Tree Free Hemp Charity Golf Challenge
Tuesday March 28, 2023
Join us as we kickoff the 9th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo in Colorado Springs on Tuesday March 28th with the Tree Free Hemp Charity Golf Challenge.
Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs, CO
Stewardship conferences
expo hall
demo zone & solution circle
“The Earth is what we all have in common”
– WENDELL BERRY
The
WELCOME PARTY
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WAFBA Awards of Excellence
Wednesday, March 29 • 6:30-9pm
Sponsored by:
featuring music by: Dave Beegle & Justin Boot with The Goddamn Ranchhand Band
Food & Beverages provided by:
ADVOCACY & POLICY CONFERENCE
Wednesday, March 29,
10:30 - 10:40
10:40 - 10:45
10:55 - 11:15
11:20 - 11:40
11:45 - 12:30
2023 | Main Stage
Welcome
12:30 -
Morris Beegle - WAFBA LLC
6:30- 9:00 PM
Conference Overview
Joy Beckerman - Hemp Ace International Align The Message & Align The Industry
European Update / FIHO Introduction
Major League Baseball & Charlotte’s Web
CBD LIke A Pro
Stay Calm Under Pressure
Lunch / Video by Marco Fugazza
Welcome Back From Lunch
CBD, The FDA, and an Act of Congress... Oh My Hemp in Feed, Food & SupplementsRegulatory Pathways for Animal Health & Consumer Safety
Bob Hoban - Clark Hill
Lorenza Romanese - European Industrial Hemp Assoc
Morris Beegle - WAFBA LLC
Jon Coyles - Major League Baseball
Uzma Rawn - Major League Baseball
Jared Stanley - Charlottes Web CBD
UNCTAD & The Global Hemp Industry
Patagonia: Legacy with Patrick Brown
Joy Beckerman - Hemp Ace International
Joy Beckerman - Hemp Ace International
Garrett Graff - Moye White
Jonathan Miller - US Hemp Roundtable
Daniel Fabricant - Natural Products Association
Frederick Cawthon - Hemp Alliance of Tennessee
Andrew Bish - Bish Enterprises / Hemp Harvest Works
Hunter Buffington - Agriculture Policy Solutions
Courtney Moran - Earth Law LLC
Wendy Mosher - New West Genetics
Right-Sizing the Definition, Testing & Certification of Hemp for All Its Purposes
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Thank you for attending NoCo9
NoCo9 Lake Terrace Welcome Party & WAFBA Awards of Excellence
Eric Steenstra - Vote Hemp
Herrick Fox - Meristem Institute
Tim Gordon - Gateway Proven Strategies
Courtney Moran - Earth Law LLC
Matt Regusci - Cannabis Safety & Quality
Joy Beckerman - Hemp Ace International
featuring music by: Dave Beegle & Justin Boot - The Goddamn Ranchhand Band Location: Lake Terrace Room the Broadmoor Hotel
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ADVOCACY & POLICY CONFERENCE
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 | Breakout Stage
10:50 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:15
11:20 - 11:40
11:45 - 12:30
Welcome
USDA Market Access Program & Hemp Opportunities
Hemp Policy Update - State of the States
Certifications, COA’s, Compliance & Claims
Chloe Villano - Clover Leaf University
Patrick Atagi - National Industrial Hemp Council
Jonathan Miller - US Hemp Roundtable
Holly Bell - Flora Growth
Asa Waldstein - Supplement Advisory Group
Christopher Hudalla - ProVerde Laboratories
Jackie Bowen - Clean Label Project / CSQ
Marielle Weintraub - US Hemp Authority
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Lunch / Video by Marco Fugazza
Welcome Back From Lunch
Children’s Medical Advocacy
UNCTAD & The Global Hemp Industry
Patagonia: Legacy with Patrick Brown
Chloe Villano - Clover Leaf University
Adam Young - Realm of Caring Foundation
Janel Ralph - RE Botanicals / Palmetto Harmony
Sean Murphy - Kompassion
FIHO - Global Hemp Policy & Regulation
Self Regulation vs Government Oversight
Ted Haney - Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance
Davis Vaillencourt - The GMP Collective
Andrew Kline - Perkins Coie
Chris Fontes - Kairos Venture Group
Keith Butler - OP Innovates / Naturia+™
The Cannabis Industry’s take on the Hemp Industry
6:30- 9:00 PM
Thank you for attending NoCo9
NoCo9 Lake Terrace Welcome Party & WAFBA Awards of Excellence
Christopher Hope - Sequoia Management Group
Darwin Millard - TSOC LLC
James Granger - Cliintel Capital Group
Rhiannon Woo - TraceTrust
Stanley Atkins II - Minorities for Medical Marijuana
Chloe Villano - Clover Leaf University
featuring music by: Dave Beegle & Justin Boot - The Goddamn Ranchhand Band Location: Lake Terrace Room the Broadmoor Hotel
BUSINESS & INVESTMENT CONFERENCE
Thursday, March 30, 2023 | Main Stage
10:30
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Welcome
Welcome Video
Inspire. Inform. Impact
Hemp..the Sleeping Giant.. When will SHE Wake?
