Agenda

8:30-9:30am

Breakfast, Registration & Mingling
 

9:30-9:35am

Opening remarks:
JJ McKay, Founder/Publisher, The Fresh Toast 

9:35-10:35am

The Legal Marijuana Industry: An update on Federal Policy Reform

Moderator:
Michael Weiner, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney

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Panelists:
David Feuerstein, Partner, Feuerstein Kulick
Joe Garcia, Co-Chairman, Mercury Public Affairs
Sapphira Galoob, Executive Director at National Cannabis Roundtable | Principal and CEO, The Liaison Group

10:35-11:20am

Trends in the M&A Landscape
Moderator:
David Feldman, Skip Intro Advisors

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Panelists:
Matthew Kittay, Co-Chair, National M&A Practice, Fox Rothschild LLP
Murray Huneke, Managing Director, North Point Advisors 

Chris Walsh, CEO, MJBIZ

11:20-11:40am

Investing in Private Loans in the Cannabis Industry:  
Taking advantage of mispriced risk in the cannabis industry

Tony Cappell, Founding Partner, Chicago Atlantic Group

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11:40-12:30pm 

Investor Pitch Session
6 companies will each pitch for seven minutes followed by Q&A by judges

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Judges:
Khadijah Adams, Private Investor
Brett Finkelstein, Private Investor

Vikas Desai, Achari Ventures

Companies:
Molly Maloof, CEO, Adamo Bioscience
Christos Nicolaidis, CEO, PHILTER LABS
Michael Marinaro, Founder & CEO, Bada Bloom! Inc.
Jonathan Lubosch Haenisch, Chief Executive Officer and a Director, iuvo Therapeutics 

12:30pm-1:30pm

Networking Lunch in the Courtyard

1:30pm-2:00pm
Raising Debt for Real Estate 
Moderator:
Doug Watler, Trustee,Broward County Firefighter Health Trust Fund
 
Panelists:
Rob Sechrist, President, Pelorus Equity Group, Inc.
Ira Weinstein, Cohn Reznick

2:00-2:45pm
Benefits of an Investment Fund in The Cannabis Industry

Moderator:
Avi Weintraub, Cannabis Investor

Panelists:
Travis Goad, Managing Partner, Pelorus Equity Group, Inc.
Matt Hawkins, Founder/Managing Partner, Entourage Effect Capital
Chi-Chien Hou, Managing Partner, AFI Capital Partners

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2:45-3:30pm
Medical Cannabis

Moderator: 
Kevin McGovern, Chairman and CEO, McGovern Capital 

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Panelists:
Michelle Weiner, DO, MPH, Spine and Wellness Centers of America
Jonathan Lubosch Haenisch, CEO and a Director, iuvo Therapeutics 

George Hodgin, CEO Biopharmaceutical Research Company (BRC)

3:30pm-3:45pm 
Refreshment Break
   

3:45-4:35pm

Investing in Pharmaceuticals and Psychedelics

Moderator:
Dustin Robinson, Esq. CPA, Managing Partner, Iter investments

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Panelists:
Bruce Linton, Investor and Industry Expert
Tegan Adams, CEO, Arma Therapeutics
Molly Maloof, CEO, Adamo Bioscience
Sylvia Benito, CIO, Justice Partners

4:35-5:20pm
Investing in SSOs or MSOs

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Moderator:
Matt Karnes, Founder, Greenwave Advisors

Panelists:
Jason Kabbes, Managing Partner, Bridge City Collective
Mike Goral, Partner, Armanino LLP

Jamie Mendola, Head of Strategy and M&A, Ayr Wellness Inc.

5:20-5:30pm

Closing Remarks: 
Banking Developments and their impact on the Cannabis industry and investments

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Presenter: 
STEPHEN A. LENN, Phoenix Managing Partner, BRENNAN MANNA DIAMOND

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5:30-6:30pm

Cocktail Reception

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