| Wednesday, January 21, 2026 | |
| Location – Kellogg Arena | |
| 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | ServeSafe Registration Check In |
| 11:30 a.m. -5:30 p.m. | ServSafe Certification Class – Class Size is Limited |
| Location – DoubleTree Hotel – 16th Floor Cocktail Lounge | |
| 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Meet n Greet |
| Thursday, January 22, 2026 | |
| Location – Kellogg Arena | |
| 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Registration |
| 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Coffee Station |
| Location – DoubleTree Hotel | |
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Welcome – Opening Remarks & Today’s Roadmap |
| 9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | How AI Can Help Your Business |
| 9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | High Profit Menu Engineering |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Food Labeling – Regulations & Guidance |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Coffee Meets Ice Cream – Cold Brews |
| Location – Kellogg Arena | |
| 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Luncheon & Table Topic Discussions |
| Location – DoubleTree Hotel | |
| 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. | Feature Speaker – Theresa Mosley Clicks to Cones – Today’s Digital Marketing |
| 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. | Feature Speaker – Amy Hilton Driving Dollars with Delivery Service |
| 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Feature Speaker – Amy Hilton Serving Smiles – Building Loyalty Through Customer Care |
| 3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. | Keynote Speaker – Dr. Thomas Weinandy The New Behavior of Hungry Consumers |
Education Sessions Sponsored By  |
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| Location – Kellogg Arena | |
| 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. | “Backyard Fun” Welcome Reception & Silent/Live Auction |
| Friday, January 23, 2026 | |
| Location – Kellogg Arena | |
| 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Registration |
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | Breakfast with Friends |
| 8:45 a.m. -11:00 a.m. | Keynote Speaker – Dr. Thomas Weinandy The Changing Economic Climate – Will You Survive or Thrive |
| 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Trade Show |
| Show Floor Breakout Sessions & Demonstrations | |
| 11:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. | From Classic to Crazy – Profitable French Fries Creations |
| 12:30 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. | Plant Based Options For Your Store |
| 1:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. | Bomb Pop Floats & Ice Cream Drinks |
| 2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. | Getting Started in Ice Cream Cakes |
| 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 & Awarding the 2026 Ward J Anderson and Dick Warren Scholarships |
| 7:50 p.m. | Live Auction of “The Andy” Trophy
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| 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. | Live Entertainment – DeWayne Spaw “Country music is the kind of music you feel and experience”, says DeWayne. The songs he records and writes about are real life, things he has experienced and events that have occurred in his life you can relate to. DeWayne’s opened for big name acts such as Blake Sheldon, Jason Aldean, and Keith Urbin. You will not want to miss this engaging entertainer! |
| 11:00 p.m. | Dinner Door Prize Drawing |
| Evening Sponsored By
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| Saturday, January 24, 2026 | |
| Kellogg Arena | |
| 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Registration |
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Sponsored By  |
| 8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. | Annual Membership Meeting & Election of Board of Directors |
| 9:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Spotlight Member Panel – Sharing Their Journey into the Ice Cream Business |
| 11:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Trade Show |
| Show Floor Breakout Sessions & Demonstrations | |
| 11:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. | Quick & Easy Foods Demonstration |
| 12:30 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. | Customer Loyalty Programs |
| 1:15 p.m. – 1:35 p.m. | Hot Off the Iron – Homemade Waffle Cones |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:20 pm. | Adding Novelties to Your Menu |
| Schedule Subject to Change |
