Congress Programme
Time: 17-22, October
Venue: London

Monday 17th October

11:00–17:00 WFDSA Secretaries Meeting

Tuesday 18th October

10:00–12:00 WFDSA Board of Directors Meeting
12:00–13:30 WFDSA Operating Group Meeting
13:00–14:30 Buffet Lunch / Networking
14:30–17:30 US DSA International Council Meeting
18:30–19:30 Cocktails WFDSA CEO Council
19:30–22:00 Dinner WFDSA CEO Council
(President Li Jinyuan attends)

Main Congress Registration opens from 13:00

Wednesday 19th October

08:00–12:00 Set-up of Exhibition Area
09:00 onwards Registration Desk Open
09:00–13:00 WFDSA CEO Council Meeting
(President Li Jinyuan attends)
09:00–12:00 DSEF Meeting
12:00–14:00 Welcome Buffet Lunch
14:30–15:00 Congress Opening Spectacular and Welcome Address: Jerry McDonald and Paul Southworth
15:00–15:20 Chairman's Opening Address: Dick DeVos
15:20–15:40 WFDSA Update: Neil Offen
15:40–16:10 Bridging The World': Andrea Jung, CEO Avon
16:10–17:00 Afternoon Tea / Networking
18:00 Coaches Depart Hilton Park Lane
19:00–22:30 Dinner at the Guildhall

Thursday 20th October

07:00–09:00 Buffet Breakfast (includes President Li Jinyuan and Mikhail Gorbachev, Nobel Peace Prize Winner)
09:15–10:00 Keynote Address: Mikhail Gorbachev(President Li Jinyuan attends)
10:00–10:30 Leadership with Determination': John Addison, CEO Primerica
10:30–11:00 Coffee / Networking
11:00–12:30 Four Concurrent Workshops
(includes “Harnessing the power of the internet in direct sales operations”: Paul Theriauilt, Vice President of Tiens Group)
12:30–14:00 Lunch
14:00–15:30 Four Concurrent Workshops (See Workshop page for details)
14:00–16:00 “Code Administrators Meeting
15:30–16:00 Afternoon Tea / Networking
16:00–16:45 Building on Dreams': Michael O. Johnson, CEO Herbalife
18:00 Coaches Depart Hilton Park Lane
19:00–22:00 Cocktails on the London Eye and Buffet Dinner on the rood of the Shell Building.(Will take place in two alternating groups so pre-booking is required)

Friday 21st October

07:00–09:00 Buffet Breakfast
09:15–10:30 CEO Panel: Truman Hunt (NuSkin), Peter Saunders (The Body Shop), Eva Cheng (Amway China),
Jinyuan Li (Tiens Group), Simon Hemus (Sara Lee, Direct Selling Companies)
10:30–11:00 Coffee / Networking
11:00–12:30 Four Concurrent Workshops (See Workshop page for details)
12:30–14:00 Lunch
14:00–14:15 Socio Economic Impact Study of Direct Selling': Mark Bain
14:15–14:45 The Heartbeat Economy': Peter Day, BBC
14:45–15:00 Chairman's Closing Remarks: Truman Hunt
15:00–15:20 Closing Ceremony
15:20–15:30 Farewell: Jerry McDonald and Paul Southworth
18:45–19:30 Cocktails
19:30–23:00 Gala Dinner

Saturday 22nd October

  Departure or Extended Stay