SCHEDULE

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Welcome & VFA General Membership Meeting

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Virginia's Political Climate

Dr. Bob Holsworth - DecideSmart

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Morning Break with Exhibitors

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

AF&PA Advocacy Priorities 

Heidi Brock - American Forest & Paper Association

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Discussion with Congresswoman
Abigail Spanberger

US Representative Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-7)

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Team Safe Trucking: Seeing Clearly Through the Economic Crisis

Miranda Gowell - Team Safe Trucking, Inc.

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Forest Health Q&A: Invasive Species

Moderator: 

Jennifer Gagnon - Virginia Forest Landowners Education Program, Virginia Tech

Speakers:

Lori Chamberlin - Virginia Department of Forestry

Scott Salom - Virginia Tech

Rod Walker - Blue Ridge PRISM

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Explore the Virtual Exhibit Hall

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

SAF General Business Meeting

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Welcome & Update from the Governor's Office

Ralph Northam, Governor of Virginia

Bettina Ring, Virginia Secretary of Agriculture & Forestry

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Tick Talk 2020: The latest on ticks and tick-borne disease in Virginia

Sara Benham - Old Dominion University

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Morning Break with Exhibitors

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Impact of COVID-19 on Virginia Markets

Judd Johnson - Hardwood Market Report

Mike Powell - Forest2Market

11:15 AM - 12:15 AM

Building Success: A New Partnership to Recruit Talent

John Freeborn - Virginia Tech CNRE

Dr. Paul Winistorfer - Virginia Tech CNRE

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Annual Virginia Forestry Summit Awards Ceremony

Distinguished Service, Logger Merit, Outstanding VFA Member of the Year, & President's Choice

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Explore the Virtual Exhibit Hall