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2022 Illinois CannaTech Seminar Agenda

EIP Expo Speaker Room — EIP Seminar Room in Chicago, Illinois 2019

Wednesday August 3, 2022:

Expo Floor	10:00 AM – 6:00 PM CDT
Seminars	9:00 AM – 6:00 PM CDT
Networking Mixer	6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CDT

Thursday August 4, 2022:

Expo Floor	10:30 AM – 3:30 PM CDT
Seminars	9:30 AM – 3:30 PM CDT

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Day 1 Agenda

Day 2 Agenda

August 3rd, 2022

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Compliance and Regulation

9:15 AM

Preparing for Cannabis Compliance in Illinois: The Foundation for Success

Jennifer Germano, President – ICS Consulting Service

10:30 AM

License Opportunities in the Midwest

John Mackewich, Legal Counsel – Mackewich Legal Counsel

1:30 PM

Adult Use Marijuana State Programs and the Emerging Conflict of Delta 9 THC Derived from Hemp

Jana Weltzin, Attorney – JDW Counsel

2:30 PM

The Complete Cannabis Security Solution

Dan Farrell, Managing Partner – Silver Star Protection
Jeremy Cummings, Business Development Executive – DeKind Computer Consultants

4:30 PM

Social Equity Panel: Leveling the Playing Field for Social Equity Applicants in Illinois

Todd Scattini, Chairman BLDV and Global CEO – Harvest 360
KJ Stafford

Canna Business Services

10:00 AM

The State of Cannabis – A Payments Perspective

Joe Zahaitis, President – Bankcard International Group

11:00 AM

High-Quality Payroll & HR Services

Teresa Kearney, VP of Sales – Panacea Payroll

1:00 PM

Leveraging Traceable, Taxable, Transparent Technology to Create Change and Drive Efficiencies – a Matter of Life and Death, an Advocate’s Tale

Kevin Dusenberry, Regional Sales Manager Retail – Data Financial

2:00 PM

Demystifying Accounting Services for Your Cannabis Business

Melissa Lucas, CPA, Owner – Lucas Accounting Solutions LLC

3:00 PM

Payments Landscape in Cannabis

Bill Ranta – Verde Payments

4:00 PM

Building an Onboarding Experience that Creates Evangelists not Zombies

Shannon Tipton, Owner- Learning Rebels

Processing and Facilities

11:15 AM

Selecting High Performance Coatings for your Cannabis Facility

Jennifer D. Zepeda, Business Development Manager – Sherwin-Williams

1:15 PM

Navigating the Illinois Cannabis Processing and Cultivation Licensing Landscape

Clement Hayes, Partner and Founding Attorney – Block45 Legal

2:15 PM

Advanced Extraction Technology

Joshua Alper, Executive Vice President – Harvest 360 Technologies

3:15 PM

New Security Technology

Andy Thompson, VP of Sales – Density USA

4:15 PM

What is the DNA of a compliant Security System for the Cannabis Industry

Thomas Carnevale, COO – Umbrella Technologies

August 4th, 2022

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Cultivation

9:30 AM

Maximize Your Profits! Prevent Failed Tests and Inspections, While Lowering Energy Costs

Steve Collins, Managing Partner – FreshLight LLC

10:30 AM

Pure Air Solutions: Ways to Address Cannabis Problems

Robert Barksdale, Chief Operating Officer – Service Bot Solutions / Air Purination

11:30 AM

Take Growing To A New Level

Steve Arrigo, Owner – Material Flow Technologies

Packaging and Marketing

9:45 AM

Smart/Connected Packaging: Put your packaging to work for you

Ryan Kiley, Market Development – ePac Flexible Packaging

10:45 AM

Cannabis Meets Blockchain

Joshua Bam, Senior Attorney & Principal – Gravis Law

Community

10:15 AM

Skin in the Game: The Intersection of Military Leadership and Cannabis Panel

Todd Scattini, Chairman BLDV and Global CEO – Harvest 360
KJ Stafford

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