Your Conference Adventure Begins:
MARCH 15

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OPENING GENERAL SESSION 
  You won't want to miss our Opening General Session featuring updates from RFMA leadership and Keynote Speaker, Amy Purdy.

FEATURING:
  • Conference welcome by Debi Kensell, Executive Director & CEO of RFMA
  • Introduction of our 2026-2027 RFMA Board of Directors
  • Reflections from 2025-2026 Board Chair, Shane Brock, CRFP with Yesway
 
Keynote Speaker:
AMY PURDY
At the age of 19 Amy Purdy contracted a deadly blood infection where she was given less than a 2% chance of survival. Fighting for her life she went into multiple organ failure and ended up losing both of her legs below the knee. But this didn’t stop her from achieving her dreams in fact it inspired her to figure out the possibilities.

Amy became one of the most known Paralympians in the world, a trailblazer in Paralympic Snowboarding, She’s a 3 X Paralympic medalist, a NY Times Best-Selling Author who has been published in 10 different languages around the world and one of the most in demand speakers on the globe. Amy also took the world by storm when she came in 2nd place on the hit TV show Dancing With the Stars. Amy is passionate about helping people live a life of passion, purpose and possibility.



 


RFMy AWARDS LUNCHEON
Join us at our RFMy Awards luncheon at RFMA 2026 where we recognize our RFMy award winners, reveal our RFMA Gives 2026 Project, our new Certified Restaurant Facility Professionals (CRFP) and RFMA member awards.

FEATURING:
  • Presentation of new Certified Restaurant Facility Professionals (CRFP)
  • Reveal of our RFMA Gives 2026 project featuring recipient, Thriving Families in Denver, CO. 
  • RFMy Awards Presentation
    • Calm After the Storm Award
    • The Game Changer Award
    • Marvelous Mentor Award-Restaurant
    • Marvelous Mentor Award-Vendor
    • Rising Star Award
    • Rookie of the Year Award
    • Trailblazer Award
    • T.E.A.M Award
    • Open Nominations
Submit a RFMy Award Nomination! Nominations must be made by December 5, 2025.
  • Presentation of RFMA's member awards where outstanding members are recognized for their contributions to RFMA
    • Restaurateur of the Year
    • Vendor of the Year
    • MVP Award