Join us in Napa Valley for the 6th Annual Global Plant-Forward Culinary Summit — April 16-18, 2024!

Please see below for a daily snapshot of the 2024 summit activities, general sessions, meals, hands-on kitchen workshops, and more! Download the full detailed 2024 program schedule.


All times below listed in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). 

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

2:15 PM   Registration and Refreshments

3 PM   Welcome and Overview

3:10 PM   General Session I

4 PM   General Session II

5 PM   Opening Reception & Sponsor Exchange

6 PM    Program Concludes for the Day | Enjoy dinner at The Grove at Copia or other local Napa restaurants.

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

8:15 AM   Breakfast

8:45 AM   General Session III

9:30 AM   General Session IV

10:20 AM   Special Presentation: CIA Master’s Degree Programs

10:30 AM Networking & Refreshment Break

11 AM General Session V

11:30 AM   General Session VI

12 PM Walk-Around Lunch & Sponsor Exchange

1 PM Special Presentation: Driving Regenerative Agriculture

1:15 PM General Session VII

2:15 PM Networking & Refreshment Break

2:45 PM Breakout Sessions | Block #1, Hands-On Plant-Forward Kitchen Workshops and Seminars

3:45 PM   Short Break for Seminar Participants

5 PM Global Plant-Forward Reception | Featuring Tastings from the Hands-On Kitchen Workshops

6 PM   Program Concludes for the Day | Enjoy dinner at The Grove at Copia or other local Napa restaurants.

Thursday, April 18, 2024

8 AM Breakfast

8:30 AM General Session VIII

9:10 AM    Global Plant-Forward: A Look Ahead

9:20 AM   Break/Time to Walk to Breakout Sessions

9:30 AM Breakout Sessions | Block #2, Hands-On Plant-Forward Kitchen Workshops and Seminars

10:30 AM   Short Break for Seminar Participants

11:45 AM Global Plant-Forward Lunch | Featuring Tastings from the Hands-On Kitchen Workshops

12:45 PM Summit Concludes