The International Franchise Show 2027 Exhibitor List

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">Steve Felmingham is a senior franchise development and recruitment consultant. Between Alan and Steve, they have over 50 years of franchising experience and have developed over 200 franchise brands both in the UK and internationally.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Head of Business Planning &amp; Funding, Phillip Archer, at award-winning accountancy firm the dt group, has over 30 years combined experience within the franchise and finance industries. Accredited QFP with the British Franchise Association, Phillip is a voice of authority within this sector. With the variety of services available from the dt group, Phillip helps to ensure the best possible outcomes for franchisors and franchisees alike. The dt team help franchise brands to get funding for their franchisees and ensure successful launches whilst also focusing on increasing franchisee efficiency through expert accountancy advice. The team at the dt group make it their business that your business is a success.

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">Kevin Hein serves as co-chair of Akerman&rsquo;s Franchise and Licensing Sector Team, a highly experienced group handling U.S. and international franchising, licensing, dealership and trademark counselling, registration and litigation matters for franchisors, licensors, sub franchises, dealers, and other business clients. For more than two decades, Kevin has focused his practice on counselling companies that rely on franchising as part of their distribution models on a wide range of legal issues, including state and federal disclosure requirements, compliance with state relationship laws, franchise sales compliance, restaurant and retail development, franchising in the health and wellness industries, mergers and acquisitions, corporate counselling, bankruptcy and reorganisation, and dispute resolution.</p> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">Kevin&rsquo;s experience in the restaurant industry includes advising clients regarding corporate formation, real estate acquisition and development, leasing issues, corporate financing activities, mergers and acquisitions, dispute resolution, general corporate matters, and franchise relationship issues. In addition, he regularly counsels established and emerging healthcare and wellness clients to ensure their franchise systems and licensing programs are structured to comply with federal and state laws regarding corporate practice of medicine, fee-splitting, Stark and physician self-referral regulations, HIPAA compliance, and other healthcare related compliance issues.</p>

<p>Mark Holland &ndash; Franchise Specialist and Entrepreneur</p> <p>With over 20 years of experience in franchising, Mark Holland has built an impressive career helping businesses grow and succeed. Along the way, he's held key roles at big-name brands like Cartridge World, Ribbon Revival, ChipsAway and OvenClean: where he developed a deep understanding of what makes a franchise thrive.</p> <p>Mark's passion for helping others led him to join The Franchising Centre as a consultant, where he worked closely with business owners to turn their ideas into successful franchise models. His hands-on guidance and practical advice have helped launch several thriving franchise networks.</p> <p>In 2015, Mark's journey came full circle when he acquired the franchise rights for Bodystreet in the UK and Ireland. Combining his industry expertise with Bodystreet's innovative EMS fitness technology, he's helped the brand grow into a standout name in the wellness sector.</p> <p>Approachable, passionate, and driven, Mark is dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs and making franchising a rewarding experience for everyone involved.</p>

<p dir="ltr">Sean T. Ngo is the CEO and Co-Founder of one of Asia&rsquo;s leading franchise consultancy, VF Franchise Consulting (www.vffranchiseconsulting.com). He is Asian-American and has been based in Vietnam for over 16 years. VF Franchise Consulting has successfully assisted many global franchisors in securing the best franchise partners throughout Asia. Prior to franchising, Sean has worked in finance and marketing at some of the largest Fortune 500 companies in the world, including Microsoft, Lockheed Martin, National Semiconductor, and more.&nbsp; He holds an MBA from the University of San Francisco, and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from California State University, San Jose, USA.</p>

Saleem Anwar is the Commercial Director at BusinessesForSale.com &ndash; the world&rsquo;s largest business and franchise marketplace. He leads our team of franchise recruitment specialists and oversees client acquisition and retention. He&rsquo;s experienced at understanding what clients need and ensuring their campaigns deliver the best possible results.

<p style="text-align: center;">Paul Lewis QFP is the Managing Director of Pitman Training and has been since 2020. He has amassed almost</p> <p style="text-align: center;">20 years of franchise experience across multiple business sectors. He is a big supporter of the British Franchise</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Association, attending and chairing many of the BFA events, in an effort to promote ethical franchising across the</p> <p style="text-align: center;">UK. Paul became a recognised &ldquo;Qualified Franchise Professional&rdquo; (QFP) in 2022. Paul is engaging and energetic.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">He is very passionate about franchising as well as adult education.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">My goal is to inspire as many budding entrepreneurs as possible and ensure they have access to the information they need, that helps them get started in the business. Over the last 10 years, I've helped over 300 people in 12 different countries start their businesses, so I have a good idea of the challenges that will be faced and the mistakes that can be made. In my view, there has never been a better time to become an entrepreneur, but it's not for everyone. So, if you have the itch and are serious about working towards having the choices and freedom being your own boss can bring, I'd be delighted to give you the benefit of my experience</p>

