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Complimentary Virtual Event

July 18, 2023

12:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET

Cannabis Supply Chain Virtual Conference

Welcome to the Cannabis Supply Chain Virtual Conference! This collection of webinars will explore a variety of topics throughout the cannabis product supply chain. We will take a deep dive into the packaging, sustainability, branding, regulations, compliance, labeling from seed to sale, working to achieve client goals, logistical issues, automation, efficiency, operational safety and much more.

Attendees registering for this complimentary series of webinars will get access to veterans of the cannabis packaging market, who are all available for Q&A after each presentation. In addition to getting the opportunity to chat with these subject matter experts on July 18, a recording of the presentations will be made available to all who register. Practical and educational information from experts in the cannabis packaging field, all on the same day and all from the comfort of your home or office. Want real inside knowledge on cannabis packaging? Sign up today!

Who Should Attend:

Cultivators, Extractors, Processors, Edibles Manufacturers, Dispensary Owners and Managers, Distributors
Those seeking to learn more about cannabis packaging and supply chain issues.

Agenda

12:00 PM - Welcome & Introductions
Aaron Biros, Editor, CannabisIndustryJournal.com - Host and Moderator

12:05 PM - Cannabis Packaging Solutions: Navigating Regulations, Quality & Environmental Impact
Jack Grover, Founder & CEO, Grove Bags

In the cannabis industry, packaging regulations and quality standards play a pivotal role in ensuring consumer safety, product integrity, and environmental sustainability. Join Jack Grover, CEO of Grove Bags, as he delves into the multifaceted landscape of cannabis packaging.
The presentation will explore the diverse aspects of packaging regulations, highlighting childproofing requirements and the varying standards across different states. With a focus on transparency, Jack will discuss the merits of a variety of packaging options and their impact on product quality, shelf life, and health. Additionally, he will provide valuable insights into maintaining regulatory compliance, and how all of the above impacts a cultivator’s and end-user’s experience throughout the supply chain.
Through this thought-provoking presentation, attendees will gain a comprehensive understanding of the intricate relationship between packaging, regulations, product quality, and environmental impact throughout the global cannabis supply chain.

12:55 PM - TechTalk Sponsored by BIPOCann
Ernest Toney, Founder, BIPOCann

1:10 PM - Automation Unleashed: Revolutionizing the Cannabis Industry Value Chain
Nohtal Partansky, CEO, Sorting Robotics

Join Nohtal Partansky, CEO of Sorting Robotics, as he explores the transformative potential of automation throughout the cannabis industry value chain. In this thought-provoking session, Nohtal will delve into various use cases of automation, highlighting its significant impact on efficiency, productivity, quality, and safety. This presentation makes a compelling argument for embracing automation as a strategic advantage. Nohtal will unveil the financial benefits, demonstrating how automation reduces overhead costs and drives higher profitability for businesses. He will also address the remote argument, emphasizing how automation minimizes the risk of human error and enhances operational safety. Nohtal will go on to debunk common misconceptions surrounding automation, assuring attendees that it can augment human capabilities rather than replace jobs. The performance argument will shine a light on how automation guarantees consistent product quality, providing consumers with reliable experiences every time. In addition, Nohtal will delve into the contamination argument, showcasing how automation significantly reduces the risk of human error and contamination, thereby improving product safety. Attendees will gain insights into how automation eliminates tedious and overhead-heavy tasks, freeing up resources for more strategic initiatives.

2:00 pm - Sponsored Tech Talk
TBA

2:15 PM - Optimizing Your Cash Handling through Automation, Analytics & Reporting
Shawn Kruger, SVP, Product & Strategy, Avivatech

Shawn Kruger will share how developing a cash automation strategy saves time and costs, ensuring the security and visibility of cash inventory in/across dispensaries, delivery operations and/or cultivation centers. As an industry with limited access to traditional banking accounts, a cash automation strategy supports the business’ goals in ensuring all cash is secure and accounted for, provides the insights needed for all back-office operations to reduce risk and losses due to human error or theft, and verifies procedural compliance at every location. Kruger will explain how you can acquire banking relationships, prepare for taxes and audits with data exports, and maintain compliance with state regulations through automation.

