Arlington Heights, IL (September 25, 2014) — The 8th annual GPN (Greenhouse Product News) Big Grower Executive Summit will take place February 8-10, 2015, at the Marriott Orlando Airport Hotel in Orlando, FL. The Summit will focus on Surviving & Thriving and provide exclusive insight into the changing dynamics facing North America’s leading greenhouse production facilities.
This two-and-a-half-day event offers attendees and sponsors outstanding education and networking opportunities with some of the nation’s largest growers and leading industry suppliers. Strategic decision-makers, including presidents, CEOs, COOs and other senior management, from companies with 250,000 square feet of growing space or more are eligible to attend. There also will be an off-site, behind-the-scenes tour of Hermann Engelmann Greenhouses in Apopka, Florida.
The 2015 event’s keynote presenter will be Curt Steinhorst, a certified speaker for the Center for Generational Kinetics. Steinhorst will share the perspectives of an insider on how to sell to Gen Y and Millennials, considered both the present and the future of the market. Also on the dais will be Denise Dersin, editorial director of Professional Builder, discussing the economic and geographic forecasts for the home building market in the coming year, and Chris Walsh, managing editor and the editorial head of CannaBusiness Media, presenting the business side of growing marijuana.
Registration is open now through February 1, 2015. Fees include conference, tours and meals (lodging is the attendee’s responsibility) and are $899 before January 25, and $999 thereafter.
Attendees are invited to view Curt Steinhorst’s video and the Summit agenda as well as to register at www.gpnmag.com/executivesummit. For further attendee or sponsor information, contact Harry Urban, V.P. Events, at hurban@sgcmail.com; 847.954.7928.