A Linthead's Perspective- Textile & Apparel Grade Hemp Fiber. What It Is - What It Isn't - What It Will Be
Industrial Hemp Operators and The Challenges of Raising Capital
Morris Beegle - WAFBA LLC
Eric Hurlock - Lancaster Farming
Jared Polis - Governor of Colorado
Trammell Crow - EarthX
Beau Whitney - Whitney Economics
Guy Carpenter - Bear Fiber Inc.
Ed Lehrburger - PureHemp Technology LLC
Sergiy Kovalenkov - Hempire USA
Shane Pritchard - Hemp Processing Partners/ United Precision Engineering
Robert Ziner - Advanced Bio-Material Technologies Corp
Lunch / Video by Marco Fugazza UNCTAD & The Global Hemp Industry
Patagonia: Legacy with Patrick Brown
James Johnson - JJGRO Enterprises
Future of Hemp is Full Spectrum + Technology
Hemp Food Ingredients, Applications & Opportunities
Neha Chavan - Oneness Technologies
Eric Singular - International Hemp
Roger Gussiaas - Healthy Oilseeds
Anndrea Hermann - The Ridge International Cannabis Consulting and HPS Food & Ingredients Inc.
Franny Tacy - Franny's Farmacy
Global Hemp Trends & Exciting New Growth Opportunities
Scaling & Monetizing Industrial Fiber Production
Charles Wellso - Sanitas Peak Advisory, LLC
Herrick Fox - Meristem Institute
Ted Haney - Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance
Jeff Cole - US Hemp Brokerage
James Forbes - Tiger Fiber, Inc
Lawrence Serbin - Hemp Traders/CannaGrove
Summer Star Haeske - EnviroTextiles
Greg Wilson - Hempwood
Thank you for attending NoCo9
James Johnson - JJGRO Enterprises
BUSINESS & INVESTMENT CONFERENCE
March 30, 2023 | 3:30-5:00pm |
Breakout Stage
The NoCo Hemp Pitch, sponsored by Michael Best, will open up the stage to six companies looking to elevate their business and get the exposure and resources needed to take their brand or idea to the next level.
The finalists will have six minutes to pitch in front of a live audience and will be judged by hemp industry start-up consultants, attorneys and investors.
finalists:
Airetage: A sustainable fashion brand based in Chicago.
Bee Delightful: Producer of wildflower honey from rescue bees in Central Texas.
JuiceTiva: A family owned business that delivers bioavailable, raw, live juice powder.
Pure BioPlastics: Developed a new technology to convert hemp stalks into 100% bioplastics.
Regennabis: Delivers advisory, membership, events and investment services.
Trusted Harvest Exchange: Contract execution, hemp regulatory compliance & carbon data management.
BUSINESS & INVESTMENT CONFERENCE
Thursday, March 30, 2023 | Breakout Stage
10:50 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:20
11:20 - 11:40
Welcome
Cleaning up! Innovative, Hemp Based Nonwoven Wipes
Cannabinoid Medicine: Knowing the Health Benefits for Your B2B Clients
Liz Geisleman - Canna Consortium / 710 Spirits
Jason Finnis - Bast Fibre Technologies Inc.
