Hemp on the Bayou – Central City BBQ – New Orleans
Hemp Networking and Education Symposium
Date – 05/01/2019
Time – 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
This town-hall style symposium will feature educational tracks recapping the 6th annual NoCo Hemp Expo & Conference on hemp market opportunities, USDA and FDA rules and regulations, the 2019/2020 hemp forecast, growing hemp in Louisiana and throughout the USA, policy predictions and more. We’ll feature experienced industry thought leaders and speakers, networking, community, collaboration, a New Orleans live music after party “Crawfish Fest” and more!
Let’s Talk Hemp and The Hemp Road Trip are coming together for this JazzFest Hemp-rendezvous of great music, conversation, education and advocacy. Morris Beegle and Rick Trojan bring the energy of #THE422 Podcast live to NOLA during the inaugural Hemp on the Bayou.
NOLA Crawfish Festival 2019
Stay after Hemp on the Bayou and join CoHempCo at the Crawfish Festival.
Featuring performances from:
Samantha Fish & Jonathon “Boogie” Long
Anders Osborne with David Torkanowsky
Papa Mali
Alvan “Youngblood” Hart
SPEAKERS
Adrian Zelski
Seed2System
Alex Buscher
Attorney, Buscher Law LLC
Janel Ralph
CEO, Palmetto Harmony
Dani Billings
Owner, Natures Root
Elizzy Knight
VP, CoHempCo
Eric Steenstra
President, Vote Hemp
Jeff Cole
Director of Program Development
Restorative Botanicals
Keith Butler
President and Lead Hemp Researcher
Kit O’Connell
Editor in Chief of Ministry of Hemp
Kristy Hébert
Co-Founder, Cypress Hemp
Morris Beegle
President CoHempCo/WAFBA
Preston Whitfield
NoCo
Program Director
Rick Trojan
Hemp Road Trip
Tim Gordon
Bija Hemp/IHS, Functional Remedies
SCHEDULE
| Time | Title | Speakers | Moderator |
| 10:15 – 10:20 | Welcome and Introduction | Morris Beegle Rick Trojan Elizzy Knight |
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| 10:20 – 10:30 | Introduction of Morning Schedule | Adrian Zelski | |
| 10:35 – 11:05 | Federal/State Legislative Update – Hempin’ the USA |
Eric Steenstra Alex Buscher |
Preston Whitfield |
| 11:10 – 11:55 | Hemp & CBD Retail/Wholesale Strategies | Janel Ralph Kristy Hebert Adrian Zelski |
Jeff Cole |
| 12: 00 – 12:30 | Hemp Science, Patents and Innovation | Tim Gordon Keith Butler |
Preston Whitfield |
| 12:30 – 1:30 | Networking Lunch |
(Videos from Noco6)
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| 1:30 – 1:40 | Introduction of Afternoon Schedule | Jeff Cole | |
| 1:40 – 2:20 | 2019/2020 Hemp Forecast | Eric Steenstra Kit O’connell Dani Billings |
Morris Beegle |
| 2:25 – 2:55 | Hemp Farming the Good, the Bad and the Dirty |
Dani Billings Tim Gordon Janel Ralph |
Adrian Zelski |
| 3:00 – 3:50 | USDA & FDA – New Landscape | Alex Buscher Janel Ralph Eric Steenstra |
Rick Trojan |
| 3:50 – 4:00 | Closing Comments | Morris Beegle Rick Trojan Elizzy Knight |