EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
The 98th Western Growers Annual Meeting at the JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa in Arizona attracted a record number of attendees, with more than 500 of the specialty crop industry’s top business leaders participating thought-provoking keynote speakers and Wild West-themed parties amid the beauty of the Sonoran Desert. In recognition of the extraordinary role our record number of sponsors in dynamic networking events, educational breakout sessions, played in supporting the Annual Meeting, every level of sponsor received extensive brand recognition throughout the event, including name or logo placement on signage and in the conference guide and mobile app. In addition, Diamond Sponsors were recognized at each event, and
individual event sponsors received mentions in front of their desired key targeted audiences. The 2024 Annual Meeting began the evening of Sunday, Nov. 3 with a two-hour Welcome Reception at the North Garden, where Western Growers members, industry partners – and Hit Man, the resort’s hawk – mingled and networked at sunset. Even a quick rain shower couldn’t dampen attendee spirits! Monday, Nov. 4, the first full day of the Annual Meeting, featured Laura Ling as the Kickoff Keynote . Laura, an award-winning journalist, author and media executive, spoke movingly of the 140 days she spent in captivity in North Korea when she and a colleague were detained while reporting on the trafficking of
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