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SUMMARY:Executive Track
DESCRIPTION:❮\n            \n                                    \n                        \n                    \n                            \n            ❯\n        \n    \n	\n    \n    \n	\n    \n\n    \n    \n    \nExecutive Tickets are for…\n– Executive leaders of product companies or retailers\n– Executives of non profit\, please purchase an Industry Ticket\n– Executives of agencies or other service provider\, purchase a Service Provider Ticket\n\nAll Inclusive Tickets Include\n– Nights of 9/28 & 9/29 at Crowne Plaza Resort Asheville\n– All meals and receptions ($400+ value)\n– Excursions\n– Airport shuttles\n– The best education for CEOs in the outdoor industry \n\nSchedule for The Executive Track\nMonday\, September 28\n\n\n10:00 AM – 5:00 PM\nRegistration\n\n\n12:00 PM – 5:30 PM\nEducation Speed Date\n\n\n6:00 PM – 9:30 PM\nOpening Night Reception at Sierra Nevada Mills Campus\n\n\nTuesday\, September 29\n\n\n8:00 AM – 8:50 AM\nBreakfast\n\n\n9:00 AM – 9:50 AM\nOpening Keynote\n\n\n10:00 AM – 10:50 AM\nWhat Your Company Is Worth: Lessons From Founders Who Sold\nScott Holley (sold Eddyline Kayaks to Jackson Kayak now director at Lassonde Entrepreneurial Institute)\nRyan Hayter (sold Hayter Life to Williams-Helde now founder of Hayter Life)\nStephen Regenold (sold Gear Junkie to AllGear now founder of Regenold.co)\nModerated by Eoin Comerford (sold Moosejaw to Walmart now founder of Outdoor Unfiltered)\n\n\n11:00 AM – 11:50 AM\n3 Policy Issues Keeping Executives Up at Night: Public Lands\, PFAS\, and Public Lands\nTravis Campbell (Eagle Creek)\nAaron Ambuske (HEST)\nHeidi Allen (Nikwax)\nModerated by Carly Fox (The Conservation Alliance)\n\n\n12:00 PM – 12:50 PM\nLunch Keynote: Circana Industry Trends\nMatt Tucker (Circana)\n\n\n1:00 PM – 1:50 PM\nIssue Processing Workshop\nModerated by Deanne Buck (BRANWYN)\nAndrew Gibbs Dabney (LIVSN)\n\n\n2:00 PM – 5:30 PM\nExcursions\n\n\n6:00 PM – 9:30 PM\nNight 2 Reception at Crown Plaza Resort\n\n\nWednesday\, September 30\n\n\n7:00 AM – 7:40 AM\nCEO Morning Coffee\n\n\n8:00 AM – 9:50 AM\nAsk Me Tell Me Group Activity\nGet answers to your toughest questions from peers who’ve already solved them.\n\n\n10:00 AM – 10:50 AM\nState of the Industry & A Look Ahead\nGabe Maier (Grassroots Outdoor Alliance)\nMatt Tucker (Circana)\nClaus Moberg (Gaia\, Trailforks\, Map My Fitness)\n\n\n11:00 AM – 11:50 AM\nState of M&A and Fundraising in the Outdoor Industry\nMatt Elberts (Baird)\n\n\n12:00 PM – 12:50 PM\nWhat the 2026 Midterms Mean for the Outdoor Industry\nCharles Cooper (Brumidi Group)\n\n\n\n1:00 PM – 2:30 PM\nOutdoor Media Awards\n\n\n2:30 PM\nConference Over\n\n\n3:00 PM – 5:00 PM\nYappy Hour Dog Social (+ Adoptions!) with Wilderdog\n\n\n\n2026 Speakers\n\n\n \nDeanne Buck\, CEO\, BRANWYN — Experienced executive with a track record in outdoor-industry turnarounds and transformational growth. Previously led the PNW’s largest VC conference.\n\n\n \nGabe Maier\, President\, Grassroots Outdoor Alliance — Catalyst for independent specialty retailers and vendors through education\, events\, and collaboration.\n\n\n \nEoin Comerford\, Former CEO of Moosejaw\, Outsize Consulting — Advising outdoor industry brands on growth strategies and writing a column on outdoor business.\n\n\n \nAaron Ambuske\, Founder & CEO\, HEST — Developing premium portable mattresses and sleep systems that bring residential comfort to the outdoors.\n\n\n \nJennifer Krupey\, Vice President of Marketing\, HydraPak — Overseeing global brand strategy\, product marketing\, and growth initiatives across run\, outdoor\, and cycling.\n\n\n \nMatt Tucker\, Executive Director & Industry Analyst\, Circana’s Sports Equipment — Delivering data-driven insights and strategies that help outdoor and sporting goods brands drive growth.\n\n\n \nAlex Hemmerlein\, Ventures Associate at Plug and Play – Driven over $175M in follow-on funding and facilitated 32 startup-brand partnerships with Fortune 500 brands like Gatorade\, New Balance\, and the Dallas Cowboys.\n\n\n \nStephen Regenold\, Journalist and entrepreneur; founder of GearJunkie.com; 50+ NYT outdoor adventure articles.
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