It will showcase a world of business opportunities to the investors, who can benefit from the rich expertise of the speakers and the hands-on resources to build a profitable business.

"It will address key issues concerning franchising and enlighten the investors and professionals about various aspects of franchising, licensing and business development," Franchise India Holdings Limited partner and Quantum Plus Tradelinks Pvt. Ltd managing director Tony White said.

Top international speakers on the second day of the show include Brian Duckett, managing director of Horwath Franchising UK, John B Foreman, chairman of Foreman & Co., New Zealand, Tony White, managing director of Quantum Plus Tradelinks Pvt. Ltd., India, Louise Lee, managing director of Inter Asia and Associates, USA, Ivan Poole, Franchise Lawyers, Queens Land, Australia, Cindy Holmes, UCLA and Dave Lemoine of Hallmark, among others.

Franchise Awards 2004 will honour India's finest corporates in franchising. India's most renowned business leaders and eminent speakers will attend the award ceremony. The Franchise Awards 2004 is franchising's most valuable awards show and recognises excellence in performance in franchising. These awards will be an ideal platform for corporates to further establish their brands.

On the second day of the mega programme, awards for the Entrepreneur of the Year, Franchisor/ Franchise of the Year, Licensor/ Licensee of the Year, etc. will be announced by the committee. This apart, there will be award for franchise managers, business leadership, franchise supplier, team-work, customer service, etc.

Some of the participating companies are Career Launcher India, CADD Centre Training Services, IIFT (International Institute of Fashion Technology); Kapoor Enterprises (Kapoor Lamps Shades), Hewlett Packard India, Zee Interactive Learning Systems, British School of Language; Blazeflash Couriers, AEZ (Khemka Stuart Leisure Limited), Chandrani Pearls (Kolkata), among others.