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)
Schedule as of August 19, 2025
| All events at Hilton Anatole unless indicated otherwise | |
| 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 pm. | Lunch |
| 12:55-1:15 p.m. | Running a Complex Campaign in A Progressive City |
| 1:15-2 p.m. | Industry Leaders Panel on the Latest Trends in Labor Policy |
| 2-2:15 p.m. | Break |
| 2:15-2:45 p.m. | Making America Healthy Again Updates |
| 2:45-3:30 p.m. | Trends: How the industry is planning on consumption changes and GLP1 |
| 3:30-4:30 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. to 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 |
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.”