2025 Innovate Alabama Outdoor Recreation Summit Agenda

OUTDOOR RECREATION SUMMIT AGENDA Monday, April 21

8:30 a.m.

Registration Lunch Kickoff and Welcome Remarks - Grandview Ballroom Innovate Alabama

11:30 a.m.

T.C. McLemore, Executive Director, Outdoor Recreation Programs, Innovate Alabama Chris Blankenship, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Plenary Speaker: Leveraging Outdoor Recreation Assets for Economic Impact & Creating Experiences - Grandview Ballroom Chad Scroggins, Shelby County, and Amy Sturdivant, 58 INC Concurrent Sessions Track A: Practitioners & Communities The Benefits of Regional Cooperation in Outdoor Recreation Delivery - Camellia Room Paddling Trails: Realizing the Full Potential of Alabama’s Waterways - Goldenrod Room Track B: Aspiring Entrepreneurs Bootcamp Generating Outdoor Business Ideas - Dogwood Room Track C: Experiential Student Track Hands-On Outdoor Activities and Careers Workshop - Azalea Room Track A: Practitioners & Communities Partnering with Public Landowners for Outdoor Recreation Growth: Gulf State Park & Oak Mountain State Park - Camellia Room Public Engagement Programming & Building a Volunteer Corps - Goldenrod Room Track B: Aspiring Entrepreneurs Bootcamp Getting to Know Your Customer - Dogwood Room Track C: Experiential Student Track Hands-On Outdoor Activities and Careers Workshop Azalea Room Concurrent Sessions II Track A: Practitioners & Communities ADA Accessibility & Universal Design in Outdoor Recreation - Camellia Room Building Bridges on Alabama’s Pinhoti Trail: From Private-Public Partnerships to Pedestrian Walkways, We’re Leveraging Relationships to Create a Better Alabama - Goldenrod Room Track B: Aspiring Entrepreneurs Bootcamp The Early Founder Journey - Dogwood Room Track C: Experiential Student Track Hands-On Outdoor Activities and Careers Workshop - Azalea Room Concurrent Sessions III

12:20 p.m.

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

2:15 - 3:30 p.m.

3:50 - 4:50 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

Networking Dinner & Social at Lake Guntersville Lodge - Grandview Ballroom

OUTDOOR RECREATION SUMMIT AGENDA Tuesday, April 22

7:30 a.m.

Breakfast and Networking - Grandview Ballroom Keynote: The Growth of the Outdoor Recreation Economy Whitney Potter Schwartz, Outdoor Recreation Roundtable

8:30 a.m.

9:20 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions IV

Track A: Practitioners & Communities How to Use the 2021 SCORP & Taking Projects from Concept to Shovel-Ready - Camellia Room Regional Trail System Planning & Development: Red Rock Trail System and Huntsville & Madison County Greenways - Goldenrod Room Track B: Aspiring Entrepreneurs Bootcamp Testing Your Outdoor Solution - Dogwood Room Track C: Experiential Student Track Guided Kayaking with the Tennessee RiverLine - Azalea Room Track A: Practitioners & Communities How to Work with Private Foundations & Corporate Funding Partners - Camellia Room Leveraging Assets for Outdoor Recreation Development - Goldenrod Room Track B: Aspiring Entrepreneurs Bootcamp Prototyping & Founder Insights for Launching - Dogwood Room Track C: Experiential Student Track Guided Kayaking with the Tennessee RiverLine - Azalea Room

Concurrent Sessions V

10:50 a.m.

Lunch Keynote & Closing Remarks: Rails to Trails in Alabama - Grandview Ballroom Brandi Horton, Rails to Trails Conservancy

12:20 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

Adjournment