GISC 2023 Program

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ENGAGING MINDS. EMPOWERING SUCCESS. WWW.GREENINDUSTRYSHOW.COM
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15-16, 2023 WESTERNER PARK
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Bringing
NOVEMBER
IN RED DEER

GISC 2023

Join us in Red Deer November 15-16, 2023. Our staff and volunteers have worked hard to bring you top industry speakers, informative sessions, timely information, exciting events, and the largest industry trade show on the Prairies. We have a great roster of speakers ready to share their insights and expertise - challenging you to sharpen focus on your business AND broaden your view to the future of our industry. We have tips on growing your business, how to market to a new generation, how to find and retain staff and a panel on the future of electric machinery in our industry.

If you are looking for ways to spark new ideas for drawing in clients, supporting and inspiring your team, expanding your view and impact in the industry, building the knowledge and skills that can make your business even more successful! See the schedule for more information!

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DATES & TIMES

NOVEMBER 15-16, 2023 Westerner Park, Red Deer, AB

CONFERENCE

NOVEMBER 15, 2023 7:55 AM – 12:25 PM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023 7:55 AM – 12:25 PM

TRADE SHOW

WEDNESDAY 10:30 - 4:30PM

THURSDAY 10:30 - 3:30PM

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

KATIE DUBOW GARDEN TRENDS

JACKI HART IS THE ELEPHANT WINNING?

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2023

TIME EVENT

8:30 am - 9:00 am

9:00 - 4:00 pm

5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Registration and Coffee Trailblazer II

Greenhouse Bus Tour

Host: Dr. Mohyuddin Mirza

Landscape Alberta Nursery Producers Auction & Dinner Red Deer Resort & Casino

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Frontier Room TIME EVENT

7:30 - 7:55 am Registration and Continental Breakfast

7:55 am - 8:55 am

KEYNOTE: 2024 Garden Trends

Katie Dubow

Room Frontier Room Trailblazer 1 Trailblazer 2 Lookout Room

9:05 am - 10:05 am

Slip & Fall Readiness Grant Harrison

The “Big Truth” about Plants and Their Role in our World

Bob Reeves

Optimizing Strawberry Production through Dynamic Lighting Protocols

Rose Seguin

10:15 am - 11:15 am

Plant Characteristics that Support Beneficial Insects for Landscape Management

Ken Fry

The Long Grass Movement

Egan Davis

10:30 am - 4:30 pm

Developing Greenhouse

Tomato Varieties

Adapted to the Canadian Environment

Travis Banks

Becoming a Leader to Build Leaders

Brad Parker

Planting Prosperity - Rooted Strategies for the Growth or Exit of Your Business Don Montgomery

GREEN INDUSTRY SHOW - STOCKMENS PAVILION

11:25 am - 12:25 pm

Marketing to Millenials

Katie Dubow

Branching Out: Creative Ways to Diversify Christyn Palazzo

Solving the Staffing Dilemma

Jacki Hart

Building and Executing a $100 Million Municipal Tree Planting Initiative

Erin Belva, Kortney

Tompkins and Melissa Campbell 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Tailgate Party & Tastings Seating Area and Trade Show Floor 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Nursery Growers Meeting Lookout Room

pm - 5:30 pm AGGA AGM Trailblazer I

pm - 8:30 pm AGGA Garden Party Frontier Room

pm - 11:30 pm

Party Garden Terrace Lounge - Red Deer Resort & Casino

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5:00
5:30
After

(November 13-17, 2023)

Guest Special Room Rate of $139.00

Room amenities include:

• 42" flat screen television

• Complimentary in-room Keurig Coffee Maker

• Complimentary high-speed Internet (wireless)

• Mini fridge and microwave

Welcome to Red Deer Resort and Casino, your home away from home.

away from home. refreshed in our 241 contemporary comfort. Indulge in culinary delights at lobby lounge connecting to a patio.

Conveniently located midway between Calgary and Edmonton. Feel refreshed in our 241 contemporary guestrooms and suites, providing spacious surroundings for your comfort. Indulge in culinary delights at our three distinctive on-site restaurants, complemented by a stylish lobby lounge connecting to a patio.

