Highlights for
Manufacturers
Connect with your peers from across the U.S. and Canada, check out the latest products and equipment on the Expo floor and attend exclusive new presentations from successful advisors in product manufacturing.
Connect with manufacturers from across the U.S. & Canada
On the Expo floor, at the Manufacturer sessions, during the early evening networking events – as well as the official ‘after hours’ events – you’ll meet manufacturing pros just like yourself.
Attendees form new partnerships, find financial backers, trade war stories and make lifetime friendships.
“I’m most looking forward to MJBizCon this October because there has been a lot of innovation that has taken place during the pandemic, and I can’t wait to see it.”
Mara Gordon
Co-Founder
Aunt Zelda’s™
Product manufacturers of all sizes can expect to attend in-depth sessions covering the future of cannabis-derivative products and how operators are maximizing output and reducing costs at their facilities. At MJBizCon, you can expect to meet experts in cannabis processing and learn how they are continuing to innovate and push manufacturing to new heights.
You’ve been awarded a license to begin manufacturing cannabis products – great! Now the real work begins. Cannabis manufacturers and the facilities they run require adequate and compliant planning for each arm of the operation to ensure efficiency, compliance and most of all, safety.
Do you have all the information you need to get started? We’ve got an industry expert to give you all the operational insights from the ground up.
What you will learn:
– Understanding the regulations in your target market and how that factors into what products you can develop.
– What to expect when assessing startup and operational costs plus key considerations for facility build-out.
– Tips for remaining compliant and keeping your lab operating safely.
– Q&A at the end.
“We Want More!”
Cannabis consumers want more and that is why legal cannabis is one of the largest growing consumer packaged good (CPG) sectors. That means it is time to evolve beyond brownies (no offense to brownies – we love them too)! This panel of cannabis manufacturing experts will look at what is happening on the forefront of the CPG sector and how the products of the future will be developed.
What you will learn:
– The role of data and information in the product development cycle.
– How to identify the key innovation drivers in cannabis CPG manufacturing.
– Trends that are shaping the future CPG landscape.
– Q&A at the end
GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice certification) is no longer an acronym that you can ignore–and if you want federal legalization, these three letters will inevitably come with it. With progress comes change and GMP certification will become the norm as the industry matures. What can you expect when going through the certification process and what pitfalls can be avoided along the way?
What you will learn:
– The advantages to GMP certification when it comes to your customers and partners along the supply chain.
– Real insights into the actual costs of GMP implementation.
– Why processes and not equipment should be your focus as you look to attain GMP certification.
– Q&A at the end.