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10:00 AM - 11:00 AMHemp 101 James JohnsonJames Johnson - JJGRO EnterprisesDiversify Hemp Room
10:30 AM - 10:40 AMWelcome to NoCo9 - Advocacy & Policy ConferenceMorris BeegleMorris Beegle - WAFBAMain Stage
10:45 AM - 10:55 AMConference OverviewJoy BeckermanJoy Beckerman - Hemp Ace InternationalMain Stage
10:50 AM - 11:00 AMWelcome - Breakout StageChloe VillanoChloe Villano - Clover Leaf UniversityBreakout Stage
10:55 AM - 11:15 AMAlign The Message & Align The IndustryBob HobanBob Hoban - Clark HillMain Stage
11:00 AM - 11:15 AMUSDA Market Access Program & Hemp OpportunitiesPatrick AtagiPatrick Atagi - National Industrial Hemp CouncilBreakout Stage
11:20 AM - 11:40 AMEuropean Update / FIHO IntroductionLorenza RomaneseLorenza Romanese - EIHAMain Stage
11:20 AM - 11:40 AMHemp Policy Update - The War On Hemp In The States And What We're Doing To Fight It.Jonathan MillerJonathan Miller - U.S. Hemp RoundtableBreakout Stage
11:45 AM - 12:30 PMCertifications, COA’s, Compliance & ClaimsHolly Bell Asa Waldstein Christopher Hudalla Jackie Bowen Marielle WeintraubHolly Bell - Flora Growth
Asa Waldstein - Apex Compliance
Christopher Hudalla - ProVerde Laboratories
Jackie Bowen - Clean Label Project / CSQ
Marielle Weintraub - Eurofins Supplement & OTC Testing; U.S. Hemp Authority		Breakout Stage
11:45 AM - 12:30 PMMajor League Baseball & Charlotte’s Web CBD LIke A Pro, Stay Calm Under PressureMorris Beegle Jon Coyles Uzma Rawn Jared StanleyMorris Beegle - WAFBA
Jon Coyles - Major League Baseball
Uzma Rawn - Major League Baseball
Jared Stanley - Charlotte’s Web CBD		Main Stage
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMLunch / Videos - UNCTAD & The Global Hemp Industry(Marco Fugazza), Legacy with Patrick Brown (Patagonia)Marco FugazzaMarco Fugazza - United Nation Conference for Trade and DevelopmentMain Stage
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMLunch / Videos - UNCTAD & The Global Hemp Industry(Marco Fugazza), Legacy with Patrick Brown (Patagonia)Marco FugazzaMarco Fugazza - United Nation Conference for Trade and DevelopmentBreakout Stage
1:30 PM - 1:40 PMWelcome Back From LunchChloe VillanoChloe Villano - Clover Leaf UniversityBreakout Stage
1:30 PM - 1:45 PMWelcome Back From LunchJoy BeckermanJoy Beckerman - Hemp Ace InternationalMain Stage
1:40 PM - 2:15 PMChildren’s Medical AdvocacyAdam Young Janel Ralph Sean MurphyAdam Young - Aspen Green
Janel Ralph - RE Botanicals / Palmetto Harmony
Sean Murphy - Kompassion		Breakout Stage
1:50 PM - 2:40 PMCBD, The FDA, and an Act of Congress...Oh MyJoy Beckerman Garrett Graff Jonathan Miller Danial FabricantJoy Beckerman - Hemp Ace International
Garrett Graff - Moye White
Jonathan Miller - U.S. Hemp Roundtable
Danial Fabricant - Natural Products Association		Main Stage
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Indigenous Work Group  Diversify Hemp Room
2:20 PM - 2:40 PMFIHO - Global Hemp Policy and RegulationTed HaneyTed Haney - Canadian Hemp Trade AllianceBreakout Stage
2:45 PM - 3:30 PMHemp in Feed, Food & Supplements - Regulatory Pathways for Animal Health and Consumer SafetyFrederick Cawthon Andrew Bish Hunter Buffington Wendy MosherFrederick Cawthon - Hemp Alliance of Tennessee
Andrew Bish - Bish Enterprises - Hemp Harvest Works
Hunter Buffington - ASTM / NIHC
Wendy Mosher - New West Genetics, Inc.		Main Stage
2:45 PM - 3:30 PMSelf Regulation vs Government OversightDavid Vaillencourt Andrew Kline Chris Fontes Keith ButlerDavid Vaillencourt - The GMP Collective
Andrew Kline - Perkins Coie
Chris Fontes - High Spirits
Keith Butler - OP Innovates / Naturia+™		Breakout Stage
