Schedule

Sunday, February 1, 2026

Monday, February 2, 2026

$550/ticket (Separate ticketed event)

TCIA Foundation’s most popular event is back this year at TCIA’s Winter Management Conference – with a twist. This year, the Robert Felix Memorial Golf Tournament is transforming into the Robert Felix Memorial Fishing Tournament!

Anglers will be transported to Flamingo Marina (approx. 45 mins.) directly from our host hotel, and head offshore to experience some of the best fishing on the North Pacific Coast. Costa Rica is known for its offshore Bill Fishing and Game fishing.  We have reserved nine (9) center console boats, that each can accommodate up to five (5) anglers, and the morning will culminate with an Awards Ceremony reception, at the Oceana Restaurant right in the Marina, to celebrate the best catches.

This event is a continuation of the popular TCIAF Robert Felix Memorial Golf Tournament. By participating as an angler or sponsor, you’re directly supporting the TCIA Foundation’s mission to benefit the future of the tree care industry.

Join us for a morning of fishing, networking, enjoying beverages, and making new friends—all while supporting a great cause.

Sponsorship opportunities are available! For more information, contact Kyla Cunningham at kcunningham@tcia.org.

Cancellations are fully refundable until December 23, 2025. Cancellations received after December 23, 2025, will not receive a refund unless it sells out and TCIA can resell the spot.

Sponsored by Sennebogen

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Domian: Business Strategy

Speaker: Henna Pryor

Session: Dominating Disruption and Pushing Limits

In this provocative and energizing keynote, Henna Pryor, Workplace Performance Expert and 2x TEDx speaker, flips the script on what modern excellence really looks like. Through a mix of powerful storytelling, behavioral science, and mindset-shifting tools, she shows audiences how to train the mental and social muscles that fuel success in today’s disruptive world. We explore factors like mindset monkey wrenches, strategic discomfort, and the #1 tool everyone needs in a turbulent world: neutral thinking.

With strategies that stick and stories you’ll still be thinking about weeks later, this keynote will help your team build the habits that matter most when everything’s in flux.

After this keynote, you’ll be able to:

  • Recognize why excellence has become a hidden trap – and how to break free
  • Train your brain to stay clear-headed in chaos using tools like Neutral Thinking
  • Tap into small, repeatable “micro-risks” that grow innovation and courage
  • Build a mindset of resilience, creativity, and personal agency – on demand

In times of disruption, the winners aren’t the ones who hold on tighter. They’re the ones who learn to let go faster, and leap forward with a new kind of excellence.

$300/ticket until 11/20/25

$325/ticket until 12/23/25

$350/ticket 12/24/25-onsite

Silently glide along Costa Rica’s Guanacaste’s Gold Coast while passing exotic bays, white sand beaches, and tropical jungles. Gaze off the bow of one of two catamarans with a cold tropical drink, prepared and served by our crew, as you scan the seas for dolphins, sea turtles, flying fish, or even a breaching whale.

The catamaran experience includes an open bar featuring national beer, cocktails, sodas, coffee, and water. A delicious lunch will be served around 3:30–4:00 PM, with BBQ chicken, yellow rice, refried beans, chips, pico de gallo, cookies, and fresh fruit.

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Domain: Workforce Development

Speakers: TBD

Session: From Labor Shortage to Talent Strategy: Building and Managing a Scalable Tree Care Workforce

This session features senior leaders from large tree care firms and industry partners discussing how to build, train, and manage a resilient workforce. Topics include career pathing, org chart design, seasonal staffing strategies, and the ROI of training investment. The session offers real-world insights and actionable takeaways for companies looking to scale effectively.

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Domain: Sales and Marketing

Speaker: Clara Capano

Session: Selling Smarter in a Shifting Market: Leading Growth with Clarity, Confidence, and Consistency

In today’s competitive and cost-sensitive market, tree care leaders need more than tactics—they need clarity, confidence, and a strategy that drives consistent results. This workshop with leadership and sales expert Clara Capano will show executives and growth-minded managers how to strengthen their sales messaging, build systems that work without micromanagement, and position their companies to win high-value contracts—even amid rising costs and shifting customer expectations. Participants will leave with a repeatable sales framework, tools to communicate value (not discounts), and the mindset to lead their teams with resilience and purpose.

Separate ticketed event

Interested in supporting TCIA’s Voice for Trees Political Action Committee? Also interested in attending an exclusive, sit-down dinner and lively auction on a Costa Rican cliffside? Join us: We’re going back to our roots and revitalizing the VFT-PAC Dinner and Auction for WMC 2026.

This intimate event features a cocktail hour, with plenty of cliffside photos opportunities; a dinner open to the starlit sky, and the perfect setting for the live auction that you know and love.

Please note that this event features exceptionally limited seating, so please contact Amy to learn more and make your reservations early. Business or cocktail attire requested. Plan to arrive early for check-in and enjoy a beverage while you wait!

And don’t forget, this event helps us raise funds (through ticket sales and lively bidding) to keep commercial arboriculture on Washington’s priority list. Donations to VFT-PAC are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Contributions from foreign nationals, corporations, unions and minors are prohibited.

Separate ticketed event

Interested in supporting TCIA’s Voice for Trees Political Action Committee? Also interested in attending an exclusive, sit-down dinner and lively auction on a Costa Rican cliffside? Join us: We’re going back to our roots and revitalizing the VFT-PAC Dinner and Auction for WMC 2026.

This intimate event features a cocktail hour, with plenty of cliffside photos opportunities; a dinner open to the starlit sky, and the perfect setting for the live auction that you know and love.

Please note that this event features exceptionally limited seating, so please contact Amy to learn more and make your reservations early. Business or cocktail attire requested. Plan to arrive early for check-in and enjoy a beverage while you wait!

And don’t forget, this event helps us raise funds (through ticket sales and lively bidding) to keep commercial arboriculture on Washington’s priority list. Donations to VFT-PAC are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Contributions from foreign nationals, corporations, unions and minors are prohibited.

Friday, February 6, 2026

Domain: Advocacy

Speaker: George Strout

Suggested Topic: Advocacy in Action: Leveraging Your Voice to Advance the Tree Care Industry

From safety regulations to workforce development, TCIA’s advocacy efforts shape the future of our industry. Join TCIA’s Manager of Grassroots and Political Advocacy, George Strout, to gain an inside look at the policies and initiatives TCIA is driving, why they matter to your business, and how to use our collective voices to make a difference.

Domain: Safety

Speaker: Chris Walsh

Session: Join Chris Walsh as he recounts the immediate aftermath and long road back after losing a team member.

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