Concentrating the best of Mj Bizcon specifically for extraction.
THE SOLVENT DIRECT PATH TO PROFITABILITY will be held during MJ Bizcon on November 30, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The symposium will guide our extraction guests and audience through conversations from the biggest and brightest minds in extraction to discuss suppliers, tech, information and equipment that can make or break an extraction business in the current market.
If you are an existing SD client, please contact your dedicated Account Manager for more information. If you are interested in becoming a Solvent Direct client please contact us at 1-833-PURE-GAS. Please note this pass does not include entry to the convention. This is for the Solvent Direct Path to Profitability Symposium only.
PANELS
Introduction: Concentrating the Best of Bizcon Specifically for Extraction. Good life gang founder Dustin Powers and Lexis Shontz from Solvent Direct sit down with the Godmother of Extraction, Catherine Sidman to explore our vision to bring the biggest and brightest minds in extraction together in Las Vegas to focus the best of Bizcon specifically for extraction.
GUESTS: Catherine Sidman, Dustin Powers, Lexis Shontz
The Intersection: People, Processes and Equipment. A building full of equipment isn’t a lab. It is just a room full of gear without people and solid processes for them to follow. All three aspects are needed to support quality processing. What are some of the challenges in designing equipment for use in extraction? How do you hire for extraction ? Once you source the equipment and hire the operators, how do you train them and establish procedures that deliver consistent quality products?
GUESTS: JD Garrick, Corey Crosser, Herman Lloyd, TJ Arnovick
Maintaining High Standards: the Challenges of Pursuing a Multi-State Brand Footprint. For the processor who has built a solid brand in their home state, how do you branch out into other markets well? Join our panel to discuss how to select a new market, how to build a compliant facility, vet the right partners and navigate the sale of extracts within new markets.
GUESTS: Danielle Bernstein, Tucker Holland, Don Romero, Jeff and Bill Beard Bros
Ground Up! It All Starts in a Garden. Open discussion about cultivation in various markets, indoor, sun grown, LED, HPS, living soil, hydroponic, washers and extractors. Let’s talk about growing flowers and how we keep businesses “growing” in this compressed market.
GUESTS: Rust Brandon, Dustin Powers, Don Romero, Jeff and Bill Beard Bros
It’s a Cali Thing. Still the largest consumer extraction market at $5B, California is a poster child for what works and what definitely doesn’t. Join our panel of courageous entrepreneurs who navigate the most regulated industry in the most over-regulated state in the nation. With perspectives that span years of experience and across the supply chain, hear from a cultivator, processor and retailer about the challenges and opportunities in the california market.
GUESTS: Autumn Karcey, Jeff and Bill Beard Bros, Kameron Walker, Angie Panuela
Highly Technical: The Science of Consumer Extracts. Join our technical experts as they discuss how to ensure that consumers in every market have access to high quality, effective extracts. Get to know the professionals who are doing the research and regulatory work to find out what consumers want and the best way to deliver it to them. Are consumer needs driving regulation or is it the other way around? Find out from our panel of respected extraction professionals.
GUESTS: Darwin Millard, Riley Kirk, Miyabi Shields, Christine Jandrain
Setting The Standards for Extraction Gases. Industrial supply standards have plagued the extraction industry for many years. From butane benzene contamination leading to class action lawsuits to the source of mystery oil and setting higher standards at ASTM, the Solvent Direct Symposium will explore the intricacies of this unprecedented butane application.
GUESTS: Rami Rodriguez, Lexis Shontz, Jim Johnston, Darwin Millard
Deep Dive into the Tank: Cylinder Cleaning Best Practices. Mystery Oil refers to the residual oils and contaminants commonly found in gas cylinders. The problem is complex, and multifaceted and runs through the entire supply chain. How do we ensure the purity of the gas and the cleanliness of the tanks? Clean gas free of impurities and toxic BTEX compound is key to our industry's success. What are the standards for extraction gasses and who is looking out for the processors and downline consumers?
GUESTS: Darwin Millard, Lexis Shontz, Dean Kaplan, Mystery Guest
Art, Awareness and Extracts. How Culture, Branding and Consumer Education can Make or Break the Brand. Sommeliers in Napa Valley distinguish between the top shelf and the bottom shelf while UBS Bank and Aston Martin tap into artists like Louis Carreon to move assets. Let’s talk about how extract companies can earn market share and shelf space with branding designed to inform consumers and influence buying behaviors across the board.
GUESTS: Louis Carreon, Dinklb3rg, Mystery Guest, Murphy Murri
The Capitalization of Extracts. In a volatile and merging market, getting onto store shelves quickly and efficiently is key to establishing a foothold. Adopting best practices and leveling up employees quickly is essential to producing consistent, quality products. Quality education demands transparency and exposure of “trade secrets”. Meet the people who leave it all on the whiteboards at their extraction educational events held around the country and around the world.
GUESTS: Blacklist XYZ, Don Romero, Kameron Walker, Alex Barsky
The Information Age: Technical Education in Extraction. In a volatile and merging market, getting onto store shelves quickly and efficiently is key to establishing a foothold. Adopting best practices and leveling up employees quickly is essential to producing consistent, quality products. Quality education demands transparency and exposure of “trade secrets”. Meet the people who leave it all on the whiteboards at their extraction educational events held around the country and around the world.
GUESTS: Murphy Murri, Top Secret, Linden Noble, Kate Avruch
Keeping your Options Open: Tools and Tech. At the heart of every extraction lab is a desire to fully express the plant in a consistency that the customer will enjoy. Creating these extracts is a collaboration between the extractor, their tools and the techniques they use. Join us for a deep dive into Extraction equipment, filtration technology and finishing techniques with three industry experts.
GUESTS: Don Romero, Lexis Shontz, Sean Duffy, Calvin Jones
HIGH STAKES DINNER. Apply for an exclusive dinner with @Future4200 and @TheBlackStoneFly at the Solvent Direct Symposium before the White Claws and Whiteboard shenanigans start with Boris Kogon. Dinner sponsored by @LabelmyBud. DM @Future4200 for ticket.
VIP INVITE ONLY. If you don't know about the genius behind Bizzy Bee Extractors, get up front and personal with the genius behind one of the biggest brands in extraction equipment at this private after hours session. 8PM and will go all night long. Submit request at below link at enter"BIZCON VIP" in the notes section to apply.
GO SD-VIP
Solvent Direct clients get SD-VIP all access to the Path to Profitability Symposium and other exclusive events during Mj Bizcon. If you are an existing SD client, please contact your dedicated Account Manager for more information. If you are interested in becoming a Solvent Direct client please contact us at 1-833-PURE-GAS.
Please note this pass does not include entry to the convention. This is for the Solvent Direct Path to Profitability Symposium only.
OTHER EVENTS ON THE PATH TO PROFITABILITY
Get FREE Tix to the 5th Annual Good Life Gang Party and hang with Future 4200, Solvent Direct and grab some exclusive swag from the brightest and the best. Catch up with the legend Nikka T while he spins the latest at the GLG Party.
Follow the PATH TO PROFITABILITY with The Expo Passport. Click below to learn more or pre-order now. Grab exclusive swag from the vendors and ensure you get to the best booths at Bizcon.
For SD-VIP access and exclusive discounts to any of the events listed above, contact a Solvent Direct Account Manager at 1-833-PURE-GAS and ask how you can follow along.