AGENDA
Strong and diversified markets along with regulatory certainty are key to your business and forest legacy. That’s why conference speakers and sessions focus specifically on the management and profitability of your forest lands while providing an atmosphere for building key relationships and enjoying time with the family.
The conference takes place at the Williamsburg Lodge, Virginia
310 S England StWilliamsburg, VA 23185
Schedule
day one: june 15, 2021
8:00am
Registration Open
8:00am - 4:00pm
Tax Workshop
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There is an additional fee of $350 to attend the tax workshop.
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Forest Landowner Foundation Trustees Meeting
2:30pm - 3:30pm
FLA Executive Committee Meeting
3:30pm - 5:00pm
New Board Member Orientation
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Executive Committee/New Board Member and Title Sponsor Reception
day TWO: june 16, 2021
7:00am - 5:30pm
Registration Open
8:30am - 12:00pm
Board of Directors Meeting
8:30am - 12:00pm
Southern NAUFRP Group Meeting
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lunch
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BOD and Southern NAUFRP Group2:45pm
Attendee Procession (Fife and Drum Corps)
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Welcome and State of the Association
Maximising the Forest Economy in your State
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Welcome Speakers:Barrett McCall, President, and Scott Jones, CEO, Forest Landowners Association
Speaker:
Batina Ring,
Virginia Secretary of Agriculture
Assessing the Opportunities and Risks for Forest Landowners under the Biden Administration
With every new administration comes new leadership and new direction in the federal agencies that matter to forest landowners. After six months, what can be gleaned from the appointments made and direction already taken by the Biden administration?MORE INFO
Moderator: Scott JonesForest Landowners Association
Speaker: Alex Vogel , CEO,
The Vogel Group
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Pathways for Private Forest Landowners to Capture Value from the Carbon Storing Properties of Forests
This companion panel to the opening plenary discussion will feature forest landowners offering their perspective on the impact of new administration on the issues most important to them. How do they anticipate a new administration may impact their business? Where do their concerns lie and what new opportunities do they see before them?MORE INFO
Moderator: TBA
Speakers:
Zach Parisa, CEO and Founder, SilviaTerra
Jennifer Jenkins, VP and Chief Sustainability Officer, Enviva
Aaron Bumgardner, CEO, Outsyde
6:00pm - 7:00pm
President's Reception
Day THREE: june 17, 2021
7:30am - 5:30pm
Exhibit Hall open
7:30am - 8:30am
Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:30am - 10:00am
Reviewing the Health and Trajectory of the Traditional and Emerging Markets of Consequence for Forest Landowners
Revenue is the lifeblood of forest ownership. It funds sound management and conservation efforts, pays state and federal taxes and preserves the value of a family’s forest legacy. This panel will look at the health of the markets generating opportunities for landowners today, while also casting its gaze on those markets expected to yield opportunities in the future.MORE INFO
Speakers: TBA10:00am - 10:30am
Networking and Refreshment Break
10:30pm - 12:00pm
Managing for the Future: Deploying Best In Class Forest Management Approaches Today to Maximize Tomorrow’s Value
Featuring some of the sharpest minds in forestry consulting, this panel will highlight the latest thinking and best practices in forest management. Attendees will learn how long-term goals inform and shape the decisions forest owners make today. Featuring a panel loaded with decades of forest management experience, the conservation promises to be rich and informative.MORE INFO
Speakers: TBA12:00pm - 2:00pm
Awards Luncheon
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Reviewing the Ongoing Effort to Protect the Rights of Forest Landowners
Forest landowners face continual regulatory pressures that can limit or complicate management options. This panel will use current case studies to illustrate how the Forest Landowners Association and legal partners are working in concert to limit the negative impact of misguided regulatory overreach.MORE INFO
Speakers: TBA3:00pm - 3:30pm
Networking and Refreshment Break
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Hand in Hand: How Forest Landowners are Working in Good Faith with Strategic Partners to Achieve Ambitious Conservation Goals
The conservation ethic of forest landowners is alive and well as evidenced by the stories articulated in this discussion. The panel will look closely at how private forest landowners’ team with private not-for-profits and federal agencies alike to achieve inspiring and impressive restoration goals.MORE INFO
Speakers: TBA6:00pm - 10:00pm
Reception and Dinner
Day THREE: june 18, 2021
7:00am - 7:45am
Breakfast (Forest Tour Attendees only)
8:00am - 3:30pm
Virginia Private Forests Tour
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There is an additional fee of $100 per attendee. Read about the Tour