Future Cannabis Strategies Europe 2023

Designing Future-Ready Cannabis Derived Products for the Consumer Market.

25 - 26

January

2023
  • Leonardo Royal hotel, London
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WHAT TO EXPECT?

Hear from some of the biggest and most innovative brands in your market. Learn what is round the corner in terms of future trends, NPD, product innovation and opportunities for growth. Hear from a mixture of the biggest brands including as well as new and upcoming disruptors. Equip yourself for the next 12 months by hearing about new trends in flavours, product types, growth areas and understanding what consumers want.

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  • 25 Jan 2023
  • 26 Jan 2023
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8:15 AM

Registration and refreshments

8:50 AM

Chair’s opening remarks

Speakers

Philip Coverdale
Director of Consulting, Consumer & Retail, GlobalData

9 AM

Fireside Chat: The Development of Cannabis Worldwide in Comparison the UK

  • Evaluating the development of the cannabis market worldwide and analysing how that development can inform the UK market

Speakers

Paul Steckler
Managing Director International, Canopy Growth Corporation

9:30 AM

Advancing The Cannabinoid Scientific Landscape

  • Clinical trial design, hurdles, and opportunities 
  • Pillars of pharmaceutical drug development 
  • IP creation, commercial rights & agreements 
  • New product development for pharmaceutical & nutraceutical markets 

Speakers

Terry O’Regan
President, Brains Bio

10 AM

FSA Regulations and the CBD Market

  • Investigating how the recent developments of the FSA regulations have affected the CBD market
  • Understanding how to navigate the FSA regulations and how to still deliver a high-quality product that meets consumer demands and standards

Speakers

Paul Tossell
Head of Novel Foods and Radiological Policy Team, Food Standards Agency

10:30 AM

The Impact of CBD Data Gaps on Novel Food Applications

  • EFSA has highlighted a range of toxicological concerns CBD and published new data requirements that must be fulfilled for successful Novel Food Applications.
  • This presentation will discuss the insufficiencies relating to the current body of data and potential strategies that applicants of paused and future Novel Food evaluations could consider to achieve success in gaining access to the European market.

Speakers

Libby Clarke
Managing Consultant Toxicology, Broughton

11 AM

Morning refreshments and networking

11:30 AM

The Future of CBD “Sales Trends and Forecasting”

  • Industry Overview
  • Growth Drivers
  • Pitfalls and Dangers
  • Looking forward

Speakers

Leslie Cash
Head of Sales, Orange County CBD

12 PM

Humidity Management: What To Consider For Cannabis?

  • Looking at the impact of relative humidity on cannabis quality
  • Finding opportunities of the right humidity to support the cannabis value chain
  • Discovering EQius® a new solution to maintain humidity 

Speakers

Dr. Elisa Le Floch
Global Product Lines Manager, AirNov Healthcare Packaging

12:15 PM

Networking Lunch Break

1:30 PM

Using Analytical Data to Develop Good Products

  • Understanding how cannabinoids react with different ingredients, production processes and packaging and how this affects the stability of the product
  • Using data to prevent costly remediation and false labelling claims
  • Preparing a dataset to satisfy retail and regulatory requirements

Speakers

Wendi Young
President / CEO, Triverity Laboratories

2 PM

UK Supply of Medical Cannabis

  • How patients access medical cannabis
  • The challenges of supply 
  • A path to U.K. produced CBPMs

Speakers

Hamish Clegg
CEO and Co-Founder, Hilltop Leaf

2:30 PM

Afternoon Break

3 PM

Maximize Annual Net Cash Flow

  • Business set up location?
  • How to legally minimise EU taxes?
  • EU Government grants?
  • Corporate finance strategies?

Speakers

Aidan Healy
CEO and Founder, Healy Consultants

3:30 PM

CBD Drinks Gain Mass Popularity, but Are They Here to Stay?

