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34 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | JULY 10, 2023 HARTFORD BUSINESS JOURNAL Presents THE BUSINESS OF CANNABIS C O N N E C T I C U T C O N F E R E N C E T H E S E C O N D A N N U A L 09 • 21 • 23 AQUA TURF CLUB 8AM -4PM CONFERENCE AGENDA 8:00— 9:00 AM BREAKFAST Sponsored By: Pullman & Comley 9:00 — 9:45 AM KEYNOTE 9:45 — 1 0 : 4 5 A M BUILDING AN INDUSTRY IN CONNECTICUT 10:45 — 11:15 A M BREAK Sponsored By: BPS Lawyers 11:15— 12:00 PM OPPORTUNITIES AND OBSTACLES IN CONNECTICUT ADULT USE MARKET 12:00 — 12:45 PM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Topics • Staffing • Recruiting & Training • On-Boarding 12:45— 1:30 PM LUNCH + FIRESIDE CHAT: SETTING UP YOUR CANNABIS BUSINESS Sponsored By: Shipman & Goodwin Keynote Speaker BRYAN T. CAFFERELLI Commissioner Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Moderator ANDREA COMER, Chief of Staff, Office of the Treasurer, State of Connecticut Speaker PAUL LAVIOE, Chief Manufacturing Officer, State of Connecticut Speaker GINNE-RAE CLAY, Executive Director, Social Equity Council Speaker MICHELLE BODIAN, Partner, Vicente LLP Speaker ADAM WOOD CEO, Connecticut Cannabis Chamber of Commerce Speaker BRUCE STEBBINS Commissioner, Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Moderator ANDREW C. GLASSMAN, Chair Cannabis, CBD & Hemp Practice, Pullman & Comley LLC Speaker KRISTEN TANGARONE, Director Operations, Curaleaf Speaker JEANNE SULLIVAN Co-Founder and CEO, Arcview Collective Fund Speaker JEFF KOOPMEINERS VP, Human Resources Green Thumb Industries Speaker BEN ZACHS, COO, Fine Fettle Speaker KELLI-MARIE VALLIERES, Chief Workforce Officer, CT Office of Workforce Strategy, State of Connecticut Speaker SARAH BODLEY reSet Speaker TIANA VICTORIA HERCULES Founder & CEO Lady Jane LLC Moderator THOMAS CURTIN Publisher Hartford Business Journal Speaker ROBERT LICKWAR Tax Managing Director UHY Advisors AGENDA CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM/INFO/CT-CANNABIS-CONFERENCE-EXPO • A Review of New and Existing Laws in Connecticut • How does Connecticut foster innovation and competition with neighboring States • DEP and its relationship with Operators Topics • Supply and Demand • Product Testing • Product Development and Marketing • Supply Chain issues • Access to Capital Topics • Understanding IRS Rule 280E • C-Corp or LLC?