Kyle Gilley, Senior Vice President of External Affairs and Communications at POET

Hugh Welsh, President of DSM North America

Moderator: Gale Cunningham, WYXY

Panelists: Ken Eriksen, IEG Vantage; Paul Rohde, Waterways Council, Inc.

Farm Economy: How do we keep from repeating the '80s?

Moderator: Former U.S. Secretary John Block

Panelists: Dale Durcholz, Grain Cycles; David Shemm, Kansas FSA; Garrett Riekhof, GR Farms

NBB CEO Donnell Rehagen, Vice President of Federal Affairs Kurt Kovarik, and ABF Economics Managing Partner John Urbanchuk

 Industrial Hemp Research Projects

Moderator:  Jerry Fankhauser, Industrial Hemp Program Logistics Coordinator, Assistant Director, Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, UF/IFAS

Field Trials in the UF/IFAS Industrial Hemp Pilot Project

Dr. Zachary Brym, Industrial Hemp Program Research Coordinator, Assistant Professor, Agronomy, Tropical Research and Education Center, UF/IFAS

Propagation and Controlled Environment Research in the UF/IFAS Industrial Hemp Pilot Project

Dr. Brian J. Pearson, Assistant Professor—Landscape, Ornamental, and Protected Crop Management, Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, UF/IFAS

Invasion Risk of Industrial Hemp in Florida 

Dr. S. Luke Flory, Associate Professor, Agronomy, UF/IFAS

Industrial Hemp Research Projects Panel Q&A

Opening Session: Federal and State Policy Overview for Industrial Hemp

Welcome: Gene Jones, Co-Founder, Florida Industrial Hemp Conference & Exhibition and the Florida Medical Cannabis Conference & Exhibition

Moderator:  Dr. Jeffrey Sharkey, President, The Florida Hemp Association

Keynote Welcome Address:

Overview of Florida's Hemp Program

Holly Bell, Director of Cannabis, Florida Department of Agricultural & Consumer Services

Panel Discussion (Click here to view participant bios):

Holly Bell, Director of Cannabis, Florida Department of Agricultural & Consumer Services

Dr. Eric Rohrig, Chief – Bureau of Methods Development and Biological Control, Division of Plant Industry Florida Department of Agricultural & Consumer Services

Allen Witters, Founder, CEO, and Managing Director of Gravitas Infinitum and Gravitas Kannavis

Roger Brown, CEO/President, ACS Laboratory

Doug Warren, COO, Sunshine Hemp

Paula Savchenko, Esq., Associate Attorney, Mofffa, Sutton & Donnini, P.A.

Tara Tedrow, Chair, Cannabis and Controlled Substances Group, Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.