Greenhouse Growers | Vertical Farms | Indoor Agriculture

The CEA Summit East
September 9-10, 2025

CALL FOR SPEAKERS

2025 Call For Speakers
Thanks for your interest in speaking to members of the greenhouse | vertical farming | controlled environment agriculture community.

Welcome to the CEA Summit East 2025 Call For Speakers submission page. Focused on bringing the CEA Industry and academia together, the annual event is co-hosted by Indoor Ag-Con, the premier global gathering of the greenhouse | vertical farming | CEA sector, and the Controlled Environment Agriculture Innovation Center, a joint project between the Institute For Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) and Virginia Tech.

Reach our audience of decision-makers

Following the success of our past annual editions, the CEA Summit East will continue to foster connections and collaboration among growers, educators, scientists, extension specialists, suppliers, engineers, tech specialists, architect/developers, and other industry members.

We are currently seeking presenters, including panelists, individual presenters, research showcase session leaders and more. If you’d like to be considered for a possible speaking role to share your expertise, see our list of planned conference tracks and topics and if you see a potential match – -or have other ideas ! — complete our speaker form below. Your information will be sent to our conference planning team and if they find a match, we will be in touch.

Seeking Speakers For Sessions Across Focused Educational Tracks, Including:

CEA SKILLS

Seeking technical presentations aimed at equipping growers and operators with practical knowledge. Topics may include: Food Safety & Sanitation; Lighting Strategies; IPM; Fertilizer Management for Hydroponic Crop Production; Plant Pathogen ID & Management; Basics of Environmental Control Systems and Sensors.

EDUCATION, OUTREACH & WORKFORCE TRAINING

Focused on programs and partnerships that support talent development and community engagement. Topics may include: Insights Into Successful CEA Degree Programs; K-12 CEA Education Program Initiatives; Workforce Training Programs for CEA Employees

BUSINESS

Strategies to help CEA businesses scale and operate efficiently with sessions centered around: Budget Development for CEA Production; Farm Operations and Labor Management; Data-Driven Financial Decisions.

Accepting Applications For CEA Industry and Research Showcase Sessions, Too

From grower success stories to the latest research findings, we’ll also be featuring insightful, idea-packed briefs from some of the CEA industry’s leading innovators. A great opportunity to share your successes and findings with our attendees!

CEA SUMMIT EAST 2025 SPEAKER INTEREST SUBMISSION FORM