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Virginia Forestry Summit

April 29 - May 1
Hilton The Main, Norfolk

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SCHEDULE

As of 3/12//2026- Subject to Change

Wednesday, April 29

Wednesday

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration Open

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

VFA Board of Directors Meeting

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

SAF Executive Committee Meeting

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Networking Break with Exhibitors

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Opening General Session:
Timber Market Cycles, Y’all:
200 Years in the US South’s Forest Products Industry

1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Silent Auction Open

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Networking Break with Exhibitors

3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Breakout Sessions

Powering Virginia’s Future: Energy Demand, Policy, and the Role of Working Forests

Adaptive Land Management: New Strategies for a Changing Landscape

Virginia Tech’s Sustainable
Forest Supply Chain Collaborative

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Welcome Happy Hour

7:00 PM

Dinner On Your Own

Thursday

Thursday, April 30 

7:00 AM - 7:45 AM

Fun Run 

7:30 AM - 2:30 PM

Registration Open

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Networking Breakfast

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

SAF VA Division Meeting

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Membership Meeting & Keynote Session:
Forestry Disrupted: Tech, Timber, and Market Shake-Ups

8:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Silent Auction

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Networking Break with Exhibitors 

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Breakout Sessions

Forestry in the Spotlight: Advocacy, Messaging, and Public Engagement

Legal Essentials
for Forestry Operations

Legacy Planning for Landowners

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Luncheon & Advocacy Update 

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Tours 

7:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Reception

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Evening Banquet with Awards

Friday

Friday, May 1

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Fellowship of Christian Foresters

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Networking Breakfast

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Registration Open

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

ACF VA Chapter Meeting

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

General Session:
The Westervelt Company History – Leading Through Uncertain Times

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Networking Break with Exhibitors

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Closing General Session: 
Housing Demand and Virginia’s Wood Market

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

VFEF Board of Directors Meeting

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