CBD and the Future of Cannabis
CBD (cannabidiol) -- a legal cannabis and hemp-based product -- is coming to a store near you. Are you ready to compete, or will your customers go elsewhere? Not since energy drinks and e-cigarettes have c-store operators seen such demand in a category.
Join us at our newest education forum – CBD and The Future of Cannabis – to be held April 9-11, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. We are inviting leaders in the convenience industry to this unique education event.
It is designed exclusively to help you sort through the legalities, the facts, and the opportunities. Speakers include experts in the hemp industry; legal representatives who can explain the impact of the Farm Bill, anticipated regulations, compliance and other legal issues; and resources you can turn to for ongoing help.
Retailer Registration Supplier InformationAgenda
Tuesday, April 9 | |
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2:30pm - 2:45pm | Welcome and Introductions Melissa Vonder Haar |
2:45pm - 3:30pm | Hemp-derived CBD overview Colleen Keahey Lanier, Executive Director, Hemp Industry Association The Farm Bill 2018 and how it has opened opportunities for CBD products and how we need to educate consumers |
3:30pm - 4:00pm | Networking Break |
4:00pm - 4:45pm | Adult Consumer Attitudes and Usage Don Burke, Senior Vice President, Management Science Associates Inc. (MSA) A look at 60+ markets and behaviors of adult consumers over 3 years, illustrating trends in all trade channels and how attitudes may have changed on consumer’s use of CBD and Cannabis. |
4:45pm - 5:30pm | The C-Store Consumer and CBD Donna Hood Crecca, Principal, Technomic A just-completed survey looks at the convenience-store consumer and their knowledge of CBD and hemp, usage, product categories, purchase locations, and more. |
5:30pm - 8:00pm | Networking Reception & Dinner |
Wednesday, April 10 | |
7:30am - 8:30am | Breakfast |
8:30am - 9:30am | Start with a plan, not a product Bob Hoban, President and CEO, Hoban Law Group |
9:30am - 10:15am | CBD in the News? Kristen Nichols, Editor, Hemp Industry Daily Economic, agronomic overview of hemp and what’s in the news since the Farm Bill passed. |
10:15am - 10:45am | Gold Sponsor Presentations |
10:45am - 11:15am | Networking Break |
11:15am - 12:00pm | Preparing to sell CBD in your stores Alan Lewis, Strategist, Natural Grocers What a retailer needs to know before buying products to sell. |
12:00pm - 1:00pm | Networking Lunch |
1:00pm - 2:30pm | Dispensary Tour |
2:30pm - 3:00pm | Reconvene |
3:00pm - 3:45pm | Navigating the CBD Maze Anna Symonds, CBD Educator & Advocate What inquiring consumers want to know and how you become an educator. |
3:45pm - 4:30pm | CBD in Health & Wellness, Nutrition - A Fireside Chat Moderator: Melissa Vonder Haar Panelists – Carla Boyd, Melanie Rose Rodgers, Mike Luce |
4:30pm - 5:00pm | Sponsor Panel Moderator: Amanda Buehner, Executive Vice President, Convenience Media and Events Panelists: Floyd’s of Leadville, Reliva CBD, Kretek, Max Distributing, S2S Partners, Aceso |
5:30pm - 6:30pm | Casual Networking Gathering |
Thursday, April 11 | |
7:30am - 8:15am | Breakfast |
8:15am - 9:30am | Retailer Panel with Melissa and Brett Dworski Bill Ripley, Stop-N-Go of Madison & Leo Vercollone, VERC Enterprises |
9:30am - 10:15am | Open Discussion |
10:15am - 11:15am | Cowen’s Collective Views on CBD Vivien Azer, managing director and senior research analyst, Cowen & Co. Top down and bottoms up analysis of the $16 billion CBD opportunity by 2025, including both consumer and category level analysis, complemented by a discussion of other CBD opportunities across retail, apparel and health care. |
11:00am - 11:30am | Wrap Up – Final thoughts |
Speakers
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