Turing Dinner at Groceryshop 2025
- Date
- 2025-09-30
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Host
- Turing Events
About this event
If you're heading to Groceryshop 2025 and want a better way to connect than another quick hallway chat, Turing Dinner at Groceryshop 2025 is built for exactly that. This is an in-person evening gathering in Las Vegas designed to bring people together over dinner for real conversation, stronger industry relationships, and a more relaxed kind of networking than the standard conference pace usually allows. A good dinner can change the tone of an entire event week. Instead of trying to compress every introduction into a few rushed minutes between sessions, this evening creates space to sit down, talk shop, compare notes, and meet people you will actually want to stay in touch with after Groceryshop ends. About the Event Turing Dinner at Groceryshop 2025 is a community-focused dinner meetup taking place during one of the retail and grocery industry's busiest weeks. It is meant for people who value thoughtful conversation, practical relationship-building, and a social setting that feels easy to step into. The format is simple on purpose: an in-person dinner in Las Vegas on Monday, September 29 at 7:00 PM PDT. The emphasis is not on formal presentations or a packed program. It is on creating the right environment for peers, operators, founders, partners, and industry professionals to connect in a way that feels more natural than traditional event networking. Because it happens in the context of Groceryshop, the room will already share a useful baseline: everyone is there during a major industry moment. That makes it easier to skip surface-level introductions and move into the conversations that matter most, whether that's retail innovation, grocery trends, partnerships, product thinking, customer experience, or what everyone is seeing on the ground that week. What to Expect Expect an evening that is social, conversational, and intentionally low-friction. The dinner setting gives you more time with fewer interruptions, so you can move beyond the quick exchange of names and company titles and actually understand what people are building, exploring, or solving. A typical flow for the evening will likely feel like this: Arrival and informal mingling as guests gather and settle in Dinner conversation with a mix of introductions, industry discussion, and organic networking Smaller-group exchanges that let you go deeper with the people you click with Post-dinner connection time for follow-up conversations before the night wraps This is not a loud party and it is not a formal conference session. It sits in the productive middle: structured enough to make showing up worthwhile, relaxed enough to let good conversations happen naturally. You should also expect a cross-section of perspectives. Events like this tend to work best when the table includes people from different parts of the ecosystem, and the dinner format makes those intersections more valuable. Someone focused on operations may leave with a new strategic perspective; someone in partnerships may meet an operator who changes how they think about fit; someone building in the space may get clearer signal from people working directly in the market. Why Attend The biggest value of a dinner like this is quality of interaction. At large industry events, you can meet a lot of people without really meeting them. A dinner changes that. It gives you enough time and context to understand who someone is, what they care about, and whether there is a real reason to stay connected. If you are attending Groceryshop to expand your network, this is a more effective complement to the main event than just hoping to bump into the right people. Shared meals create stronger conversations because everyone is already committed to being present for more than a few minutes. That usually leads to better follow-up, more memorable introductions, and a more useful event experience overall. You may attend for different reasons, including: Meeting peers in a setting that makes genuine conversation easier Building relationships that extend beyond a single conference week Comparing notes on what is happening at Groceryshop and across the industry Finding collaborators, customers, partners, or friends in the broader community Breaking up the intensity of the conference schedule with something more grounded and social There is also simple value in having one part of your week feel intentional. Conferences can be high-volume and reactive. A dinner creates a destination in your schedule where you know you will have time to connect with people in a more meaningful way. Practical Details Location type: In person in Las Vegas, USA. Date and time: Monday, September 29 at 7:00 PM PDT. Because this is an in-person dinner meetup during Groceryshop week, it is best suited for attendees who are already planning to be in Las Vegas and want to add one well-chosen evening gathering to their schedule. The setting is social and professional at the same time, so you can come ready to relax, engage, and have substantive conversation. A few useful expectations to keep in mind: Plan to arrive on time so you can settle in before the dinner gets underway Bring the same curiosity you would bring to a strong one-on-one meeting, not just a business card mindset Be ready for a conversation-first environment rather than a formal stage program If your Groceryshop calendar is full, think of this as a high-signal evening block rather than one more stop on a crowded list If you're the kind of person who gets the most out of events through strong conversations and well-matched introductions, this dinner is likely to be one of the most useful parts of your week in Las Vegas.
Who should attend
This is for you if you want your Groceryshop week to include more than rushed intros and crowded networking moments. - **You work in or around grocery, retail, commerce, or consumer technology** and want to meet peers in a setting that makes real conversation possible. - **You're attending Groceryshop 2025 and want a high-quality evening plan** instead of leaving networking up to chance. - **You prefer relationship-building over transactional pitching.** If you'd rather sit down and talk substance than bounce through a packed room, you'll likely feel at home here. - **You're a founder, operator, investor, partner, or industry professional** looking to exchange ideas, compare notes, and make connections that continue after the event. - **You value community as much as access.** This dinner is a good fit if you want to meet thoughtful people, not just collect contacts. - **You're new to the broader Groceryshop crowd or already well connected but want sharper conversations.** Either way, the dinner format gives you more room to build useful relationships. If you want one evening during Groceryshop that feels focused, social, and genuinely worth your time, this is a strong fit.