MJBizConNEXT 2019 | MJBizConNEXT | 12 June 2019 | Hilton Hotel, 2 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA

The Hemp Industry Daily Conference at MJBizConNEXT will be two days filled with multiple education tracks, round-table discussions, and tutorials focused on technical cultivation, processing, retail and selling wholesale of hemp. Take a deep dive into business opportunities, including industrial hemp and CBD as well as updates on regulations and legal developments. Learn tips and strategies for tapping the global hemp market, growing/scaling a hemp business, investing in the industry and finding competitive advantages. Don’t miss this opportunity to network with hemp business executives, cultivators and investors.

2019 Speakers

KEYNOTE:

Anat Baron
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Stashwall

FEATURED SPEAKERS:

Vivien Azer
Managing Director & Senior Research Analyst, Cowen

Dr. Mark DeVolder
Change Specialist, Synergy Sense Consulting

JJ OBrien
Vice President & General Manager, PAX Era

Nicholas Vita
Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Care

Chris Walsh
President, Marijuana Business Daily

Nancy Whiteman
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Wana Brands

SPEAKERS:

Tegan Adams
Chief Executive Officer, New Maple Holdings

John Andrle
Owner & Founder, L'Eagle Services

Rachael Z. Ardanuy
Attorney, RZA Legal

Joy Beckerman
Principal, Hemp Ace International

Karen J. Bernstein
Managing Partner, Bernstein IP

Tyler Beuerlein
Executive Vice President, Business Development, Hypur

Roy Bingham
Chief Executive Officer, BDS Analytics

Michael Boniello
Managing Director, Poseidon Asset Management

Kara Bradford
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, Viridian Staffing

Chonie Bradley
Vice President, Finance, Marijuana Business Daily

Brandon Brooks
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, Ascended Genetics

Clayton Coker
Head of Product, Somatik

Kevin Conroy
Partner, Foley Hoag

Flip Croft-Caderao
Principal, Greenlit Agency

Jay Czarkowski
Founding Partner, Canna Advisors

Chris Day
Vice President, External Relations, Marijuana Business Daily

Jennifer Dooley
Chief Strategy Officer, Green Thumb Industries

Nic Easley
Chief Executive Officer, 3C Consulting

Jill Ellsworth
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Willow Industries

Bob Eschino
Founder & President, Incredibles

Omar Figueroa
Partner, Law Offices of Omar Figueroa

Adam Fine
Partner, Vicente Sederberg

Anne Forkutza
Vice President Strategy, Cova Software

Saphira Galoob
Principal & Chief Executive Officer, The Liaison Group

Rhory Gould
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Arborside

Naomi Granger
Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer, Dope CFO

Scott L. Greiper
President, Viridian Capital Advisors

Mark Grindeland
Chief Executive Officer, Coda Signature

Michael Gruber
Managing Partner, Salveo Capital

Philip Hague
Director of Cultivation, Acreage Holdings

Harold Han
Chief Security Oficer, Nanogen Labs

Tom Haren
Attorney, Frantz Ward

Joshua Haupt
Chief Revenue Officer, Medicine Man Technologies

Damon Hebert
Senior Greenhouse Materials Engineer, UbiQD

Bridget Hill-Zayat
Counsel, Hoban Law Group

Jeannette Ward Horton
Executive Director, NuLeaf Project

Brett Hundley
Equity Analyst, Seaport Global

Catarino Felán III
Managing Director, La Hoja

Rob James
Mechanical Engineer, Root Engineers

Victor Jerez
President & Chief Operating Officer, Lighthouse Strategies

Neil Juneja
Managing Partner, Gleam Law

Sam Kamin
Professor, University of Denver

Kris Karlson
Chief Executive Officer, KO Acquisitions, Inc.

Kristi Kelly
Executive Director, Marijuana Industry Group

Andrew Kessner
Equity Research Analyst, William O'Neil & Co.

Khurshid Khoja
Principal & Founder, Greenbridge Corporate Counsel

Christy Kline
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Merritt Capital Strategies

Jourdan Kurtz
Executive Vice President of Retail Operations, Cresco Labs

Christine Lamb
Managing Partner, Fortis Law Partners

Joseph Levey
Founding Partner, Helbraun Levey

Neal Levine
Chief Executive Officer, Cannabis Trade Federation

Dr. Bernie Lorenz
Chief Security Officer, ProKure

Jimmy Makoso
Co-founder & Vice President, Lucid Lab Group

John Mancuso
Owner & Founder, Authentic Communication Matters

Olivia Mannix
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Cannabrand

Jay Marshall
Strategic Partnership Team, Thrive Agrictech

Jennifer Martin
Founder, Cultivation Sector Consulting

Wes Matelich
Chief Executive Officer, Rx Green Technologies

Maureen McNamara
Founder & Chief Facilitator, Cannabis Trainers

Ralph Morgan
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Collective Hemp

Barton Morris
Attorney, Cannabis Legal Group

William Muecke
Managing Member, Artemis Growth

Cameron Noble
President, Peak Wellness

Nick Pateras
Vice President, Strategy, Lift & Co.

Sally Kent Peebles
Partner, Vicente Sederberg

Shanita Penny
Principal, Budding Solutions

Kelly E. Perez
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, KindColorado

Tony Perzow
Chief Executive Officer, The Tony Perzow Group of Companies

Jesse Peters
Chief Executive Officer, Mantis Growth Investments

Dr. Jason Poulos
Chief Executive Officer, Librede

Jesse Pytlak
Institutional Equity Research Analyst, Cormark Securities

Carla Quisenberry
Attorney, Miller Nash Graham & Dunn

Patrick Rea
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, CanopyBoulder

Dan Roda
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, Abaca

Scott Rudder
President, New Jersey Cannabusiness Association

Josh Rutherford
Owner, PurePressure

Michael H. Sampson
Partner & Co-Deputy Chair of Cannabis Law Team, Reed Smith

Steve Schain
Senior Attorney, Hoban Law Group

Larry Schnurmacher
Managing Partner, Phyto Partners

Lindsay Short
Director of Supply Chain, Natural Extractions

Dorian-Michelle Smith
Colorado General Manager, PAX Labs

Katie Stem
Chief Executive Officer, Peak Extracts

Jennifer Dianne Thomas
Co-founder & Chief Legal Officer, Province Brands of Canada

Lindsay Topping
Director of Strategy, Grit

Kaitlin Urso
Enviromental Consultant for Small Businesses, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Alfred Wong
President & Chief Executive Officer, Micron Waste Technologies, Inc.

David Wunderlich
Attorney, McAllister Garfield

Dr. Melanie Yelton
Vice President of Research, LumiGrow

Katy Young
Managing Partner, Ad Astra Law Group

2019 Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Elixinol
• Isodiol

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Hema
• HA

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Canna Paid
• RAD Source

APP & MJBIZTV SPONSORS:
• Mile High Labs
• Siva

WIFI SPONSOR:
• Huber

COCKTAIL SPONSORS:
• Earth
• Huber
• USA Today Network

HEMP HANGOUT SPONSOR:
• GenCanna

AFFILIATE SPONSORS:
• America Israel Cannabis Association
• Canadian Cannabis Chamber
• CannaTech
• LeafWire

MEDIA SPONSORS:
• Cannabis&Tech Today
• Cannabis Science and Technology
• Grow
• Mae Media Group
• Maximum Yield
• Sensi Magazine