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 18th 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 19th 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)
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