Amenities to enjoy:

Seamless Connectivity

Unrivaled Relaxation: Escape to tranquility with an indoor heated pool and 24-hr Fitness Centre

Delight in an à la carte breakfast on lavish weekend brunch at our Experience the refreshing ambiance of our Lounge.

Stations

+123-456-7890

Do Business with Ease: Attend to your business requirements at the round-the-clock Business Center.

Culinary Delights: Delight in an à la carte breakfast on weekdays and a lavish weekend brunch at our Restaurant. Experience the refreshing ambiance of our Garden Terrace Lounge.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2023

7:30 - 7:55 am Registration and Continental Breakfast

7:55 am - 8:55 am

KEYNOTE: Is the Elephant Winning? Jacki Hart

Room Frontier Room Trailblazer 1 Trailblazer 2 Lookout Room 9:05 am - 10:05 am

Marketing to Attract Your A-Client Vanessa McQuade & Rob Murray

Profit Works Grant Harrison

Effect on Climate Change on Urban Trees Toso Bozic

An Overview of Thrips Affecting Greenhouse Crops Ken Fry

10:15 am - 11:15 am

Bringing Value and Professionalism to the Landscape Industry

Brad Parker

Plant Sociability Egan Davis

10:30 am - 3:30 pm

11:25 am - 12:25 pm

What You Need to Know About Alberta’s New Prompt Payment Act

Jordan Crone and Tom Brookes

Shift Your Mindset, Grow Your Business

Christyn Palazzo

GREEN INDUSTRY SHOW - STOCKMENS PAVILION

Grow Profits Using Job Costing to Identify and Eliminate Waste in Your Company

Brandy Jones

IPM & Research Update Jason Pick

Prairie Perennial Trials Owen Vanstone

The Future is Electric Panel

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Sod Grower’s Meeting Lookout Room

EARN CREDITS

Many sessions qualify for educational credits for renewing industry designations and certifications including Landscape Industry Certified designations, Alberta Environment’s Pesticide applicator/dispenser license renewal, ISA Continuing Education Units, and others. Information highlighting which sessions will earn credits are listed in the session descriptions and updates will be posted on our website, www.greenindustryshow.com, as they are approved.

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GISC 2023 SESSIONS

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Frontier Room

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7:55 AM

KEYNOTE: 2024 GARDEN TRENDS

Katie Dubow

Why should you care about trends? It’s simple. Trends drive consumers and consumers drive sales. The Green Industry Show & Conference is the place to learn about new trends, stay relevant and grow your business.

Join Katie Dubow, global trendspotter, president of Garden Media Group and QVC guest host, in this informative session. Katie will outline the seven 2024 Garden Trends, including the color of the year, and offer tips on how to apply each trend to your own business.

Garden trends are more important than ever. When you’re ahead of the curve, your company becomes a trendsetter and you become the go to place for what’s new.

9:05 AM

SLIP FALL & READINESS Grant Harrison

For snow contractors, the possibility of a slip and fall claim is always on your mind. Every precaution must be taken to ensure

the safety of clients and those on their sites. But what documentation do you need to protect yourself against a slip and fall claim? Being prepared can make the process a lot smoother, less stressful, and less costly. Slip and fall readiness and the ability to defend yourself in the event of a claim starts and stops at good documentation. In this case, there’s no such thing as too much information and there’s no substitute for being prepared.

10:15 AM

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS THAT SUPPORT BENEFICIAL INSECTS FOR LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT

Ken Fry

This session will explore the various features of flowering plants (including trees) that recruit and support pollinators, predators and parasitoids. Which plants are good for pest management and which are bad? Find out if what you are planting or maintaining is helping you or hindering you in your pest management efforts.

11:25 AM

MARKETING TO MILLENIALS

Katie Dubow

Move over boomers – there’s a new consumer in town. In today’s society, it’s clear that millennials have a massive buying power. Garden Media Group and admitted millennial Katie Dubow will define what millennials value and the best ways brands can reach this demographic. Use the information provided to grow your business and stay relevant.

