| Updated 9/20/23 | |
| Wednesday, February 7, 2024 | |
| Location – Kellogg Arena | |
| 11:30 p.m. -6:30 p.m. | ServSafe Certification Class – Class Size is Limited |
| Location – Holiday Inn Lounge | |
| 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Meet n Greet |
| Thursday, February 8, 2024 | |
| Location – Kellogg Arena | |
| 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Registration |
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Friends First Welcome & Trade Show Rookies |
| 9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Retirement Planning |
| 9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Business Planning & Start |
| 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | ifranchise |
| 10:45a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Fun Kids Menus |
| 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Luncheon & Table Topic Discussions |
| 1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. | I Market That Hard Marketing |
| 1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. | Cake Decorating 2.0 |
| 2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Let’s Solve Problems Together |
| 2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Cake Decorating 2.0 |
| 3:50 p.m. – 5:00p.m. | Keynote Speaker – Scott Rankin. Ph.D. Professor & Chair Food Science Dept. University of Wisconsin-Madison “Best Practices Associated with the Manufacture of Frozen Desserts” |
Education Sessions Sponsored By   |
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| 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Welcome Reception & Silent/Live Auction |
| Friday, February 9, 2024 | |
| Location – Kellogg Arena | |
| 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Registration |
| Location – Kellogg Arena | |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Breakfast with Friends |
| 9:45 a.m. -11:00 a.m. | Keynote Speaker – Scott Rankin. Ph.D. Professor & Chair, Food Science Dept. University of Wisconsin-Madison “The Link Between Food & Emotion” |
| 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Trade Show Must be 14 years or older to attend |
| Show Floor Breakout Sessions | |
| 11:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. | Palettes |
| 12:30 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. | Making Gourmet Fries |
| 1:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. | Boba & Popping Pearls for Profit |
| 2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. | Making Homemade Whip Cream |
| Location – Kellogg Arena |
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| 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. |
Cocktail Reception |
| 6:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. | Founder’s Banquet Dinner & 2024 Ward J Anderson and Dick Warren Scholarship Awards |
| 7:50 p.m. | Live Auction of “The Andy” Trophy
All proceeds from The Andy Trophy to support the Ward J Anderson Scholarship Program. |
| 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Live Entertainment “Yellow Brick Road” Dueling Pianos Are you ready to party …all…night…long!  This entertainment is wildly popular with all audiences of all ages. The musicians know a bazillion songs from all decades! The show is eclectic and full of variety as the crowd that attends and that’s a fact jack! |
Founder’s Banquet Dinner, Live Entertainment & Door Prize Sponsored by
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| 10:00 p.m | Drawing of the Door Prize |
| Saturday, February 10, 2024 | |
| 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Registration |
| Location – Kellogg Arena | |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Sponsored By  |
| 9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Annual Membership Meeting & Election of Board of Directors |
| 10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Things You Don’t Know – You Don’t Know |
| 11:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Trade Show Must be 14 years old or older to attend |
| Show Floor Breakout Sessions | |
| 11:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. | Proper Machine Maintenance |
| 12:30 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. | Making Brownie Pies |
| 1:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. | iFranchise |
| 2:30 p.m. – 2:50 pm. | Profitable Kid Menu Ideas |
| Schedule Subject to Change |
