Green Industry Management Summit & Associated Events - 2025

On October 27-29, 2025 at the Rensselaer Conference Center at the Hilton Garden Inn in Troy, we will offer 3 dynamic events under the banner of our Green Industry Management Summit. See the full details below! We will be opening registration soon...watch for it!
Register for the Green Industry Management Summit HERE!
New This Year!

We are inviting Green Industry Management Professors and up to three of a school's top students to attend our 5th Annual Green Industry Management Summit. This event is being held on October 27 and 28 at the Rensselaer Conference Center at the Hilton Garden Inn in Troy. Your students will certainly GROW from this experience, which will expose them to industry leaders in various segments of the Green Industry throughout New York State. College alumni will be sponsoring school teams--so this is truly a wonderful opportunity to partner with NYSNLA-PlantNYS.
ATTENTION GREEN INDUSTRY COLLEGE PROFESSORS: Click here for the full invitation-information packet-sign-up form. Click here for the online sign-up form.
And on Tuesday Evening, October 28 from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., we will hold this year's

AWARDS UPDATE: Our distinguished panel of judges is now finalizing their review of the entries and we will soon know who are the best of the best for 2025.
Here are the Summit details...
Our Summit Moderator and Keynoter this year is: Marty Grunder of The Grow Group.

This event is open only to NYSNLA Members who are Green Industry Leaders (owners of nursery or landscape businesses, their top managers and decision-makers). It is always a hands-on, intimate professional experience where attendees will be asked to speak about their businesses, revenue and other aspects of their operations in a collaborative and safe space.
Here is our schedule:
Monday, October 27, 2025 – College RoundTable Event
5:00 – 7:30 p.m. - College RoundTable Dinner 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. - Cornhole Tournament
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 – Summit & Empire State Excellence in Landscaping Awards Dinner
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. - Registration Opens (Coffee and Pastries, etc.) 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. - Summit Introductions 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. - Session 1 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. - Break 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. - Session 2 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. - Lunch 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. - Session 3 2:00 – 2:15 p.m. - Break 2:15 – 3:15 p.m. - Session 4 3:15 – 3:30 p.m. - Break 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. - Session 5 4:30 – 5:00 p.m. - Break 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. - Cocktail Hour Sponsored By: Van Puttee Landscape
 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. - Empire State Excellence in Landscaping Award Dinner & Auction
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 - Summit
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. - Breakfast 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. - Session 6 10:00 – 10:15 a.m. - Break 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. - Session 7 11:15 – 11:30 a.m. - Break 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. - Wrap Up & Takeaways 12:30 p.m. - Summit Concludes: Box Lunches provided.
Sponsored By: Edgewood Nursery

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