Program Schedule
*Please Note: All learning sessions will take place in the Willow Ballroom.
| Monday, March 25 | |
| 8:30 am | SCMA Annual Meeting |
| 9 am | HMA Golf Tournament |
| 12–7 pm | Conference Registration |
| 1:30–5 pm | HMA NextGen Leaders Council Meeting |
| 2 pm | HMA Board of Directors Meeting |
| 3:30–5:30 pm | Exhibitor Set up |
| 6–7 pm | Opening Reception & Expo |
| Tuesday, March 26 | |
| 7:30–8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 8 am–5 pm | Conference Registration |
| 8:30 am | Welcome & HMA Business Meeting |
| 9–9:30 am | 2024 Hardwood Industry Outlook | Pallets Mark Barford, Senior Director, Business Partnerships, National Wooden Pallet & Container Association |
| 9:30–10 am | 2024 Hardwood Industry Outlook | Railway Ties Nate Irby, Executive Director, Railway Tie Association |
| 10–10:30 am | 2024 Hardwood Industry Outlook | Residuals Trip Jobe, Vice President of Sales – Forest Value Chain, North America, ResourceWise |
| 10:30–11 am | 2024 Hardwood Industry Outlook | Forest Inventory and Analysis Dr. Andrew Hartsell, Research Forester, US Forest Service, Southern Research Station |
| 11–11:15 | What’s New with the RAHC? Michael Martin, President and CEO, National Wood Flooring Association; Chair, RAHC Promotion Committee |
| 11:15–11:45 am | 2024 Hardwood Industry Outlook | The Battle Against False Advertising Claims Keith Christman, President, Decorative Hardwoods Association |
| 11:45 am–1 pm | Vendor Expo Café Enjoy a luncheon buffet while visiting the industry's leading suppliers. |
| 1–1:55 pm | US Forest Service Wood Innovations Grants for Mill Improvements Marcus Taylor, Wood Innovations Coordinator for the U.S. Forest Service’s Southern Region |
| 2–2:30 pm | D.C. on D.C. A conversation with Dana Lee Cole, Executive Director of the Hardwood Federation, and Troy Brown, President of the Hardwood Federation and Kretz Lumber |
| 2:30–3:30 pm | Sawmilling in the Pacific Northwest A virtual tour of NWH's facility in Longview, Washington |
| 6–7 pm | Reception & Expo |
| 8 pm | Exhibitor Teardown (no teardowns before 8 pm) |
| Wednesday, March 27 | |
| 7–8 am | Fellowship of Christian Lumbermen Meeting |
| 7:30–8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 8:30–9:30 am | Effective Communication Panel Moderated by Steve James, CEO of Frank Miller Lumber Company and a Certified John C. Maxwell Coach, Trainer, and Speaker
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| 9:30–10:30 am | 2023 Hits and Misses—and a New Year Dr. Christopher Kuehl, Managing Director, Armada Corporate Intelligence |
| 11 am–12 pm | Exhibitor Teardown All booths must be taken down and removed by 12 pm. |