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9:05 AM

THE “BIG TRUTH” ABOUT PLANTS AND THEIR ROLE IN OUR WORLD Bob

Plants at large (and forests and prairies in particular) are rarely appreciated for their value to Earth’s biosphere; if we think of them at all, we assign them little agency or purpose, when in fact these amazing ecosystems sustain all lifeforms on Earth. Photosynthecally-powered plants are not mere consumers of resources, but through a deeply integrated symbiosis with the soil microbiome – they provide, maintain, rehabilitate, and nurture every other living organism on our planet. We will explore this ‘big truth’; see how it came to be so, and what we (as landscape professionals) can do to assist the ecosystems in our trust to get back to full health and function. How and why should we integrate soil health into our day-to-day professional lives.

10:15 AM

THE LONG GRASS MOVEMENT Egan Davis

Conventional turf grass management practices are intensive and reliant on the heavy use of resources such as water, fertilizer, labour and equipment. While this type of program is necessary for the maintenance of sports fields, there are opportunities to reimagine the approach to maintaining passive turf grass areas in ways that reduce the use of resources while increasing the ecosystem services that parks provide.

Egan will present approaches long grass management that are modelled after natural grassland plant communities. Ecological elements such as succession, diversity, competition, disturbance and nutrient cycling will be explored and related back to horticultural practice. Discuss balancing the ecological goals of long grass management with the function of passive turf grass areas while addressing community expectations.

11:25 AM

BRANCHING OUT: CREATIVE WAYS TO DIVERSIFY AS LANDSCAPE DESIGNERS

Christyn Palazzo

Landscape designers possess a natural inclination for creativity; constantly pushing the boundaries of design. However, it’s important to recognize that creativity can be a powerful asset when it comes to expanding our businesses beyond traditional design services. From offering additional services and specializing in niche areas to embracing technology and forging strategic partnerships, this session will provide practical tips and actionable steps to help landscape designers diversify revenue streams and grow their business.

9:05 AM

OPTIMIZING STRAWBERRY PRODUCTION THROUGH DYNAMIC LIGHTING PROTOCOLS Rose Seguin

Greenhouse strawberry production is relatively new and with new varieties being introduced every year, we are only at the beginning of understanding the climate nuances of this crop. In this presentation, we will focus on the various considerations for lighting everbearing strawberry varieties, such as stem elongation, flowering protocols and possibilities for pathogen control through lighting. We will consider the profiles of different strawberry varieties and how dynamic lighting allows you to meet their needs throughout the production cycle.

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10:15 AM

DEVELOPING GREENHOUSE TOMATO VARIETIES ADAPTED TO THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENT

Travis Banks

Canadian greenhouse producers predominantly grow tomato varieties bred for locations other than Canada, resulting in yield and performance disadvantages relative to other regions. In 2013 Vineland Research and Innovation Centre started a consumer-driven greenhouse tomato breeding project specifically to address the needs of Canadian producers. This presentation will highlight the progress we’ve made in developing tomato-onthe-vine varieties that are preferred by consumers, out-yield competing varieties, and have disease resistances absent in other offerings.

11:25 AM

SOLVING THE STAFFING DILEMMA

Jacki Hart

Never before has it been so important to manage the ‘internal company brand’ experience. More now than ever, what employees experience every day at work is crucial to finding and keeping great people on a team. Being a part of an engaged team is where it’s at. If your company team struggles with getting high rates of retention and engagement, and if you want to learn what to do about it, then you need to come to this seminar.

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9:05 AM

BECOMING A LEADER TO BUILD LEADERS

Brad Parker

We all have an idea of who a leader is and what we think a leader does, but do we know how to become a leader. Hiring, training and retaining staff is one of the hardest aspects of any business. Learn some strategies on creating leaders within your business, leading up and down the chain of command and the value of teaching your staff to be proactive rather than reactive.

10:15 AM

PLANTING PROSPERITYROOTED STRATEGIES FOR THE GROWTH OR EXIT OF YOUR BUSINESS

Don Montgomery

Whether you have 1, 5 or 10+ years before you consider an exit, you should always be thinking about ways to improve your businesses’ value.

