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Sessions (42)

Welcome (Room 1A13)

30 May 19
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Speaker(s): Christine Ianuzzi
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Industry Update (Room 1A13)

30 May 19
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Speaker(s): Gerald Pascarelli, CFA
The legalized cannabis and hemp industries are rapidly emerging markets which could approach $17 billion in 2019. Each represents economic opportun... More...

Cannabis 2030: Back To The Future (Room 1A13)

30 May 19
10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
Speaker(s): Rafael de la Cruz ; Sumit Mehta
How will the world look with cannabis available and accessible to all adults? Will we dine at restaurants with cannabis flights, watch movies at th... More...

Big Data Powers Big Cannabis (Room 1A15)

30 May 19
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Tracks: Business Opportunities

Speaker(s): Christopher Dell'Olio ; David Berg
The cannabis market is evolving quickly. As new markets open and unique products come to market, the importance of understanding consumer usage tre... More...

Don’t Forget the Checks! How to Prep for Turning in Your Licensing Application (Room 1A13)

30 May 19
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Tracks: Policy/Compliance/Legal

Speaker(s): Greg Huffaker III ; Tenisha Victor ; Victoria Trusty
When it comes to submitting a cannabis business licensing application, you SHOULD sweat the small stuff, but you wouldn’t believe some of the... More...

How to Protect your Cannabis Business (Room 1A10)

30 May 19
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Tracks: Banking & Finance

Speaker(s): Geoff Pope MBA ; Norman S. Chevlin CFP®
Learn how cannabis businesses owners & investors need the right insurance protections and investments. With proper planning, realistic goals an... More...

Protect Thyself: Investor- vs. Company-Friendly Deal Terms (Room 1A12)

30 May 19
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Tracks: Investing

Speaker(s): Andi Goldman ; Kathryn McCall
In this entertaining, dynamic, back and forth, “point-counterpoint” style panel/debate by 2 very experienced professionals, we will rev... More...

280E: Taxing the Cannabis Industry (Room 1A10)

30 May 19
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Tracks: Banking & Finance

Speaker(s): Dean Guske ; Marc Claybon ; Nick Richards ; Sandy Suchoff
This session will focus on strategies to minimize the impact of 280E. We will discuss the importance of entity selection and how those choices are ... More...

Being a Good Boss: Why it Matters More in Cannabis (Room 1A15)

30 May 19
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Tracks: Business Opportunities

Speaker(s): Diane Czarkowski ; Hillary Peckham ; Hope Wiseman ; John Comeau
Leaders in the cannabis industry have more of a challenge when it comes to being a good boss. From this panel presentation, attendees will lea... More...

Business and Law of Marijuana (Room 1A13)

30 May 19
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Tracks: Policy/Compliance/Legal

Speaker(s): Marc Ross ; Patricia Heer ; William Caruso Esquire
This panel of experts will address the interplay between state laws legalizing recreational and/or medical marijuana uses and the Federal Controlle... More...

Finding the Funding: An Overview of Debt and Equity Options to Fund your Business (Room 1A12)

30 May 19
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Tracks: Investing

Speaker(s): Florence Hardy ; Scott Jordan
Are you seeking to expand your marijuana business? You need to understand the plethora of options available so you can decide the best way to move ... More...

Banking Bad – Obtaining and Keeping a Bank Account! (Room 1A10)

30 May 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: Banking & Finance

Speaker(s): Christian Hageseth ; Michael O'Neill
Join two of America’s early pioneers from the Cannabis and Banking Industries as they have a candid conversation surrounding one of the most ... More...

Compliance Issues for Cannabis Licensee's – How to Remove All Fear of Regulators (Room 1A13)

30 May 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: Policy/Compliance/Legal

Speaker(s): Carly Bodmer ; Robert Carp ; Tony Gallo
Compliance is costing cannabis licensed enterprises millions of dollars, and many states are taking very hard and long looks at the businesses in t... More...

Grow Room Environments for High-Quality Crops (Room 1A15)

30 May 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: Business Opportunities

Speaker(s): Christine Champagne ; Craig Burg ; Peter Armando ; Thomas Purdy
Growers often feel forced to make decisions based on minimizing capital outlays and controlling cash flows while hopefully meeting the biological n... More...

