The Cannabis Society Dinner of Influence NYC (Invite Only)
425 E 58th St, New York, NY 10022, USA
40.7585917
-73.96122170000001
Description
The Cannabis Society are hosting an intimate invitation-only dinner to foster conversation and shape the future of the Cannabis industry among leading trade experts, investors and business influencers.
Hosted in an exclusive Eastside NYC apartment, this event will facilitate deal-making discussions as well as illuminate the opportunities and challenges of cannabis pioneers.
Our past attendees included leading trade experts, investors and business influencers, such as Vivian Azer from Cowen and Company, Paul Chu, CEO at Weekend Unlimited Inc., Director and Producer Abby Epstein, actress Susan Sarandon, as well as James Thompson, Dave Lewis, Ian Mclelland, Charlie Lamb, Brian Keane, Don Moore, Giancarlo Canavesio, Gerald Pascarelli, Harrison Wise, Evan Schnurmacher, David Benmen, Robert DeSena, Sean Conner, Jen Drake, Gabe Greenberg, Christopher Roth, Bryant Ison, Jillian Scheidler, Barry Cupples, Matthew Stadtmauer, Ben Droz, Thomas Busa, Silvana Carpanelli Hayes, Rick Weissman, Tricia Horst, James Thompson, Kyah Bell, Wiley Matthews, Jon Fox, Erica Roman, Brad Tipper, Barbara Paley, David Coleman, Christina Eller, Jil Fagin, Karyna Ainsworth, Allison Krongard, Tim Simon, Sheldon Owen, Douglas Wasser, Ashton Wilson, Andrew Schweibold, Shane Morris, Colton Griffin, Oliver Wriedt, Emre Okay, David Peebler, Marc Adesso, Lauren Schweibold, Sabina King, Richard Hecker, Alexander Green, William Berman, Adam Helfgott, Michael Calabrese, Michelle Finizio, Monica Parikh, Amparo Palou and Scott Anderson.
Watch a recap from our January NYC Cannabis Dinner of Influence:
Here is the schedule:
6:00 PM - Registration & Deal-making discussions6:30 PM - Welcome from The Cannabis Society6:40 PM - Welcome from Hosts6:45 PM - Presentations 7:35 PM - Dinner Served7:50 PM - 20 second intros from all around the table8:30 PM - Deal making9:00 PM - Conclusion of Evening
Our host:
Barbara (Bobbi) Koz Paley, Art Assets LLC Founder and CEO
Bobbi Koz Paley is a ChangeMaker with a proven track record of identifying cultural shifts, investing early, and creating connections across multiple industries and sectors. She has been on the cusp of myriad cultural trends in her lifetime, establishing herself as an early player in real estate, art, and cannabis before they were asset classes. A pioneer in Design Thinking, she has consistently embraced innovation and opportunity to create value.
In 2014, anticipating the looming cultural, economic, and technological transformations in the cannabis industry, Bobbi partnered with her son, Jamie Koz. Uniting her creativity with his decades of experience in cannabis cultivation, they originally opened four micro-grows in Los Angeles, joined ArcView’s global network of leading investors and entrepreneurs, and established an evolving ecosystem among their investments, makers, and fellow investors.
Confirmed Speakers:
Hamish Sutherland, Founder and Co-CEO White Sheep Corp
Hamish Sutherland is Founder and Co-CEO of White Sheep Corp, a cannabis company based in Toronto which is building the largest global footprint of low-cost cGMP cannabinoid production capacity in the industry. White Sheep has operations in Africa, Australia and Canada, and investments in biosynthesis and other assets in the US. Hamish is one of a rare few who has actual hands-on experience in building a successful cannabis company, passing more than 50 surprise inspections by Health Canada, importing the first legal international transfer of live cannabis plant material from Holland to Canada, building and commissioning the largest state of the art automated facility (at the time), and delivering over $600-million in returns for shareholders in Bedrocan.
A hands-on team builder, operations and marketing executive, Hamish has built start-ups on three continents and consulted to the Australian government and established brands including: Upper Canada Brewing Company, Bid.Com, Coopers & Lybrand, and ResearchNow. Hamish is a Professional Engineer (Engineering Physics) in Ontario, earned his MBA from Schulich School of Business, and was the Chair of the Little Geeks Foundation. He loves basketball, sailing and helping everyone achieve their potential.
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Start:
2019-04-15T18:00:00-04:00
End:
2019-04-15T21:00:00-04:00
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Business
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259.0
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