FAQ's

Why should i bring my team to the Summit?

• Better Teamwork: Learning together helps your team get along better. They learn to work well together, improving how they communicate and cooperate. 

• Same Skills: Everyone learns the same thing at the same time. This means your team has the same understanding and skills, making work smoother and avoiding confusion. 

• New Ideas: Learning as a group can lead to new ideas. Your team can come up with creative ways to improve your business by talking and thinking together. 

• Happier Team: Going to an event together can make your team happier. It's a nice break from the usual routine and can make them feel valued, leading to better work and less turnover. 

• Easier Changes: When your business needs to change something, learning about it together makes the transition easier. Everyone understands what's happening and why, reducing resistance and questions. 

Overall, group learning is a smart move. It builds a stronger team, makes work more efficient, and keeps everyone moving forward together!

What do I need to bring? 

• A willingness to learn, share & grow!

• Workout clothes if participating in the instructor training workshops

• Awards dinner clothing - smart, casual/evening wear. Dress how you would want to be dressed for a business award photo!

• Laptop to make lots of notes and action plans for growth! (wifi is provided)

Im attending, what do i need to know?

Saturday Start -
The Summit will start at 9.00am, so please arrive at the Sherbourne Suite in good time, no later than 8.45am so that you can register, find a seat, and get yourselves comfortable. Refreshments will be available at any of the conference stations throughout the weekend so please feel free to help yourself.  The event will be sign posted within the hotel.

Please check yourself in on the Kiosk screens on arrival so that we can keep a record of attendance, and provide you with your complimentary notebook and water bottle – a small thank you for your support and attendance at the event.

Sunday Start -
On Sunday we will start at the slightly later time of 10.00am, although from 8.45am until 9.45am there will be the opportunity to come and see the EFC team at our technology drop in session – if you need any assistance with your software, members app, website, automations or something else please come and see us, we can spend time helping you.

Finish -
The Summit will finish at around 1pm on Sunday afternoon, with lunch provided at that time.

(Lunch will be provided in the restaurant on both days)

Advisory Members & Speakers

Our advisory board members and speakers will be available during the whole weekend, If you would like to arrange a meeting with one of them then please contact one of the EFC staff before or during the Summit and we will arrange it for you. A meeting with an industry leader is a great opportunity to formulate a solution to a problem in your business. They will also be available during the networking breaks and lunch periods.

EFC Software Drop In

On the Sunday morning between 8.45am & 9.45am EFC will be holding a drop-in hour to give you the opportunity to get the help you need with your EFC technology. Whether its your software, your members app, your automations, website or something else! Please come and see us if there is something that we can assist you with.

Sunday Early Morning Training

Back by popular demand! Wake up nice and early and dust off the Sunday cobwebs with an early morning workout at 7am, with Kirsty Dickson – Reflect Choi Kwang Do.  An early morning stretch and workout will have you ready for day 2!

Matted Area : We will also have a matted area at this year’s event for all physical & workout sessions including the early morning workout.

Important – Etiquette

We want to make your Summit weekend the best it can be so that you can get everything that you wanted from the event.   To do this we need to stick closely to the scheduled timings in order for us to cover all of the information we have for you during the Summit.  We would be grateful for your cooperation in helping us to do this by arriving at sessions on time.

What to Wear?  

Day - During the day please dress for business (smart casual) or in your school branded attire

Instructor Sessions - We have several instructor sessions/workshops, the majority of which are at least partly physical.  If you would like to participate, we would recommend changing into workout gear/training uniforms for these sessions.

Matted Area : We will also have a matted area at this year’s event for all physical & workout sessions.

Saturday Evening Awards Dinner

Our Saturday night awards evening will commence in the restaurant at 7.30pm with dinner served to the table and the 2025 EFC Business Award presentations. During dinner we will also host the EFC Quiz Night for some light entertainment, with tables competing in teams to win prizes!

For our 2025 awards evening it is formal, please wear smart casual evening wear ready for photos.
 

Photography & Videography

For the first time we will this year be filming each session of the event, the recordings will be made available to attendees after the event to allow you to rewatch or watch sessions you were unable to attend, and will be used within future EFC promotions.

This year’s photography & videography will be taken care of by Jasper & Yellow Glove Productions. Jasper will also be taking professional photos of all of our award winners on the Saturday evening and throughout the day, so dress to impress! 😊  We will provide award winners with their professional shots after the event.  Jasper will also be capturing some video testimonials during the event and we would appreciate your help in providing these if asked!

Eating Arrangements

Lunch will be provided in the restaurant on both Saturday & Sunday. Buffet style food will also be provided at the awards evening on Saturday night.  All mealtimes will have vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, dairy free & nut free options, but please let us know if you or any of your team have any other dietary requirements if you have not done so already/the EFC team have not already asked you.

Refreshments

Refreshments will be available all day at the refreshment stations located around the conference centre - Including tea, coffee, water, fruit & a selection of dry snacks

 Alcoholic Drinks

Alcoholic drinks will be available during the evenings, which can be purchased from the venue bar – EFC have organised exclusive use of the bar during the Saturday evening.

Contact Info

If you need to contact EFC during the weekend, please call 07704452275.