Join us as we party steps away from the brink of the Horseshow Falls. You will have a breath taking view of the falls to enjoy while networking and mingling with the best in the cannabis industry. This exclusive networking event is open to speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, conference delegates and VIP Growers.
SHUTTLES WILL BE AVAILABLE OUTSIDE OF THE CONVENTION CENTRE.
No admittance without your delegate badge. Cash Bar.
Panel Discussion
All Health Canada cultivators and processors have to obtain a “Cannabis License” from the CRA before legalization date on October 17. 2018, in addition to the Health Canada license. Also, processors and packagers will need to register for the Excise Tax Stamp regime and purchase stamps. If you don’t obtain a license by October 17, 2018, you risk facing federal offences if you continue to undertake cannabis activities. The panel will outline how to fill out the “Cannabis License” application and how the excise tax is calculated and who pays it, as well as some challenges it poses to LPs who want to automate the process.
Moderator: Harrison Jordan, MNP
Presentation
Advanced all-in-one, humidity and temperature control systems are changing the economics of our industry. The pay back from precisely controlled temperature and humidity control with intelligent energy recycling can be enormous, yet much of the cannabis industry is still being poorly served with over-priced, low tech, underperforming HVAC systems.
In this session, Geoff Brown will review the science and math behind smart HVAC decisions and explain the best way to make well-informed decisions about your facility’s requirements. There’s a lot of mis-information and out-dated thinking even amongst consultants and engineers, so be sure you know the right questions to ask so you’ll be certain to achieve maximum return on your investment.
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Competition
The Hackathon will foster creative ideas and innovation to bring new solutions to the fast-growing cannabis industry.
Competing coders, designers, and engineers will explore ideas for tracking, purchasing, reporting, strain identification, verification, integration with the entertainment industry, and much more.
After a 24 hour overnight hacking session at Brainsights in Toronto, the finalist teams will be brought to Niagara Falls via TourBuds — the first luxury cannabis tour bus, with activation by Hotbox — for the awards presentation and ceremony.
Facilitator: Travis Laurendine, Outlier
Panel Discussion
As it stands with Health Canada, marketing cannabis may be more like advertising pharma than marketing beer (you know the ads, that don’t identify what a drug does, but list dire side effects). “Glamour, recreation, risk, excitement…” are among prohibited ad themes. Packaging is to be plain and uncolourful. But savvy marketers are already stickhandling the restrictions with imaginative ways to get their message across. Creative use of social media, event sponsorship, ancillary non-THC products like “hemp-inspired” beer – these and other approaches will be discussed in this panel of forward-thinkers.
Moderator: Jennifer McKenzie, Bereskin & Parr LLP
Presentation
Staying on top of your environment is one of the biggest concerns for any cannabis cultivation operation. In this session, you will learn how to increase product consistency and quality from Jon Kozlowski of Surna Inc. Jon will be answering industry questions including:
• Why is the mechanical system such an important decision for a cultivation business?
• What are the considerations for mechanical design as it relates to product consistency and compliance?
• Why is data collection important and what are some best practices?
• How are environmental variables connected to one another?
Presentation
Industrial Hemp has been used for thousands of years and for hundreds of purposes. Though it has made somewhat of a comeback since the implementation of the Industrial Hemp program in1997, changes in the Canadian regulations under the new Cannabis Act now make it possible to extract the medicine from Hemp crops and will potentially permit outdoor cultivation of high THC Cannabis. For farmers, the possibility of gaining an additional revenue stream or growing a higher value crop is very attractive. Furthermore, the funding now being directed toward hemp production will allow us to solve many of the issues surrounding cultivation, harvesting, processing and marketing this crop. There are several methods used for farming hemp and different cultivars are being created for a variety of purposes and climates. Dr. Hudson will cover some of the recent advances in the Hemp breeding and farming techniques as well as highlight the future of outdoor cultivation.
Presentation
On the eve of cannabis legalization, a lot is set to change in the way regulated cannabis facilities must approach the issue (and challenge) of “SECURITY”. In this fast-paced and thought-provoking session, Canada’s top cannabis security expert will tell you the key things you need to know to manage security risks and navigate the new business realities as a cultivator, processor, retailer or license applicant.
Presentation
– History of cannabis & hemp farming and where the future is heading.
– Overview of farming Cannabis outdoors, the costs and economics of managing a Cannabis Farms business.
– Cannabis farming bottlenecks, challenges and barriers to entry.
– Industrial hemps endless opportunities with fiber supply, stock materials, fabrication, innovations and technology uses.
– Starting a Cannabis Farms business, with an overview of licensing, financing and building a road map to success.
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Jay Rosenthal, Business of Cannabis
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