The BFA annual conference will take place at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham on 23rd and 24th June 2016. The theme of the event is The New Age of Franchising - Past, Present, Future.
The keynote speaker at the event is Baroness Karren Brady CBE. She is a successful businesswoman who has served on several company boards including Mothercare, Arcadia, Channel 4 and the Women in Sport Advisory Board, as well as appearing alongside Lord Sugar on his TV show, The Apprentice.
Lady Brady is the current vice-chairman of West Ham United football club. She was appointed a Government business ambassador in 2013 and her CBE was awarded for services to women in business and entrepreneurship.
Pip Wilkins, the chief executive of the BFA commented: "It was important we continued the outstanding record of attracting big-name speakers and in Karren we have one of the biggest business personalities there is.