Fexa Flex - Retail Summit | Chicago, IL - May 6, 2025

Time	Content
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Arrival Check-in, grab a coffee and network with other guests
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM	Welcome Kim Goei, President, Fexa, and hostess of the Fexa Flex Retail Summit will kick off the morning.
9:10 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel: Thriving Through Internal Change Exploring strategies for how to adapt to internal disruption, cut costs, and empower teams effectively • Donnie Geyer, Director of Facilities Management, Bath & Body Works • Catherine Barnes, VP of Facilities, Energy & Store Development, Rite Aid • Steve Vollrath, Co-Founder, Addilan Group • Jeff Yates, Business Development, iVueit
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM	Sponsor Presentation - BrainBox AI
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM	Networking Break
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Working Group: Thriving through internal change In this interactive segment, guests will break into small groups to collaborate with peers, share experiences, and map out real-world solutions to bring back to your organization.
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM	Sponsor Presentation - Authority HVAC
11:40 AM - 12:30 PM	Lunch A buffet-style meal, served on-premises
12:30 PM - 12:40 PM	Sponsor Presentation - Addilan Group
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM	Session: Let's Talk Tariffs Join our open forum to unpack how recent tariff shifts are impacting costs, operations, and long-term planning across retail facilities. We’ll share real-time survey results—and the mic. Let’s strategize together.
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM	Panel: Thriving Through External Change Learn strategies retail facilities management leaders are using to successfully adapt to uncontrollable external pressures, future-proof their operations, and turn challenges into opportunities • Angela Tolmasoff, Director of Retail Facilities & Maintenance, L'Oreal • Andrea Garza, Director, Facilities & Maintenance, Valvoline • Frank Sullivan, Chief Commercial Officer, BrainBox AI • Grant Baecker, Co-founder & CEO, Authority HVAC
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM	Networking Break
2:15 PM - 3:20 PM	Working Group: Thriving through external change Dig deeper into the external factors challenging retail facilities managers today, through this interactive segment focused group discussion and hands-on problem solving
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM	Sponsor presentation - iVueit
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Closing Remarks Hostess, Kim Goei, closes our day with final thoughts, action steps, and reflections on what's next.
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Evening Activity: Dinner Cruise & Networking Unwind with dinner and drinks as we cruise on Lake Michigan and networking opportunities to get to know your peers! Transportation will be provided.