3:35 PM - 4:20 PM"Let It Grow:” Right-Sizing the Definition, Testing and Certification of Hemp for All Its PurposesEric Steenstra Herrick Fox Tim Gordon Courtney Moran Matt RegusciEric Steenstra - Vote Hemp
Herrick Fox - USDA
Tim Gordon - GPS
Courtney Moran - Earth Law LLC
Matt Regusci - Cannabis Safety & Quality (CSQ)		Main Stage
3:35 PM - 4:20 PMThe Cannabis Industry’s take on the Hemp IndustryChristopher Hope Darwin Millard James Granger Rhiannon Woo Stanley Atkins IIChristopher Hope - Sequoia Management Group
Darwin Millard - ASTM International
James Granger - Cliintel Capital Group
Rhiannon Woo - TraceTrust
Stanley Atkins II - Minorities for Medical Marijuana		Breakout Stage
4:20 PM - 4:30 PMClosing - Thank you for attending NoCo9Joy BeckermanJoy Beckerman - Hemp Ace InternationalMain Stage
4:20 PM - 4:30 PMClosing - Thank you for coming to NoCo9Chloe VillanoChloe Villano - Clover Leaf UniversityBreakout Stage
6:30 PM - 9:00 PMNoCo9 Lake Terrace Welcome Party and WAFBA Awards of Excellence Dave Beegle Justin BootDave Beegle
Justin Boot - The Goddamn Ranchhand Band		Lake Terrace Room the Broadmoor Hotel
Time Name Speakers Location Name
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMNoCo Yoga  NoCo Yoga Room
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMHemp Industry Farm Bill Consensus Meeting  Diversify Hemp Room
10:00 AM - 5:00 PMExpo Hall Open  Demo Stage & Solution Circle
10:25 AM - 10:30 AMWelcome to the NoCo Hemp ExpoCoach Freddie CecchiniCoach Freddie Cecchini - iHemp RevolutionDemo Stage & Solution Circle
10:30 AM - 10:40 AMWelcome to NoCo9 - Business and Investment ConferenceMorris Beegle Eric HurlockMorris Beegle - WAFBA
Eric Hurlock - Lancaster Farming		Main Stage
10:30 AM - 10:50 AMWhy Standard Operating Procedures Are Crucial For The Success Of Your Cannabis BusinessKady CravensKady Cravens - BuildMySOPDemo Stage & Solution Circle
10:40 AM - 10:45 AMGovernor Jared Polis - Welcome to the 9th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo - VideoJared PolisJared Polis - Governor of ColoradoMain Stage
10:45 AM - 10:55 AMInspire. Inform. ImpactTrammell CrowTrammell Crow - EarthXMain Stage
10:50 AM - 11:00 AMWelcome to the Advocacy & Policy ConferenceLiz GeislemanLiz Geisleman - Canna Consortium / Rocky Mountain ReagentsBreakout Stage
10:55 AM - 11:15 AMCannabis Together: An Industry UnitedChris FontesChris Fontes - High SpiritsDemo Stage & Solution Circle
11:00 AM - 11:20 AMCleaning up! Innovative, Hemp Based Nonwoven WipesJason FinnisJason Finnis - Bast Fibre Technologies Inc.Breakout Stage
11:00 AM - 11:20 AMHemp..the Sleeping Giant..When will SHE Wake?Beau WhitneyBeau Whitney - Whitney EconomicsMain Stage
11:20 AM - 11:40 AMA Linthead's Perspective- Textile and Apparel Grade Hemp Fiber. What It Is - What It Isn't - What It Will BeGuy CarpenterGuy Carpenter - Bear Fiber Inc.Main Stage
11:20 AM - 11:40 AMCannabinoid Medicine: Knowing the Health Benefits for Your B2B ClientsBridget WilliamsBridget Williams - Green Harvest HealthBreakout Stage
11:20 AM - 12:10 PMDiVita Hemp Block DemonstrationDion LefebvreDion Lefebvre - 8th Fire InnovationsDemo Stage & Solution Circle
11:45 AM - 12:30 PMIndustrial Hemp Operators and The Challenges of Raising CapitalEd Lehrburger Sergiy Kovalenkov Shane Pritchard Robert ZinerEd Lehrburger - PureHemp Technology LLC
Sergiy Kovalenkov - Hempire UA
Shane Pritchard - Hemp Processing Partners/ United Precision Engineering
Robert Ziner - Advanced Bio-Material Technologies Corporation		Main Stage
11:45 AM - 12:30 PMLike it or not, ESG is not going anywhere. And Hemp can lead the way.Bob Hoban Geoff Trotter Patrick McCartan Mariana LarreaBob Hoban - Clark Hill
