by Grow Up Conference | Jun 18, 2019
Panel Discussion
Starting from scratch has its upside. An industry whose supply chain didn’t legally exist a few years ago has had to go in with its eyes open. We’ve discovered that surprise demand can mean unexpected outlays of revenue; volatile consumer trends require every level of the industry – from raw plant harvest to finished product to retail – be thoroughly researched, intelligently produced and transparently distributed. Dealing with problems on the macro and micro level has been challenging and as we move into phase 2, we must ask, are our operations set up for future success or are we just handling growth as it comes? This panel will discuss the uncertainties of the transforming cannabis market as well as examine known problems, evolving practices and processes that can affect the entire supply chain from harvest to consumer.
Moderated by: Peter Guo
by Grow Up Conference | Jun 18, 2019
Interactive Presentation
Never be caught off-guard by a recall again. Recalls experts will speak from decades of retail recalls experience to proven best practices, discuss challenges and lessons learned from the 2018 cannabis recalls and share proven best practices for how to have your ducks in a row when — not if — another recall happens.
by Grow Up Conference | Jun 18, 2019
(Invitation Only)
These are the brightest minds in cannabis growth, sharing experiences, best practices and goodwill amongst growers. And this camaraderie will come in handy as the push for industry standardization grows. They’ll talk about a year of challenges, adjusting to regulations, and offer insight into how Health Canada can adjust its role to promote better growing and cannabis quality. Many relationships were forged among growers last year, and it’s not far-fetched to see a future advocacy group forming over the lunch table.
Opening Remarks & Moderated By: Buck Young
Opening Remarks By: Ryan Wankel & Adam Szpakowski
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by Grow Up Conference | Jun 18, 2019
Panel Discussion
With falling liquor sales, brewers are infusing cannabis into de-alcoholized beer. Pharma firms, hurting from cannabis’s toll on prescribed medicines for pain and sleep, are buying in. Tourism and service industries are re-structuring to accommodate exploding demand for cannabis-infused products. Consumer demand was always assumed to be a sleeping giant, but it is bigger behemoth than anyone expected. This session on the rising opportunity curve will look at new and growing demand for dried flowers, oils, edibles, concentrates and topicals, and how it’s shaking up the market landscape in all directions.
Moderated By: David Hyde
by Grow Up Conference | Jun 18, 2019
Separate Ticketed Event.
Yes, there’ve been growing pains, but mostly there’s been growth, and busy – you might even say caffeinated – market activity. This breakfast session will offer market analysts who’ll make sense of a year in which raised capital doubled to more than $3.2 billion, while merger-and-acquisition deals almost tripled in number. These experts will analyze where this could lead, how the state-by-state rush to legalization in the U.S. will affect our commerce, and how the push-and-pull between big-players and small-players will play out. What new investment paths are the most promising? Is the big money in supply or retail? We’ve got answers over-easy.
Moderated By: Tony Chapman
by Grow Up Conference | Jun 18, 2019
Keynote Presentation
Where are we headed with cultivation and how will that impact the industry.
by Grow Up Conference | Jun 18, 2019
Keynote Presentation
For the French wine industry, it all came together in 1855, when the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce and the region’s Vintners Association established a method of evaluation that emphasized quality over quantity after 13,000 years of mass production. The cornerstone of the transformation was the creation of a hierarchic classification of quality that listed the best red wines of the region based on three attributes:
1. A long-standing reputation for quality in the producing region
2. Consistent characteristics that defined the wine from the specific domains in the region
3. Public recognition of the wine’s ability to maintain this identity over time
This system has seen only two official changes in over 160 years; it has been replicated in every wine-producing country in the world and is the foundation of today’s multi-billion-dollar wine industry.
This marketing approach, centered on origin, quality, heritage, and tradition, literally transformed the viticulture industry. Join Frenchy as he explains why this blueprint should be used for the Emerald Triangle cannabis industry.
by Grow Up Conference | Jun 18, 2019
by Grow Up Conference | Jun 18, 2019
Panel Discussion
The Netherlands is hiking its cannabis exports. St. Vincent and the Grenadines is cultivating its first licensed medical marijuana crops. Italy has put out its first tender for medical cannabis to a German subsidiary of Canada’s Aurora. All over the planet, agri-business is retooling to accommodate world markets, and the sources and practices are as varied as the world itself. This international panel of growers will share collective wisdom, challenges and common concerns – and maybe even forge some global bonds.
Moderator: Av Singh
by Grow Up Conference | Jun 18, 2019
Fireside Chat
Arjan Roskam is the self-styled “King of Cannabis,” who’s circled the globe seeking rare strains for his Green House Seed Company and Green House coffee shops. Just two guys with heavily-stamped passports, taking a deep dive into the subject they know better than almost anybody. This is a momentous meeting of marijuana minds with insights to share.
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