Discuss Insightful STRATEGIES. Build Invaluable RELATIONSHIPS. Experience Measurable RESULTS.

Discuss Customized Solutions with Innovative Providers Committed to Your Success

Meet with executives at the leading supplier companies in the industry to discuss your operation’s goals, challenges and strategic initiatives with the people who can affect positive change.

Business Partners are briefed on your operation’s unique needs and come ready to each meeting with real technologies, solutions and services specifically designed to meet your needs and help you reach your goals.

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[CONNECT] is a lot more personal. We have a full 50 minutes to talk about issues that we need solved or improvements that we feel other companies can help us with.”

– Kyle Brupbacher, Metrolina Greenhouses

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The 1-1 attention makes a big difference. You have a lot more time to drill into more details. I like the fact that it is a condensed event; it makes the conversations more substantial.”

– Fabian Saenz, Costa Farms

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So the first night, we had the roundtable discussions. And honestly, if I had to go home that night, it would have been worth the travel here. That was an awesome event.”

– Dave Ogle, Aris Horticulture

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It’s a very valuable use of your time because your schedule is laid out. All the hard, nitty gritty dirty work is done prior to us getting here, so we can get right down to what we need to talk about.”

– Josh Panto, Grower Direct Farms

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The first night here, I didn’t sleep very well. I thought it was jet lag or the time change. No, it was the conversations that I’d had with all these growers and processing through them. That’s priceless.”

– Tim Sawatzke, Dan and Jerry’s Greenhouses

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At CONNECT, you have 50 minutes of face time 1:1 to talk about whatever you want with the CEO/owner of the companies. So you get top notch information.”

– Michael Roe, Windmill Nursery of Louisiana

Why Attend as a Grower?

build relationships

Forge Strategic Partnerships with Industry Leaders

Engage in private meetings with executives from the nation’s leading and most innovative supplier companies that result in actionable insights and highly efficient collaborations.

access to new products

Discover Innovative Products & Solutions

Explore cutting-edge technologies and services tailored to meet your operation’s unique needs while sharing valuable insights with suppliers on the development of future products and solutions.

maximize time

Optimize Your Time and Investment

GreenhouseCONNECT offers a unique opportunity to transform a single trip into up to twelve focused, 50-minute private meetings with executives from the nation’s top solution providers.

Growing Operations in Attendance

Network with your peers at the largest and most progressive greenhouse operations in North America that produce:

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Ornamentals

nursery crop (1)

Nursery Crops

young plants (1)

Young Plants

emerging crops (1)

Emerging Crops

veggies (1)

Vegetables & Herbs

Leading up to the Event

To ensure a successful experience, we collaborate with you to create an operation business profile, outlining your operation’s strategic goals and challenges, both short- and long-term. This profile is shared with invited business partners during the matching process to align interests.

Simultaneously, we work with each business partner to develop their business partner profile, detailing their company’s technologies and services.

You’ll review the profiles of participating business partners and select those you’d like to meet with. Meanwhile, partners review the operation business profiles of all grower attendees to determine how they can best support your goals.

Using this mutual input, we schedule meetings based on shared interest. The resulting matches populate the on-site meeting schedules.

Once meetings are finalized, we introduce you via email to each of your matched partners, enabling them to connect with you ahead of time to set agendas, prioritize discussion topics and send out supporting materials. This pre-event coordination ensures focused and productive discussions during the event.

During the Event

Engage in two full days of private, one-on-one, 50-minute business meetings with key decision-makers from top supplier companies. Beyond these focused sessions, enjoy abundant opportunities for high-value networking during meals and social events. Growers also have access to a special onsite program designed for peer-to-peer networking, sharing insights, and discussing market trends with leaders from other prominent growing operations nationwide.

The Value

GreenhouseCONNECT leaves you with valuable new relationships, tailored solutions, and actionable follow-up plans developed during your meetings. Our team remains committed post-event, working alongside you and the partners to ensure action items are implemented and relationships continue to thrive.

Join Us in Isle of Palms

This year, we’re convening at The Wild Dunes Resort just outside of Charleston, South Carolina. Our new coastal venue offers a variety of amenities and activities, all set against a warm, relaxed atmosphere that’s perfect for making new connections.