Geoff Trotter - Regennabis
Patrick McCartan - Regennabis
Mariana Larrea - Grupo Libera		Breakout Stage
12:00 PM - 2:00 PMColorado Hemp Association Meeting(Tentative)  Diversify Hemp Room
12:15 PM - 12:35 PMThe Intersection of Soil Biology & Mineralization for Regenerative FarmingBart EllerBart Eller - Paonia Soil CoDemo Stage & Solution Circle
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMLunch / Videos - UNCTAD & The Global Hemp Industry(Marco Fugazza), Legacy with Patrick Brown (Patagonia)Marco FugazzaMarco Fugazza - United Nation Conference for Trade and DevelopmentMain Stage
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMLunch / Videos - UNCTAD & The Global Hemp Industry(Marco Fugazza), Legacy with Patrick Brown (Patagonia) Marco FugazzaMarco Fugazza - United Nation Conference for Trade and DevelopmentBreakout Stage
12:45 PM - 1:05 PMThe Phyto-Remediation LandscapeDoug FineDoug Fine - Regenerative Farmer/Author of American Hemp FarmerDemo Stage & Solution Circle
1:05 PM - 1:55 PMThe Future of Hemp Building Material InnovationsAnndrea Hermann Dion Lefebvre Stephen Clarke Paul River Richardson Lucas EvansAnndrea Hermann - The Ridge International Cannabis Consulting and HPS Food & Ingredients Inc.
Dion Lefebvre - 8th Fire Innovations
Stephen Clarke - Heavengrown
Paul River Richardson - Haven Earth
Lucas Evans - E3 Agriculture		Demo Stage & Solution Circle
1:30 PM - 1:40 PMWelcome BackDionne HolmquistDionne Holmquist - Homer's Eagles RoostBreakout Stage
1:30 PM - 1:40 PMWelcome Back From LunchJames JohnsonJames Johnson - JJGRO EnterprisesMain Stage
1:40 PM - 2:00 PMFuture of Hemp is Full Spectrum + TechnologyNeha RajeNeha Raje - Oneness TechnologiesMain Stage
1:40 PM - 1:50 PMThe Employee Retention Credit - ERCMisty BurrisMisty Burris - Oregon Institute for a Better WayBreakout Stage
1:55 PM - 2:25 PMSolving Logistics & Supply Chain IssuesKevin Schultz Holly BellKevin Schultz - 357 Hemp Logistics
Holly Bell - Flora Growth		Breakout Stage
2:00 PM - 2:50 PMIndigenous PanelWinona LaDuke Mary Jane Oatman Theodore Wahquahboshkuk Alicia Fall Rob PeroWinona LaDuke - Winona’s Hemp & Heritage Farm
Mary Jane Oatman - Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association
Theodore Wahquahboshkuk - Prarie Band Ag, LLC
Alicia Fall - Her Many Voices Foundation
Rob Pero - Canndigenous Hemp		Demo Stage & Solution Circle
2:05 PM - 2:45 PMHemp Food Ingredients, Applications & OpportunitiesEric Singular Roger Gussiaas Anndrea Hermann Franny TacyEric Singular - International Hemp
Roger Gussiaas - Healthy OilSeeds
Anndrea Hermann - The Ridge International Cannabis Consulting and HPS Food & Ingredients Inc.
Franny Tacy - Franny's Farmacy		Main Stage
2:30 PM - 3:15 PMRaising Capital, M&A and Deal FlowMorgan Davis Douglas Hannah Mina Mishrikey Richard ChengMorgan Davis - Davis Legal, PLLC
Douglas Hannah - Silverleaf Venture Partners
Mina Mishrikey - Merida Capital Holdings
Richard Cheng - Ritter Spencer Cheng, PLLC		Breakout Stage
2:50 PM - 3:35 PMGlobal Hemp Trends and Exciting New Growth OpportunitiesCharles Wellso Herrick Fox Ted Haney Lorenza RomaneseCharles Wellso - Sanitas Peak Advisory, LLC
Herrick Fox - USDA
Ted Haney - Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance
Lorenza Romanese - EIHA		Main Stage
3:00 PM - 3:20 PMAdobe FloorsTim WhiteTim White - Texas Healthy HomesDemo Stage & Solution Circle
3:15 PM - 3:30 PMBREAK AnnouncementDionne HolmquistDionne Holmquist - Homer's Eagles RoostBreakout Stage
3:30 PM - 4:20 PMMeet the AuthorsAnndrea Hermann Doug Fine Steve Groff Bridget WilliamsAnndrea Hermann - The Ridge International Cannabis Consulting and HPS Food & Ingredients Inc.