  • Investigating how the changes in consumer demands in terms of their health, wellness and lifestyle has seen a growth in CBD drinks
  • Discovering the commercial and innovation opportunities that lie within the CBD beverages industry 
  • Evaluating the extent to which CBD drinks have become a good alternative to alcohol beverages
  • Examining how to increase the saleability of CBD drinks

Speakers

Olivia Ferdi
Co-Founder, TRIP
Daniel Khoury
Co-Founder, TRIP

4 PM

Chair’s Summary and Close of Day 1

8:30 AM

Registration and refreshments

8:50 AM

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Speakers

Philip Coverdale
Director of Consulting, Consumer & Retail, GlobalData

9 AM

Panel Discussion. A Difficult Road to Success. How to Stay Competitive Amid the Saturation in the CBD and Hemp Market

  • Understanding where commercial and innovation opportunities lie within the CBD and Hemp industry despite the current saturation of new brands
  • Examining the extent to which the current high supply of products and relatively low consumer demand affects your business 
  • Investigating the challenges associated with creating competitive and innovative products, and assessing the best strategies to achieve commercial success

Speakers

Aidan Healy
CEO and Founder, Healy Consultants
Kim Smith
Director & Co-Founder, Kloris CBD
Matt McNeil
Director & Co-Founder, Kloris CBD
Pedram Mehrshahi
Co-Founder, Kloris CBD
Jamie Bartley
Chair, Cannabis Industry Council’s Hemp Working Group and CEO, Unyte Group,Chair, Cannabis Industry Council’s Hemp Working Group and CEO, Unyte Group
Tom Lorimer
Co-Founder and Global Sales Director, OTO CBD
Philip Coverdale
Director of Consulting, Consumer & Retail, GlobalData

9:45 AM

CBD Brands in Adult Social Moments

  • Exploring how Cannabis, Alc, Non-Alc play in the same game of adult socialising 
  • Awareness building required
  • Educating the trade and consumers (clear and concise)
  • Emotional brands required (differentiated, relevant, trusted)

Speakers

Craig Hutchison
Founder And CEO, Mindful Brands

10:15 AM

Presents: Carbon Credits and UNCTAD Special Report on Hemp

  • The need to utilise the whole plant
  • Carbon Capture and Emission Prevention
  • Hemp and Carbon Credits

Speakers

Catherine Wilson
Advisory Committee, European Industrial Hemp Association

10:45 AM

Networking Coffee Break

11:15 AM

Hosted Roundtable Discussions

Interactive roundtable sessions offer a unique opportunity to come together with your peers to share best practice and develop solutions to critical challenges facing the industry as a whole.Hosted by industry experts and each focused on a single issue, roundtables are an exciting, interactive way to build your personal network and learn from the experience and expertise of others.

 

Cannabinoid Product Development 

RT 1

  • Clinical Trials Pathways 
  • OTC vs pharmaceutical products 
  • UK & EU opportunities 
  • Emerging trends and additional cannabinoids 
  • Product development & innovation

RT 2

Terry O’Regan, President, Brains Bio

Challenges and Opportunities for CBD in the Alcohol-Free Drinks Boom?

  • Laura Willoughby MBE from Club Soda hosts a roundtable to discuss CBD and the alcohol-free space. With alcohol-free, a fast-growing market and functional drinks being the new hero within that category, there is a unique opportunity for CBD. But is it that easy?
  • How do you educate a drinks consumer about the benefits of CBD to enhance a social situation?
  • Where does CBD fit alongside other functionals, such as Gabba stimulating drinks and other natural ingredients?
  • How do you encourage the on-trade to take CBD product?

Laura Willoughby MBE, Founder, Club Soda

The Politics of Cannabis and the Hemp Sector in the UK

RT 3

  • Exploring the progress of Cannabis and the Hemp Sector within the potential landscape of the UK
  • Examining the roadmap to the legalisation of Cannabis and the Hemp Sector, and the opportunities that lie beyond

Crispin Blunt, MP, The House of Commons

12:15 PM

Lunch Break

1:15 PM

Overview of European Market for Consumer Cannabis Products

  • Prospects for growth of CBD in Europe given regulatory barriers, and the likely result in the ever-evolving cannabis extract sector - comparison with the US market, growth in intoxicating hemp-derived products e.g., Delta-8, HHC, etc.

