2020 SLOW FLOWERS SUMMIT SCHEDULE*
Day One
SUNDAY // JUNE 28th
FLORAL DESIGN TAKEOVER at Filoli
8:30 a.m. // Check-in & Welcome Reception
Breakfast served
9:00 a.m. // Guided Tours of Filoli Historic House and Garden
10:30 a.m.// Susan Mcleary Demonstration
Large-scale, foam-free botanical sculpture at the Historic House
Noon.-3:30 p.m. // Floral Design Takeover
Design teams assigned to "flower" Filoli rooms, interior and exterior spaces
Noon // Working Lunch
Design Takeover continues through lunch (provided)
3:30-4:30 p.m. // Tours + Photography of Floral Designs
5:00 p.m. // Posy Bar with Teresa Sabankaya
Design demonstration, make your own posy interactive session, and book-signing
5:30-7:00 p.m. // Cocktails and savories with Summit Speakers & Special Guests
Day Two
MONDAY // JUNE 29th
PRESENTATIONS, PANEL AND DEMONSTRATIONS at Filoli
8:30 a.m. // Breakfast
9:00 a.m. // Welcome & Introductions
Debra Prinzing, Slow Flowers LLC & Carolyn Daley, Filoli CEO
9:15 a.m. // KEYNOTE with Susan Mcleary
The Creative Journey: Finding Your Artistic Voice, Truth and Expression
Presentation, Design Demonstration, Q&A
10:30 a.m. Book-signing & Break
11:00 a.m. // Sustainable Farming x Floral Design
Panel Discussion, Design Demonstrations
Noon // Lunch
Enjoy lunch on the patio
1:00 p.m. // Seeing Color in the Garden with Lorene Edwards Forkner
Presentation + Hands-on Watercolor Experience
2:30 p.m. // Branding the Sustainable Floral Business with Pilar Zuniga of Berkeley-based Gorgeous & Green
Presentation, Design Demonstration, Q&A
3:45 p.m. // CAPSTONE with Jennifer Jewell
Earth in Her Hands: The Power of Women Working in the World of Plants
5:00 p.m. // Book-signing
5:30 p.m. // Cocktail Hour
Day 3
TUESDAY // JUNE 30th
at Farmgirl Flowers
10:00 a.m. // Morning Reception
10:30 a.m. // Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Farmgirl Flowers
11:15 a.m. // Q&A with Christina Stembel, Founder + CEO
noon // See you next year!
*Schedule subject to change