European Leadership Conference: Nestle CFO Fireside Preview and Qs for Management

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European Leadership Conference: Nestle CFO Fireside Preview and Qs for Management

Equity Research

19 May 2026

European Leadership Conference

Nestle CFO Fireside Preview and

Qs for Management

Barclays is hosting its European Leadership Conference on European Food Retail

Thursday, 21 May, in London. Ahead of the event, we preview NEUTRAL

our fireside with Nestle CFO Anna Manz and also provide EuropeanNEGATIVEChemicals & Ingredients

questions for management for the companies attending European Consumer Staples

including Nestle, ABI, Diageo, Novonesis, Air Liquide and NEUTRAL

Ahold Delhaize. European Consumer Staples Warren Ackerman

+44 (0)20 3134 1903

warren.ackerman@barclays.comFIGURE 1. Barclays European Leadership Conference

Barclays, UK

Ashutosh Jain

+91 (0)22 6175 1452

ashutosh.jain@barclays.com

European Chemicals & Ingredients

Alex Sloane

+44 (0)20 3555 0645

alexander.sloane@barclays.com

Source: Barclays Katie Richards

+44 (0)20 3555 0315

The Barclays European Leadership Conference comes at a time when the consumer sector kathryn.richards@barclays.com

is entering a more complex phase of the cycle, with inflation expected to reaccelerate and Barclays, UK

consumer behaviour increasingly fragmented across price tiers, channels and geographies,

leaving investors cautious. Against this backdrop, the 2nd Barclays European Leadership

Conference will take place on 21st May in London, bringing together around 50 companies

across 10 sectors, with over 350 investors attending, more than 1,150 meeting requests,

and 8 thematic panels. Within this, we will host a broad set of Consumer names including

Nestlé, AB InBev, Diageo, Novonesis, Air Liquide and Ahold Delhaize, alongside 11

European Financials and a panel on the Savings & Investment Union.