Speakers

Tim Phillips
Managing Director, ECigIntelligence

1:45 PM

How to Move Beyond the Glass Ceiling of the word Cannabis

  • Beyond Novel Foods
  • Plan for a UK Cannabis Framework
  • Cannabis Tourism
  • Making Britain great again with the Cannabis Industry

Speakers

Siân Phillips
Executive Director, CTA

2:15 PM

Afternoon Break

2:45 PM

Data, Data, Data! How Data Analytics Can Help Your Business Become Successful

  • Understanding the importance of data analytics and how data can provide you with insightful information on how your consumer behaves and what motivates them to purchase your product
  • Uncovering how Milleanials and Gen Z are at the forefront of the market and how knowing how to approach these consumers is essential for the commercial success of your business

Speakers

Sophia Beard
Head of Data & Analytics, Sanity Group

3:15 PM

Panel Discussion: A New Niche in the Market: Vapes and CBD Oils

  • Exploring vapes as a method to smoke CBD oils, and evaluating their advantages and disadvantages of the product 
  • Examining the commercial opportunities within an already saturated market and how to stand out amid consumer demands and needs 

Speakers

Tim Phillips
Managing Director, ECigIntelligence
Leslie Cash
Head of Sales, Orange County CBD
Philip Coverdale
Director of Consulting, Consumer & Retail, GlobalData

3:45 PM

Chair’s Summary

3:50 PM

Close of conference

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Libby Clarke
Managing Consultant Toxicology, Broughton

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The Impact of CBD Data Gaps on Novel Food Applications

2023-01-25, 10:30 AM

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The Impact of CBD Data Gaps on Novel Food Applications

2023-01-25, 10:30 AM

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Dr. Elisa Le Floch
Global Product Lines Manager, AirNov Healthcare Packaging

Elisa is Global Product Line Manager EQius® at Airnov Healthcare Packaging (formerly Clariant Healthcare Packaging). Highly experienced in B2B business, with a significant knowledge in microenvironment management for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical & diagnostic applications, such as moisture & oxygen management. Previous experiences include a range of Brand management roles in pharmaceutical companies. Elisa holds a Pharm. D from Nantes University, completed by a Master in Marketing from HEC Paris.

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Humidity Management: What To Consider For Cannabis?

2023-01-25, 12:00 PM

Session Details:

Panel Discussion. A Difficult Road to Success. How to Stay Competitive Amid the Saturation in the CBD and Hemp Market

2023-01-26, 9:00 AM

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Humidity Management: What To Consider For Cannabis?

2023-01-25, 12:00 PM

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Wendi Young
President / CEO, Triverity Laboratories

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Using Analytical Data to Develop Good Products

2023-01-25, 1:30 PM

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Using Analytical Data to Develop Good Products

2023-01-25, 1:30 PM

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Aidan Healy
CEO and Founder, Healy Consultants

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Panel Discussion. A Difficult Road to Success. How to Stay Competitive Amid the Saturation in the CBD and Hemp Market

2023-01-26, 9:00 AM

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Maximize Annual Net Cash Flow

2023-01-25, 2:00 PM

Session Details:

Panel Discussion. A Difficult Road to Success. How to Stay Competitive Amid the Saturation in the CBD and Hemp Market

2023-01-26, 9:00 AM

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Maximize Annual Net Cash Flow

2023-01-25, 3:00 PM

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Terry O’Regan
President, Brains Bio

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Advancing The Cannabinoid Scientific Landscape

2023-01-25, 9:30 AM

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Hosted Roundtable Discussions

2023-01-26, 11:15 AM

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Advancing The Cannabinoid Scientific Landscape

2023-01-25, 9:30 AM

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Kim Smith
Director & Co-Founder, Kloris CBD

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Panel Discussion. A Difficult Road to Success. How to Stay Competitive Amid the Saturation in the CBD and Hemp Market

2023-01-26, 9:00 AM

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Panel Discussion. A Difficult Road to Success. How to Stay Competitive Amid the Saturation in the CBD and Hemp Market

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Matt McNeil
Director & Co-Founder, Kloris CBD

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Panel Discussion. A Difficult Road to Success. How to Stay Competitive Amid the Saturation in the CBD and Hemp Market

2023-01-26, 9:00 AM

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Panel Discussion. A Difficult Road to Success. How to Stay Competitive Amid the Saturation in the CBD and Hemp Market

2023-01-26, 9:00 AM

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Pedram Mehrshahi
Co-Founder, Kloris CBD

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Panel Discussion. A Difficult Road to Success. How to Stay Competitive Amid the Saturation in the CBD and Hemp Market

2023-01-26, 9:00 AM

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Panel Discussion. A Difficult Road to Success. How to Stay Competitive Amid the Saturation in the CBD and Hemp Market

2023-01-26, 9:00 AM

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Tim Phillips
Managing Director, ECigIntelligence

Tim Phillips is the Managing Director of Tamarind Intelligence, publisher of leading business intelligence services ECigIntelligence, CBD-Intel and TobaccoIntelligence. These independent market data and regulatory tracking and analysis services for the vape, CBD and tobacco-alternatives industries provide market-leading insights into the sectors they cover for clients ranging from governments and academic institutions to multinational companies and professional service providers.

