Annual Convention

8:00 am – 10:00 am      ICFE Registration Desk

9:00 am – 5:00 pm        Concurrent ICFE Special Sessions*

11:00 am – 4:00 pm       Franchising Gives Back*

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm       Franchisor Forum Meeting

12:45 pm – 2:30 pm       Finance Committee Meeting

4:30 pm – 6:30 pm         Diversity Institute Advisory Board Meeting

4:30 pm – 6:15 pm         Membership Committee Meeting

5:15 pm – 6:15 pm         IFA New Board Members' Orientation 

*A separate registration and/or fee applies
 

7:00 am – 7:30 pm        Registration Open 

7:00 am – 8:30 am        VetFran Military Caregivers Task Force Meeting

7:30 am – 8:15 am        Past Chairs’ Council Meeting

7:30 am – 10:30 am      Golf Outing*

7:45 am – 1:00 pm        NextGen Orientation & Accelerator Session (for winners & advisors)

8:00 am – 10:00 am      ICFE Registration Desk

8:00 am – 5:00 pm        Franchisee Hospitality Lounge (open to all Franchisees)

8:00 am – 5:00 pm        International Lounge (open to international delegations)

8:15 am – 10:15 am      Women's Franchise Committee Meeting

8:30 am – 12:30 pm      IFA Board of Directors’ Meeting

9:00 am – 5:00 pm        Concurrent ICFE Special Sessions*

10:00 am – 5:15 pm      Foundation Scholarship Winners’ Meeting 

11:30 am – 5:30 pm      Annual Leadership Conference*

12:45 pm – 2:45 pm      VetFran Committee Meeting

1:00 pm – 4:45 pm        Emerging Franchisor Bootcamp* (open to Franchisors with 100 units or less)

2:30 pm – 3:45 pm        Supplier Forum Executive Committee Meeting     

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm        Marketing & Innovation Committee Meeting

3:30 pm – 5:30 pm        Franchisee Forum Meeting (open to all Franchisees)

3:45 pm – 4:45 pm        Supplier Forum Open House (open to all Suppliers)

4:45 pm – 6:30 pm        Franchising in the Social Sector Task Force Meeting

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm        New Member & First-Time Attendee Workshop (open to new IFA members and first-time attendees only)

5:15 pm – 6:15 pm        NextGen Reception (by invitation only)

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm        Franchisee Open House Reception (open to all Franchisees)

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm        New Member & First-Time Attendee Reception (open to new IFA members and first-time attendees only)

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm        The Buzz 

*A separate registration and/or fee applies
 

6:00 am – 7:00 am        Morning Yoga*

7:00 am – 7:00 pm        Registration Open

7:00 am – 8:15 am        Prayer Breakfast* (buffet breakfast available at 6:30 am)

7:00 am – 8:30 am        Supplier Forum Advisory Board & Membership Meeting

7:30 am – 9:30 am        IFA Executive Committee Meeting

8:00 am – 5:00 pm        Franchisee Hospitality Lounge (open to all Franchisees)

8:00 am – 5:00 pm        International Lounge (open to international delegations)

8:30 am – 9:30 am        Fundamentals of Franchise Sales

8:30 am – 10:30 am      Intensive Summits 

• Elements of Successful Franchising
• Financial Summit
• Franchise Relations Summit
• International Summit-Track 1
• International Summit-Track 2
• Labor Issues Summit
• Marketing & Innovation Summit
• Operations Summit 

8:45 am – 11:45 am       NextGen Competition—Round One

9:00 am – 11:15 am       C-Suite Think Tank & Forum Exchange (limited to Franchisor c-suite executives from systems of all sizes)

9:15 am – 10:30 am       Specialty Seminars

• Diversity Declaration: Join the Movement
• Veterans Hiring in the Current Business Climate

9:45 am – 11:45 am       Franchise Development/Sales Summit

10:40 am – 12:05 pm     Mini Super Sessions

• Talk Triggers
• Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals – The 4 Disciplines of Execution

11:45 am – 12:30 pm     FranPAC VIP Event (by invitation only)

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm         Opening General Session with Luncheon (doors open at 12:15 pm with lunch service at 12:30 pm)

3:15 pm – 4:30 pm         Learning Labs

• Best Practices in Global Franchise Development
• How to Attract the Right Franchisees for Your Brand
• How to Become a Supplier of Choice to Franchise Organizations
• KPIs that Drive Success
• Managing the Digital Consumer Tsunami
• Navigating the Changing Tides from Corporate National Marketing to Local Store Marketing
• New Strategies to Improve Franchise Communication via Technology
• Planning Effective Field Visits
• Preparing Your Business for Sale: What I Wish I Had Known Before the Investment Bankers Called
• Recruiting and Retaining Top Talent by Becoming an Employer of Choice
• Scaling Up! What Resources Should the Growing Franchisor Add to the Corporate Office and When Should These Resources Be Added?
• Understanding and Supporting Underperforming Franchisees

4:30 pm – 7:30 pm           Chairman’s Reception with Exhibitors

4:45 pm – 5:45 pm           CFE Celebration w/ Graduates (by invitation only)

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm            International Committee Meeting

8:00 pm – 9:30 pm            International Reception

*A separate registration and/or fee applies

6:00 am – 7:00 am        Fitness Bootcamp Class*

7:00 am – 8:00 am        Franchise Relations Committee Meeting

7:00 am – 6:00 pm        Registration Open

8:00 am – 10:00 am      Super Session with Continental Breakfast (breakfast available from 7:30 am - 9:00 am)

8:00 am – 5:00 pm        Franchisee Hospitality Lounge (open to all Franchisees)

8:00 am – 5:00 pm        International Lounge (open to international delegations)

10:15 am – 11:30 am    Learning Labs

• Beyond the Buzzwords: Opportunities in AI, Facial Recognition, Machine Learning
• Building Trust and Engagement with Your Franchisees
• Creating Efficiency Models to Improve Profitability in Your Units
• Enhancing Brand Growth by Leveraging Effective Partners
• How Franchisors Can Attract Multi-Unit Franchisees to Their Brands
• Implementing System-Wide Standards to Improve Performance
• Keeping Long-Term Franchisees Motivated and Engaged
• LinkedIn Lead Gen Workshop
• Mother Nature’s Wrath: How to Protect Your Business from the Growing Threat of Imminent and Destructive Weather Events
• Navigating AB5
• Online Reputation Management
• Profitability and Success: Developing a Best-in-Class Program with Systems
• Raising the Value of Your Franchise Through a Well-Executed Resale Program
• Roundtables on International Franchising 

10:15 am – 11:45 am     Exhibit Hall Open for Appointments

11:30 am – 1:00 pm       ICFE Board Meeting

11:45 am – 2:45 pm       Networking Lunch with Exhibitors (lunch available from 11:45 am - 1:15 pm)

1:15 pm – 2:15 pm         International Attendees Networking Event

1:15 pm – 2:45 pm         Legal Legislative Committee Meeting

1:30 pm – 2:45 pm         IFA Foundation Board of Trustees 

2:45 pm – 5:00 pm         Exhibit Hall Open for Appointments

3:00 pm – 4:45 pm         Business Solution Roundtables

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm         Reception with Exhibitors

8:00 pm – 11:00 pm       The Bash 
 

*A separate registration and/or fee applies

7:30 am – 12:00 pm        Registration Open

8:00 am – 9:45 am          Business Solution Roundtables with Continental Breakfast (breakfast available from 7:30 am - 9:00 am)

10:15 am – 12:15 pm      Closing General Session (doors open at 9:45 am)

12:15 pm                         Convention Officially Adjourns