Confluence Boulder 2025

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APRIL 1-2, 2025
EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL | BOULDER, COLORADO

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AFFTA is hosting a two day event that will challenge participants to participate in the hard conversations around policy, regulations, networking and the future. Each discussion will have 30 minutes extra built in for discussion and networking.

Manufactures and Retailers coming together to have one on one meetings as well as roundtable discussions.

Tuesday April 1st, 2025 

8:00 am- 9:00 am Coffee and Conversations- Getting the event started with some caffeine, breakfast and networking

9:15 am - 10:45 am State of the Industry Report and Roundtable- See the latest SOTI Report from AFFTA with analytics from TrackFly followed up by roundtable discussions that spawn from the report 

11:00 am - 12:15 pm Breaking Down Communications Barriers between Manufacturers and Retailers- Kirk Deeter will host this discussion with break out sessions (More Details to Follow)

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch and Networking

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Regulation and Sustainability hosted by James Pollack of Marten Law and Rick Crawford of Emerger Strategies

3:15 pm - 4:00 pm For Tomorrow's Fish: Why Advocating for Fisheries Helps to Build Your Business

4:10 pm - 5:00 pm Hosted meetings Between Manufacturers and Retailers

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Hosted Happy Hour

Wednesday April 2nd

9:00 am - 10:00 am Five Essential Tools Part 2- Building a One Page Business Plan (The Road Map)- Brought to you by Steve Bendzak of System and Soul

10:00 am - 12:00 pm Hosted meetings between Manufacturers and Retailers

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch and Networking 

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Retail Education Block: Help with Preseasons and Ordering Tactics

3:15 pm - 3:45 pm Advocating for You: Industry and Conservation Policy Updates from D.C- Daniel Ritz and Matt Mullin 

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Retail Education Block

Registration Cost: 

Early Bird $600 for Members before February 1st

$700 for members after February 1st  

$850 for non-members