2023 NFAN Conference & Trade Exhibition

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PAST EVENT – Join us for all things Farm Attractions at our annual Conference & Trade Exhibition.

The NFAN conference is back, under the theme ‘Sweat Your Assets‘.

Join us for the BRAND NEW two-day programme at Pavilions of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

We have two days packed full of keynote speakers, workshops, trade exhibition and peer-to-peer learning, and your ticket gives you access to everything plus lunch and refreshments.  A great opportunity to meet similar businesses and people, have some fun, and of course support each other in enhancing our businesses.

Wednesday 18^th January

2023 NFAN Conference and Trade Exhibition – Day One

9am – Refreshments and Trade Exhibition (open all day)

Keynote Theatre

9.45am – 10am: Welcome and Speed Networking from NFAN Chair Doug Douglas

10am – 11am: Richard Watson – From mega trends to micro trends: new opportunities and threats

11am – 11.45am: Refreshments and Trade Exhibition

11.30am – 12.30pm: Jane Cooper – Accessible tourism: Who dares wins, grab your share of a £1.5bn market

12.30pm – 1.30pm: Lunch and Trade Exhibition

1.30pm – 2.30pm: Nigel Risner – It’s a zoo out there

2.45pm – 3.45pm: Refreshments and Trade Exhibition

2.45pm – 3.45pm: Bala McAlinn – The most powerful person in the world is the storyteller, increase income through better communication with your customers

4pm – 5pm: Tony Sefton – Economics of farm parks: The past, present and future

Workshops

10.30am – 11.30am: The energy market: Understanding your costs and planning for the future with Salim Sajid

11am – 11.45am: Refreshments and Trade Exhibition

11.45am – 12.45pm: Ho ho ho it’s Christmas, panel discussion with Matthew Wise (Great Grottos), James Gammell (Conifox Adventure Park), Tom Robinson (National Forest Adventure Farm)

12.30pm – 1.30pm: Lunch and Trade Exhibition

2pm – 2.55pm: Inclusion and accessibility deep dive with Jane Cooper

2.45pm – 3.45pm: Refreshments and Trade Exhibition

3pm – 3.55pm:  It’s a zoo out there deep dive with Nigel Risner

4pm – 5pm: The most powerful person in the world is the storyteller deep dive with Bala McAlinn

Thursday 19^th January

2023 NFAN Conference and Trade Exhibition – Day Two

9am: Refreshments and Trade Exhibition (open all day)

Keynote Theatre

9am – 9.30am: 2023 NFAN AGM

9.30am – 10am: Tom Pearcy tells you how to save enough money to buy that dream tractor your wife has always wanted.

10am -11am: Ed Hopkins – The importance of PR to building your brand.

11am – 11.45am: Refreshments and Trade Exhibition

11.30am – 12.30pm: Cesar Gamio – Dealing effectively with stress: Build a strong team – don’t let stress damage you or your business.

12.30 pm – 1.30pm: Lunch and Trade Exhibition

1.30pm – 2.30pm: Farm Parks, Sweating their Assets, panel discussion with Rick Turner (The BIG Sheep), Stephen Miller (Mead Open Farm) and Craig Seedhouse (National Forest Adventure Farm)

2.45pm – 3.45pm: Refreshments and Trade Exhibition

3pm – 4pm: David Hyner – Goal setting: How successful people set MASSIVE goals and how ‘smart’ goals are setting us up for mediocrity…. AT BEST

Workshops

10am – 11.30am: Cultivating events from seed to success with Jane Maguire Goble and Mark Lofthouse, The Business Creative

11am – 11.45am: Refreshments and Trade Exhibition

11.45am – 12.45pm: Can design of space and food really make a difference? How to increase your café profits by concentrating on food, design and service with Sally Jackson (Pink Pig Farm); Maggie Greening (MG Interior Design); Alex Demetriou (Regency Purchasing Group)

12.30pm – 1.30pm: Lunch and Trade Exhibition

2pm – 2.55pm: To post or not to post: Increase your reach with good photography hosted by Anna Rachel (Anna Rachel Photography)

2.45pm – 3.45pm: Refreshments and Trade Exhibition

3pm – 4pm: Not eating your profits, catering for success with Doug Douglas (Avon Valley Farm Park)