Art F. Sebastian, Adrian Trimpe Distinguished Service Award

Art Sebastian is currently working with Groceryshop, a leading innovation event in retail and consumer package goods. At Groceryshop, he focuses on building a best in class event agenda filled with executive speakers, audience development, sponsorship sales and overall experience.

Groceryshop is committed to bringing together established and startup companies to understand disruptive new trends, technologies and business models people must embrace in order to win in a rapidly changing industry. Its inaugural event is set to launch in late October in Las Vegas.

Prior to joining Groceryshop, Sebastian spent three years with Meijer leading digital shopping and e-commerce. He and his team were responsible for understanding customers and building digital experiences to bring convenience to shoppers’ lives. Sebastian led the expansion of Meijer’s curbside pickup initiative and the partnership with Shipt to launch same day home delivery across the Midwest.

With more than 20 years of experience in retail and consumer package goods, Sebastian has worked for Jewel Osco, Albertsons and IRI, as well as Kraft Foods, where he was vice president of category leadership and shopper insights. Sebastian is an active member of the Western Michigan University Food Marketing Advisory board, contributes to the annual Food Marketing Conference and serves as a guest lecturer in WMU food marketing courses.