Doug Fine - Regenerative Farmer/Author of American Hemp Farmer
Steve Groff - Cedar Meadow Farm
Bridget Williams - Green Harvest Health		Demo Stage & Solution Circle
3:30 PM - 5:00 PMNoCo Hemp Pitch Presented by Michael BestDavid DiGiacomoDavid DiGiacomo - Michael Best and Friedrich, LLPBreakout Stage
3:40 PM - 4:20 PMScaling & Monetizing Industrial Fiber ProductionJeff Cole James Forbes Lawrence Serbin Summer Star Haeske Greg WilsonJeff Cole - U.S. Hemp Brokerage
James Forbes - Tiger Fiber, Inc
Lawrence Serbin - Hemp Traders/CannaGrove
Summer Star Haeske - EnviroTextiles
Greg Wilson - Hempwood		Main Stage
4:20 PM - 4:30 PMClosing - Thank you for attending NoCo9James JohnsonJames Johnson - JJGRO EnterprisesMain Stage
4:20 PM - 4:30 PMClosing - Thank you for attending NoCo9  Demo Stage & Solution Circle
Time Name Speakers Location Name
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMNoCo Yoga  NoCo Yoga Room
10:00 AM - 5:00 PMExpo Hall Open  Demo Stage & Solution Circle
10:25 AM - 10:30 AMWelcome to the NoCo Hemp ExpoDanielle EspinelDanielle Espinel - CannalatinoDemo Stage & Solution Circle
10:30 AM - 11:20 AMExperience Hemp with DasDas EllizDas Elliz - Hemp IScreamDemo Stage & Solution Circle
10:30 AM - 10:50 AMWelcome to the Agriculture & Academia ConferenceDoug FineDoug Fine - Regenerative Farmer/Author of American Hemp FarmerMain Stage
10:50 AM - 11:00 AMWelcome to NoCo9 - Agriculture & Academia ConferenceMelissa GibsonMelissa Gibson - Hemp & HumanityBreakout Stage
11:00 AM - 11:20 AMHemp Market Data , Spot Pricing, and Carbon CreditsBruce KennedyBruce Kennedy - Hemp BenchmarksBreakout Stage
11:00 AM - 11:20 AMMarketing the Regenerative Agriculture Message for HempSteve GroffSteve Groff - Cedar Meadow FarmMain Stage
11:20 AM - 11:40 AMLand of OpportunityPatrick BrownPatrick Brown - HempfinityMain Stage
11:20 AM - 11:40 AMSeeding Innovation, Growing MarketsCorbett HefnerCorbett Hefner - Global Fiber Processing /Formation AgBreakout Stage
11:25 AM - 11:45 AMOrgasmic CBD: An Introduction to Using CBD for Sexual Wellness and Intimate CareRaven FaberRaven Faber - EngErotics, Inc.Demo Stage & Solution Circle
11:45 AM - 12:30 PMAg Research & Public / Private PartnershipsMaureen West Larry Smart David Suchoff Derek Montgomery Frederick CawthonMaureen West - Maureen West & Associates, LLC dba DAY 3
Larry Smart - Cornell University
David Suchoff - North Carolina State University
Derek Montgomery - International Hemp, LLC
Frederick Cawthon - Hemp Alliance of Tennessee		Main Stage
11:45 AM - 12:30 PMCertified Seed & Genetics, AOSCA and International MarketsEric Singular Corbett Miteff Hana Gabrielova Jeffrey KostuikEric Singular - International Hemp
Corbett Miteff - KonopiUS
Hana Gabrielova - CzecHemp & CEO, HEMPOINT
Jeffrey Kostuik - Verve Seed Solutions		Breakout Stage
11:50 AM - 12:10 PMMexico & Latin America Legal UpdateMariana LarreaMariana Larrea - Grupo LiberaDemo Stage & Solution Circle
12:15 PM - 12:35 PMCharles MacGowan DemoCharles MacGowanCharles MacGowan - Pyrite Trading Company LLCDemo Stage & Solution Circle
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMLunch / Video - Legacy with Patrick Brown (Patagonia)  Breakout Stage
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMLunch / Video - Legacy with Patrick Brown (Patagonia)  Main Stage
12:40 PM - 1:00 PMHow to manage dust hazards while handling cannabis and hemp.Alex EscherAlex Escher - Hemp Hollow Consulting/ Escher DesignDemo Stage & Solution Circle