In this session you will learn:

- How landscaping (and similar) businesses are valued

- Update on the current market dynamics (is now a good time to sell?)

- Primary drivers of business value and how to enhance these in your business

- Why size matters

- Typical succession / exit options

11:25 AM

BUILDING AND EXECUTING A $100 MILLION MUNICIPAL TREE

PLANTING INITIATIVE

Erin Belva, Kortney Tompkins and Melissa Campbell

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The City of Edmonton Urban Forest Asset Management Plan laid out the framework of how many trees need to be planted and how much area to naturalize to reach 2 million trees planted and 20% canopy cover by 2031 and 2071, respectively. Edmonton recently received municipal and federal funding to build planting plans to reach these goals. In our presentation we will provide an overview of our asset management plan, how we prioritized planting targets and show the roadmap of how we plan to plant all of the trees to use the funding; including the benefits and impacts this project may provide to the private sector.

THURSDAY,

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

with their expectations and experience of working together - AND THEN, how to narrow the expectation gaps, improve the experience and elevate company culture so that every team can banish the Elephants, and LOVE being at work.

There’s a great path forward to grow awesome businesses, teams and life opportunities for everyone - the slow (old) way - or on the (new) fast-track. So, which do you want?

9:05 AM

MARKETING TO ATTRACT

YOU’RE A-CLIENT

Are you tired of not getting enough of the right leads? This session will walk you through the tools to attract more Awesome Clientsthe ones you love working with, understand your value, and refer you to other A-Clients. Discover how to tailor your marketing to attract them, techniques to use to qualify them, and how to keep them as long-lasting clients that will help grow your business. You will walk away being able to:

1. Discover three simple ways to generate A-Leads.

7:55 AM

KEYNOTE: IS THE ELEPHANT WINNING?

Jacki

Being no stranger to tough conversations with both staff, and managers, join our Keynote Speaker Jacki Hart as she peels back the smoke screen and digs into that tough place - the gap between what employees want/ need and what employers/managers offer or can provide to them.

It’s a no-brainer that all of us ‘don’t know what we don’t know’, and Jacki says it’s time for everyone to get dialed into the current reality from both sides of the office door.

This interactive Keynote will dig into current reality - including listening to everyone with live-polling - to get the pulse of where both staff and employers are at across the province,

2. Find out how to assess if your marketing is cohesive and if your dollars are being spent in the right areas to get you the best ROI.

Learn marketing techniques to discourage tire kickers.

10:15 AM

BRINGING VALUE AND PROFESSIONALISM TO THE LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY

In the residential landscape world, we all struggle with the notion of: “If I could only charge more”, or “I’m worth more than they are because…”. I’m going to walk you through some very simple and easy steps on how to set yourself apart from the competition and GET PAID LIKE A PROFESSIONAL!

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EARLY BIRD RATES (UNTIL NOV 1) REGULAR AFTER NOV 1 ON SITE MEMBER NONMEMBER MEMBER NONMEMBER Full Conference Pass $275 $325 $325 $375 Regular Pricing Wednesday Only Conference Pass $175 $200 $225 $250 Regular Pricing Thursday Only Conference Pass $175 $200 $225 $250 Regular Pricing Trade Show Pass Free $10 Free $10 $20.00 (includes tax)
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Add Ons Greenhouse Bus Tour $105 $130 $155 $180 N/A AGGA Garden Party $30 $30 $30 $30 $35 (includes tax) LANP Auction / Dinner $30 $30 $30 $30 $40
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11:25 AM

GROW PROFITS USING JOB COSTING TO IDENTIFY AND ELIMINATE WASTE IN YOUR COMPANY

Brandy Jones

This session will give an overview of the importance of job costing and how to keep it simple and automated as possible it will also give an overview of the biggest reasons landscape companies lose efficiency and profitability, and how to snuff those wastes out for good!

11:25 AM

IPM & RESEARCH UPDATE

Jason Pick

The seminar will provide the relevancy behind IPM in our management approaches for weed, insect and turf diseases, followed by the related latest advances and research from the Alberta Turfgrass Research Foundation.