Bridget Williams - Green Harvest Health
11:45 - 12:30
Like It Or Not, ESG is Not Going Anywhere & Hemp Can Lead The Way
12:30 -
Lunch / Video by Marco Fugazza
Bob Hoban - Clark Hill
Geoff Trotter - Reginnabis
Patrick McCartan - Regennabis
Mariana Larreas - Grupo Libera Directora De Santuario Uh May
UNCTAD & The Global Hemp Industry
Patagonia: Legacy with Patrick Brown
Welcome Back from Lunch
The Employee Retention Credit - ERC
Solving Logistics & Supply Chain Issues
Raising Capital, M&A & Deal Flow Break / Announcement
NoCo Hemp Pitch
Presented by Michael Best
Dionne Holmquist - Homer's Eagles Roost
Misty Burris - Oregon Institute for a Better Way
Kevin Schultz - 357 Hemp Logistics
Holly Bell - Flora Growth
Morgan Davis - Davis Legal, PLLC
Douglas Hannah - Silverleaf Venture Partners
Mina Mishrikey - Merida Capital Holdings
Richard Cheng - Weaver Johnston Nelson, PLLC
Dionne Holmquist - Homer's Eagles Roost
AGRICULTURE & ACADEMIA CONFERENCE
Friday March 31, 2023 | Main Stage
Welcome
Marketing the Regenerative Agriculture Message for Hemp
Land of Opportunity
Agricultural Research & Public / Private Partnerships
Doug Fine - Regenerative Farmer
Author of American Hemp Farmer
Steve Groff - Cover Crop Coaching
Patrick Brown - Hempfinity
Maureen West - Maureen West & Associates, LLC
Larry Smart - Cornell University
David Suchoff - NC State University
Frederick Cawthon - Hemp Alliance of Tennessee
Derek Montgomery - International Hemp, LLC
Lunch / Video
Welcome Back
Building Supply (It Takes a Village)
Molecular Tools for Breeding of Low THC Hemp Cultivars for Grain & Fiber
Farmer Adoption of Hemp in 2023 and Beyond (USDA?)
Patagonia: Legacy with Patrick Brown
Doug Fine - Regenerative Farmer
Author of American Hemp Farmer
Melissa Nelson - South Bend Industrial Hemp
Larry Smart - Cornell University
Wendy Mosher - New West Genetics
Ken Elliott - IND HEMP
Eric Pike - Root Origins
Herrick Fox - Meristem Institute
Maciej Kowalski - Kombinat Konopny Hemp Fiber Processing in Poland
Growing Hemp - Now & Then
Winona LaDuke - Winona's Hemp Farm
Bill Billings - Colorado Hemp Project
Christopher Boucher - Farmtive Inc.
Ryan Loflin - Rocky Mountain Hemp
Alex White Plume - White Plume Hemp Company
Thank you for attending NoCo9
Doug Fine - Regenerative Farmer
Author of American Hemp Farmer
8pm-Midnight NoCo9 After Party - Main Stage
DJ JazzyTones | Erica Brown & The Lionel Young Band
AGRICULTURE & ACADEMIA CONFERENCE
Friday March 31, 2023 | Breakout Stage
10:50 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:20
11:20 -
11:45 -
Welcome
Hemp Market Data, Spot Pricing & Carbon Credits
Seeding Innovation, Growing Markets
Certified Seed & Genetics, AOSCA & International Markets
Melissa Gibson - Hemp & Humanity
Bruce Kennedy - Hemp Benchmarks
Corbett Hefner - Global Fiber Processing /Formation Ag
Eric Singular - International Hemp
Corbett Miteff - KonopiUS
Hana Gabrielová - Hempoint / KonopiUS
Jeffrey Kostuik - Verve Seed Solutions
Lunch / Video
Welcome Back
ASTM Standardization - A Pathway to Proliferation of Hemp Products, 2023 Update
Expanding The Hemp Frontier Through Research
GHA Seed Trials
Patagonia: Legacy with Patrick Brown
Melissa Gibson - Hemp & Humanity
Darwin Millard - TSOC LLC
John Jemison - umaine cooperative extension
Russell Jessup - Texas A&M University
Jane Kolodinsky - University of Vermont
Mandi Kerr - Global Hemp Association
Bert James - Root to Flower
