A look at what's shaking up the world of franchising in 2020
12 experts take the floor
8:45 : Welcome
9:00: Word from the President - Mr Yves Delaye, Delitraiteur
9:10 -10:00: What subsidies are available to help franchisees get started? Each region has its own specificities
Questions and answers
10:00 -11:00: Best practices in network animation
Feedback on Best Practices according to the development phase and maturity of the franchised network.
The Leonidas network, which supports 1,400 sales outlets (including 450 stores in Belgium-Luxembourg and 490 in France) in 42 countries, most of them franchises and some forty branches...
Questions and answers
11:00-11:15: Coffee break
11:00-12:15: Legal update on franchising. What legislative changes will there be in 2020? What will be our duties and obligations?
What impact will the new rules on abuse of economic dependence, unfair terms
abusive clauses and unfair market practices have on franchise contracts?
have on franchise contracts? Examples of recent
by the courts.
The development of alternative dispute resolution methods.
Questions and answers
12:15-13:30: Walking dinner
13:30-14:30: Real estate trends and lease negotiations. Lease legislation.
The evolution of leasing and rents in retail real estate. What structural changes will retail face in the future? What are the opportunities and threats facing the retail market? The consumer, increasingly decisive in structuring the retail landscape. Lease legislation in 2020.
Questions and answers
14:30-15:00: Major retail trends for the coming years
The retail sector is currently undergoing unprecedented change, not least as a result of the rise of e-commerce. At the same time, other major trends are already impacting the retail sector, and could become even more important in the future.
Questions and answers
15:00-16:00: Franchising and its specific challenges
Introduction by Didier Depreay, CEO of Point Chaud
Abuse of dominant positions and the debate on the renewal of the European Regulation: what prospects for the world of franchising?
Questions and answers
16:00-17:00: Drinks & networking
Location: Château Golf de la Tournette Chemin de Baudemont 12, 1400 Nivelles
Application deadline: 28/02/2020
