May 18–20, 2027 • Indianapolis, Indiana

Share Your Expertise at Sweets & Snacks Expo 

Shoppers are changing. Channels are evolving. New technologies are reshaping the marketplace. If you have insights that can help the confectionery and snack industries better understand consumers, navigate change and drive growth, we want to hear from you. 

We’re looking for experts who can bring actionable insights, new thinking, research or real-world examples — not a sales pitch. 

Submit your proposal

Why Speak? 

  • Reach the right audience. Put your expertise in front of retailers, manufacturers and other industry decision-makers. 
  • Connect with industry decision-makers. Sweets & Snacks Expo brings together the people making buying and merchandising decisions across candy and snacks. 
  • Expand your visibility. Selected speakers and sessions are promoted to 50,000 industry contacts before, during, and after the Expo. 
  • Receive Two Complimentary Expo Registrations. Get two Expo registrations, valued at up to $4,400, with access to the Supplier Showcase, show floor, special events and education sessions. 

What We’re Looking For 

Bring us your best thinking on the forces shaping the future of candy and snacks, including: 

  • Consumers & Trends: Changing behaviors, generations, occasions, value, indulgence and emerging trends 
  • Retail & Shopper: The evolving retail landscape, shopper behavior, AI. merchandising, new channels, and impulse 
  • Innovation: Product and category innovation, flavors, technology, and what’s next 
  • Marketing & Culture: Social commerce, influencers, storytelling, cultural trends and new ways to engage consumers 
  • E-Commerce & Digital: Digital shopping, data-driven merchandising, AI and the changing path to purchase 
  • Category Growth: Strategies, research and real-world examples that can help retailers and manufacturers grow candy and snacks 

Have a different idea? Pitch it. If it can help the industry understand what’s changing, identify an opportunity or take action, we want to hear about it. 

You’ll Be in Good Company 

Past speakers have included expert leaders from Circana, Kantar, NielsenIQ, Euromonitor, Numerator, Mintel, Amazon, GoPuff, Mars Wrigley, PepsiCo, Hershey, and Keychain. 

What to Expect 

  • Presentation: 30-40 minutes  
  • Location: Education stages off the Expo show floor 
  • Dates: May 18–20, 2027 
  • Availability: Speakers must be available all three show days until session schedules are confirmed. 
  • Support: An NCA staff liaison will help you prepare for your session. 
  • Travel: Speakers are responsible for their own airfare and hotel. 

Ready to share your ideas? 

Submit your proposal by Friday, October 16. 

Selected speakers will be notified via email in January. 

Questions? Contact  Nicholas Brown.   

Submit your proposal