Advancing voluntary standards, AI interoperability, and frictionless data accuracy for the world's leading consumer goods brands and retailers
The consumer goods value chain faces a critical inflection point as autonomous AI agents rapidly reshape search, store discovery, and commercial transactions. Legacy product, location, and party schemas remain siloed and unreadable by next-generation AI systems, exposing brands and retailers to commercial disintermediation and operational inefficiency.
Foundational objectives securing the future of operational excellence
- AI discoverability: define machine-readable schemas (markdown / structured data) across product, location, and brand/party levels so AI agents can discover and correctly present offerings.
- Agentic protocols for grocery retail: standardise agentic AI transaction protocols tailored to the grocery retail sector.
- Cyber resilience network & AI security: establish cybersecurity guidelines and optimise AI model-routing token spend.
- Expand 2D barcode standards into distribution centers for end-to-end case and pallet traceability.
- Drive independent, friction-free data exchange across the physical value chain.
- Robotics in retail & distribution (warehouse automation & in-store robotics): establish structured ways of working and reference frameworks for warehouse automation and in-store robotics.
- Retail media & supply chain data harmonisation: harmonise retail media ad-tech metrics with real-time supply chain inventory data.
Discover our latest playbooks, guidelines, and technological frameworks.
Access voluntary industry frameworks and pilot programs redefining product data exchange and access across the value chain
Linear barcodes have reached their limit. As global demand for product data intensifies, the industry is transitioning to a single, standardised 2D code.
Discover ways to meet and engage with the DDVC global community
The event enables retail, manufacturer and service provider companies to engage in-depth conversations about the strategic implications of new technologies for their businesses with direct access to the creators of these ground-breaking innovations.
Interactive executive workshops that bring together 10 to 30 consumer goods C-suite leaders and the tech ecosystem for focused presentations, expert talks, and live store visits.
This small-group format helps translate emerging consumer goods supply chain technologies into high-impact enterprise capabilities, equipping delegates with strategies to align innovation with core business goals.
Industry solutions January 13 - 14, 2027
Global Events February 09 - 10, 2026
Food safety March 08 - 11, 2027
Industry solutions April 12 - 16, 2027
Global Events June 08 - 11, 2027
Board Sponsor (CEO) and Co-Chairs
Bringing together 45 retailers, manufacturers and service providers