Drew Kitt - iHEMPx
Melissa Nelson - South Bend Industrial Hemp
ColoRADo Hemp Update
Samantha Walsh - Tetra Public Affairs
Brian Koontz - Colorado Dept of Agriculture
Thank you for attending NoCo9
Melissa Gibson - Hemp & Humanity
8pm-Midnight NoCo9 After Party - Main Stage DJ JazzyTones | Erica Brown & The Lionel Young Band
DEMO STAGE & SOLUTION CIRCLE
Thursday March 30, 2023 | Experience Hemp Expo Hall
10:25 - 10:30
10:30 - 10:50
Welcome
Why Standard Operating Procedures Are Crucial For The Success Of Your Cannabis Business
Coach Freddie Cecchini - iHemp Revolution
Kady Cravens - BuildMySOP
10:55 -
Cannabis Together: An Industry United
Chris Fontes - Kairos Venture Group
DiVita Hemp Block Demonstration Dion Lefebvre - 8th Fire Innovations
The Intersection of Soil Biology & Mineralization for Regenerative Farming
Bart Eller - Paonia Soil Co
The Phyto-Remediation Landscape Doug Fine - Regenerative Farmer
Author of American Hemp Farmer
The Future of Hemp Building Material Innovations
Anndrea Hermann - The Ridge International Cannabis Consulting and HPS Food & Ingredients Inc.
Dion Lefebvre - 8th Fire Innovations
Stephen Clarke - Heavengrown
Paul River Richardson - Haven Earth
Lucas Evans - E3 Agriculture
Indigenous Panel
Alicia Fall - Her Many Voices Foundation
Winona LaDuke - Winona's Hemp Farm
Mary Jane Oatman - Indigenous Cannabis Association
Theo Wahquahboshkuk - Prairie Band Ag, LLC
Rob Pero - Canndigenous CBD
Adobe Floors
Meet the Authors
Timothy White - Texas Healthy Homes
Anndrea Hermann - The Ridge International Cannabis Consulting and HPS Food & Ingredients Inc.
Doug Fine - Regenerative Farmer
Author of American Hemp Farmer
Steve Groff - Cover Crop Coaching
Bridget Williams - Green Harvest Health
Thank you for attending NoCo9
Coach Freddie Cecchini - iHemp Revolution
DEMO STAGE & SOLUTION CIRCLE
Friday March 31, 2023 | Experience Hemp Expo Hall
10:25 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:20
11:25 - 11:45
11:50 - 12:10
12:15 - 12:35
12:40 -
Welcome
Experience Hemp with Das
Orgasmic CBD: An Introduction to Using CBD for Sexual Wellness & Intimate Care
Mexico & Latin America Legal Update
Charles MacGowan Demo
How to manage dust hazards while handling cannabis and hemp.
Danielle Espinel - Cannalatino
Das Ellis - Hemp IScream
Raven Faber - EngErotics
Mariana Larrea - Grupo Libera
Charles MacGowan - Pyrite Trading Company
Alex Escher - Hemp Hollow Processing
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Homes, Health & Hemp
Jean Lotus - Haepenny, LLC
Micaela Machado - Old Pueblo Hemp Co
Sergiy Kovalenkov - Hempire USA
Timothy White - Texas Healthy Homes
Tom Rossmassler - Hempstone
Investigation of Cannabis-derived Flavonoid Antioxidants
Historic Interior Clay Plasters & Lime Plasters /Hemp Bast Fiber Workshop
Understanding Cannabis Ecology to Better Manipulate Secondary Metabolites & Pest Populations
Diversify Hemp
Caleb King - Shimadzu Scientific
Timothy White - Texas Healthy Homes
Aaron Appleby - White Coat Laboratories
Thank you for attending NoCo9
Alexis Harris - Harris and Associates LLC
Gemma Ra'Star DiFerdinando - Wumaniti Earth Native Sanctuary
Tim Houseberg - The Indigenous Production Trade Alliance
Angel Israel - Savor The World
EXHIBITOR BOOTH LISTINGS
4x Industrial
8000Kicks
American Riot / Hemp Brand Builders
AMVT LLC
Anishinaabe Agriculture Institute
Artwork by Matt Collins
Ball Horticultural Co.
