The next Franchise Expansion Day will take place on 23 April 2026. More information will be available here soon. Add the date to your calendar now
Franchise Expansion Day
The Franchise Expansion Day (Franchisetag) is the industry get-together for systems and franchise companies that want to grow and expand in or beyond Germany.
Today more than ever, sustainable business practices and responsible behaviour are crucial to the success of any company. The Franchise Day provides insights into the challenges and success strategies of successful industry colleagues.
You can expect:
- 8 top speakers, with 8 top topics
- Interesting insights and expert knowledge
- Valuable impulses for your future strategies and planning
- Networking with entrepreneurs from the franchise industry
- Exchange of ideas and much more
Experts and system managers from the franchise industry share their accumulated knowledge and current experiences in practical presentations. Benefit from this expert knowledge and take away fresh ideas for your future plans. From practice for practice!
Program
Welcome Reception
Entrance and registration
Greeting
Welcome by the organizers:
Business Community, VR Payment and DZ BANK
Dieter C. Nass
Organizer and moderator
Managing Director - Business Community
Riccardo Spicker
Organizer
Senior Key Account Manager - VR Payment GmbH
Success through diversity in the partnership
Hendrik Martschinke
Managing Director - Terres Marketing- und Consulting GmbH (Raiffeisen-Markt)
Blind date with the future
Technology today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow.
Stefanie Boeck
National Lead Concept & Digital FoodService - Transgourmet Deutschland GmbH & Co. oHG
All dimensions of expansion
Your village. Your meeting place. Your Tante-M.
Carsten Pletz
Managing Director - Tante-M GmbH
Lunch break & Business Forum
Exchange of experience and networking.
Culture first
Self-regulating franchise systems through swarm intelligence.
Steffen Altmannsberger
COO - Neighbourly Brands GmbH
From ‘partner’ to enemy
A little Hollywood story about growth, envy, communication, loyal partnerships and mistakes on all sides.
Rico Ritter
Managing Director - Unternehmensgruppe Ritter (DIE STEINPFLEGER, DIE DÄMMFÜCHSE)
Coffee Break
Princess versus McDonald's and what franchisors can learn from it
The ‘disappearance’ of the franchisee and its impact on the franchise relationship.
Dr Volker Güntzel
Specialist for franchise and distribution law - Busse & Miessen
When you are allowed to develop a franchise system without restrictions!
A case study.
Sven Romberg
Head of Business Development Franchise - interdomus Haustechnik GmbH & Co. Sanitär Heizung Klima KG (MHK Group)
Goodbye & After-Event Networking
Farewell by the organisers and networking.
Arrival and participation
The Franchise Expansion Day took place on 03 April 2025 at DZ BANK AG, Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 20, 40227 Düsseldorf. DZ BANK is located in the centre of Düsseldorf and is 10 kilometres from the airport. The main railway station is only 550 metres away.
the niu Tab - City-Hotel Düsseldorf
Moskauer Str. 29
40227 Düsseldorf
+49 211 17607460
the.niu.de
8 minutes walk to DZ BANK.
NH Düsseldorf City
Kölner Str. 186 - 188
40227 Düsseldorf
+49 211 78110
www.nh-hotels.de
6 minutes walk to DZ BANK.
Leonardo Hotel Düsseldorf City Center
Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 3
40227 Düsseldorf
+49 211 77710
www.leonardo-hotels.de
2 minutes walk to DZ BANK.