Tim Phillips is a UK-qualified attorney, having worked at the European Commission, international law firm Herbert Smith, media companies BSkyB and AOL, and Betfair, where he worked in various legal and government relations roles as the company went through its IPO. He was also a partner in a New York venture capital-funded start-up in the diamond sector. Tim holds a postgraduate diploma in legal practice from the University of Law, London and a masters degree in geology from Oxford University. He has run for Tamarind Intelligence for the past 6 years.

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Panel Discussion: A New Niche in the Market: Vapes and CBD Oils

2023-01-26, 3:15 PM

Session Details:

Overview of European Market for Consumer Cannabis Products

2023-01-26, 1:15 PM

Session Details:

Overview of European Market for Consumer Cannabis Products

2023-01-26, 1:15 PM

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Panel Discussion: A New Niche in the Market: Vapes and CBD Oils

2023-01-26, 3:15 PM

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Sophia Beard
Head of Data & Analytics, Sanity Group

Session Details:

Data, Data, Data! How Data Analytics Can Help Your Business Become Successful

2023-01-26, 2:45 PM

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Data, Data, Data! How Data Analytics Can Help Your Business Become Successful

2023-01-26, 2:45 PM

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Hamish Clegg
CEO and Co-Founder, Hilltop Leaf

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UK Supply of Medical Cannabis

2023-01-25, 2:00 PM

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Craig Hutchison
Founder And CEO, Mindful Brands

As a previous drinks industry executive, Craig developed the strategy, built the structure, & implemented the RTM & brand plans for Pernod Ricard's charge into Africa. Before that he was Strategy Director for Absolut, Malibu and Kahlua, driving the strategic plan & brand development strategy.

Since leaving the drinks world in 2015 he has been involved in business process outsourcing to Africa, setting up a values-based, people management web-platform, and consulting. He also presents on futurology; how our lives are going to change dramatically over the coming decades.

Early 2017, Craig (South African) and his wife Maria (Swedish) discovered a magical valley, home to many intriguing botanicals, in the Cederberg mountains, just north of Cape Town. The valley, which they now co-own, inspired them to distil rare Cape & classic gin botanicals, and then blend with pristine Swedish water. The result is CEDER'S, a distilled non-alcoholic alt-gin, your Everyday Escape.

Craig also launched CELTIC SOUL in July 2019, a distilled non-alcoholic dark spirit, and has a few more brands in the pipeline, including a non-alcoholic rum and a CBD Botanical Spirit. Watch this space.

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CBD Brands in Adult Social Moments

2023-01-26, 9:45 AM

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CBD Brands in Adult Social Moments

2023-01-25, 5:15 PM

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CBD Brands in Adult Social Moments

2023-01-26, 9:45 AM

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Jamie Bartley
Chair, Cannabis Industry Council’s Hemp Working Group and CEO, Unyte Group,Chair, Cannabis Industry Council’s Hemp Working Group and CEO, Unyte Group

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Panel Discussion. A Difficult Road to Success. How to Stay Competitive Amid the Saturation in the CBD and Hemp Market

2023-01-26, 9:00 AM

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Panel Discussion. A Difficult Road to Success. How to Stay Competitive Amid the Saturation in the CBD and Hemp Market

2023-01-26, 9:00 AM

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Tom Lorimer
Co-Founder and Global Sales Director, OTO CBD

Tom has over 10 years experience in FMCG across a breadth of categories. Most recently though, he and a team of like-minded entrepreneurs, product scientists and brand builders grouped together to form OTO International Ltd. OTO, which translates as 'sound' in Japanese, aims to help people discover the amazing power of CBD through thoughtful and effective products that easily and enjoyably fit into our daily lives. Tom has been spear-heading OTO's growth into new territories and is looking at continued ways to ensure OTO remains the thought, brand and market leader in this growing space.

