5th Annual
Event Program Produced by
Floor Plan General Education Sessions
Registration
LIVE Podcast Sessions + Active Shooter Training
Exhibits, Coffee & Keynotes, Awards Festival, including Leadership Bootcamp Graduation The Women in Hort Session will be held in St. Genevieve, and the Emerge Pass Sessions will take place in Spicewood, both located on the second floor.
Floor Plan EMERGE SESSIONS
The Women in Hort Session
KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2026 OPENING KEYNOTE: Texas Grande Texas Green Texas Green Industry Industry Economic Economic Forecast for Forecast for 2026, 2026, Dr. Charlie Dr. Charlie Hall, Hall, Texas A&M Texas A&M University University Gain powerful Gain powerful insight insight into into the the trends, trends, challenges, challenges, and and opportunities opportunities shaping the shaping the year year ahead. ahead. Dr. Dr. Hall's Hall's expert expert forecast forecast will will help help you you make make smarter business smarter business decisions decisions and and position position your your company company for for success success in 2026 in 2026 and and beyond. beyond.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2026 CLOSING KEYNOTE: Texas Grande Smarter, Faster, Smarter, Faster, Stronger: Stronger: How How AI Can AI Can Future-Proof Future-Proof Your Your Business Business Terry Brock, Terry Brock, Achievement Achievement Systems Inc. Systems Inc. Walk away Walk away with with tools tools to to build build a a business business that that doesn't doesn't just just adapt, adapt, it it thrives. Discover thrives. Discover practical practical AI AI applications applications that that will will transform transform your your nursery and nursery and landscape landscape operations. operations.
GENERAL EDUCATION 7:15 am – 8:00 am
MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2026
Registration, Foyer near Texas Grande, Exhibits and Coffee, Texas Grande
8:00 am – 9:10 am Welcome & Opening Keynote Presentation, Economic Forecast with Dr. Charlie Hall, Texas A&M University, Texas Grande 9:15 am - 9:40 am H-2B Program Updates, Jacob Monty, Monty and Ramirez LLP Attorneys at Law (Live Podcast), Homestead, Sponsored by Forward.US 9:30 am – 10:30 am A CFO's Guide to Upgrading Your Sales Force, Tom Nieson, Acuity Systems, Inc. Powered by Sandler Systems, Pheasant Ridge Update on the Two-Spotted Cotton Leaf Hopper, Dr. Rafia Khan, Texas A&M AgriLife, Delaney II AI in the Green Industry: From Inspiration to Installation - Mario Cambardella, Scapify, Cross Timbers I & II Brand Like a Boss, Justin Dorsey, SPHR, GPHR, Texas HR Team, Delaney I 9:45 am - 10:15 am Economic Forecast and Industry Supply Demands, Dr. Charlie Hall, Texas A&M University (Live Podcast), Homestead, Sponsored by Landmark Nurseries, Inc. 10:45 am -11:45 am What to do when ICE appears, Jacob Monty, Monty and Ramirez LLP Attorneys at Law, Pheasant Ridge Coaching Leaders to Handle Sensitive Employee Relations Situations, Michael Mirarchi, Mirarchi Management Group, Delaney II Substrates Under Pressure: Global Trends Reshaping the Texas Green Industry, Jennifer Neujahr, Cross Timbers I & II Lawyer Unplugged: I Can't Believe I Said That - Dustin Paschal, Simon Paschal PLLC, Delaney I 10:50 am -11:20 am Top Tips for Talent Acquisition, Justin Dorsey, SPHR, GPHR, Senior HR Consultant, Texas HR Team, (Live Podcast), Homestead, Sponsored by John Deere
GENERAL EDUCATION MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2026
11:45 am – 1:00 pm Complimentary Lunch with Exhibitors, Texas Grande
