5:00pm: Welcome Event @ Monty’s Sunset sponsored by Oppenheimer & Co

7:30am - 9:00am: Registration & Breakfast sponsored by NFP

9:00am - 9:10am: Opening Remarks

• Ian Dominguez, Delta Emerald Ventures

9:10am - 10:05am: Political Landscape and Strategic Imperatives

• Eric Brewer, Total Wine & More

• Dawson Hobbs, WSWA

• Justin Ashby, Southern Crown Partners

• Moderated by Diana Eberlein, CABA

10:05am-10:20am: Networking Break sponsored by Keef

10:20am - 11:10am: State Regulatory Comparison: What's Working & What to Improve

• Lila McKinley, State of Connecticut

• Curtis Harrington, Belcher Sykes Harrington

• Michelle Bodian, Nowadays

• Moderated by Brittany Somerset, PH.D, U.N.

11:10am - 12:00pm: Certifications: Too Little Too Late, or Immediate Need?

• Dave Moore, USHA Cert

• David Vaillencourt, ASTM

• John Lynch, KushTRAX

• Moderated by Peter Berg, Frontier Risk

12:00pm - 1:10pm: Lunch sponsored by Pisgah Peak Ventures

1:10pm - 2:05pm: Evaluating Paths to State Markets: FDA, TTB, DSHEA, Oh My!

• Norm Birenbaum, Cannabis Regulators Association

• Dawson Hobbs, WSWA

• Graham Higby, AHPA

• Moderated by Dan Fabricant, Natural Products Association

2:05pm - 2:55pm: Product-Centric Regulations and Developing an Even Playing Field

• Seng Robertson, Boston Beer Company

• Rick Schepp, RYTHM / Green Thumb Industries

• Sam Garfinkel, Tilray

• Moderated by John Bodnovich, American Beverage Licensees

2:55pm - 3:25pm: Special Guest Speech on Hemp Policy + Q&A

3:25pm - 4:15pm: Differences Between Direct Retail & 3-Tier Systems

• David Larue, ABC Fine Wine & Spirits

• Rebecca Maisel, Gulf Distributing

• Steve Jabour, Spec's

• Ryan Moses, Best Brands

• Emily Heintz, Sechey

• Moderated by Ian Dominguez, Delta Emerald Ventures

4:15pm - 5:00pm: Cabana Sessions sponsored by:

• Flower Agency

• Bees Knees Wellness

• Vicente LLP

5:00pm - 7:00pm: Cocktail Party sponsored by Vertosa

7:00pm - 9:00pm: Extended Networking @ Hotel Marseille-Backyard Green sponsored by Humboldt Beverage Company, Green Lane, Woodstock Goods, Rebel Rabbit, Aspen Green, BOLO, UBC, Pisgah Peaks Ventures

7:30am - 9:00am: Breakfast sponsored by Sipland

9:00am - 9:50am: Retailer Insights

• Rebekah Stevenson, Circle K

• Jon Halper, Top Ten Liquors

• Dave Larue, ABC Fine Wine & Spirits

• Jason Zelinski, NielsenIQ

• Moderated by Ian Dominguez, Delta Emerald

9:50am - 10:40am: Distributor Insights

• Michael Hermann, Allied Beverage

• Justin Crouch, Southern Crown Partners

• Will Shearer, United Distributors

• Chad Stone, Breakthru Beverage

• Moderated by Austin Sawyer, Counter Measures Corp

10:40am - 11:10am: Networking Break sponsored byDELTA Beverages + Retailer Demand Workshop‍ ‍with Top Ten Liquors & Feel Goods

11:10am - 12:00pm: Driving Trial & New Frontiers: Convenience, On-Premise, and DTC

• Thomas Winstanley, Edibles.com

• Jake Bullock, Cann

• Lonnie McQuirter, 36 Lyn

• Grant Bleecher, TruAge

• Moderated by Melissa Vonder Haar, CSP

12:00pm-1:20pm: Lunch sponsored by Amigos

1:20pm - 2:05pm: The End of Prohibition: What Alcohol's Story Teaches Us

• Lisa Jacobson, UC Santa Barbara

• Moderated by Ian Dominguez, Delta Emerald

2:05pm - 2:55pm: Investor Perspectives

• Ryan Lake, JP Morgan

• Ian Dominguez, Delta Emerald

• Brian Rosen, InvestBev

• Moderated by AnnaRae Grabstein, Wolf Meyer

2:55pm - 3:15pm: Networking Break sponsored by DELTA Beverages + Commerce Workshop with‍ Surfside & Marimed

3:15pm - 4:00pm: Fireside Chat: Thinking Huge with David Klein

• David Klein, formerly Constellations Brands, Canopy Growth

• Ian Dominguez, Delta Emerald

4:00pm - 4:10pm: Closing Remarks

• Ian Dominguez, Delta Emerald

• Ben Larson, Vertosa

4:20pm - Sunset: Beach Party