Marijuana Business Magazine May-June 2019

Marijuana Business Magazine | May-June 2019 112 DAY ONE | MONDAY, JUNE 12 | EXPO FLOOR OPEN: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. DAY TWO | TUESDAY, JUNE 13 | EXPO FLOOR OPEN: 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. ERNESTN.MORIALCONVENTIONCENTRE 900ConventionCenterBlvd,NewOrleans, LA 70130 *This schedule isup-to-dateasof04/ CANNABISEVOLUTION:PRODUCTS, CULTIVATION&EXTRACTION LEVELUP:NEXTSTEPSFOR YOURBUSINESS ONTHEHORIZON:EMERGING MARKETS&TRENDS MONEYMATTERS: INVESTING INCANNABIS ROOMTBD ROOMTBD ROOMTBD ROOMTBD 9:00a.m. -9:50a.m. HowtoCreateConsistent, Best-SellingBeverages HaroldHan,ClaytonCoker, Victor Jerez MovingForward:Changing CompanyOwnership KevinConroy InternationalUpdate: Insights& Opportunities NicEasley Tracking theMetrics thatMatteras M&AExplodes inCannabis ScottL.Greiper 10:00a.m. - 10:50a.m. Growing forGains:SelectingStrains toMeetYourExtractionNeeds SpeakerTBD MarketingandBrandingStrategies foraDiverseConsumerBase LindsayTopping Coming toCanada:HowBeverages CouldWin the InfusedMarket NickPateras SubsectorDeepDive: Investing in AncillaryCompanies PatrickRea,LarrySchnurmacher 11:00a.m. - 11:50a.m. CreatingStrategicPartnerships JenniferDooley,TeganAdams SizingUpUS-BasedMSOs BrettHundley 11:30a.m. - 12:30p.m. LIVE! STAGE ReachingUnderservedMarketSegments OliviaMannix CANNABISEVOLUTION:PRODUCTS, CULTIVATION&EXTRACTION LEVELUP:NEXTSTEPSFOR YOURBUSINESS ONTHEHORIZON:EMERGING MARKETS&TRENDS ONTHERADAR: INNOVATIONS IN CANNABISTECHNOLOGY ROOMTBD ROOMTBD ROOMN114 ROOMN116 2:00p.m. -2:40p.m. SecuringShelfSpace:HowtoGet YourProductsSpace inaCompetitive Marketplace SpeakerTBD RaisingExpansionCapital MichaelGruber Legalization inMichiganand the FutureoftheMidwest TomHaren,BartonMorris, RhoryGould ElementsofEfficiency: Innovations inWaterandLight DamonHebert 2:00p.m. -2:30p.m. LIVE! STAGE Seeing theROI inCommunityOutreach KellyE.Perez 2:50p.m. -3:30p.m. GrowLow,YieldHigh: Innovative GrowStrategies JenniferMartin, JayMarshall, BrandonBrooks GoingGreenWithout“Greenwashing” JohnAndrle Florida& theSouthernStates SallyKentPeebles BeEverywhere: Integrating Technology into YourRetailExperience MarkGrindeland,AnneForkutza, FlipCroft-Caderao 3:40p.m. -4:20p.m. Extraction to theNextDegree: NewTechnologies&Howto Improve YourFacility JoshRutherford,CameronNoble, Rob James Innovation IP:Preventingand CombattingCounterfeits Karen J.Bernstein,Carla Quisenberry OpeningoftheEastCoastMarket AdamFine, JosephLevey,Bridget Hill-Zayat,ScottRudder 4:00-4:30pm LIVE! STAGE The IntersectionofProfessionalDevelopment andDNI SpeakerTBD GENERALSESSIONS | HALLC2 2:00p.m. -2:20p.m. 5Things toWatchBefore2020 SpeakerTBD 2:20p.m. -3:00p.m. LookingForward:Preparing forthe“Big” Industries SpeakerTBD 3:00p.m. -3:45p.m. OneYearLater:LookingForwardwith IndustryVisionaries NancyWhiteman, JJO’Brien,NicholasVita 4:00p.m. -5:00p.m. JointKeynotewithHemp IndustryDailyConference AnatBaron 9:00a.m. - 1:00p.m. LeadCultivatorProgram JohnAndrle *Application required LeadExtractorProgram JimmyMakoso *Application required ExecutiveSummit:Day2 JohnMancuso, JayCzarkowski,Maureen McNamara, RalphMorgan,KhurshidKhoja *Separately ticketed,applicationand registration required JUNE 12-14, 2019 | NEW ORLEANS MJBizConNEXT 2019 Preview 4 70 40 6 DAYS SPEAKERS SESSIONS TRACKS Cannabis Evolution: Products, Cultivation & Extraction Level Up: Next Steps for Your Business On the Horizon: Emerging Markets & Trends Money Matters: Investing in Cannabis On the Radar: Innovations in Cannabis Future-Proof Your Business Major developments are happening in the cannabis industry, how are you preparing for the future? The MJBizConNEXT agenda provides educational sessions and tracks that provide a forward-looking view at the future development and technology advancements and trends in the cannabis industry. View the Complete Agenda at MJBizCon.com/NEXT AGENDA