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm D.E.E.D. to Success, Dee Maddox, DMX Consulting (Live Podcast), Homestead, Sponsored by Leaf Landscape Supply 12:35 pm - 1:35 pm The Duty of Care: An Immigrant's Perspective, Anique Watson, Action Visa Assistance, Pheasant Ridge Maximizing Growing Space and Profits, Bill Carson, Native Texas Nursery, Cross Timbers I & II FMLA…Hey, I thought you knew that Law - Dustin Paschal, Simon Paschal PLLC, Delaney I Saving Hours on Every Takeoff: How AI is Changing Landscape Estimating, Christabel Bugla, Bobyard, Delaney II 12:45 pm - 1:15 pm How the Green Industry can Embrace for the Unknown, Ryan Watkins, Hort Mentor, (Live Podcast), Homestead 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm Developing a Health Captive for Insurance Coverage, Fred Meijering, Acrisure, Pheasant Ridge Sales Culture Not just Drive Thru Orders, Ben Thoennes, Verde Landscape, Delaney II Overton Plant Trial Update, Andrew King, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Cross Timbers I & II Future Ready - Leveraging Early Talent - Rick Elmore, Holt, Delaney I 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Employers' Biggest Legal Mistakes, Dustin Paschal, Simon Paschal PLLC (Live Podcast), Homestead 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Getting Greener: The Challenge and Innovation on Nursery and Landscape, Dr. Luis Miranda, Mezfer Crown, Pheasant Ridge Having Difficult Conversations, Todd Nesloney, Delaney II Growing Sales Beyond the Greenhouse, McKenna Jenkins, TMCNP, Alldredge Gardens, Cross Timbers I & II How to Mitigate AR Issues through Contract Clauses and Lien Rights, Christian Dewhurst, Gray Reed, Delaney I
GENERAL EDUCATION MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2026
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm Maintaining Leadership and Culture in Your Company, Manny Rodriguez, Living Earth (Live Podcast), Homestead 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Active Shooting Training, Lieutenant Kurt Kmak and Officer Byron Young, Grapevine PD, Homestead Women In Horticulture, Read the Defense: How to Navigate Hard Dynamics with Curiosity, Not Fear, Chrissy Dunlap, Ste. Genevieve 4:10 pm - 5:00 pm THE TOP 7 UNDER NUMBER 47: The Most Impactful Employment Law Changes Under President Trump’s Second Term, Michael DePonte, Attorney at Law, Jackson Lewis P.C., Pheasant Ridge AI: Hype, Hope… or Your Secret Weapon?, Terry Brock, Delaney II Texas Certified Clean Nursery Program: What It Means for Your Nursery Grower Business, Amy Graham, TNLA President, Cross Timbers I & II When you are expecting…A Lawsuit, Brett Holubeck, Attorney, Fisher Phillips, Delaney I 5:10 pm – 6:30 pm Opening Night Reception, Texas Grande
TuesDAY, JANUARY 6, 2026 7:15 am – 8:00 am Exhibits and Coffee, Texas Grande 7:15 am – 10:30 am Registration, foyer near Texas Grande 8:00 am – 10:30 am TNLA Awards Festival, Texas Grande (Breakfast Provided) 11:00 am – 4:30 pm Industry Tour Day (boxed lunch provided)*Must be registered for tour to attend
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2026 8:30 am – 10:00 am Registration, Foyer of Texas Grande 8:30 am – 9:30 am Exhibits and Coffee, Texas Grande 10:00 am – 12:00 pm TNLA Foundation Leadership Bootcamp Graduation, Closing Keynote Presentation, "Smarter, Faster, Stronger: How AI Can Future-Proof Your Nursery & Landscape Business" with Terry Brock, Terry Brock Achievement Systems Incorporated, Texas Grande, TNLA Leadership Bootcamp is Sponsored by Landmark Nurseries, Inc. Hotchkiss Insurance, Southwest Wholesale Nursery, Billy Long Enterprises, Lone Star Trees and AquaTerra Outdoors
Exhibitor List As of 12.15.25
company name
Texas Green Industry Safety Group
KBW Supply
booth #
1 2
Austin Wood Recycling
3
Express Flooring
4
Texas Department of Agriculture
5
Plantbid
7
ICL Specialty Fertilizers
8
Covington Nursery
9
BioSafe Systems
10
LegalShield
11
MicroLife Organic Fertilizer
14 16
Profile Growing Solutions Abbott-Ipco Merchant Owl Living Earth Spectrum VoIP Southwest Wholesale Nursery
100 101 102 104
105
Exhibitor List company name
As of 12.15.25
booth #
Southwest Perennials
106
Prime Sod
108
John Deere
109
Eason Horticultural Resources
110
Shawgrass
111
Coverage Outfitters
12 112
Bobyard Landmark Nurseries
6
As of 12.15.25
A special thanks to this year's Key Contributing Investment Partner
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Plantbid
LOKO Enterprises