Agenda
 

 
 





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Day One
 

09:00First Time Attendee Registration and Welcome
09:30General Registration and Coffee
10:00Welcome to the bfa Annual Conference 2010
Brian Smart, bfa Director General
10:15Opening Address Sir Bernard Ingham, bfa President
10:25Building a Franchisee Register
Brian Smart, bfa Director General
10:40Inspiring a Network
Mike Goddard, Belvoir Lettings and bfa Chairman
10:55Inspiring Through Leadership and Management
Ray King, LMI UK
11:25Coffee and Networking
11:50Concurrent Seminars
 Core Business: Training and Development
Shaun Thomson, Sandler Training
 Franchising Essentials: Franchisee Recruitment (Chaired Open Forum)
Kevin Cox, Destination Alliances
 Advanced Franchising: Profiling Successful Franchisees (Chaired Open Forum)
Dan Archer, X-Press Legal Services
Affiliate Focus: Gaining from your Affiliate Colleagues (Chaired Open Forum)
Brian Duckett, The Franchising Centre
12:50Where we are now
Brian Smart, bfa Director General
13:10Networking Lunch
14:00One Vision
14:20Concurrent Seminars
 Core Business: Exhibiting Effectively
Adrian Goodsell, Venture Marketing Group
 Franchising Essentials: Building the right support structure (Chaired Open Forum)
Mark Llewellyn, Revive! Auto Innovations (UK) Ltd
 Advanced Franchising: Exit planning for Franchisors
Derrick Simpson, Franchise Resales & Jane Masih, Owen White
 Affiliate Focus: Legal Updates: The Block Exemption Regulation
John Pratt, Hamilton Pratt
15:35Coffee & Networking
16:00Q&A from Day One
16:15Day One Close
  
7.15pmFranchisor of the Year Awards Drinks Reception
8.00pm Franchisor of the Year Awards Dinner

Day Two
 

09:30Morning Coffee
09:45Introduction to Day Two Brian Smart, bfa Director General
09:55Inspiration Through the Media Tim Adams, PR Expert
10:25Concurrent Seminars
 Core Business: Brand Power – what does your company sound like? Sarah Cook, Coconut Creatives
 Franchising Essentials: Territory Mapping (Chaired Open Forum) Jon Newsum-Smith, Overview Mapping
 Advanced Franchising: Franchisee Re-sales (Chaired Open Forum) Alistair Wiggins, Pirtek
 Affiliate Focus: Advising on the Ethics of Franchising John Pratt, Hamilton Pratt
11:35Coffee & Networking
12:00Our Next Steps Brian Smart, bfa Director General
12:15Question Time
12:45Closing Address
12:55Lunch & Close

Sponsors:

bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year Awards, supported by Express Newspapers

Entries are now open. Winners will be announced at the Gala Dinner which, for the second year running, will sit alongside the bfa Annual Conference.

Open for entries:
14th February 2010

Entry closing date:
31st March 2010

Gala Dinner:
2nd June 2010, Nottingham

For further information, please click here

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