Think About Your Exit -- BEFORE Your Exit (Room 1A12)

30 May 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: Investing

Speaker(s): Alain Bankier ; Kenneth Cera ; Louis Han ; Mark Collins M.B.A.
It is easy to ignore thinking about your eventual exit strategy when you’ve got so many other pressing business decisions to make early on, b... More...

A Brand New Cannabis World (Room 1A13)

31 May 19
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Tracks: Cannabis, Community & Society

Speaker(s): Chanda Macias ; Gia Moron ; Leo Bridgewater ; Marc Ross ; Mary Pryor
This panel will discuss how cannabis entrepreneurs and investors discover new business opportunities through social equity partnerships, global lic... More...

Cannabis Extraction (Room 1A15)

31 May 19
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Speaker(s): Matthew Anderson
With oil-infused product sales at $1 billion in 2017, what cannabis extracts are becoming prevalent and what should today’s extraction entrep... More...

Cannabis Funds and Venture Capital, What You Need to Know (Room 1A03)

31 May 19
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Tracks: Investing

Speaker(s): James riela ; Jeffrey Schultz ; Neil Kaufman Esq.
The audience members will come away with significant learning and an enhanced perspective on industry trends, structures and transactions for raisi... More...

What We Can Learn from Other States (Room 1A12)

31 May 19
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Tracks: Adult Use in the Northeast: Industry

Speaker(s): Calvin Frye ; Kathryn McCall ; Roz McCarthy
As many states on the East Coast seek to legalize marijuana for medical or adult use, success in emerging markets takes a well-crafted combination ... More...

In Conversation with Bruce Linton: A High Level View of the Current State of the Industry (Room 1A13)

31 May 19
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Speaker(s): Bruce Linton
This featured session is sponsored by: Renewsha    Join us for this lively discussion where Bruce Linton, CEO, Canopy Growth... More...

Warrior Wellness: The Transition Epidemic Facing Veterans (Room 1A12)

31 May 19
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Tracks: Cannabis, Community & Society

Speaker(s): Dan Marshall ; Denise Bottiglieri PhD ; Jonathan Wilson ; Max Rose ; Mike Hoover
Returning to civilian life presents unique opportunities and challenges for those who have served. Veterans have a much highe... More...

Breaking Boundaries Without Permission: Women Making Business and Social Impact (Room 1A13)

31 May 19
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Tracks: Cannabis, Community & Society

Speaker(s): Chanda Macias ; Cristina Buccola Esq. ; Gia Moron ; Jeannette Ward Horton ; Tanya Osborne
This panel will focus on women who are taking on business projects and/or social issues without limits. They are making serious inroads while chall... More...

Hemp Cultivation Best Practices (Room 1A10)

31 May 19
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Tracks: Hemp & CBD

Speaker(s): Ross Duffield
Hemp is a crop that is new to the US and fits well in most farming operations. The style of hemp being grown will determine the best practices reco... More...

Key Trends Shaping the Global Cannabis Market (Room 1A12)

31 May 19
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Tracks: Adult Use in the Northeast: Industry

Speaker(s): Kacey Morrissey
The Cannabis Industry continues to flourish and today over 50 countries worldwide have some form of legal cannabis. As new markets are continually ... More...

Make Seed-to-Sale Work for You (Room 1A15)

31 May 19
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Speaker(s): Aly Piscatelli ; Christopher Dell'Olio ; Jacobi Holland ; Pranav Sood
In all legal markets, governing bodies implement some degree of regulatory tracking requirements commonly referred to as “Seed-to-Sale”... More...

Autism: Perspectives, Passion and Progress (Room 1A13)

31 May 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: Cannabis, Community & Society

Speaker(s): David Cooper PhD, MD ; Eric Hollander MD ; Kevin Murray
Hear from experts in the Autism community as they discuss how CBD and THC interacts with the body’s receptors, CB1, CB2, GPR 55 and why it ma... More...

Crop Insurance Program for Industrial Hemp (Room 1A10)

31 May 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: Hemp & CBD

Speaker(s): Clifton Parks
With the recent passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, industrial hemp has a significant opportunity to reach its full commercial prod... More...

How Blockchain is Transforming the Cannabis Industry from Seed-to-Sale (Room 1A15)

31 May 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
Speaker(s): James Ugalde ; Jontae James ; Ken Ramirez ; Ryan Taylor
Blockchain technologies and the cannabis industry are rapidly transforming. Everyday innovative technologies are designed and developed to address ... More...

