Emerge Pass Pricing

$1,300/Member OR $1,600/Non-Member

(Includes elevated educational experience with high level expert speakers providing topics for CEOs, Execs, and Managers on Business Development, Finance and HR. Also includes exclusive elevated tour and access to opening night social (includes one drink ticket, full-day education, entry into the TNLA Awards Festival, Wednesday's Keynote & Leadership Bootcamp Graduation)

Each Hour of Education is worth 1 hour of TNLA CEUs

Schedule of Events
As of September 24, 2025, the schedule is subject to change

Monday, January 5, 2026
7:15 am – 8:00 am     Registration, Foyer near Texas Grande, Exhibits and Coffee, Texas Grande

8:00 am – 9:10 am    Welcome & Opening Keynote Presentation, Economic Forecast with Dr. Charlie Hall, Texas A&M University, Texas Grande

9:30 am – 9:45 am    Welcome and Announcements, Kyle Cahill, Grow & Company

9:45 am – 11:45 am    Visioning for the Future, Ryan Watkins, HortMentor

11:45 am – 12:45 pm    Lunch with VIP Sponsors: Landmark Nurseries, Inc., John Deere, Leaf Landscape Supply

1:05 pm – 3:05 pm    Tough Conversations, Courtney Ramsey, Courtney Ramsey Speaks

3:15 pm – 5:00 pm    Creating a Legacy Built around Customer Service, Thomas McNutt, Collin Street Bakery 

5:10 pm – 6:30 pm    ​  Opening Night Reception, Texas Grande
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Tuesday, January 6, 2026 
7:15 am – 8:00 am    Exhibits and Coffee, Texas Grande

7:15 am – 10:30 am    Registration, foyer near Texas Grande

8:00 am – 10:30 am    TNLA Awards Festival, Texas Grande (Breakfast Provided)

11:00 am – 5:00 pm    ​Emerge Pass Exclusive Tour (Must be registered for Emerge Pass to attend tour, lunch provided.)

Wednesday, January 7, 2026
8:30 am – 10:00 am    Registration, Foyer of Texas Grande

8:30 am – 9:30 am    Exhibits and Coffee, Texas Grande
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10:00 am – 12:00 pm     TNLA Foundation Leadership Bootcamp Graduation, Closing Keynote Presentation, "Smarter, Faster, Stronger: How AI Can Future-Proof Your Nursery & Landscape Business" with Terry Brock, Terry Brock Achievement Systems Incorporated, Texas Grande,​TNLA Leadership Bootcamp is Sponsored by Landmark Nurseries, Inc. Hotchkiss Insurance, Southwest Wholesale Nursery, Billy Long Enterprises, Lone Star Trees and AquaTerra Outdoors
Congratulations to this year's graduates!

Emerge Tour- Jan 6th

Schedule Overview
Time Activity
11:15 AM Depart Hilton DFW Lakes for Dallas Market Center (2100 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75207)
11:40 AM Arrive at Dallas Market Center
12:25 PM Program concludes & transition directly to Lunch (on-site at Dallas Market Center)
12:25–1:05
PM Lunch
1:05 PM Depart for Hill & Wilkinson (2703 Telecom Pkwy, Richardson, TX 75082)
1:40 PM Arrive at Hill & Wilkinson
2:30 PM Depart for Halff Engineering (2380 Performance Dr., Bldg C, Suite 150, Richardson, TX 75082)
2:45 PM Arrive at Halff Engineering
3:35 PM Depart for SpectrumVoIP (7600 Windrose Ave., Suite 350, Plano, TX 75024)
3:50 PM Arrive at SpectrumVoIP
4:35 PM Depart for Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center
5:15 PM Return to Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center

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Please click HERE to view options. For Questions Contact Amy Prenger, at [email protected] or ​call 512-579-3858
Please click HERE to view options. For Questions contact Amy Prenger at [email protected] or ​call 512-579-3858