b'2023 CCBA Annual Meeting Highlights Following a break, Robert Clark, (Clark Beverages); Frank Crabtree (ADA Coca-Cola); Rob Gehring (Swire Coca-Cola); and Fran McGorry (Liberty Coca-Cola) took the stage to discuss capital project investments. Whether its manufacturing innova-tion, advancements in sustainability, improvements in operations, or new construction that includes all of these, capital investing is an area of focus across our Bottling community. The panel was moderated by Ilene Grimes (CCBA) who fielded questions about each panel members experiences and learnings with their respective capital project investments. A conversation with NAOU leaders is an important element of CCBAs annual meeting agenda. CCBA President, Meredith Mapel introduced Pam Stewart (Retail), Joel Bishop (Strategy) and Dagmar Boggs (FS&OP), and then proceeded to ask and moderate questions from our audience. Another key element of our annual meeting agenda includes providing a Customer Perspective. Following the NAOU panel, Pamela Stewart introduced Walmart Merchandising Vice President, and Coca-Cola Company alumnus, Melody Richard. Melody shared a special video celebrating one billion dollars in Coca-Cola sales at Walmart during the past year. Melody shared highlights on the omni-retailers journey, the Companys key priorities and commitment to its consumers. Scan the code to view Walmart & Coca-Cola video:At the conclusion of the day, and to open the evenings reception, Jean-Claude Tissot joined John on stage to share a warm welcome to everyone. Jean-Claude also shared some positive thoughts on the Coca-Cola Southwest journey, as the Bottler recently celebrated its five-year anniversary! He then introduced a video that captured the environment at Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages. Scan code to view CCSWBs A Culture of Growth video: The meeting closed its first day and attendees enjoyed a reception with food, beverag-es and entertainment that did not disappoint. We had to sneak one photo in fromthe reception. Can you believe this was created by aerial drones?Day twotook place at the George R. Brown Convention Center and opened with a discussion on public policy topics and insights to better understand industry developments and our strategies to promote the long-term health of our business. Kevin KeanePresident & CEO, American Beverage, Kurt Ritter, SVP, Public Affairs, Communications & Sustainability, NAOU and Brent Tollison, SVP, Public Affairs, Communications, Community & Sustainability, Coca-Cola Consolidated shared high-lights and observations on key public policy and government initiatives that impact our business. The agenda seamlessly progressed to a product supply panel discussion and QA session led by Patrick Plunkett (CCBSS). The panel included key suppliers, Ron Lewis (Ball); Eddie Ortega (Cargill) and Dwayne Irvin (Westrock). After Break, the morning session featured an HR Panel discussion, a new topic on CCBAs agenda. The panel welcomed Christine Motherwell (Coca-Cola Consolidated); Dave Larson (Atlantic Coca-Cola) and Silvia Martins (CCSWB) and was moderated by Stephanie Griffin (CCBA). Each panelist offered insights and examples on how their organization addresses talent management, employee engagement, and development, according to the unique variables in their markets. A Bottler-only conversation followed with CCBA Officers, Meredith Mapel (Durango), Dave Katz (Coca-Cola Consolidated), Martin Williams (Corinth), Rob Feeney (Atlantic), John Gould, and Ilene Grimes (CCBA) to address Member questions, feed-back, and topics for further discussion.The afternoon session progressed with an insightful dialog between Duane Stanford (Beverage Digest) and Robert Ottenstein, (Senior Managing Director and head of the Global Beverages and Household Products Team at Evercore ISI.) Evercore ISI serves more than 1,300 institutional investors globally, representing the largest asset managers and fund complexes in the world. Mr. Ottenstein offered a unique external perspective and shared his impressions and thoughts on key opportunities.2'