FSI 2025 Sponsorship Opportunities
Calforests is pleased to offer a variety of tiers that sponsors can sign up for to support FSI 2025. In order to take advantage of all benefits please express any interest of becoming a sponsor on or before December 15, 2025 by contacting Cara Ward-Mendoza.
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FSI 2025 Agenda
FSI 2025 Working Agenda
Below is the working agenda for FSI 2025. Please note that presentations are subject to
change. Continue to check this page and our social media channels for updates.
Day 1: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
9 - 10 AM: Business, Voting Meeting & Board Meeting (Members Only)
10 - 11 AM: Registration & Sponsors Exhibits
11 - 12 PM: To Be Determined
12 - 1:30 PM: Lunch Buffet Service & Networking
1:30 - 2:30 PM: Tribal Engagement Relations
George Gentry, Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Calforests (moderator)
Dawn Blake-McQuillen, Forestry Director, Yurok Tribe
Phillip Rigdon, DNR Superintendent, Yakama Nation
Jim Durglo, Fire Technical Specialist, Inter-Tribal Timber Council
1:30 - 3:30 PM: NiVAK Group Listening Session on the THP Synchronization Process (Maple Room)
2:30 - 3 PM: Break & Sponsors Exhibits
3 - 4:30 PM: Legislative Panel (Speakers TBA)
5 - 7 PM: Reception Networking
Day 2: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
7 - 8 AM: Registration, Breakfast Buffet Service & Sponsors Exhibits
8 - 9 AM: Federal Legislative Review
Bill Imbergamo, Executive Director, Federal Forest Resource Coalition
9 - 9:45 AM: Break & Sponsors Exhibits
9:45 - 10:45 AM: Keynote: Looking Forward
Randy Moore, Chief, United States Forest Service
10:45 - 11:30 AM: Prescribed Fire Liability Insurance Breakthroughs – Putting Beneficial Fire
Back In The Toolbox To Fix Our Forests
David Dybdahl, American Risk Management Resource Network
William Dessert, Arroyo Insurance Services
11:30 AM - 1 PM: Lunch Buffet Service & Networking
1 - 2 PM: Federal & State Partner Outlook
The Fire Suppression System in California (Speakers TBA)
2 - 3 PM: Legal Update
Galen Schuler, Vice President, General Counsel, Green Diamond (moderator)
Sara Ghafouri, General Counsel, American Forest Resource Council
Chris Carr, Partner, Paul Hastings
Josh Newton, Partner, Best Best and Krieger
2 - 3 PM: Student Reception (by invitation only, Maple Room)
3 - 3:45 PM: Break & Sponsors Exhibits
3:45 - 5 PM: New and Emerging Technologies & Innovations
Merritt Jenkins, CEO, Kodama
Andy Miller, CEO, Loamist
(Additional Speakers TBA)
5 - 6 PM: Revitalization Break & Networking
6 - 8 PM: The Rendezvous (optional event, additional ticket must be purchased)
