All agenda items listed below are subject to change.
| Wednesday, November 18, 2026 | ||||
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| 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Registration Open | Registration opens at 2:00pm on Wednesday, November 18 | ||
| 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Exhibitor Move In | |||
| 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM | Wednesday Opening Reception | 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 | |||
| 9:10 AM - 9:40 AM | Inside the Mexican Avocado Industry: Production, Seasonality, Market Signals & Opportunities Ahead | |||
| 9:40 AM - 10:10 AM | TBD | |||
| 10:10 AM - 10:30 AM | Break | |||
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | The Retail Reality Check: How Shoppers, Channels, Merchandising and Fresh Trends Are Reshaping Avocado Growth | Jonna Parker - Circana | ||
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Avocados on the Menu: Foodservice Trends, Consumer Cravings and Menu Opportunities Driving Demand | |||
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Inside the Colombian Avocado Industry: Production, Seasonality, Market Signals & Opportunities Ahead | Manuel Michel - Colombia Avocado Board | ||
| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | Inside the Chilean Avocado Industry: Production, Seasonality, Market Signals & Opportunities Ahead | |||
| 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Lunch & Exhibit Hall Networking | |||
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Inside the Peruvian Avocado Industry: Production, Seasonality, Market Signals & Opportunities Ahead | |||
| 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | TBD | |||
| 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM | Serving the Next Wave of Avocado Demand: Foodservice Leaders on Menu Growth, Consumer Appeal & What the Industry Must Deliver | |||
| 5:00 PM | Evening at Leisure to Explore San Diego | |||
| Friday, November 20, 2026 | ||||
| 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 - 9:45 AM | The State of the Economy | |||
| 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM | Growing Yield and Farm Profitability: Key growing practices and strategies with proven infield success across California growing regions | Daniel Klittich, PhD - Mission Produce | ||
| 10:15 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 | |||
| 11:30 AM - 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 | ||
| 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 Dinner & Reception | *RSVP and GALA ticket required. | ||
