Together Towards Tomorrow

 

 

 

 

 

Agenda

FANZ has designed a quality programme with a blend of thought-provoking presentations, panels and sessions.

Legal Symposium
Sunday, 3 August 2025

10.00am

Welcome

10.10am

Unfair contracts in franchising - the Commission's concerns and priorities

MBIE - Commerce Commission
Vanessa Horn & Julia O'Neil

10.45am

Panel: Legal Solutions to avoid unfair contracts

Facilitated by Khushbu Sundarji, Partner, Stewart Germann Law Office

11.30am

Panel: International Expansion

Facilitated by Stewart Germann, Partner, Stewart Germann Law Office

12.30pm

Lunch

1.15pm

Emergent Law - Plan B: Aiming for a soft landing

Lee Plave, Partner, Plavekoch
Melissa Murray, Partner, Bird & Bird

2.00pm

Panel: Franchisor succession and sale - key considerations

Facilitated by Michael Bright, Director, Gaze Burt

2.45pm

Resolving franchise disputes – demystifying Mediation and the Disputes Tribunal

Mediated by Trish Blyth, The Mediator

3.55pm

Summary and Closure

Darryl King, Partner, Jackson Russell
Convenor of FANZ Regulatory Response Sub-Committee

4.00pm

Legal Symposium Concludes

4.30pm

AGM

6.30pm

Conference Welcome Function

National Conference
Monday, 4 August 2025

8.00am

Day Begins

8.25am

Opening Speaker

Melissa Clark-Reynolds ONZM ChMInstD

9.15am

Leadership Panel: Megatrends & Franchise System Leadership

Facilitated by Dr Callum Floyd, Franchize Consultants

10.00am

Morning tea

10.35am

Fuelling System Growth: How to Turbocharge For Success

Keynote International Franchise Speaker
Jim Goniea, Purpose Brands
Sponsored by Stewart Germann Law Office

11.40am

Digital Transformation Panel

12.30pm

Lunch

1.35pm

Leading Franchisees Through Transformation

Keynote Franchise Speaker
Tim Cartwright, Fresh Choice

2.10pm

Franchise Success and Compliance: Understanding the importance of Employment Law Compliance through a regulatory lense

MBIE

2.55pm

Afternoon Tea

3.30pm

Round Tables

4.35pm

Day Concludes

6.45pm

Evening Function

National Conference
Tuesday, 5 August 2025

8.15am

Day Begins

8.30am

Enhancing the Capability, Performance and Growth of your Franchisees

Keynote Franchising Speaker
Greg Nathan, Franchise Relationships Institute

9.20am

Panel: Legal Mega Panel

10.05am

FCA Update

Jay Westbury, Franchise Council of Australia

10.20am

Morning Tea

10.50am

Concurrent Session One

11.35am

Concurrent Session Two

12.20pm

Lunch

1.15pm

Own the Experience: Happy Crew, Loyal Customers, Strong Franchisees

Keynote Franchise Speaker
Karla Brennan, McDonald's Restaurants (NZ) Ltd

2.10pm

Panel: Franchise Support that wins: Lessons from the Best

Facilitated by Jason Hill, Green Acres & Hire-A-Hubby

2.55pm

Closing Speaker

Pic Picot, Founder of Pic’s Peanut Butter

3.50pm

FANZ Wrap Up

4.05pm

Conference Concludes

**Please note this agenda is subject to change