Green Industry Management Summit - 2025

This year we gather on October 28-29, 2025 in the Roebling Library of the Rensselaer Conference Center at the Hilton Garden Inn in Troy.

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 the closing night of the Summit, we will hold this year's

Here are the Summit details...

Our Summit Moderator and Thought-Leader 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 tentative 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
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. 

Registration to open soon! Stay tuned!