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From Farmer to Pharma – and Beyond – with Medicinal Cannabis and Industrial Hemp
Wednesday 12th May 2021 @ 8:50 am - 3:30 pm

“Hemp is one of the most profitable productions the earth furnishes in northern climates…” Edward Antil 1777
Every part Cannabis sativa – stalks, seeds, flowers and leaves – can be harvested and processed, making hemp a versatile plant with multiple uses. This means that a single crop has the potential to produce a wide range of products, including biomaterials, cosmetics, feed, food and supplements.
In addition the use of plant extracts, such as CBD, is growing worldwide and represents a major opportunity for growers to produce higher value crops.
This is your opportunity to meet the key players across the value chain and learn more about what is involved in the broadacre and controlled environment production of hemp and cannabis, new variety development, processing solutions and needs, regulatory requirements and potential routes to market.
And, most importantly, how the business model going to work and how – and in which directions – the money is going to flow.
Missed out on our teaser event last year – catch up now!

09.00 Log on to platform
9.50 Welcome and Introduction
Chaired by George McBride, CEO, Hanway Associates
9.55 Keynote Address: “How can hemp work as a tool to achieve the EU Green Deal”
Lorenza Romanese – Managing Director, European Industrial Hemp Association
11.00 Break
Speed Networking and schedule meetings with other attendees
11.30 From Seed to Field – The Crop Perspective
Stable genetics and straightforward agronomy are key to helping farmers maximise the economic benefit of growing alternative niche crops. This session will explore the current landscape for hemp and cannabis genetics in the UK, as well as provide some insights into the latest thinking around the agronomy and management of the crop.
Chair: Robin Wood, CEO Elsoms
“Hemp – The Crop of Opportunity?”
John Barrett, CEO, Sentry Farms
“Dual-Purpose Hemp: Potential as an innovative rotational crop?”
Rob Simmons, Cranfield University
“Releasing the potential of hemp for British arable farmers”
Chloe Lockhart, Combinable Crops Advisor, NFU
12.30 Lunch
Networking
Exhibitor Case Studies for adding value – live drop-in:
12.45 “The world’s first off-grid mobile supercritical fluid extraction hardware: opening new doors” – Alex Novitskiy, CEO, NovaExtraction
1.15 “Title TBC” – Alex Sparrow, Founder and Managing Director, Hempcrete
1.30 “Meet the team” – Hanway Associates
13.45 Business Models for Commercial Success
Clarity on the potential investment models around the use of high value niche crops with multiple potential applications is urgently needed. In this session we will hear from experts who will be sharing their insights around the risk/reward balance for all those in the hemp value chain and understanding the investment landscape necessary for commercial success.
Chair: Charles Whitaker, Managing Partner, Brown & Co
“Land to Brand – Growing a British Champion”
Xan Morgan, Director, Equinox International Holdings Ltd
“UK Hemp in a Global Context”
Peter Shippen, Founder, Britannia Bud
“Cannabis in Europe: markets and challenges”
Alex Brooks, Investment Analyst, Canaccord Genuity
14.45 Break – Speed Networking
15.15 Regulation and Market Insights – Capturing the Value
Chair – Lily Temperton, Consultant, Hanway Associates
“Risk and Regulatory Intervention: Navigating the Legal Cannabis Industry”
Robert Jappie, Life Science and Cannabinoid Regulation, Ince
CBD and Hemp products: Fad or the Future?
Tim Philips, MD CBD-Intel
16.15 Closing Comments
Summary of the day, where we are looking to for the future – George McBride, Hanway, CEO
Agri-TechE Closing Comments – Belinda Clarke, Director, Agri-TechE
16.30 Follow up with any contacts, last chance to network
18.00 Platform Closes
Speakers at this event will bring insights and expertise from a wide range of organisations and institutions – some of the speakers include:
Speakers & Chairs
Agri-Tech Explore: From Farmer to Pharma—and Beyond with Medicinal Cannabis and Industrial Hemp
Cost:
This event is £50 for members of Agri-TechE, and £85 for non-members. Please note the fee is non-refundable for cancellation within 5 working days of the event. Use the link on the top right of the event listing to book; members will need to login or register for an account in order to access the member discount.
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Cambridgeshire
United Kingdom
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