AmericanHort announced the 2019 Impact Washington Summit , September 16 - 18 in Washington , D.C. to join leaders across the green industry to hear from dynamic speakers about the issue facing the diligence along with educating Congress on challenge and precedence . The 2019 Summit will sport a syllabus of elderly administration officials , leaders in the non - profit community , as well as Congressional champions of good insurance policy benefiting horticulture .
Confirmed keynote speakers include :
Andrew Wheeler , Administrator – U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAndrew Wheeler was substantiate the 15th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in February . He began his career during the George H. W. Bush Administration as a Special Assistant in the EPA . He has served in several position on the Senate Environment and Public Works citizens committee staff , and as Principal at FaegreBD Consulting .
Daniel Garza , President – The Libre InitiativeDaniel Garza was born in the Central Valley of California and would migrate with his family p.a. from their patrimonial hometown of Garza Gonzalez in Nuevo Leon , Mexico , throughout California , Nebraska and Washington State be the crop season as farm workers until he was 19 years of eld . Garza has work in the House of Representatives , served in local government activity , and was appointed to the Interior Department in the George W. Bush disposal .
Additional speaker unit will include Laurie Flanagan , chair of the H-2B Workforce Coalition on behalf of AmericanHort , and Lynn Jacquez , deal partner at CJ Lake , LLC and notable immigration insurance expert . Additional speakers will be announced as the event draws nigher .
Legislative and regulative priorities at the Impact Washington Summit will concentrate on around workforce and transportation issues , research funding and implementation , and business and marketplace regulation . These publication are of vital importance to horticultural businesses across the nation .
“ Every Impact Washington Summit serves to establish and solidify the important connection between our members and their elected legislators , ” enjoin Craig Regelbrugge , AmericanHort Senior Vice President for Advocacy and Research . “ The hard work and time our business owners dedicate to lifting up Congress ’ understanding of our industry are vital to secure bright and sensible policy makes it from Washington back to the province . With our select card of verbaliser , this industriousness - leading group discussion allow members to find out , connect , and successfully represent their interests in Washington . ”
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