2026 Convention Agenda

*Agenda is subject to change

1:30 PM – 6:30 PM        Convention Registration

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM        Trade Show Set Up

4:30 PM – 7:00 PM        Bags and Brews: Cornhole Tournament

Golf Tournament Agenda:

6:30 AM                       Transportation to Tustin Ranch Golf Club Departs

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM       Golf Tournament Check-In & Breakfast

8:00 AM – 1:00 PM        Golf Tournament [Shotgun Start]

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM        Golf Lunch & Awards Ceremony

2:00 PM                        Golf Shuttle Departure

5K Walk/Run Agenda:

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM        5K Walk/Run Check In

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM        5K Walk/Run Race

7:30 AM – 10:30 AM      Convention Registration

2:30 PM – 5:30 PM        Trade Show Set-Up

2:30 PM – 7:00 PM        Convention Registration

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM        Reception & Trade Show

7:00 AM – 9:00 AM   Continental Breakfast 

7:00 AM – 2:00 PM   Convention Registration 

8:00 AM – 11:20 AM  Morning Sessions 

Charting Our Course: Navigating Policy, Pressure & Opportunity | Alexi Rodriguez, Almond Alliance; Erin Norwood, Norwood Associates; Cole Rojewski, The Bernhardt Group

Global Trends, Innovation, and the Future of Almonds | Clarice Turner, The Almond Board of California

Almond Industry Outlook: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats | Matt Woolf, Terrain

12:30 PM – 1:50 PM   Keynote Lunch 

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM   Breakout Session

The 2026 Election: Governor’s Race, Ballot Battles, and the Future of California and Congress | Erin Norwood, Norwood Associates; Cole Rojewski, The Bernhardt Group; Christy Wilson, Wilson Public Affairs; Kelly Calkin, Calkin Public Affairs

5:15 PM – 7:00 PM   Convention Registration

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM   Reception & Trade Show 

7:00 PM – 10:00 PM   Dinner

10:00 PM – 12:00 AM   Hospitality Social

7:00 AM – 9:00 AM  Continental Breakfast 

7:00 AM – 12:00 PM  Registration 

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM       Huller Sheller Breakfast Session

9:00 AM – 11:30 AM     Morning Sessions

Where We’ve Been, Where We Are, and Where We’re Going: A Pathway to Water Security in California | Jenny Pierre, State Water Contractors

Effective Management and Policy Enforcement Reduces Liability Exposure | Stacy Henderson, Henderson Hatfield

11:30 AM  Event Ends – Exhibitor Breakdown