The 2012 Big Grower Executive Summit
 
"Creating Value for Your Customer, Your Business, and You"

02/26/2012
3:00 pm - 8:00 pmRegistration open
6:00 pm - 7:00 pmWelcome Cocktail Reception
7:00 pm - 7:15 pmWelcome and Introductions
7:15 pm - 7:45 pm
Marc Clark
A Look at the Institute of Floriculture Innovation

7:45 pm - 9:00 pmDinner
 
02/27/2012
6:45 am - 7:45 amBreakfast
7:45 am - 8:00 amIntroductions
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Keynote Presentation -- Ken Gronbach
Charting the Course Through Demographic Change 

10:00 am - 10:15 amBreak
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Video Presentation --The Power of  Why

10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Dave Edenfield & Dean Chaloupka
Lead the Way -- Developing Your Company's Competitive Advantage

12:00 pm - 1:00 pmLunch
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Scott Manning and Bob Sedlatscheck
An Exclusive Big Box Town Hall Meeting with Home Depot - the Nation's Largest Retailer of Lawn and Garden Products

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Travel to the Center for Applied Horticultural Research (The visit to the Center for Applied Horticultural Research, and the presentations there, will not allow for or include a tour of the overall Altman Plant Nursery)

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Visit Center for Applied Horticultural Research at Altman Plants in Vista, California.  


6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Reception and Dinner

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Return to Hotel

 
02/28/2012
7:00 am - 8:00 amBreakfast
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Bruce Axtman
New Marketing Trends
Transforming Commodities into Specialties 

10:00 am - 10:15 amBreak
10:15 am - 11:30 am
Wayne Breitbarth
Social Media -- The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success and More

11:30 am - 12:30 pmLunch
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Gary Hudson 
The CEO Culture of Lean Manufacturing

1:45 pm - 2:45 pmCalifornia/West Coast  Grower Panel
2:45 pm - 3:00 pmBreak
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Dr. Charlie Hall
The Economy -- Looking at 2012 and Beyond

4:15 pm - 4:45 pmConference Wrap Up/Meeting Adjourned