2025 CSRA | National Restaurant Assoc. Fall Government Affairs Conference


Tuesday, November 18, 2025
at
12:00 PM (CST)
to Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM (CST)

Reserve your lodging by our Hilton Anatole cut off of October 20.

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Schedule as of August 19, 2025

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Tuesday, November 18     
Noon-2 p.m.         CSRA Board Meeting. By invitation
2-5 p.m.                CSRA Board Meeting & NRA Senior Staff Meeting. By Invitation. 
5:30 p.m.              Welcome Reception
    
Wednesday, November 19    
8-9 a.m.                Breakfast
9-9:15 a.m.           Welcome
9:15-10 a.m.         Voices in the Room: DC Outlook and Priorities
10-10:45 a.m.       Building the Narrative: Immigration, Industry Messaging, and Strategy
10:45-11 a.m.       Break
11-11:45 a.m.       EPR: Policy Momentum, Implementation Challenges, and Industry Impact workshop
11:45 a.m.-

12:45 p.m.            Lunch
12:45-1:30 p.m.    Running a Complex Campaign in A Progressive City 
1:30-2:15 p.m.      Industry Leaders Panel on the Latest Trends in Labor Policy
2:15-2:30 p.m.      Break
2:30-3 p.m.           Making America Healthy Again Updates
3-3:45 p.m.           Trends: How the industry is planning on consumption changes and GLP1 
3:45-4:45 p.m.      THC & CBD: State Policy Review, Discussion
5-8 p.m.                Reception and Dinner, Hilton Anatole
    
Thursday, November 20     
8-9 a.m.               Breakfast
9-9:45 a.m.          Scratching the Itch of Political Polling 
9:45-10:30 a.m.   How SRAs Can Partner on Permitting Reform
10:30-10:45 a.m. Break
10:45-11:45 a.m. The Importance of Data-Informed Government Affairs 
11:45 a.m.-

12:45 p.m.            Lunch
12:45-1:30 p.m.   Interchange Efforts and What is on the Horizon
1:30-1:45 p.m.     Break
2-2:30 p.m.          Beyond the Win: How SRAs Drive Impact in Unexpected Ways
2:30-3:15 p.m.     Breakouts
                            Franchise Legislation Panel Discussion with National Brands
                            Member Engagement Activation
3:15-4 p.m.          Interactive Group Dialogue on Mobilizing as an Industry 

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Note: Per ASAE, “any continuing professional education offered by any professional entity may be accepted toward the [CAE] professional development requirement as long as it is directly related to either association or nonprofit management as defined by the CAE exam content outline.”