Thursday, October 24th
11:00am - 6:00pm  Registration Open
5:00pm - 8:00pm  Welcome to Atlanta Opening Night Reception hosted by Search Discovery
  • Catch up with fellow Comfort Keepers®, meet new ones, mix and mingle with first time attendees, meet Comfort Keeper® of the Year honorees, CKFI and Sodexo staff. Enjoy a full service, hosted bar and Georgia cuisine in the Atrium at the Omni Atlanta at CNN.
Friday, October 25th
   Breakfast on your own
7:00am - 5:00pm  Registration and Information Booth Open!
8:30am  Coffee Wake Up Service hosted by eRSP
9:00am - 10:30am

 Friday Morning General Session sponsored by ChoiceLocal
 Focus. Deliver. Differentiate: Welcome, Greetings, and Motivation
 
 

  • Carl McManus, CEO Comfort Keepers North America
  • National Advisory Council & Peer to Peer leadership
  • Motivational Keynote Speaker, Galen Emanuele
10:45am - 11:45am

 Learning Session - up to 8 sessions running concurrently 
 

  • Choose from concurrent sessions that include new topics for owners and top staff in their organization. Highlights include our keynote speaker breakout session, sessions by third–party subject matter experts, and franchisee panels 
12:00pm - 1:30pm  Comfort Keeper of the Year Buffet Lunch and Awards sponsored by ClearCare
  • National and global winners who go above and beyond’ their caregiver roles will be presented with the time-honored Comfort Keeper of the Year® Award.
 1:45pm - 2:00pm  Group Photo
2:15pm - 3:45pm

 Afternoon General Session sponsored by ChoiceLocal

 Focus. Deliver. Differentiate: State of the Union and Updates 
 

  • Didier Sandoz, CEO, Personal & Home Services, Sodexo
  • Carl McManus, CEO Comfort Keepers North America
  • Littler, Employment and Labor Law Specialists
 3:45pm - 7:00pm  Expo Center Opens
  • Visit the Expo Booths and the Expo Kiosk booths along with the CKFI Showcase area, all inside the Expo Center.
 4:00pm - 5:00pm  NEW! Learning Sessions
  • 4 continued sessions on topics that interest you
5:00pm   Happy Hour in the Expo Center
  • Mix and mingle with vendors and fellow attendees in the Expo Center with appetizers, complimentary non-alcoholic beverages and non host bars

5:30pm - 6:30pm   Vendor Learning Sessions
  • Vendor product/service focused learning sessions in a group setting
 

  Free night after 7:00pm 
 

  • Explore the Downtown neighborhood around the Omni, filled with resteraunts, bars and shops, all within walking distance!  
Saturday, October 26th
8:00am - 2:00pm  Expo Center Opens 
8:00am - 9:00am  Breakfast in the Expo Center sponsored by Guardian Medical Monitoring and Upward Brands
  • Enjoy a hot, delicious breakfast and mingle at the Expo with new and returning vendors
9:00am - 10:30am

  Saturday General Session sponsored by ChoiceLocal
  Focus. Deliver. Differentiate: Initiatives and Support
 
 

  • Saudia Gajadhar, Sr. Director of Marketing & Communications
  • CKFI Leadership Panel
  • Subject Matter Expert, Erin Shvetzoff Hennessy, MA, NHA, CPG CEO, Health Dimensions Group
10:45am - 11:45am

 NEW! Regional Breakouts: NAC and Field Operations
 

  • Join NAC and Field Operations for updates by division: NE, NW, SE, SW
12:00pm - 2:00pm

 Lunch in the Expo Center
 

  • Dine, network, and spend time at the Expo. (Expo closes at 2:00 pm)
  • NEW!Coca-Cola with CKFI
  • Spend some of your lunch time having one-on-one chats with the CKFI Leadership team and departments during lunch, beginning at at 12:30pm
2:15pm - 4:30pm  NEW! Learning Sessions
  • Final sessions on topics that interest you with new session lengths
    * 1 hour sessions beginning at 2:15pm and 3:30pm
    * NEW! 2 hour
    learning sessions, beginning at 2:15pm
6:00pm - 9:30pm  "The Sky's the Limit" Saturday Night Reception, Dinner and Annual Awards
  • Get dressed up for an amazing evening honoring our owner' results and paying tribute to their 2018-2019 successes
    * Cocktail Reception beginning at 6:00pm
    * Plated Dinner and Annual Awards kick off at 6:45pm
9:30pm - 11:30pm   Saturday Night After Party hosted by Glassdoor
  •  Our final celebration follows the awards
     * Enjoy the last chance to say goodbye to old and new friends with a non host bars, music and dancing
Sunday, October 27th
All Day  Departures