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Panel Discussion. A Difficult Road to Success. How to Stay Competitive Amid the Saturation in the CBD and Hemp Market

2023-01-26, 9:00 AM

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Panel Discussion. A Difficult Road to Success. How to Stay Competitive Amid the Saturation in the CBD and Hemp Market

2023-01-26, 9:00 AM

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Olivia Ferdi
Co-Founder, TRIP

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CBD Drinks Gain Mass Popularity, but Are They Here to Stay?

2023-01-25, 3:30 PM

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CBD Drinks Gain Mass Popularity, but Are They Here to Stay?

2023-01-25, 3:30 PM

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Daniel Khoury
Co-Founder, TRIP

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CBD Drinks Gain Mass Popularity, but Are They Here to Stay?

2023-01-25, 3:30 PM

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Leslie Cash
Head of Sales, Orange County CBD

Session Details:

The Future of CBD “Sales Trends and Forecasting”

2023-01-25, 11:30 AM

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Panel Discussion: A New Niche in the Market: Vapes and CBD Oils

2023-01-26, 3:15 PM

Session Details:

The Future of CBD “Sales Trends and Forecasting”

2023-01-25, 11:30 AM

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Panel Discussion: A New Niche in the Market: Vapes and CBD Oils

2023-01-26, 3:15 PM

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Siân Phillips
Executive Director, CTA

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How to Move Beyond the Glass Ceiling of the word Cannabis

2023-01-26, 1:45 PM

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Catherine Wilson
Advisory Committee, European Industrial Hemp Association

Catherine is UK Representative & Member of the Board of Advisors of the European Industrial Hemp Association. EIHA was formed 19 years ago and is the only pan-European membership organization in the industrial hemp sector. Our secretariat offices in Brussels and the UK representation protect and support our membership of 200+, primarily farmers, processors and manufacturers; representing the entire chain from seed to shelf. Our primary objective is to monitor EU/UK hemp related policies and to provide the decision makers with accurate and reliable information across different spheres of competencies. Currently we monitor the following policies: CAP reform, Hemp extracts/Novel Food regulation, THC limits in feed and food, Life Cycle Assessment of hemp materials, CO2 impacts, environmental concerns and cosmetics. In addition, EIHA formed the largest novel food consortium and pending a successful outcome, EIHA consortium member company's products will be allowed to be marketed in the UK/EU with an exclusivity on the study that will last 5 years.

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Presents: Carbon Credits and UNCTAD Special Report on Hemp

2023-01-26, 10:15 AM

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Paul Tossell
Head of Novel Foods and Radiological Policy Team, Food Standards Agency

Paul has been Head of the Radiological, GM, Novel Foods and Feed Additives Team since Jan 2019. He has been with the FSA since its formation in 2000, having previously been in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF). He has led on several policy areas of food safety  including leading on food defence then Allergy & Intolerance team

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FSA Regulations and the CBD Market

2023-01-25, 10:00 AM

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FSA Regulations and the CBD Market

2023-01-25, 10:00 AM

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Paul Steckler
Managing Director International, Canopy Growth Corporation

Session Details:

Fireside Chat: The Development of Cannabis Worldwide in Comparison the UK

2023-01-25, 9:00 AM

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Fireside Chat: The Development of Cannabis Worldwide in Comparison the UK

2023-01-25, 9:00 AM

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Philip Coverdale
Director of Consulting, Consumer & Retail, GlobalData

Session Details:

Panel Discussion. A Difficult Road to Success. How to Stay Competitive Amid the Saturation in the CBD and Hemp Market

2023-01-26, 9:00 AM

Session Details:

Chair’s opening remarks

2023-01-26, 8:50 AM

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Panel Discussion: A New Niche in the Market: Vapes and CBD Oils

2023-01-26, 3:15 PM

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Chair’s Opening Remarks

2023-01-25, 8:50 AM

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Chair’s opening remarks

2023-01-25, 8:50 AM

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Chair’s Opening Remarks

2023-01-26, 8:50 AM

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Panel Discussion. A Difficult Road to Success. How to Stay Competitive Amid the Saturation in the CBD and Hemp Market

2023-01-26, 9:00 AM

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Panel Discussion: A New Niche in the Market: Vapes and CBD Oils

2023-01-26, 3:15 PM

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Crispin Blunt
MP, The House of Commons
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Hear from some of the biggest and most innovative brands in your market. Learn what is round the corner in terms of future trends, NPD, product innovation and opportunities for growth.

Hear from a mixture of the biggest brands including as well as new and upcoming disruptors.

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