Earlybird sales for next month’s ACannabis conference may have closed, but Cannabiz readers can still snap up discounted tickets for the Melbourne event.
The three-day gathering – where the industry will debate key issues facing the sector – takes place at the Crowne Promenade from August 10 to 12.
And by entering the code CANNABIZ10, subscribers will save 10% on the cost of two and three-day packages.
The theme for this year’s conference – now in its seventh year – is ‘cultivating trust, navigating change’, a nod to the evolving nature of the industry and the critical need to restore confidence after a bruising 18 months.
Over three days, delegates will hear from regulators, business leaders, cultivators, pharmacists, researchers and policy experts as the industry steers a path through the choppy waters of intense competition, regulatory oversight and potential reform.
The opening advisory and compliance day on August 10 will see three streams; a business leadership forum – including a discussion on mergers and acquisitions with Little Green Pharma CEO Paul Long, Yongji Health director Jackie Wu and Corrs Westgarth Chambers partner Jonathon Farrer.
Two other streams will explore issues around manufacturing and cultivation respectively.
Day one of the main conference kicks off with presentation on the latest data from Honalee co-founder Tom Brown, Penington Institute policy officer Rhys Cohen and NostraData general manager Nick Biggs.
Former Medicinal Cannabis Industry Australia board member, Justin Howden, will also take the stage to assess the lessons medicinal cannabis can learn from complementary medicine, alcohol and nicotine.
Meanwhile, executives will peer through the crystal ball and assess the next five years of medicinal cannabis in Australia, with a panel including Paul Long, Medigrowth CEO Adam Guskich, ECS Botanics MD and CEO Nan Maree Schoerie, and founder and MD of Medical Cannabis Australia Sharon Bentley.
Later in the day, the newly-appointed CEO of the Medicinal Cannabis Council Australia will Gail Morgan reflects on the first six months of the organisation while the following session will see the MCCA board discuss the future of the industry.
The second day will see a discussion on one of most pressing issues in the industry; how to ensure the long-term viability local cultivators in the face of import growth.
Moderated by Puro co-founder Tom Forrest, the panel will feature Golden Days co-founder Sacha La Forgia, Breathe Life Sciences business and development manager James Yodgee, Hale Farm director Cade Turland and Puro New Zealand co-founder Sank MacFarlane.
Day two afternoon sessions will see presentations from the Therapeutic Goods Administration, Office of Drug Control and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, followed by discussions on the obligations of pharmacies.
Meanwhile, away from the business sessions, the industry will be celebrated at the Cannabiz Awards on the evening of August 11 at the Plaza Ballroom.
Tickets for the presentation – to be hosted again by stand-up comic Katie Wainhouse – are available here, and will sell out, to ensure you grab your tickets early.