9:05 AM

9:05 AM

PROFIT WORKS Grant Harrison

An overview of the book Profit Works by Alex Freytag and Tom Bouwer. We unravel the complexity of incentive plans to increase employee productivity, cultivate an engaged workforce and maximize your company’s potential.

10:15 AM

PLANT SOCIABILITY Egan Davis

In a natural environment, plants occur in complex and interconnected communities. Plant adaptation and competition strategies determine the composition of plants in any given community. Plant distribution and occurrence will literally express environmental niches. Through his presentation, Egan will interactively explore and interpret various wild plant communities with the audience and discuss how learnings can be applied to horticultural application. Participants will learn how to apply the principles of plant ecology to the many landscape challenges associated with climate change and limited resources.

EFFECT ON CLIMATE CHANGE ON URBAN TREES Toso Bozic

Urban trees play a vital role in enhancing the quality of life in cities, providing numerous environmental, social, and economic benefits. The effect of climate change on urban trees are numerous including rising temperatures, altered precipitation patterns, and increased extreme weather events that are creating a hostile environment for many tree species. The urban foresters, arborists and decision makers faces challenging and difficult decisions, on tree care and maintenance of existing trees, choosing right tree species, to ensure tree survival and adaptation to climate change. This requires new strategies and approaches to manage urban trees and forest. The effect of climate change on urban forest can be addressed in following areas.

The topic for presentation will cover why policymakers, urban planners and architects, tree nurseries, plant breeders, and communities should collaborate in developing climate-resilient tree species selection, innovative tree planting, care and maintenance systems, sustainable urban design, and increase green infrastructure.

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10:15 AM

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ALBERTA’S NEW PROMPT PAYMENT ACT

Jordan Crone and Tom Brookes

Jordan and Tom will provide an overview of the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act, including its impacts upon invoicing, payment timing, and standard-form contracts. They will then conclude with recommendations for how to best adapt your organization to confirm to the requirements of this new legislation.

11:25 AM

PRAIRIE PERENNIAL TRIALS

Owen Vanstone

Will it survive here? Will it thrive? This session will take a look at the cold hardiness trials conducted over the past eight years to see what lessons we can learn as we look at herbaceous perennial sales going forward. This is an exciting and dynamic plant category, and it is important to have confidence that the plants we grow and sell will be well suited to the challenging Prairie climate. Join us to gain valuable perspective as you think about the 2024 sales season.

10:15 AM

SHIFT YOUR MINDSET, GROW YOUR BUSINESS

Christyn Palazzo

As a green industry professional, your experience, knowledge, and insights are invaluable; and it can be incredibly frustrating when clients don’t listen to your recommendations. However, there is a powerful solution that can transform your relationship with clients. By shifting your mindset from being perceived solely as a landscaper or designer to positioning yourself as a landscape consultant, you can significantly impact how clients perceive your expertise and improve their willingness to listen and implement your advice. Learn practical strategies on how to become a trusted partner and how this approach can positively impact your business’s bottom line.

11:25

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THE FUTURE IS ELECTRIC Panel

9:05 AM

AN OVERVIEW OF THRIPS AFFECTING GREENHOUSE CROPS

Ken Fry

This session will review the different species of thrips that infest greenhouse crops in Alberta. We will also examine potential threats such as Thrips parvispinus or Pepper Thrips and Scirtothrips doralis, the Chilli Thrips. Damage, identification, monitoring, and management will be covered for each species.

Tesla is the in the top 10 most valuable companies in the world. Honda has announced end of production of its gasoline powered small engines. Electric is coming! There are many questions to answer for the green industry. Will electric vehicles have the range/ power needed for commercial use? Will the new battery powered equipment be mandated or simply evolve to the new benchmark for maintenance? How will HR policy have to adapt with at home charging of work equipment? What will your insurance provider require to ensure your facility or fleet? Join a panel of experts from across the industry as they explore the numerous factors to consider as the electric revolution arrives.

This is a panel discussion with confirmed speakers from Jim Peplinski Leasing, Toro Equipment, and Marsh Canada. Exact lineup is to be determined.

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