En partenariat avec HelloMD – Un regroupement exclusif des entrepreneurs les plus hardis de l’Amérique du Nord en ce moment: les entrepreneurs en cannabis. Cet événement d’une journée rassemblera des visionnaires et innovateurs de l’industrie afin d’apprendre, connecter et démasquer comment les entrepreneurs en cannabis sont en train de former des marchés légalisés. D’importantes opportunités seront créées au sein de ce nouveau marché représentant plusieurs milliards de dollars.
Agenda
| HEURE | TITRE DE LA CONFÉRENCE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| 10H00 - 10H10 | Welcome! | Breakdown of the day ahead |
| 10H10AM - 10H30 | How did we get here? | A recent history of Cannabis in Canada, looking at decriminalization and legalization |
| 10H30 - 10H50 | New frontier data | The economics and what's happening around the world and in Canada |
| 10H50 - 11H20 | Chain Reaction Panel: Cannabis Opportunities | This panel breaks down the opportunities in the Cannabis industry, and the inherent difficulties that come with each of them. It looks at the stories behind some of the big cannabis startup successes. |
| 11H20 - 11H50 | Policy, regulation and compliance | Canada & Abroad | You've heard aboutt he opportunities, but there are regulations and policies that need to be considered and adhered to, how will they affect your ability to innovate in the space? |
| 11H50 - 12H10 | What's happening in the US? | While the Canadian market is HOT, the US market is still the elephant in the room. This session will highlight some of the key regulatory trends and obstacles in the US market, and look at how US based leaders in the social media space are tackling the strict regulations on social media marketing. |
| 12H10 - 13H10 | Lunch | Lunch |
| 13H10 - 13H40 | Ask Me Anything: B2C | An interactive session with trail blazers in the B2C cannabis space. Hear about their innovations in technology, packaging and user experience and debate where the trends are going, and where the gaps lie. Discuss what makes consumer product development and marketing so complex and still so wide open to innovators. |
| 13H40 - 14H | From gateway to exit drug: Cannabis is helping the masses get off of their pharmaceutical dependencies | Pharmaceutical drugs are no longer the go-to solution they once were as patients are beginning to realize that there are better and safer avenues to achieving good health. This talk looks at how people are using cannabis to reduce or avoid opioid dependency and addiction, and why populations of people accustomed to relying on pharmaceutical medications are now seeking more natural alternatives. We examine these and other health-and-wellness trends that have emerged within the California market, and how they may impact the Canadian market. |
| 14H - 14H30 | Ask Me Anything: B2B | An interactive session to uncover and discuss how to best technology-enable the cannabis supply chain to ensure product capacity, quality, compliance and cost efficiency in the face of scaling consumer demand. |
| 14H30 - 15H00 | BREAK | BREAK |
| 15H00 - 15H40 | Pitch competition | Pitch Competition - Do you have an idea for the next big Cannabis startup? CannabisFest will get up to 5 STARTUPS on stage, each of whom will have 3 minutes to present their comapnies. Judges will have 2 minutes to ask questions and give feedback. One winner will be crowned! |
| 15H40 - 16H05 | Cannabis in Quebec | What's happening in the province, what do you need to know now, where are the opportunities? |
| 16H05 -16H15 | The Cannabus Stories | Results/predictions from the Cannabus minds |
| 16H15 - 16H35 | What Women Want (from Cannabis) | Women are the gatekeepers of household spend and often the first line of defense when it comes to deciding right from wrong. Join industry marketing experts as they explore opportunities around education, community-building and product development all geared towards helping this critical market segment embrace cannabis for both recreational and wellness purposes. |
| 16H35 - 17H | Closing keynote - Canada's head start | fireside chat | It's as if the internet was built in Canada and the US couldn't use it for 5 years... What do we do with the head start? |