Industrial Hemp Summit 2019 | Institute for Advanced Learning and Research | 25 February 2019 | Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, 150 Slayton Ave, Danville, VA 24540, USA

The Industrial Hemp Summit is a multi-stakeholder collaboration focused on building the industrial hemp industry in the United States. A specific focus of the summit will be building the supply chain and market making for industrial hemp food, fiber and flower. The summit will highlight innovation that is currently happening in the industry, as well as explore what resources and infrastructure are needed to move the industry forward.

Suggested attendees include professional:
• Industrial Hemp Growers
• Supply Chain Managers
• Farm Equipment Manufacturers
• Departments of Agriculture
• Farm Bureaus
• Entrepreneurs
• University Researchers
• Law Enforcement
• Industrial Hemp Processors
• Economic Development Officers
• Chief Sustainability Officers
• Corporate Researchers
• Investment Funds
• Departments of Commerce
• Foundations
• Government Officials

2019 Speakers

Scott Lowman
Director, Research, Institute for Advanced Learning & Research

Matt Bailey
Co-Lead, Venture South

Emily Britton
Natural Products/Food Specialist, Waters Corporation

Faith Hays
LCMS Sales Specialist, Shimadzu

Thomas Melton
Deputy Director/State Program leader, Agriculture and Natural Resources and Community Development, NC State Extension

Clifton Parker
Crop Insurance Expert

Guy Carpenter
President, Bear Fiber Inc

Matt Spitzer
Founding Partner, Triangle Hemp

John Roulac
CEO/Founder, RE Botanicals, Founder/Chief Visionary Officer, Nutiva

Frances Tacy
Inspiring Farmer, Franny's Farm, Franny's Farmacy

Anni Self
Plant Certification Administrator, Tennessee Department of Agriculture

Nolan M Jackson
Attorney At Law, Frost Brown Todd LLC

Carla Boyd
Owner, Hemp Way Foods

Glenn Rodes
Grower, Riverhill Farms

Dr. Lindsey D. Thiessen
Assistant Professor/Extension Plant Pathology Specialist, Tobacco&Field Crops, North Carolina State University

Jim Taylor Md
Board Certified Anesthesiologist, Integrated Pain Solutions

Bob Crumley
Founder/CEO, Founders Hemp

Karen Neill
Farm Manager, Pleasant Lane Farm

Bert James
Crop Consultant, Homegrown Agriculture

Eric Steenstra
President, Vote Hemp

Tara Caton, M.S. Botany
Senior Technician, Rodale Institute Industrial Hemp Research Program

Michael Long
Founder/CEO, Renaissance Fiber, LLC

Mike Sanders
Co-Founder, X-tracts LLC

Will Daugherty
President/Owner, Evolve Inc

Dr Angela R Post
Assistant Professor/Small Grains Extension Specialist, Crop & Soil Sciences Department, North Carolina State University.

Brad Todd
AgGrist

Tai Olson
Director, Operations, US Heritage Group

Bryan Berger
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia

Professor Michael Timko
Lewis and Clark Chair Professo, Biology in the College of Arts & Sciences, University of Virginia, Professor, Public Health Science, UVA School of Medicine.

Joell A. Eifert
Director, Food Innovations Program, Department of Food Science and Technology, Virginia Tech

Jonathan Vaught Ph.D.
CEO/Founder, Front Range Biosciences

Brian Campbell
Plant Breede/Geneticist, Phylos Bioscience, Portland OR

Josh Hendrix
Director, Business Development, Domestic Production, CV Sciences, Inc.

Justin Hamilton
Hemp Entrepreneur, Hempleton Investment Group, East Coast Genetics, The Hemp Farmacy, The NC Hemp Farm Research & Innovation Campus, Hope Hemp Extracts, & Legacy Farms Cannabis

Kristin Adams
Founder/CEO, Afterglow Cosmetics

Preston Gardner
Analyst, CVC Partners, LLC

Volker Bornemann, Ph.D.
CEO, Avazyme

John Lupien
President/Founder, BastCore LLC

Dhruv Agarwal
Director, Materials Innovation, VF Global Innovation Center

Erin Williams
Policy Analyst, VDACS

Chad Rosen
President, Victory Hemp Foods

Eric Henry
President, TS Designs

Jack Whitley
Founder, Applied Media, LLC

Dr. Trey Riddle
CEO, Sunstrand

Rick Larson
SVP/Director, Strategic Initiatives, Natural Capital Investment Fund

2019 Sponsors

• Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
• Halifax IDA
• Waters Corporation
• Shimadzu
• Front Range Biosciences