Registration & Guest Services

Check-in with Western Growers staff to collect your badge and Annual Meeting materials.

Board of Directors Meeting

Open to Board Members, WG Members, and Invited Guests.

Kickoff Keynote

Laura Ling is an award-winning journalist and media executive. Her investigative work on E! and Z Living Networks has highlighted critical issues like teen suicide, women's rights in Turkey and internet censorship in Mexico. While reporting on human trafficking in North Korea, Laura and her colleague were detained for 140 days before returning to the United States. Don't miss out on this opportunity to hear Laura's compelling insights as the Kickoff Keynote Speaker.

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PAC Luncheon

Award-winning journalist and author Bari Weiss will be the PAC Luncheon speaker during the Western Growers 2024 Annual Meeting.

The Western Growers Political Action Committee (PAC) provides strategic campaign support to elected officials and candidates.  Proceeds from our annual PAC luncheon help amplify our members’ voices in political contests across on both state and national levels. PAC Luncheon ticket must be purchased in addition to a Full, Guest, or Single Day pass. PAC Luncheon tickets are $195 per person.

Michael Shellenberger

Environmental Progress, Founder & President

Michael Shellenberger

Environmental Progress, Founder & President

Michael Shellenberger, leading investigative journalist and Founder and President of Environmental Progress, will be joining the Western Growers Annual Meeting as a guest speaker at the annual PAC Luncheon.

Shellenberger is the best-selling author of San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities (HarperCollins 2021) and Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All (HarperCollins 2020). Apocalypse Never has been translated into over 15 languages.

He is founder and president of Environmental Progress, an independent nonprofit research organization that incubates ideas, leaders, and movements. Michael is a Time Magazine "Hero of the Environment," and Green Book Award winner. And he is cofounder of the California Peace Coalition, an alliance of parents of children killed by fentanyl, parents of homeless addicts, and recovering addicts.

Along with his journalistic accomplishments, he is a leading energy expert who testifies and advises governments worldwide, including in the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. He is an expert on climate change, energy policy and the environment. He is known for his thought-provoking and controversial ideas and his willingness to challenge conventional wisdom. Shellenberger ran for California governor as an independent in 2022.

Featured Session #1

Party with the Partners - Boots and Roots Hoedown

Y’all are invited to a rootin’ tootin’ good time at our Boots and Roots Hoedown! Grab your cowboy boots and your favorite denim and join us for an evening of lively music, dancing and delicious food.  It’s going to be a Country Western chic celebration, so bring a touch of bling if you like, but don’t forget to pack a jacket or sweater for when the temperature drops after sundown. We can’t wait to see you there for a night of fun and festivities!