Bast Fibre Technologies
Bee Delightful
Biochar Now LLC
Bish Enterprises - Hemp Harvest Works
Boardwurks
Brook + Whittle
Cannabis & Tech Today
CANNACEA
Canna Consortium
CBD Life, Inc.
Cedar Meadow Farm
Cilicon (ALD Group)
Clear Ranch Ag Services
C&M Transplanters
Colorado Chromatography Labs
Colorado Hemp Association
CSU Pueblo Cannabis Research
Columbia Laboratories
Columbine Label Company
Community System Navigators
Complete Hemp Processing
Conestoga Energy
Coyle Solar / Living Fields Collective
Customized Cannabinoids, LLC
Dama BioPlastics
DATA Technologies
Davis Farms
Earthmost
Ecclesias Extracts
EngErotics
ERC Provider Eurofins
Faith Chai
Financial Wealth Solutions First Citizens
Forever Green
Formation-Ag
Fun-guy Compost
Gateway Proven Strategies
GlacierPak LLC
Global Fiber Processing
Global Hemp Association
h clothing co
Healthy Oilseeds
Heavengrown
Heilig Art
Hemp and Block LLC
Hemp Fortex industries ltd
Hemp I Scream
Hemp Vision 3D
Herb Meadows Medicinals, LLC
Her Many Voices
High Hopes Hemp Soap Company
High Spirits Beverages
IND HEMP, LLC
Indigenous Cannabis Association
Indigenous Production Trade Alliance Industrial Hemp
EXHIBITOR BOOTH LISTINGS
Peak Serum, Inc.
Planned Pethood / Josie Bear Treats
Prairie Band Ag, LLC
ProVerde Laboratories, Inc.
RAD Extracts
Realm of Caring Foundation
Rocky Mountain Extraction Services
Rocky Mountain Hemp
Sawyer Labs
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc
Silver Mountain Hemp
SoluScience
Specialty Insurance Partners LLC
Specialty Tag & Label, Inc.
State of Colorado Hemp Program
Steve’s Goods
Tatham Ltd
Tejas Tonic, LLC
Texas A&M
Texas Healthy Homes
The Discount Vending Store
TPS Lab
Tree Free Hemp
TREELINE Brands
Trilogene Seeds
Triverity Laboratories
True South Seeds
U.S. Freedom Farms/U.S. Veterans alliance
US Hemp Brokerage
US Hemp Building Association
US Hemp Roundtable
Verkada
Verve Seed Solutions Inc.
Weaving Vibes
WECO
WE PRINT INTL
Western Fiber
Winona’s Hemp Farm
Wish Skin Labs
Wonderchar Inc.
Wumanatti
OFFICIAL NoCo9
& Hemp Made Goods
Create the future of Industrial Hemp in Texas
Earthx2023, the World’s Largest Green Gathering.
The Hemp Pavilion is one of more than a dozen conferences with more than 300 of the world’s top environmental thought-leaders, policy-makers and disrupters.
Join us April 21-23 at Fair Park in Dallas, TX
Be the Change and Celebrate our Earth
Ensuring Consumer Safety
Designed to enhance consumer health, safety, and transparency, NIHC Verify builds on the ASTM +NIHC HEMPQ laboratory certification program, the first independent program utilizing Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) specifically highlighting safety in the hemp industry.
Program Benefits:
• Minimize risks while remaining ahead of regulatory requirements
• Demonstrate test laboratory commitment to consumer and patient health and safety
• Scientifically verify facilities adhere to the strictest industry safety standards
• Leverage ASTM’s Quality System GxP Certification Platform to track and manage data
Please visit NIHC-Verify.org for more information on how to apply!
Please visit NIHC’s Global Directory to review the international labs listed and the services they offer within our industry at nihc.theglobaldirectory.org.
Media Partners
Not-For-Profit Social Impact Partners
The Garden of the Hemp Gods Celebration
AFTER PARTY
Sponsored by:
Friday, March 31 • 8pm-Midnight
featuring music by: DJ JazzyTones
Erica Brown with The Lionel Young Band