3:00 PM - Wrap up

SPEAKERS

Jack Grover
Founder & CEO
Grove Bags

Jack Grover is the founder and CEO of Grove Bags, a provider of cannabis packaging specifically tailored for the unique physiology of the plant to create the perfect climate for cannabis preservation. After graduating from Babson College in 2014, Jack was inspired by his brother Charlie’s battle with cerebral palsy to enter the cannabis industry and create packaging that preserves the plant at its highest quality. Four and a half years later, Jack’s company, Grove Bags, continues its commitment to manufacturing its packaging solutions in the United States for the global cannabis market, and has gained industry-wide praise for its proprietary TerpLoc technology. Jack has been a featured speaker at countless cannabis conferences all over the world where audiences gather to hear his insights on material science and plant biology. As a CEO, Jack has consistently led his company to 5x multiples of growth year in and year out while becoming a household name in the industry having packaged over 11 million pounds of product and can be found in over 50 countries around the world.

Nohtal Partansky
Co-Founder & CEO
Sorting Robotics

Nohtal Partansky, Co-Founder and CEO of Sorting Robotics, an industrial cannabis-focused AI and computer vision technologies company, is a serial entrepreneur and former NASA-JPL engineer. During his time at NASA-JPL, Nohtal was assigned to a project called the Mars Oxygen In Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE), and the mission to develop a device that can take in the atmosphere of Mars and produce oxygen for people to breathe was successfully accomplished. After leaving NASA-JPL, Nohtal immediately founded Sorting Robotics with his two co-founders, Cassio Dos Santos Jr. and Sean Lawlor. In 4 short years, Nohtal has led Sorting Robotics in building new innovative equipment for cannabis manufacturers and vertically integrated brands. While building Sorting Robotics, Nohtal witnessed first hand how the lack of automation in the cannabis industry creates inefficiencies that degrade the smooth operation of the value chain and diminish profit margins. Today, Sorting Robotics is solving those problems with AI-driven machines deployed across multiple states and in Canada. Nohtal is also the Co-Founder and CEO of Rise Co-Packing, the premier automation-first co-packer for trimming, pre-rolls, & turn-key cannabis brand needs, and Inventor of Jiko Joints, the first robotically infused badder cannabis pre-rolls currently available in 15 dispensaries across California.

Ernest Toney
Founder
BIPOCann

Ernest is a business development consultant and the founder of BIPOCann, a project that aims to make the legal cannabis industry more welcoming and profitable for Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and professionals of color (BIPOC) in the multi-billion-dollar legal marketplace of the Americas. Through its business network, BIPOCann acts as a hub for recruiting BIPOC professionals, promoting BIPOC-owned businesses, and increasing their connectivity to supporters, allies, and advocates for social and economic equity in the cannabis industry. Ernest previously worked at Marijuana Business Daily – a business news and information resource for cannabis industry professionals, and producer of MJBizCon. There, he led international marketing campaigns to expand MJBizDaily's presence in Canada, Europe, and Latin America, and negotiated and managed global marketing partnerships with cannabis media, event, and advocacy organizations.

Shawn Kruger
Sr. Vice President, Product & Strategy
Avivatech

With more than 35 years of experience in the real estate, payments and fintech industries, Kruger’s knowledge runs deep on topics related to: cash and check payments automation, financial services operations, business development of partner relationships, strategic management consulting, product management, product marketing, user experience design, corporate strategy and sales for new and existing product lines. Today, Ms. Kruger leads market strategy, implementation and execution at Avivatech. Primarily, she is responsible for executing go-to-market strategies, growing strategic relationships across key suppliers, partners, and customers and overseeing market research. Prior to joining Avivatech, Kruger’s experience in cash automation solutions expands across the manufacturing, vault operations and logistics sectors, encompassing sales, marketing, as well as operations and product management.

Aaron Biros
Editor
CannabisIndustryJournal.com

Aaron Biros is the Editor-in-Chief of Cannabis Industry Journal.com (CIJ), an online business-to-business trade journal focused on the legal cannabis industry. Biros started CIJ in 2015 when he officially joined Innovative Publishing full time. Through editorial coverage of the cannabis markets, Biros has developed a familiarity with regulatory compliance, quality and safety issues as they relate to the burgeoning cannabis industry. Biros covers science and technology updates, breaking news, regulations and emerging markets from his office based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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