FINAL SCHEDULE
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Location – Kellogg Arena
11:30 a.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. Recipe for a Sweet Retirement
9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Business Planning & Start
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Fun Kids Menu
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Cake Decorations Simplified
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Luncheon & Table Topic Discussions
12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Marketing The Old Fashion Way
12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. You Don’t Know – What You Don’t Know
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Feature Speaker – Jeff Hage. Co-owner of Green Frog Photography &
Jason Shemmel, Owner of Get Social Done
“Food Photography & AI Marketing”
3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Feature 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

7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Welcome Reception & Silent/Live Auction
Sponsored By

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
Show Floor Breakout Sessions
11:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Paleta & Popsicles
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
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 Scholarships 
7:50 p.m. Live Auction of “The Andy” Trophy

All proceeds from The Andy Trophy to support the Ward J Anderson Scholarship Program.
The highest bidder’s name, company name, and year are inscribed on a brass plate on the trophy.

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

10:00 p.m. Dinner Door Prize Drawing
Saturday, February 10, 2024
 Kellogg Arena
8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Registration
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. Let’s Solve Problems Together
11:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Trade Show
Show Floor Breakout Sessions
12:30 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. Proper Machine Maintenance & Cleaning
1:15 p.m. – 1:35 p.m. Kids Menu Ideas
2:00 p.m. – 2:20 pm. Digital Food Safety for Ice Cream Stores
Schedule Subject to Change