Slow Tools Conference

2019 Slow Tools Conference schedule

Learn more about the Slow Tools program at Stone Barns and watch conference sessions on our Resources page.

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

8:00am – 9:00 am: Registration & Breakfast
Location: Silo Lobby & Hayloft

9:00 – 11:45 am: Greenhouse Expo
Companies: Cleber LLC, Terrateck, Johnny’s Selected Seeds, Carts and Tools, Green Heron Tools, Tilmor, BCS America
Presenters: Chris Yoder, David Hambleton, Michael McGowan

12:15 – 12:30 pm: Welcome
Presenter: Jack Algiere, Farm Director of Stone Barns Center

12:45 – 1:45 pm: Lunch & Compost Presentations
Presenters: Bryan Dyck, Daniel Haartman, Jesse Smith, Adam Lemieux

2:00 – 2:45 pm: Slow Tools Kickoff (WATCH HERE)
Panel Moderator: Ariel Lauren Wilson
Presenters: Horace Clemmons, Michael McGowan, Ann Adams, Barry Griffin

3:00 – 5:00 pm: Five Things Design Thinking Teaches Us
Workshop Leader: Eric Nevin
Facilitators: Ariel Lauren Wilson, LinYee Yuan

5:30 – 6:30 pm: Cocktail Reception

6:45 – 9:45 pm: Dinner & A Conversation
Presenters: Jack Algiere & Chef Dan Barber

Thursday, February 14, 2019

7:30am – 8:45 am: Breakfast
Location: Hayloft

9:00 – 9:45 am: From Design Thinking to Design Doing (WATCH HERE)
Presenters: Barry Griffin, Aaron Yoder, and Liz Brensinger

10:00 – 10:30 am: Trialing, Development and Commercialization
Presenters: Adam Lemieux, Jen Goff

10:45 – 11:30 am: Facilitating Collaboration (WATCH HERE)
Panel Moderator: LinYee Yuan
Presenters: Dorn Cox, Ankita Raturi, Doug Zehr, Jesse Smith

11:30 am – 12:30 pm: Lunch

12:45 – 2:15 pm: Slow Tools Sprint
Workshop Leader: Daniel Stillman
Facilitator: LinYee Yuan

2:45 – 3:15 pm: Closing
Presenters: Jack Algiere, Barry Griffin, Eliot Coleman

Have questions about the conference? Email slowtools@stonebarnscenter.org.