Program Schedule
All events are in Eastern Daylight Time.
*Please Note: Breakfast will be at the Marriott Knoxville Downtown. Learning sessions will be at the Knoxville Convention Center.
| Wednesday, June 11 | |
| 8 am | Third Annual HMA NatCon Golf Tournament |
| 8:30 am | SCMA Annual Meeting |
| 11 am | NextGen Leaders Council Meeting |
| 12–7 pm | Conference Registration |
| 12:30 pm | HMA Board of Directors Lunch |
| 1:30–5 pm | Exhibitor Set up |
| 2 pm | HMA Board of Directors Meeting |
| 6–7 pm | Opening Reception & Expo |
| Thursday, June 12 | |
| 7:30–8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 8 am–5 pm | Conference Registration |
| 8:30 am | Welcome & HMA Business Meeting |
| 9–9:45 am | Turning Around an Industry Farrah Newberry VP of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs, The Dairy Alliance |
| 9:45–10:45 am | Hardwood Market Trends: Railway Ties & Residuals |
| 10:45–11:15 am | ForestryWorks at Work Larry Pitts, Workforce Development Coordinator Caley Peyton, Education & Outreach Coordinator Tennessee Forestry Association |
| 11:15 am–12 pm | From Forest to Mill Scott Dane Executive Director, American Loggers Council |
| 12 pm–1 pm | Vendor-Expo Café Lunch |
| 1–1:45 pm | US Forest Service Wood Innovations Grants Marcus Taylor Wood Innovations Coordinator, Southern Region |
| 1:45–2:30 pm | Let's Talk Insurance Corey Bounds Risk Assessment and Claims Director of Engineering, Continental Underwriters Lindsey DiGangi Robin Little |
| 2:30–3 pm | The View from Capitol Hill & Around the World Dana Lee Cole Executive Director, The Hardwood Federation Tripp Pryor |
| 6–7 pm | Reception & Expo |
| 8 pm | Exhibitor Teardown (no teardowns before 8 pm) |
| Friday, June 13 | |
| 7:30–8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 8:30–9:30 am | An Evolving Economy Shawn DuBravac New York Times Best-Selling Author and Top Futurist |
| 9:45 am–2 pm | Tennessee Tours |
| 10 am | Exhibitor Teardown Closes |
