9:15AM
Doors Open (Check-in on 7th Floor)
10AM — 10:45AM KICKOFF KEYNOTE
New York Cannabis Retail Comes Alive:
OR Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know But Were(n’t) Afraid to Ask
New York State Cannabis Control Board x Bloomberg News
Tremaine Wright, Cannabis Control Board Chair, New York State Office of Cannabis Management
Moderator: Tiffany Kary, Bloomberg News
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A Farm-to-Brand-to-Retail Roundtable — New York (Expansion) Stories
Melany Dobson, CEO, Hudson Cannabis
Ben Dobson, President, Hudson Cannabis
Ghita Tazi, Co-Founder, 1906
Arana Hankin-Biggers, President & Co-Founder, Union Square Travel Agency
Hillary Peckham, VP Marketing, Founder, Etain
Hosted by: Jeremy Berke, Founder, Cultivated News 12PM - 12:30PM
Cannabis “Cocktail” Culture Takes Flight: Your Bar Cart Will Never Be the Same
David Mukpo, Co-Founder & CEO, PAMOS
Xander Shepherd, Co-Founder, Artet
Darnell Smith, Founder, MXXN
Kim Sanchez Rael, Founder & CEO, Azuca
Moderator: Oset Babür-Winter, Senior Editor, Food & Wine 1:30PM - 2:15PM
Food is The Future Pt 1: Rise of the Influencer Grocer & Next Gen CPG Brands
Emily Schildt, Founder & CEO, Pop Up Grocer
Jake Bullock, Co-Founder, Cann
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Introducing:
Breanna Neff, Founder & Chief Food Scientist, brelixi
Stephen Letourneau, Founder & CEO, Stephen James Coffee Collection
Franny Tacy, CEO, Franny’s Farmacy
Moderator: Erica La Sala, Retail Editor, Beauty Independent 4:00PM - 4:30PM CLOSING KEYNOTE CONVERSATION
Cannabis Media Council x GreenState Present:
Creating Must-Have Rockstar National Brands
4:30PM
BRAND SHOWCASE STUDIO CLOSES