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The Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance’s event, 2024 Hemp Canada Conference & Expo, will again bring together producers, processors, retailers, academia, consumers, and government to share the advancements made and challenges faced by the Canadian hemp industry while driving Sustainable Futures.
Increasingly, Sustainability is a concern affecting many consumer decisions.  Hemp is unique among other crops in that every part of the plant has utility and potential market value.  With its resilience and variety, hemp can be a better long-term investment for the producer, the processor, the consumer, and the environment.  For over 25 years, Canadian hemp production has positively impacted social, economic, and environmental sustainability.  Support of industry partners has been key to this success.

Click here for November 12 Day One Agenda  
Click here for November 13 Day Two agenda

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Monday, November 11, 2024 - Pre-Conference Tour- limited space
Monday, November 11, 2024 - Pre-Conference Tour- limited space

7:00am: Bus departs Double Tree Hilton, Montreal

The first location will be La Feuille Verte. From there, the group will visit Domaine Trinity in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu - to see a church restored with hempcrete.

Details on what to expect will be added as soon as they are confirmed.

Lunch is provided on the tour.  


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Monday, November 11, 2024 CHTA AGM - requires a separate registration
Monday, November 11, 2024 CHTA AGM - requires a separate registration

16:00 - 18:00 CHTA Annual General Meeting - click here to register


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Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - click to see session schedule
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - click to see session schedule

CLICK HERE FOR PDF AGENDA DAY ONE


08:00am Pick up your name badges and visit the exhibitors

09:00am Conference opening - Introductory Remarks, moderated by Conference Chair

Hemp Strategy Workshop Part 1:

Behind the Boardroom: A Year in Review with CHTA Leadership: Moderated by Adam Gregory - Clarence Shwaluk CHTA Board Chair, joined by Peter Dushop, Hari Nair, Jan Slaski, and Keanan Stone

Hemp Strategy Workshop Part 2:

From Policy to Progress: Government Agencies on Regulatory Changes, Industry Support, and Hemp's Path Forward

Health Canada Regulatory Updates: David Pellman

How government is supporting industry growth and development outside of Health Canada: Nicole Howe

Updates on the process to implement a promotion and research agency for hemp in Canada: Brian Douglas, Farm Products Council of Canada

10:30 - 11:15am Exhibition Hall Open

11:15am Breakout Discussions

12:00pm Lunch

1:00pm Hemp Sustainability Workshop Part 1

ASTM Presentation

Regenerative Agriculture - the shift... the story... why it is important to consumers and producers 

National Partnerships - Hunter Buffington and Terry Grajczyk

1:30pm Hemp Sustainability Workshop Part 2

Regenerative Agriculture with Moderator: Marie-Josée Richer - PRANA Foods, Reuben Stone, Raphael Lepage, and Jean Francois Messier

2:15pm Emerging pest and disease threats to sustainable hemp production - Peter Sseruwagi, Innotech

2:45pm Exhibition Hall Open

3:15pm Hemp Sustainability Workshop Part 2

Natural and Sustainable Hemp Industry Nature's Decision - Industry focus on Natural and Sustainable paths forward with Antonio Bramante, Charting the Future of Hemp: Preliminary Results in Hybrid Genetics with Jeff Kostuik Verve Seed Solutions and Cannabis Orchards - Minor Cannabinoids, Major Advancements: Polyploidization and the Future of Cannabinoid Hemp with Jamie Ghossein

4:00pm Breakout Discussions

4:30pm Exhibition Hall Happy Hour


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Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - click to see session schedule
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - click to see session schedule

08:00 - 09:00am Exhibition Hall Open

9:00am Hemp Resiliency Workshop Part 1

Resiliency through innovation and supply chain development - spotlight on the US

Tim Almond, Heartland, Andrew Bish, Hemp Feed Coalition, Patrick Atagi, Jen Daniels, Joe Hickey, President, Kentucky Hemp Growers Cooperative Association and Mandi-Lynn Kerr

10:15am Exhibition Hall Open

10:45am Hemp Resiliency Workshop Part 2

Resiliency through innovation and diversification: Kendra Meier, HPS Food and Ingredients, Spencer Parenteau, Blue Sky Hemp Ventures, Rebecca Morgan, Fresh Hemp Foods (Manitoba Harvest), Andrew , La Feuille Verte / Chanv and Alex Chwalewsky - Canurta Inc.

11:15am Breakout Discussion

12:00pm Lunch and Tradeshow

1:00pm Resiliency Workshop cont'd

Resiliency through innovation and diversification - Guillaume Dallaire, Lelia Lawson, and Miroslava Kavgic, Ph.D., P.Eng., Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa

2:00pm Workshop Discussion

2:45pm Wrap Up Session and Closing Remarks




Please email eventmanager@hemptradeevent.com for more information