Top Franchise Conferences in 2025 and Beyond: Where Leaders Are Headed
Want to attend the top franchise conferences in 2025 and beyond? We’ve got the list for you so you can show up where the franchise leaders and industry experts will be.
Whether you’re a franchisor, supplier, executive, or entrepreneur in the franchise space, staying on top of industry trends and continuing to grow your system meaningfully means showing up where the conversations are happening.
Franchise conferences continue to be one of the best ways to network, learn, and grow in 2025…especially as the landscape evolves with AI, tech, and shifting consumer behavior.
Below are some of the top franchise events from Franchise Assembly, an industry-leading franchise events company, to ensure you attend the top franchise conferences of 2025 and beyond.
Explore Some of the Best Franchise Events from Franchise Assembly
Franchise Marketing & Technology Assembly
Date: November 2-3, 2025
Location: Tampa, FL
Audience: Franchise marketing leaders, tech professionals, and brand teams
Why Attend: If you want to stay ahead of the curve in digital marketing, AI, and tech innovation, this one-day, immersive event is a must. The Marketing & Technology Assembly is a curated experience built for franchise brands navigating the complexities of modern marketing. Expect deep dives into SEO, AI trends, consumer data, platform strategies, and more.
Let’s Grow! Franchise Growth Assembly | Canada
Date: December 3–4, 2025
Location: Toronto, ON
Audience: Franchise marketers, operations leaders, development teams, and C-level executives
Why Attend: Built for the Canadian franchise community, Let’s Grow! Canada offers hands-on sessions, expert panels, and powerful networking for growth-focused brands. It’s a rare opportunity to bring together marketing, ops, and development teams in one room to build actionable plans for growth in 2026 and beyond.
Let’s Grow! Franchise Development Assembly | US
Date: January 27–30, 2026
Location: Ft Worth, TX
Audience: Franchise development executives, C-suite leadership, emerging and re-emerging brands
Why Attend: Let’s Grow! is a high-impact event designed specifically for franchise development leaders and brand leaders looking to sharpen their recruitment strategies, expand their networks, and explore scalable growth models. With a focus on peer collaboration, practical learning, and real-world insights, Let’s Grow! Ft. Worth is where strategy meets execution.
More Top Franchise Conferences to Add To Your List
The FBR Operations Summit
Date: October 22-24, 2025
Location: Austin, TX
Audience: Franchise Operations Leader (C-Suite, Executives, Directors, etc.), Franchise Operations Manager, Franchise Business Coach, Field Support Staff
Why Attend: The FBR Summit is a two-day intensive event created just for franchise operations leaders and their teams that directly support franchisees. No boring panels here. The 4th Annual Franchise Business Review Summit is all about working through your biggest challenges and getting hands-on, practical takeaways you won’t get anywhere else. Get ready to dig in, get down to nuts and bolts, and start making an immediate impact on franchisees’ long-term success.
The IFA Annual Convention
Date: February 22-26, 2026
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Audience: C-suite leadership, established brands
Why Attend: The IFA Annual Convention is one of the largest events in franchising and is a packed week full of educational panels, networking parties, and conversations with industry professionals. Explore every aspect of franchising from business development ideas, strategies for personal growth and unique opportunities for networking. You get all the franchise-focused education, community building and support for your franchising journey – all in one place.
Springboard
Date: October 15-17, 2025
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Audience: Emerging brands, Re-emerging brands
Why Attend: One of the biggest conferences for emerging (and re-emerging brands) in the franchise industry. With interactive sessions, panels, and community-focused roundtables around operations, development, sales, leadership, marketing, AI, technology, culture, recruitment, FDD, and training.
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The franchise industry is evolving fast, and so are the conversations being held at franchise industry events. Whether you’re looking to master marketing and tech, scale your development efforts, or build stronger systems, events offer the access, expertise, and energy to help you grow.
If you’re on either side of the border and planning your 2025-26 calendar, start with the events shared here. And if you’re a franchise executive looking for high-value, insight-rich programming, we hope to see you at Let’s Grow! or the Marketing & Technology Assembly.
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