<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-g-martin/">Sam</a> was previously UK&amp;I General Manager at <a href="https://www.karmakitchen.co/">Karma Kitchen</a> (the <a href="https://sifted.eu/articles/karma-kitchen-raises-252m/">$252mill funded dark kitchen</a> operator), after he left his previous role as Head of Innovation at <a href="https://www.ubereats.com/gb/">Uber Eats UK&amp;I</a> (also previously Head of Commercial Operations and Emerging Channels).</p>

Ed started his career in corporate life, working for FMCG giants Diageo and Nestle, in sales and strategy roles, running teams of over 300 people. Having completed an MBA, he then moved to a fast-paced SME as Sales &amp; Marketing Director. Struggling to balance his work and life as a husband and father of 2 young boys, he looked to franchising as the solution. 13 years later he&rsquo;s been nominated in the 2022 Great British Entrepreneur awards, bought the UK rights to the franchise he started with, and has (almost) sorted his work/life balance!

<p>CEO GIT-ZONE International<br /> Chairman of BOD GIT-WAY, International<br /> Board Member in HAKAHANA Power &amp; GAS Company. SADC Region, Africa<br /> Business &amp; Management Consultant for Many Governments &amp; Associations. Africa &amp; MENA Region</p> <p>Osama is an International Economic and Business Expert who has vast experience in Multinational work environment such as Xerox and G4S and has managed mega corporations as a CEO, and with his leadership skills and distinctive efforts, those corporations have reached further and higher places, achieved their objectives and acquired a profitable market share.</p> <p>Osama has over 22 years of experience in the business field with a high expertise in international business management, Osama is also crowned with Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification from MoreSteam&nbsp;University.</p>

As the Chief Operations Officer (COO) at Prokil Alex oversees the day-to-day administrative and operational functions of the business and the Prokil Franchise Network. Creating and implementing the business strategy and policies and communicating corporate goals with Franchise Partners and employees. Developing future company initiatives within systems, marketing and operations and executing long and short-term plans.&nbsp; Alex is a Certificated Surveyor in Remedial Treatments (CSRT) and Certificated Surveyor in Structural Waterproofing (CSSW) qualified.

<p>After 4 years in the Army and 30 years of working for a number of businesses, predominantly in the Leisure industry developing now famous brands such as Pitcher and Piano bars, Nigel identified a niche market in analysing and reducing costs for such organisations. Hence the idea of setting up the Cost Reduction Company in 2010, based in Henley on Thames where he has lived and worked for 25 years. As well as reducing costs, Nigel embraces opportunities to help clients to use less stuff, an aspiration widely discussed in society but rarely achieved in earnest without outside help. Nigel&rsquo;s new book, Using Less Stuff, will be invaluable to any organisations interested in knowing how to motivate staff to be environmentally friendly and to promote personal responsibility amongst staff.</p>

<p style="text-align: center;">Harry Rose is the Country Manager (UK) of Taster, a London-based company that franchises popular delivery-first brands including Korean fried chicken Out Fry, smashed burgers from Saucy Buns, vegan burger brand A Burgers, American fried chicken Pepe Chicken, and the latest brand Pasta Dreams - launched in partnership with Jamie Oliver. Taster was founded in 2017 and is now live in close to 100 cities across the UK, France, Spain, Netherlands, and Belgium.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Harry joined Taster from Amazon Fresh Private Brands, where he was a Strategic Supply Chain Manager. Harry has significant experience in the UK food sector - after leaving the British Army in 2019, he became the Business Development Manager for the British Game Assurance, which exists to promote game meat to the general public. Harry left to join The Cheese Merchant as the Operations and Purchasing Manager, before spending just under two years at Farmdrop as a Project Manager.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p>

<p>Alan Greenfield is a Shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, where he focuses his practice on international and U.S. franchising, licensing, and distribution matters. Recognized by Chambers &amp; Partners as a leading global and U.S. franchise attorney, Alan has assisted clients with franchising, licensing, and distribution transactions in over 75 countries across North America, South and Central America, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.</p> <p>Alan advises a wide range of clients on expanding their brands internationally through various types of arrangements, such as master franchise and area development relationships, joint ventures, distribution agreements, non-traditional venue franchises, area representative relationships, and combinations of these models. He also provides guidance on everyday compliance issues and other franchise- or distributor-related concerns, including maintaining strong franchisee/distributor relations and resolving disputes.</p> <p>In addition, Alan represents private equity firms, family offices, and companies in the acquisition and divestiture of franchise, license, and distribution systems.</p>