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full agenda WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 28 WORKSHOPS 9:00am – 4:00pm CEO SUMMIT Franchise Presidents & CEOs only – no suppliers. Additional Fees Apply – lunch included The Franchise CEO Summit provides a private, high-level, and interactive environment for franchise CEOs to have strategic business conversations that typically wouldn’t, or simply couldn’t take place anywhere else. This year, through engaging discussions and facilitated roundtables, executive leaders will tackle challenges and share best practices that drill deep on culture, franchise growth, unit economics for franchisees and franchisors, new areas of growth, and risk management. Our focus on a customized agenda enables CEOs and Presidents to address real-time, bottom-line issues so the payback is measurable. The Franchise CEO Summit is designed to help you achieve your goal of building a truly great company. (Attendees will be engaged with non-competing brands.) 9:00am – 4:00pm FRAN-GUARD™: IFA’S FRANCHISE MANAGEMENT AND COMPLIANCE PROGRAM (300 CFE education credits) Additional Fees Apply, lunch provided for this session. IFA FRAN-GUARD™ is IFA’s Franchise Sales Management and Compliance program. Through this program, is demonstrated the business case for compliance and how a culture of compliance will help you and your staff build a vibrant company while assisting you to protect your system and avoid costly mistakes. This session is especially designed for senior executives to show how you can take proactive steps to reduce risks, manage growth, and build a stronger, healthier, franchise system. 9:00am – 12:00pm GROW WITH THE RIGHT FRANCHISEES TRACK — GEO-TARGETING FOR FRANCHISEE RECRUITMENT Additional Fees Apply (Open to all) You have defined specific target markets for growth. Now all you need is the right franchisees. Who are they, how do you reach them and ensure your brand message resonates with the prospect? In this session, you’ll learn how you can apply marketing strategies for customer research, campaign development and execution along with tools that will support your hyper-local franchisee recruitment initiatives. REGISTER NOW ONLINE: franchisedevelopmentconference.com OR CALL: 1-800-289-4232 ext 202 fu3_FLDC16_Brochure.indd 33 7/25/16 5:12 PM