2025 Farwest Speaker Lineup

Learn from the Best at Farwest.

Jazmin Albarran
Jazmin Albarran
Executive director, Seed Your Future

[Bio & Seminars]
Rob Aldridge
Rob Aldridge
Commercial sales and financing, Pure Energy Group

[Bio & Seminars]
Carlos E. Bográn, Ph.D.
Carlos E. Bográn, Ph.D.
Director, technical services, BioWorks Inc.

[Bio & Seminars]
Tom Brewer
Tom Brewer
Director of Sales-West, HC Companies

[Bio & Seminars]
Michael Brownbridge, Ph.D.
Michael Brownbridge, Ph.D.
Sr. technical services manager, Bioworks Inc.

[Bio & Seminars]
Man-yeon Choi, Ph.D.
Man-yeon Choi, Ph.D.
Research entomologist, USDA Horticultural Crops Disease and Pest Management Research Unit

[Bio & Seminars]
Raymond A. Cloyd, Ph.D.
Raymond A. Cloyd, Ph.D.
Professor and extension specialist, Kansas State University

[Bio & Seminars]
Todd Davis
Todd Davis
Director of the Catalog/OnSyte Division of Veritiv Visual/Horticultural Printers

[Bio & Seminars]
Todd Downing
Todd Downing
Managing Partner, Best Human Capital & Advisory Group

[Bio & Seminars]
Aubry Field, M.S.
Aubry Field, M.S.
Founder and lead scientist, Lizzy Blossom LLC.

[Bio & Seminars]
Jeb Fields, Ph.D.
Jeb Fields, Ph.D.
Professor, University of Florida

[Bio & Seminars]
Christopher Fifo
Christopher Fifo
Product representative for Darwin Perennials, Pan American Perennials

[Bio & Seminars]
Paige Franks
Paige Franks
Senior executive search advisor, Best Human Capital & Advisory Group

[Bio & Seminars]
Sharon Hadden
Sharon Hadden
Container design, international speaker

[Bio & Seminars]
Dan Heims
Dan Heims
Horticulturist, Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.

[Bio & Seminars]
Grace Hensley
Grace Hensley
Owner of Fashion Plants

[Bio & Seminars]
Benjamin Hoover, Ph.D.
Benjamin Hoover, Ph.D.
Associate professor of sustainable nursery production, Cal Poly

[Bio & Seminars]
John Kennedy
John Kennedy
Co-founder of Boomerwrangle

[Bio & Seminars]
Connie Lindsay
Connie Lindsay
Sales and marketing manager, GK Machine, Inc.

[Bio & Seminars]
Michael Maggiotto Jr., PHR, SHRM-SCP
Michael Maggiotto Jr., PHR, SHRM-SCP
Michael Maggiotto Jr., PHR, SHRM-SCP

[Bio & Seminars]
Broch Martindale
Broch Martindale
National Nursery & Greenhouse Strategic Account Manger, Corteva

[Bio & Seminars]
Tom Marting
Tom Marting
Director of Sustainable Solutions, HC Companies

[Bio & Seminars]
Ron McCabe
Ron McCabe
President of Everbearing Services

[Bio & Seminars]
Keawe Molifua
Keawe Molifua
ODA pesticide investigator, Oregon Department of Agriculture

[Bio & Seminars]
Jon Morrison
Jon Morrison
Co-founder, Brands in Blooms

[Bio & Seminars]
Lloyd Nackley, Ph.D.
Lloyd Nackley, Ph.D.
Professor, Oregon State University

[Bio & Seminars]
Jeff O’Brien
Jeff O’Brien
Co-founder, Brands in Blooms

[Bio & Seminars]
Aaron Palmateer, Ph.D.
Aaron Palmateer, Ph.D.
Director of horticulture, Harrell’s, LLC

[Bio & Seminars]
Steven Paulsen
Steven Paulsen
CEO and owner, Native Roots, LLC

[Bio & Seminars]
Rachel Popp
Rachel Popp
Science teacher at Lake Oswego High School

[Bio & Seminars]
Tim Quebedeaux
Tim Quebedeaux
Owner of RetailKPI, service provider for The Garden Center Group

[Bio & Seminars]
Brian Schulker, Ph.D.
Brian Schulker, Ph.D.
Business development manager growing media constituents at Jiffy Growing Solutions

[Bio & Seminars]
Jake Shreckhise, Ph.D.
Jake Shreckhise, Ph.D.
USDA-ARS research horticulturist

[Bio & Seminars]
Nicholas Staddon
Nicholas Staddon
Consultant and plantsman, Staddon Consulting

[Bio & Seminars]
Karen Stever, Ph.D.
Karen Stever, Ph.D.
GGSPro technical specialist, Griffin Greenhouse Supplies

[Bio & Seminars]
Danny Summers
Danny Summers
Managing director and chief instigator, The Garden Center Group

[Bio & Seminars]
Suzanne Wainwright-Evans
Suzanne Wainwright-Evans
Buglady Consulting

[Bio & Seminars]
Ryan Watkins
Ryan Watkins
Founder, HortMentor

[Bio & Seminars]
Ashley Wright
Ashley Wright
Co-founder & CEO, Plantista

[Bio & Seminars]

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