Harvard graduate. Legal expert in franchising. World traveler. Family man. All of these describe the achievements of Phil Zeidman, who served as General Counsel for the International Franchise Association for decades.

Getting deals done, networking and educational sessions are just the tip of the iceberg for programming already lined up for IFA2018, which takes place Feb. 10-13 in Phoenix. The Music Paradigm, Shark Tank’s Daymond John serving as a special guest judge for the NextGen in Franchising Global Competition and the return of the Emerging Franchisor Bootcamp are just a handful of the exciting new events that will energize the biggest annual gathering of the worldwide franchising community.