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4th Annual Outdoor economy conference schedule

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If you have any questions about the event schedule, contact Noah Wilson – [email protected]. Looking for the Exhibitor Schedule, with more details about what’s happening in the Expo Hall? Go to our Exhibitor Information page.
  • Monday, April 4
  • Tuesday, April 5
  • Wednesday, April 6
  • Thursday, April 7

Time

events

SPEAKERS

  • 9:00am - 4:00pm
  • Expo Hall

Expo Exhibitor Load-In and Setup

N/A
  • 12:00pm - 1:30pm
  • TBA

Pre-Workshop Registration

N/A
  • 4:00pm - 6:00pm
  • TBA

General Registration and Packet Pickup

N/A
  • 1:00pm- 4:30pm
  • Ballrooms

Conference Pre-Workshops (including Building Outdoor Communities workshop 1)

TBA
  • 6:00pm - 9:00pm
  • Expo Hall

Opening Reception & Conference Kickoff!

TBA

Time

events

speakers

  • 7:00am - 8:30am
  • Expo Hall

Registration & Packet Pickup

N/A
  • 7:00am - 8:30am
  • Expo Hall

Breakfast

N/A
  • 8:30am - 10:00am
  • Expo Hall

Opening Keynote: The Foundations of a Sustainable Outdoor Destination

TBA
  • 9:00am - 10:00am
  • Expo Hall

Plenary Panel: The Goal of Public Lands & their impact on our community

TBA
  • 10:00am - 10:15am

BREAK

N/A
  • 10:15am - 11:45am
  • Ballrooms

Breakout Session 1 (4 sessions, one for each Track)

  • Responsible Product Innovation: Retail Consumer Trends – What’s Driving Innovation?
 
  • Sustainable Outdoor Recreation Tourism: Sustainable Outdoor Recreation Tourism Models & Case Studies
 
  • Outdoor Driven Economic Development – The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable “Rural Development Toolkit”
 
  • Balancing Conservation and the Outdoor Economy – Business Driven Conservation Projects
  • 11:45am - 1:00pm
  • Expo Hall

Networking lunch

N/A
  • 1:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Various

WNC Made By Mountains Excursions & Self Guided Experience

TBA
  • 1:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Ballrooms

Leave No Trace Workshop

TBA
  • 1:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Ballrooms

Advocating for the Outdoor Industry at the State & Federal Level

TBA
  • 4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Expo Hall

Expo Happy Hour

N/A
  • 6:00pm - 9:00pm
  • Throughout Cherokee & Surrounding Area

evening Activities & Delegate Dinners

N/A

Time

events

speakers

  • 7:00am - 8:30am
  • Expo Hall

Breakfast

N/A
  • 8:30am - 9:00am
  • Expo Hall

Opening Keynote: The State of Outdoor Product Innovation

N/A
  • 9:00am - 10:00am
  • Expo Hall

Plenary Panel: What Do Outdoor Businesses Need?

TBA
  • 10:00am - 10:15am

BREAK

N/A
  • 10:15am - 11:45am
  • Ballrooms

Breakout Session I1 (4 sessions, one for each Track)

  • Responsible Product Innovation – Sustainable Innovations Across the Product Development Process

 

  • Sustainable Outdoor Recreation Tourism – Visitor Use Management Data, Tools, & Techniques

 

  • Outdoor Driven Economic Development – Data and Trends on Why Economic Developers Should Be Looking at Outdoor Recreation to Grow Their Local Economies

 

  • Balancing Conservation and the Outdoor Economy – Community Development Driven Conservation & Outdoor Recreation Initiatives
  • 11:45am - 1:00pm
  • Expo Hall

Networking lunch

N/A
  • 1:00pm - 2:15 pm
  • Ballrooms

Breakout session III (4 sessions, one for each Track)

  • Responsible Product Innovation – Model Product Innovation Collaborations

 

  • Sustainable Outdoor Recreation Tourism – Effective Messaging Campaigns & Tools For Local Communities

 

  • Outdoor Driven Economic Development – Intersection of Outdoor Infrastructure & Economic Development

 

  • Balancing Conservation and the Outdoor Economy – Coalition Building and Impactful Partnerships
  • 2:15pm - 4:00pm
  • Ballrooms

breakout sessions IV (4 sessions, one for each Track)

  • Responsible Product Innovation – Selling Quality, Innovation, and Sustainability

 

  • Sustainable Outdoor Recreation Tourism – Making the Outdoors a Welcome, Safe Space for All Folks

 

  • Outdoor Driven Economic Development – Innovative Funding Models to Pull Off Big Projects

 

  • Balancing Conservation and the Outdoor Economy – Funding Streams to Support Community Economic Development and Conservation
  • 4:30pm - 5:00pm
  • Expo Hall

closing ceremony

TBA
  • 5:00pm - 6:30pm
  • Expo Hall

WNC LOCAL FOOD & CRAFT BEVERAGE Tasting Happy Hour

N/A
  • 7:30pm - 11:00pm

evening festivities & afterparty

N/A

Time

events

SPEAKERS

  • 7:00am - 8:30am
  • Ballrooms

Breakfast

N/A
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm
  • Ballrooms

Post-Conference Workshops (Including Building Outdoor Communities Workshop II)

TBA

venue and room booking info

harrah's cherokee conference center

777 Casino Dr. Cherokee, NC 28719

Lodging info

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  • September 18-21, 2023
  • Harrah's Cherokee Conference Center
  • 777 Casino Way, Cherokee, NC

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