Daniel Burrus
Global Futurist &
Innovation Expert
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www.schoolnutrition.org/snic
IT’S YOUR BUSINESS! #KIDSTODAY:WHAT DO THEY WANT? Join foodservice trends expert Maeve
Webster for her in-depth insights into
what kids want and demand from
restaurants and retail experiences. Un-
derstanding their expectations outside
the school will help you exceed them in
the cafeteria.
From understanding what drives
young customers’ Instagram posts to
appreciating how they anticipate amped
up “eatertainment” to recognizing that
today’s customers now expect “con-
cepts” and not “menus,” this session
is sure to inspire you to greater levels
of innovation and imagination. Webster
will also offer her thoughts on some of
the “whys” of today’s trends, which will
help you build your own forecasting
skills and stay on the leading edge.
MAEVE WEBSTERFoodservice Trends Expert and President of Menu Matters
General SessionSunday, January 133:30 pm-4:30 pm
Maeve Webster is a leading consul-
tant focused on helping manufacturers
and operators analyze, understand and
leverage current and coming foodser-
vice trends. Her expertise is in the areas
of trend analysis, market assessment,
consumer behavior, product testing,
and brand optimization. She is a regular
speaker at top industry events and
has contributed to major media outlets
including The Wall Street Journal, NPR,
CNBC, MSNBC and CBS. Maeve holds
a culinary degree from Le Cordon Bleu
in Chicago.
“It’s always refreshing to be sent home (back to my district) with tips on how to be a more effective leader!
—SNIC 2018 Attendee
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KIM LEARGenerations and Workforce Strategy Expert
Closing General Session Tuesday, January 1510:30 am-11:45 am
PREPARE YOUR ORGANIZATION FOR THE WORKFORCE OF THE FUTUREClose out your #SNIC19 experience with
this thought-provoking session that will
provide you with a toolbox of practical
ideas for engaging your diverse school
nutrition team—and your K-12 cus-
tomers. Their engagement means your
success!
We are in a period of great change
in the workplace, and the time has
come to challenge conventional thinking
about recruitment, retention, engage-
ment and leadership. Lear’s presenta-
tion will decode the key trends shaping
the future of work for every generation
with a mix of data, storytelling and
humor.
Takeaways will be focused on
hot-button issues such as: recruiting
in a competitive landscape, creating
collaborative workplaces free from
drama, retaining employees and more.
Supported with cutting-edge research
and category-leading case studies, this
presentation will take a deep dive into
generational shifts and the future of
work.
Kim Lear is a sought-after
authority on generational patterns
and demographic shifts. As the founder
and content director of Inlay Insights,
she is at the forefront of cutting-edge
research seeking to uncover cultural
shifts that revolutionize how organiza-
tions engage employees and consum-
ers. Lear has been featured on NPR, as
well as in such national publications as
The Wall Street Journal, the Huffington
Post, USA Today and TIME magazine.
MEET THE EXPERTS#SNIC19 is all about giving you the tools to position your business—in schools and the foodservice marketplace—for future success in feeding America’s future.
www.schoolnutrition.org/snic
SATURDAY, JANUARY 12
SNS CREDENTIALING PREPARATION COURSE8:30 am-4:30 pmFee: $249*A must-do for those thinking about taking
the School Nutrition Specialist (SNS)
exam, the SNS Prep Course* is based on
the SNS Exam Study Guide and covers
key content areas. Taught by subject
matter experts, it provides key resourc-
es and concepts to help you prepare.
*Course fee includes the SNS Study
Guide and lunch. Please note: the SNS
Study Course will not guarantee a pass-
ing score and does not include content
from the actual Exam.
EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT BEST PRACTICES10:00 am-12:00 pm Fee: $69Equipment purchases involve another
level of complexity in the procurement
process. Listen in to this panel of experts
to learn best practices to adopt—and
pitfalls to avoid—to ensure a smooth,
compliant procurement.
TOUR OF AUSTIN ISD’s SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAM10:00 am-1:00 pmFee: $99 Join us for an exciting field trip to Austin
Independent School District, where
you’ll gain practical ideas from their
mobile serving options, innovative school
breakfast service, made-to-order food
bars, student culinary arts competition,
family-style meal programs, clean-label
procurement initiatives and much more.
School breakfast/lunch is included.
TRAIN YOUR STAFF ON FINAN-CIAL MANAGEMENT AND KPIs 2:30 pm-4:30 pmFee: $199*It’s critical for school nutrition staff to
understand basic financial management
procedures. SNA’s new “Dollars and
Cents” video tutorial training series will
allow directors and supervisors to train
their staff on a variety of financial Key
Performance Indicators (KPIs). The series
will be offered exclusively online, so this
is a unique opportunity to participate
live with the directors who piloted the
training. *The pre-con workshop includes
access to all five online modules and
training materials/trainer package.
EARN YOUR SNS AND MORE:PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
SNS CREDENTIALING EXAM8:00 am-12:00 pmFee: Member $225; Non-member $325Ready to earn your School Nutrition
Specialist (SNS) Credential? Take the
exam at #SNIC19. Registration, ap-
proval and payment must be made
in advance and cannot be done on
site. Registration deadline:
January 3, 2019. To register visit
www.schoolnutrition.org/sns or
email certSNS@schoolnutrition.
org.
