Marijuana Business Magazine November December 2018

122 • Marijuana Business Magazine • November/December 2018 CULTIVATION INFUSED PRODUCTS RETAIL MONEY & LEGAL INSIGHTS, OPPORTUNITIES & TRENDS 10:30-11:20am How to Create a Soil Mix to Maximize Yields & Cut Costs California Edibles: How to Survive in a 100mg Market Vision and Values: Us- ing Culture to Develop Budtenders as Brand Drivers & Retain Talent Cannabis Cash: Banking & Financing Risks What Are We Smoking? How Strain Name, Chemical Composition & Genetics Impact Product Marketability Canada: Assessing the First Month of Rec Sales 11:30-12:20pm Strain Management: How to Optimize Space in Your Cultivation Facility Next Big Thing: New Research Tells What Consumers Want Next in Edibles Make it Work: Strate- gies for Designing a Top-Notch Dispensary Taking the Public Plunge: Trends in Tap- ping the Public Markets M&A: Choosing a Compatible Partner Global Landscape: The Future of Science & Research 12:00-2:00pm INVESTOR LUNCHEON *Separately ticketed, registration required EXTRACTION INFUSED PRODUCTS BUSINESS STRATEGIES MONEY & LEGAL INSIGHTS, OPPORTUNITIES & TRENDS 1:00-1:50pm How to Formulate an Accurate Cost of Goods Analysis Dial it In: Strategies for Developing Consis- tent, Reliable Infused Products You Suck at Playing Hardball, Part 1: How to Win Using Hard-Nosed Negotiation Tactics Compliance: Lessons from the Real World How to Increase Your Odds of Being Acquired Navigating the CBD Maze 2:00-2:50pm How to Improve Scaling, Efficiency & Revenue Potential How To: Insight on Expanding Your Infused Products Line You Suck at Playing Hardball, Part 2: How to Win Using Hard-Nosed Negotiation Tactics FDA & Trademarks: Les- sons Learned from the Premium Cigar Industry Corporate Responsibil- ity: How Giving Back Can Benefit Your Cannabis Business California Contraction: How Many Companies Are Left out of the Legal Market & How You Can Get In 3:00-3:50pm Looking Ahead: New Technology & Innova- tion in Extraction Get Ready for the FDA: Food Safety and Defense Measures You Need in a Quality Control Plan Marijuana, Hemp and the IRS: 280E & Tax Strategies with the Experts Strategic Planning in 90 Seconds Federal Marijuana Reform: How It’s Likely to Pan Out 5:00-7:00pm WOMEN’S NETWORKING RECEPTION *Separately ticketed, registration required DAY TWO | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 | EXPO FLOOR OPEN: 10:00AM–6:00PM MJBizCon 2018 Preview DAY THREE | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 | EXPO FLOOR OPEN: 10:00AM–3:00PM EXTRACTION CULTIVATION BUSINESS STRATEGIES MONEY & LEGAL INSIGHTS, OPPORTUNITIES & TRENDS 9:30-10:20am Harnessing the Entourage Effect for Enhanced Therapeutic Effect How to Ruthlessly Keep Your Input Costs Low The Power of Brand in the Supply Chain Best Practices for Investing in the Global Cannabis Market Making Every Hire Count: Lessons Learned from Vetting Thousands of Employees in the Cannabis Space 9:30-9:55am BAM! How Branding & Research Built a High- Performing Cannabis Brand in Sin City Next Step: Professionalizing of Leadership to Build a Corporate Structure 9:55-10:20am 10:30-11:20am Recovering Cannabinoids in Their Native Form Set Yourself Apart: How to Craft Your Value Proposition Cracking Social Media for Cannabis Brands Cannabis in Canada: Is There Still Room to Invest? Insuring Marijuana: Mainstream Business Insurance Needs 10:30-10:55am The Future of Hemp: Federal Update, Trends and New Opportunities Self Monitor Your Test- ing & KnowWhat to Expect from Lab Results 10:55-11:20am 11:30-12:20pm How to Stretch Your Concentrates & Make Them Last Point-Counterpoint: Which Grow Lights Should You Use? 5 Key Lessons That Big Brands Can Teach the Cannabis Industry Private Equity Investing: Latest Trends in Cannabis Community, Col- laboration & Developing Women’s Equity in Cannabis 11:30-11:55am Raising Capital: A Look at Public and Private Opportunities in Canada and Beyond How Diversity Leads to Profitability: Increasing Margins with Hiring Practices 11:55-12:20pm  Cultivation  Infused Products  Money & Legal  Insights, Opportunities & Trends  Business Strategies  Extraction  Retail SESSION TRACK KEY