| Wednesday, November 18, 2026 | |||||
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| 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Registration Open | Registration opens at 4:00pm on Wednesday, November 18 | |||
| 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Exhibitor Move In | ||||
| 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM | Happy Hour Welcome | Join us for a cocktail and appetizers to start the conference! | |||
| Thursday, November 19, 2026 | |||||
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Continental Breakfast & Coffee | ||||
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration Open | ||||
| 8:30 AM - 9:10 AM | Welcome & Opening Session | Emiliano Escobedo - Hass Avocado Board |  | ||
| 9:10 AM - 9:35 AM | Inside the Peruvian Avocado Industry: Production, Seasonality, Market Signals & Opportunities Ahead | ||||
| 9:35 AM - 10:00 AM | Inside the Colombian Avocado Industry: Production, Seasonality, Market Signals & Opportunities Ahead | Manuel Michel - Colombia Avocado Board |  | ||
| 10:10 AM - 10:30 AM | Break | ||||
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Avocados on the Menu: Foodservice Trends, Consumer Cravings and Menu Opportunities Driving Demand | Samantha Biljan-McElheny - Datassential |  | ||
| 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM | Serving the Next Wave of Avocado Demand: Foodservice Leaders on Menu Growth, Consumer Appeal & What the Industry Must Deliver | ||||
| 11:15 AM - 11:40 AM | Inside the California Avocado Industry: Production, Seasonality, Market Signals & Opportunities Ahead | Ken Melban - California Avocado Commission |  | ||
| 11:40 AM - 12:05 PM | Inside the Chilean Avocado Industry: Production, Seasonality, Market Signals & Opportunities Ahead | Francisco Contardo Sfeir - Avocados from Chile |  | ||
| 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Lunch & Exhibit Hall Networking | ||||
| 2:30 PM - 2:55 PM | Inside the Mexican Avocado Industry: Production, Seasonality, Market Signals & Opportunities Ahead | Luis Javier de la Rocha Zazueta - APEAM |  | ||
| 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | TBD | ||||
| 5:00 PM | Evening at Leisure to Explore San Diego | ||||
| Friday, November 20, 2026 | |||||
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Breakfast | Sapphire Ballroom | |||
| 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Registration Open | ||||
| 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM | Avocados in a Changing World: Global Production Outlook, Trade Flows and the Demand Challenge Ahead | Eric Imbert - CIRAD/FRUITROP |  | ||
| 9:15 AM - 9:55 AM | The State of the Economy | Arjun Chakravarti - Cogknition Analytics | |||
| 9:55 AM - 10:25 AM | Growing Yield and Farm Profitability: Key growing practices and strategies with proven infield success across California growing regions | Daniel Klittich, PhD - Mission Produce |  | ||
| 10:25 AM - 10:45 AM | Break | ||||
| 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM | Proof from the Grove - Growers of Every Size Share Practical Paths to Higher-Yielding Operations | Jason Cole - California Avocado Producer |  | ||
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | The Retail Reality Check: How Shoppers, Channels, Merchandising and Fresh Trends Are Reshaping Avocado Growth | Jonna Parker - Circana |  | ||
| 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Lunch & Expo Open | ||||
| 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM | Leading Through the Avocado Inflection Point: CEO perspectives on the Forces that Will Define the Future of the U.S. Market | John Pawlowski - Mission Produce Ricardo Uribe - Cartama Juan Pablo Cerda - Cabilfrut S.A. Jose Antonio Villaseñor Zurita - Atzecavo S.A.P.I. DE C.V. Percy Muente Kunigami - Agricola Cerro Prieto |      | ||
| 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM | Winning the Produce Aisle: Retail Leaders on the Trends, Expectations & Execution That Drive Avocado Growth | ||||
| 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM | Closing Gala Reception | *RSVP and GALA ticket required. | |||