1:05 PM - 1:55 PMHomes, Health and HempJean Lotus Joe Machado Sergiy Kovalenkov Tim White Tom RossmasslerJean Lotus - Haepenny, LLC
Joe Machado - Old Pueblo Hemp Co
Sergiy Kovalenkov - Hempire UA
Tim White - Texas Healthy Homes
Tom Rossmassler - Hempstone		Demo Stage & Solution Circle
1:30 PM - 1:40 PMWelcome Back from LunchDoug FineDoug Fine - Regenerative Farmer/Author of American Hemp FarmerMain Stage
1:30 PM - 1:40 PMWelcome Back from LunchMelissa GibsonMelissa Gibson - Hemp & HumanityBreakout Stage
1:40 PM - 2:00 PMASTM Standardization - A Pathway to Proliferation of Hemp Products, 2023 UpdateDarwin MillardDarwin Millard - ASTM InternationalBreakout Stage
1:40 PM - 2:00 PMBuilding Supply (It Takes a Village) Melissa NelsonMelissa Nelson - South Bend Industrial HempMain Stage
2:00 PM - 2:20 PMInvestigation of Cannabis-derived Flavonoid AntioxidantsCaleb KingCaleb King - Shimadzu ScientificDemo Stage & Solution Circle
2:05 PM - 2:50 PMExpanding The Hemp Frontier Through ResearchJohn Jemison Russell Jessup Jane KolodinskyJohn Jemison - UMaine Cooperative Extension
Russell Jessup - Texas A&M University
Jane Kolodinsky - University of Vermont		Breakout Stage
2:05 PM - 2:25 PMMolecular Tools for Breeding of Low THC Hemp Cultivars for Grain and FibeLarry SmartLarry Smart - Cornell UniversityMain Stage
2:25 PM - 2:55 PMHistoric Interior Clay Plasters and Lime Plasters /Hemp Bast Fiber WorkshopTim WhiteTim White - Texas Healthy HomesDemo Stage & Solution Circle
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Farmer Adoption of Hemp in 2023 and Beyond (USDA?)Wendy Mosher Ken Elliott Eric Pike Herrick FoxWendy Mosher - New West Genetics, Inc.
Ken Elliott - IND HEMP
Eric Pike - Root Origins
Herrick Fox - USDA		Main Stage
2:55 PM - 3:40 PMGHA Seed TrialsMandi Kerr Bert James Drew Kitt Melissa NelsonMandi Kerr - Global Hemp Association
Bert James - Root to Flower
Drew Kitt - iHEMPx
Melissa Nelson - South Bend Industrial Hemp		Breakout Stage
3:00 PM - 3:20 PMUnderstanding Cannabis Ecology to Better Manipulate Secondary Metabolites and Pest PopulationsAaron ApplebyAaron Appleby - White Coat LaboratoriesDemo Stage & Solution Circle
3:20 PM - 3:35 PMHemp Fiber Processing in PolandMaciej KowalskiMaciej Kowalski - Kombinat KonopnyMain Stage
3:30 PM - 4:20 PMDiversify HempAlexis Harris Gemma Ra'Star DiFerdinando Tim Houseberg Angel IsraelAlexis Harris - Harris and Associates LLC
Gemma Ra'Star DiFerdinando - Wumaniti Earth Native Sanctuary
Tim Houseberg - The Indigenous Production Trade Alliance
Angel Israel - Savor The World		Demo Stage & Solution Circle
3:40 PM - 4:20 PMGrowing Hemp - Now & ThenWinona LaDuke Bill Billings chris boucher Ryan Loflin Alex White PlumeWinona LaDuke - Winona’s Hemp & Heritage Farm
Bill Billings - Colorado Hemp Project
chris boucher - farmtiva
Ryan Loflin - Rocky Mountain Hemp
Alex White Plume - White Plume Hemp Company		Main Stage
3:45 PM - 4:20 PM ColoRADo Hemp UpdateSamantha Walsh Brian KoontzSamantha Walsh - Tetra Public Affairs
Brian Koontz - Colorado Dept of Agriculture		Breakout Stage
4:20 PM - 4:30 PMClosing - Thank you for attending NoCo9Melissa GibsonMelissa Gibson - Hemp & HumanityBreakout Stage
4:20 PM - 4:30 PMClosing - Thank you for attending NoCo9  Demo Stage & Solution Circle
4:20 PM - 4:30 PMClosing - Thank you for attending NoCo9Doug FineDoug Fine - Regenerative Farmer/Author of American Hemp FarmerMain Stage
8:00 PM - 11:59 PMNoCo9 After PartyErica Brown DJ JazzyTonesErica Brown - Erica Brown The Lionel Young Band
DJ JazzyTones		Main Stage