The "Legalization" of Cannabis & Future Business Opportunities in New York and New Jersey (Room 1A12)

31 May 19
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: Adult Use in the Northeast: Industry

Speaker(s): Axel Bernabe ; Jeff Brown ; Kelley Crosson
Cannabis laws in New York and New Jersey are changing rapidly and will create a multitude of new business opportunities in the most ethnically and ... More...

Hemp Processing: From Start to Finish (Room 1A10)

31 May 19
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

Tracks: Hemp & CBD

Speaker(s): Trey Riddle
The presentation focuses on the hemp fiber supply chain, with some thought given to hemp hurd. Dr. Riddle begins with growing process in America, t... More...

Cannabis and Hemp Academia Town Hall (Room 1A13)

01 Jun 19
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Tracks: Adult Use in the Northeast: Consumers

Speaker(s): Carlyn S. Buckler PhD ; Diane Savino ; Ekaterina Sedia PhD ; Nadir Pearson ; Peter Apicella
This groundbreaking assembly of college professionals and students will highlight and discuss the wave of cannabis and hemp curricula taking hold i... More...

Dispensary Owner/Operator Panel: Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs (Room 1A10)

01 Jun 19
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Tracks: Adult Use in the Northeast: Consumers

Speaker(s): Hillary Peckham ; Jenny Einsig ; Kelley Crosson ; Michelle Bodner
A panel discussion with dispensary owner/operators from New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Real-life examples will lead this discussion, encomp... More...

Health, Wellness & Safety: What to Look for When Buying CBD (Room 1A13)

01 Jun 19
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Tracks: Adult Use in the Northeast: Consumers

Speaker(s): Stuart Titus
Many people refer to the CBD retail market as the “Wild Wild West” and, because necessary national testing and dosing standards haven&r... More...

A New Approach to Startup Due Diligence in the Cannabis Industry (Room 1A10)

01 Jun 19
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Tracks: Adult Use in the Northeast: Consumers

Speaker(s): Christine Ianuzzi ; Leo Bridgewater ; Rani Soto ; Susan Amat
This panel discussion is focused on opportunities in the cannabis industry to re-imagine processes on startup due diligence from conceptualizing th... More...

CBD: Past, Present and Future (Room 1A13)

01 Jun 19
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Tracks: Adult Use in the Northeast: Consumers

Speaker(s): Kyle Lazernik ; Monica Vialpando ; Sumit Mehta
What is CBD? Where did it come from? Why is it being hailed as a miracle drug? What is it used for? What are some common CBD myths and misconceptio... More...

How the Media and Public Relations Influences the Cannabis Industry (Room 1A12)

01 Jun 19
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Tracks: Marketing/Branding/Commerce

Speaker(s): Alyson Martin ; Chloe Aiello ; Robert Vanisko ; Ronit Pinto
How are public relations firms and major media outlets driving perception and market trends within the cannabis industry? How has the role of mains... More...

Hemp Through the Ages

04 Jun 20
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Hemp

Speaker(s): John Dvorak ; Les Stark
In celebration of Hemp History Week, take a journey through time with these hemp historians. Moderated by Erica McBride Stark, Les Stark and John D... More...

The Business of Pleasure: Using Cannabis to Spark Intimate Exploration

17 Jun 20
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Tracks: Health, Wellness & Beauty

Speaker(s): Antuanette Gomez ; Ashley Manta ; Keiko Beatie
Cannabis has the elements to open up one's comfort levels of desirability.  It may enable transitions of sexual awareness and as... More...

Investing and Capital Raising during COVID

09 Jul 20
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Tracks: Investing

Speaker(s): Andi Goldman ; Sumit Mehta
Whether you are a company raising capital or an investor, COVID has likely impacted you and your plans or changed your strategies.  If you'... More...

Post Traumatic Growth: Growing through Trauma

22 Jul 20
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Tracks: Medical

Speaker(s): Heather Manus RN ; Marcie Cooper RN MSN AHN-BC ; Nique Pichette MSN, RN
PTSD is common, debilitating, and poses a significant risk for suicide. While post trauma stress is prevalent among veterans, many are not awa... More...

Marketing 2020: Trials & Trends

05 Aug 20
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Tracks: Marketing/Branding/Commerce

Speaker(s): Imani Dawson ; Kymberly Byrnes ; Leonard Marshall ; Roz McCarthy
Throw away the marketing plan that you made in January. The world has changed and so have you. What does marketing look like today and in the futur... More...