Workshops
Erik Aapkes
Managing Partner, Blueprint Europe
Erik Aapkes is an experienced business strategist and capability development expert, dedicated to helping organizations unlock their full potential. As Managing Partner at Blueprint Management Consultants, he specializes in transforming business strategies into tangible commercial success through consultancy and capability-building programs. His expertise lies in commercial excellence, leadership development, and practical learning solutions.Prior to Blueprint, Erik spent over a decade at McCain Foods, where he held key leadership roles, including Global Director of Commercial Learning and Country Manager for the Nordics & Baltics.
Blueprint is a global consultancy that specializes in strengthening business capabilities and developing commercial strategies. Operating across sectors like FMCG, retail, and pharmaceuticals, the company has offices in Europe and North America. Their consultants, experienced in top companies like Procter & Gamble and Mars, deliver practical solutions and sales training globally.
Marijn Overvest
Founder, Procurement Tactics
Marijn Overvest is a procurement expert and entrepreneur dedicated to advancing procurement professionals through education and strategic sourcing. As the founder of Procurement Tactics, he leads an online academy that trains procurement teams worldwide, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses.
Before launching Procurement Tactics, Marijn held key procurement roles at Albert Heijn for 19 years, specializing in strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, and private-label development. He spearheaded post-merger synergy programs following Albert Heijn’s integration with Delhaize and played a pivotal role in category management.
Seminars
Tim Hehenkamp
Director of Category Management, Jumbo Supermarkets
Tim is end-responsible for Category Management at Jumbo, the Netherlands’ second largest food retailer. He has over 13 years of experience in key commercial and digital roles contributing to Jumbo's success in e-commerce, retail media, and data-driven strategies. Tim is also one of the leaders driving their new own food brand ‘Jumbo’s’, which embodies the innovation and quality Jumbo stands for and leverages the gap between A-brands and private labels. Join Tim as he shares Jumbo’s journey and his vision on the increasing importance of retailers to push product innovation in the food retail industry.
Sebastiaan van Deth
Customer Success Consultant, NielsenIQ
Sebastiaan van Deth has been working for NielsenIQ for nearly 4 years. As a consultant he helps retailers to leverage their NIQ market data by providing insights in the field of price, promo and assortment. Over the years he has worked with some of the biggest FMCG retailers in the Netherlands.
NielsenIQ, founded in 1923, is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company for retailers and consumer goods manufacturers. With operations in more than 100 countries, NIQ delivers the most complete and clear understanding of consumer buying behavior through an advanced business intelligence platform with integrated predictive analytics.
Anne Ravalet
Innovation and Trends & Senior Director of Client Solutions, Daymon International
Anne-Françoise Ravalet is an experienced professional with 20 years in the retail industry across various regions. She currently leads the Trends & Innovation and Consultancy division at Daymon International, a global leader in retail ecosystems and a pioneer in Private Brands.
Her career embodies a combination of strategic insight and practical implementation, making her a key figure in the development of Private Brands and Product Innovation. Anne-Françoise began her journey as a Private Brand supplier for specialist retailers in France, later working with Carrefour in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Brazil. Prior to joining Daymon in 2013, she gained valuable experience at IRI and dunnhumby, where she served as a strategic partner to retailers, turning data into actionable insights.
At Daymon, Anne-Françoise integrates Private Brand Strategy, Trends, and Innovation. Her role involves supporting Daymon’s partners as they develop and implement effective solutions for their customers. As a passionate advocate for Private Brands, she is a certified trainer in Daymon Private Brand Fundamentals and has delivered this training across multiple continents.