Conference Program
Highlights & Featured Sessions & Speakers
Conference Program Sponsored by Vicente Sederberg
– At the Leading Edge of Cannabis Law
Conference Program Overview
Thursday, November 4
Hon. Brian A. Benjamin
Lieutenant Governor
This year is an important and an exciting time for New York State as 2021 is the inaugural year of the Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act (MRTA).
Lt. Governor Benjamin will preside over the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the Exhibit Hall entrance. Then from the Mainstage he will give Welcoming Remarks to acknowledge “Getting Back to Business” at CWCBExpo.
Tremaine Wright
Tremaine Wright will give her first public presentation as Chair of the New York State Cannabis Control Board.
Members of the New York State Office of Cannabis Management will be attending all three days of the CWCBExpo.
Inside the Industry - Thought Leadership Series
This year’s business-to-business conference is proud to deliver “Inside the Industry – Thought Leadership Series.” The Thought Leadership Series encompasses curated and hosted content that takes a deep dive into where the industry is and where it is going. Throughout the Series and Conference, conversations, innovative presentations and panels will be hosted by cannabis and hemp professionals who have helped build the industry and who keep moving it forward.
Relevant and timely business-to-business topics include the latest on New York State Recreational Use legislation that was passed. We will meet and learn from the latest industry influencers regarding investment, finance, business opportunities, research, regulation, social equity, environmental issues, cultivation and much, much more.
Plenary sessions will be led and kicked-off each day by business notables including Geoff Whaling, Chair, National Hemp Association, Matthew Anderson, Founder & CEO, Vanguard Scientific, Keiko Beatie, Director of Education, Coral Cove Wellness Resort, Kymberly “KymB” Byrnes, Co-founder and CMO, TribeTokes, and many others who are building the next level of the industry bravely, courageously and innovatively.
There are so many exciting plenary discussions and relevant sessions over the 3-day Series and conference that you will not want to miss a thing.
Geoff Whaling, Chair, National Hemp Association (left) and Matthew Anderson, Founder, CEO, Vanguard Scientific (right)
Keynotes
Thursday, November 4
Christopher “CJ” Wallace, Co-founder, Think BIG & Frank White (left) and Willie Mack, Co-founder and CEO, Think BIG & Frank White (right)
In Conversation With…Christopher “CJ” Wallace & Willie Mack
Business executives and trail-blazers Christopher “CJ” Wallace and Willie Mack, Co-Founders of Think BIG & Frank White, will deliver the Thursday afternoon Keynote Address.
Christopher “CJ” and Willie have built cannabis businesses from coast-to-coast. We will get up-close and personal with them about their professional journey in the cannabis industry and what the challenges have been for them in building a brand, and what challenges still remain. They will discuss their future plans and what lies ahead.
Saturday, November 6
Faye Coleman, Founder, CEO, Pure Genesis (left) and Calvin Frye, Founder, Cloneville (right)
Keynote Entrepreneurship Panel: Faye Coleman & Calvin Frye, A Coast-to-Coast Perspective
Calvin Frye was one of the first medical marijuana license holders in CA earned by him decades ago and since then, he has expanded his business holdings across several states. Faye Coleman is an East Coast business entrepreneur who has strategically helped to build several cannabis and hemp companies and organizations.
We will hear coast-to-coast perspectives from these extraordinary business pioneers and leaders who worked their way to ownership of cannabis and hemp licenses and success. Both Coleman and Frye are Multi-State Operators (MSOs).
Your Emcees for the Conference Program
Keiko Beatie and Kymberly “KymB” Byrnes
CWCBExpo is proud to have Keiko Beatie and Kymberly “KymB” Byrnes as Conference Emcees. Their energy and industry backgrounds will enhance the experience over the 3 days of learning and networking.
Keiko Beatie, Director of Education, Coral Cove Wellness Resort
Kymberly “KymB” Byrnes, Co-founder, Tribetokes
CWCBExpo will be welcoming some of the most influential and informed minds to join the conversation through an interactive “Talk Show” format hosted by Geoff Whaling and Matthew Anderson.
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Conference Program
60 Speakers
26 Sessions
Including...
Day 1: Thursday, November 4 - "Where We Are"
Industry Update: Data, Highlights, Trends and Opportunities
Gerald Pascarelli, VP, Beverages, Tobacco & Cannabis, Cowen Inc.
A One-on-One Conversation with Chief of the USDA Hemp Program
Bill Richmond, Chief of the USDA Hemp Program
Erica Stark, Executive Director, National Hemp Association
New York: From Illicit into the Light
Tim Seymour, Co-Host CNBC Fast Money and Portfolio Manager CNBS Cannabis ETF
Hillary Peckham, Chief Operations Officer, Etain, LLC
David Feldman, CEO & Founder of Skip Intro Advisors
Vladimir Bautista, Managing Member Co-Founder Happy Munkey
Carl Cameron, Advisor Panoptic Strategies
Industry Investment Panel: Money and a Mission
Tammy Dekel, Co-Founder & Managing Partner Sanitas Peak Advisory, LLC
Mina Mishrikey, Senior Partner & Managing Director Merida Capital Holdings
Sumit Mehta, CEO Mazakali
Day 2: Friday, November 5 - "Challenges and Solutions"
Challenges and Solutions
Trevor Yanh-Grode, Researcher, Data Scientist, National Hemp Association
Jhavid Mohseni, CEO Aperon Corporation
How Your Facility Ensures Business Success & Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) Operations and Commissioning
Brian Anderson, Principal, Co-Founder Anderson Porter Design
David Vaillencourt, Founder & CEO The GMP Collective
This is Hemp Branding: The Other Side of Cannabis
Wilson Kello, Marketing Officer & Consultant
Amy Wasserman, Founder Amy Wasserman Consulting;
Benjamin Cassou, CEO & Co-Founder ReStalk, Inc.
Abhishek Mohan, Founder & CEO HempStreet
International Cannabis: Delivering the Infrastructure to Enable Worldwide Markets
Dr. Aimon Kopera, Founder & CEO Geneomics Global, LLC
Dr. Jay Noller, PhD Director, Global Hemp Innovation Center, Oregon State University
Israel Madrid CEO & Co-Founder, The Mexican Cannabis & Hemp Council
Day 3: Saturday, November 6 - "What's Next?"
What's Next
Michael J Woods CEO/COO, Big Sun Holdings Group Corporation; Black Buffalo 3D Corp.; Flash Labs Corp; Big Sun Modular Corp.; Big Sun Development Corp.
A Global Mission: Addressing the International Urgency of Cannabis and Hemp Integration
Dr. Aimon Kopera, Founder & CEO Geneomics Global, LLC
The Keys to Successfully Raising Capital for Cannabis Companies
Andi Goldman, Managing Member, Equitas Partners Fund
Sumit Mehta, CEO Mazakali
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Conference Program Sponsored by Vicente Sederberg
Inside the Industry – Thought Leadership Series Co-sponsored* by:
National Hemp Association & Vanguard Scientific
* Sponsorships for individual series sessions are available. Get sponsorship info now.