September 2, Day 1 Business Solution Roundtables:

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Round 1: 8:30am-9:30am (60 min): 25+ Roundtables

Break: 9:30am-9:45am 

Round 2: 9:45am-10:45am (60 min): 25+ Roundtables

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Featuring wide-array of relevant topics covering the following tracks:

• FRANCHISOR TRACKS: (For Emerging and Start-up Franchises)

• FRANCHISOR TRACKS:  (For Mature and Established Franchises)

• FRANCHISEE TRACKS:

September 2, Day 1 Conference: Plenary Sessions: 

•    Keynote Presentation
•    Knowing Your Future Consumer: Trends, Insights and Forecasts 
•    The Great Debate Forum:  Celebrity Endorsers or Social Media Influencers: Which is Better for Your Brand (A Panel of Experts)
•    The Franchise Forum: Empowerment Through Franchising: Explore . Expand . Excel (A Panel of Experts)
•    The C-Suite Forum:  Transformational Leadership: Taking the Business to the Next Level  (A Panel of Experts

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September 3, Day 2 Conference Concurrent Breakout Sessions

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TRACK SESSIONS:

9:00AM-10:00AM: Concurrent Breakout AM Session 1: (5 Tracks)

Data Track:  Driving Data for Decision-Making (A Panel of Experts)

• How to utilize data to make better decisions/ to come up with a data-driven decision-making 

• Be updated with what’s happening in your stores, sales and inventory level / Business Analytics

Franchisor Track:  Protecting Your Brand in Franchising

• What are the essentials of intellectual property rights?

• How to put value on your own Intellectual Property in Franchising: What are the strategies?

General Track:  Upskilling for Personal and Professional Growth (A Panel of Experts)

• What important skills do I need to develop in leadership, management and communication for me to grow and sustain my business?

• How to scale up your personal and business acumen as an entrepreneur to stay relevant and remain competitive

Operations Track:  Finding the Right Location (A Panel of Experts) 

• How do I pick the right and best location as I expand my franchise business

• What are the criteria and strategies in site selection? Location can either make or break the success of a business.

Technology Track:  Emergent & NextGen Tech for Retail Businesses to Drive Better CX & Operational Efficiency

• Familiarize yourselves on how to harness the power of AI and other emerging technologies that can provide your business the competitive advantage operational efficiencies and/or upgraded customer experience

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10:30AM-11:30AM: Concurrent Breakout AM Session 2 (5 Tracks)

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Digital Marketing Track:  Growing Your Business Through Digital Marketing

• How can digital marketing tools help me grow and expand my business?

• What social media platforms should I use?   EG: SEM, SEO, META, IG, TIK-TOK, or Google search marketing?

Franchisor Track:  Effective Qualifying of Would-Be Franchisees (A Panel of Experts)

• What are the lessons learned and success stories in selecting franchisees?

Finance Track:  Understanding Financial Statements and Taxation for Non-Accountants

• What are the various elements that comprise financial statement, including their nature, classification, measurement and presentation?

• What are the concept and procedures in filing the proper tax in order to be compliant and avoid future tax problems?

Operations Track: Optimizing Resources in Stores Operations (A Panel of Experts)

• How to minimize pilferage cases and learn tips on loss prevention in the stores

• What are best practices and strategies to keep pilferage down?

Technology Track:  Enterprise 5G Technology: The Next Big Thing in Connectivity

• Learn the latest innovation of Enterprise 5G and know how it will help grow your business

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1:30PM-2:30PM: Concurrent Breakout PM Session 3: (5 Tracks)

Franchisor Track:  Scaling Up Your Franchise Business (A Panel of Experts)

• When is the right time to grow and scale up your franchise? When to start to expand?

• What does it take?  What and how to prepare for it?

General Track: Accelerating The Sustainability Journey for a Competitive Edge

• Embracing Sustainability Practices for Long-Term Benefits and Competitive Advantage for your Business 

• Cite some example of Sustainability Initiatives to further grow the business

International Track:  Expanding Internationally

• How to grow and multiply your outlets in international markets

• What are lessons learned and best practices in international expansion

Marketing Track: Marketing Strategies to Drive and Boost Sales (A Panel of Experts)

• Developing marketing strategies catering to both in-store and digital customers to help drive and boost sales

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Technology Track: Safeguarding Your Data: Cybersecurity Best Practices

• What are the cybersecurity issues and the best practices for safeguarding data in your business?

• How can SMES protect their business from cyber threats and other malicious hacking?

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3:00PM-4:00PM: Concurrent Breakout PM Session 4: (5 Tracks)

General Track:  Practicing Social Responsibility in the Franchise System

• What are the ethical business practices in franchising? Social responsibility of the franchisor and franchisee in the franchise system

General Track:  Strengthening Risk Management in Business and Why is it Important?

• What are practical strategies in identifying, assessing and mitigating risks in the business?

Legal Track:  Winning Franchise Relationships through ADR

• Learn what alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is and how it works in different forms and what are the advantages?

• Provisions on dispute resolutions in the franchise agreement

HR Track:  Hiring, Empowering and Retaining Your Best People

• How to hire the suitable people for your business.

• How to empower and retain your best people

• What are the labor market trends

Marketing Track: Marketing Strategies to Drive and Boost Sales (A Panel of Experts)

• Developing marketing strategies catering to both in-store and digital customers to help drive and boost sales

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