Detroit Regional Chamber recently issued the following announcement.
The cannabis business is booming, with more than 100 businesses operating in the Detroit region from sole proprietorships to large enterprises. Is your company curious about how to collaborate and engage with this rapidly growing industry?
On Wednesday, Oct. 30 from 8 a.m. to 11. a.m., The Chamber’s “The Business of Cannabis: Impact and Opportunities” event will provide information to ensure you are at the forefront of industry changes that may impact your bottom line.
Topics will include the latest cannabis industry innovations, policy updates on Michigan’s marijuana laws, best hiring practices, and expungement and public assistance.
AGENDA
8 a.m.
Registration, Breakfast, and Networking
8:30 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
Speaker: Tammy Carnrike, Chief Operating Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber
8:35 a.m.
Cannabis: Michigan’s New Frontier
Keynote: Denise A. Pollicella, Founder and Managing Partner, Cannabis Attorneys of Michigan
8:52 a.m.
Impact: Hiring Practices, Managing Policies and Rules of Conduct, Treating Employees Fairly
Panelists: Eric Mahler, Assistant General Counsel, Meritor, Inc.
Ric Preuss, Business Representative, IBEW Local 58
Roma Thurin, Founder and Managing Partner, Thurin Law Group, PLLC and Third Coast Cannabis Consulting LLC
Moderator: Dustin Walsh, Senior Reporter, Crain’s Detroit Business
9:22 a.m.
Opportunities: Economic Development, Innovations, and Agriculture
Panelists: Randall Buchman, Founder and CEO, Emerald Growth Partners
Allison Ireton, Founder, Compliance Officer, and General Counsel, Bloom City Club, and Peregrine Manufacturing
Kim James, Chief Assistant Corporation Counsel Transactional and Economic Development Division, City of Detroit Law Department
Anqunette Sarfoh, Journalist; Co-Founder, Chornaya LLC, BotaniQ
Moderator: Dennis W. Archer Jr., CEO, Ignition Media Group; Founding Partner, Archer Corporate Services
9:50 a.m.
Break
10:00 a.m.
Workforce Development: Expungement Records and Public Assistance
Panelists: Matthew Abel, Senior Partner, Cannabis Counsel® Law Firm
Ken Bryant, Operations and Purchase Manager, Medicine Man of Ann Arbor; Member, Marijuana Regulatory Agency Social Equity Board
Michael Elias, President and CEO, Michigan Pure Med; CEO, Common Citizen
Maurice Morton, Managing Partner, The Morton Law Group
Moderator: Kathleen Gray, Reporter, Detroit Free Press
10:30 a.m.
Policy Update on Michigan’s Marijuana Laws
Speaker: Douglas E. Mains, Partner, Honigman Cannabis and Hemp Industry Group
10:50 a.m.
Closing Remarks
Speaker: Dennis W. Archer Jr., CEO, Ignition Media Group; Founding Partner, Archer Corporate Services
Date: Wed., Oct. 30
Time: 8 a.m. to 11. a.m.,
Location: Detroit Golf Club
Address: 17911 Hamilton Road Detroit, MI 48203
Price: $75 Chamber members and future members
For more information, contact Katy Palahang at (313) 596-0384.
Original source can be found here.
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