“This is the perfect conference to be able to go in depth on trends.
—SNIC 2018 Industry
Attendee
“Maximize your #SNIC19 learning
experience through a variety of educa-
tional programming formats designed
to enhance content delivery and
takeaways.
GENERAL SESSIONS—You don’t
want to miss these 60- to 90-minute
plenary sessions featuring some of
the most-sought-after and innovative
speakers presenting today.
EDUCATION SESSIONS—These
60-minute breakout sessions cover
hot topics in school nutrition and run
concurrently, with many repeated to
allow flexibility in your schedule.
INNOVATIVE SOLUTION SES-
SIONS—These popular 60-minute
industry-hosted sessions cover new
trends and the latest innovative prod-
ucts on the market today. Industry
representatives and operators can
exchange ideas, discuss and sample
new products face-to-face, and create
on-the-spot solutions and innovations.
IDEAS@WORK—These 30-minute
fast-paced sessions are focused on
singular innovations and presented
by the school nutrition operators that
created them, tracing the path of a
big idea from concept to implemen-
tation and identifying the steps to put
the idea to work in your schools and
district.
#OPENSPACE—Take advantage of
social learning in our #OpenSpace
sessions. Exchange ideas and share
best practices in an informal setting
or meet up with peers with similar in-
terests from across the country. Check
the conference app for more details.
INDUSTRY EDUCATION SESSIONS—
Offered exclusively to industry repre-
sentatives, these sessions are de-
signed to enhance awareness of new
and evolving challenges faced by their
school nutrition operator customers.
INNOVATIVEEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
www.schoolnutrition.org/snic
EXCLUSIVE NETWORKING EVENTSSATURDAY, JANUARY 12
5:30 pm-7:30 pm
Welcome Event—Maggie Mae’sKick off SNIC 2019 by joining us at
one of the most iconic spots in Austin:
Maggie Mae’s. Enjoy panoramic views
of the city’s breathtaking skyline from
its exclusive Rooftop Deck with Cabana
Bar. Allow us to welcome you to the
Texas state capital with local music and
signature starters and drinks before
you head out on your own.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 13
12:15 pm-1:45 pm
Networking Lunch Catch up with old friends, meet new
colleagues, reconnect with industry
partners and network while enjoying a
delicious lunch.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 13
6:30 pm-9:15 pm
2019 FAME Awards and Dinner
Sponsored by Basic American
FoodsThe stars of school nutrition will shine
at the Foodservice Achievement Man-
agement Excellence (FAME) Awards.
Operators and industry will come to-
gether to honor these outstanding lead-
ers in the school nutrition profession
for their innovation and service. The
reception begins at 6:30 pm, followed
by dinner and the awards ceremony.
There’s still time to nominate someone
you know who deserves this presti-
gious award! Nominations close on
October 12. Visit www.fameawards.
net to nominate a colleague or obtain
tickets. (Limited tickets available.)
MONDAY, JANUARY 14
12:30 pm-2:15 pm
Networking Lunch and Tabletop
DisplaysEnjoy a delicious buffet lunch, network
and make sure to visit all the tabletop
displays placed around the room. Your
industry partners are here to show you
a variety of products, services and the
latest technology available to help you
take your school nutrition program to
the next level.
AUSTIN HOTEL AND TRAVEL INFORMATION
CONFERENCE LODGINGJW MARRIOTT AUSTIN110 E. 2nd Street
Austin, TX 78701
www.jwmarriottaustin.com
SNA Discounted Rate: $229 per night single/
double plus applicable taxes
Check-in: 3:00 pm; Check-out: 11:00 am
Enjoy a superior location near the best
entertainment options when you stay
at the JW Marriott Austin, a modern
urban resort in the heart of the city.
Located just two blocks from the
Austin Convention Center, JW Marriott
offers three restaurants, a Starbucks
onsite, the posh Spa by JW and the
brand-new Edge Pool Bar & Cabanas.
Valet parking is available for an addi-
tional fee ranging from $22-$45 daily;
self-parking is available from $17 to
$32 daily.
Conference registration is required
to reserve a room within SNA’s dis-
counted hotel room block. Once you
have registered, you will receive access
to the SNIC hotel reservation system.
Rooms are issued on a first-come,
first-served basis until December 21,
2018. After this date, the SNA rate
expires (or prior to that date if the room
block is full). Please make your reser-
vations early to ensure the discounted
rate, which is subject to all applicable
taxes.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
Airlines and Ground Transportation
The JW Marriott Austin is conveniently
located just 10.4 miles from Austin-
Bergstrom International Airport. When
making your airline reservations, feel
free to use Corporate Traveler, SNA’s
official travel agency. SNA’s dedicat-
ed travel manager Sunny Ali can be
reached at (571) 302-7187 or via email
There are several ground transportation
options from the airport, including taxi-
cabs, SuperShuttle, car rentals and ride
sharing. For more information, please
visit www.austintexas.gov/airport.
ABOUT AUSTIN
Known internationally as the Live
Music Capital of the World®, Austin is
home to nearly 200 live music venues,
plus beautiful parks, memorable menus
and world class museums. It continues
to gain popularity as one of the nation’s
top travel destinations. For more infor-
mation on Austin’s many attractions,
visit www.austintexas.org.
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