.... global Hemp politics designers, the most prominent innovators and businessmens,
and heads of international Hemp associations, with extensive years of experience,
share to global audience
guidance for the modern Hemp economy era ....
-
GLOBAL HEMP ENGINES
ONLINE and with AUDIENCE
WORLD HEMP CONGRESS
2018
SPEAKERS
Hiša Evropske unije - Informacijsko središče Evropskega parlamenta in Evropske komisije v Sloveniji
House of the European Union
Information Center of the European Parliament and European Commission in Slovenia
Dunajska cesta 20, 1000 Ljubljana Slovenija EU
LIVE
WHC18 SPEAKERS PROGRAM 15.10.2018
INTERNATIONAL HEMP DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMY
&
GLOBAL HARMONIZED CANNABIS LEGALIZATION, TAXES AND STATE ECONOMIC INVESTMENTS OPPORTUNITIES AND PROBLEMS
&
LIVE ACTIVE ROUND TABLE
EU GERMANY
Mr. Martini Meinreiß
DHV German Cannabis Association & Knowmad Institut
WHC18
PRESENTATION TITLEs:
Medical Cannabis & Adult Use In Germany
&
EU: Where Do We Go From Here
Martini Meinreiss (54), a member of the SPD, is active in cannabis legalization for the past four years.
From basic work on the street, appointments with federal and state politicians, through participation in committees to the organization of network meetings.
His concern is lobbying in politics, also on a European level.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Mr. Kelly Rippel
Vice President, Co-Founder Kansans for Hemp & Industrial Hemp Research Advisory Committee, Appointed Member
Kansas Department of Agriculture
WHC18
PRESENTATION TITLE:
Hemp in Kansas - A Legacy Crop Returns
AUSTRALIA
Mr. Paul Benhaim
Elixinol Global CEO,
Hemp Foods Australia CEO
Australian hemp Fundation
WHC18
PRESENTATION TITLE:
Elixinol Global - from the founder of the European hemp food industry how has grown to the largest revenue ASX listed company in hemp cbd nutraceuticals, foods and medical cannabis.
Paul Benhaim is an Australian author on the hemp industry. Benhaim is also the inventor of a hemp seed food bar now sold in Europe, and is the CEO of Hemp Foods Australia. In addition, Benhaim was a founder and CEO of Zelfo Australia Pty Ltd, a hemp plastic company
In 2000, Benhaim authored the book H.E.M.P: Healthy Eating Made Possible, which details the historic uses of hemp, and how it was considered largely wholesome and nutritious. Benhaim is also author of 8 other books on hemp. Subsequently, Benhaim has toured internationally giving lectures on the mechanical uses of hemp. In June 2010 his work was used in a study by MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering on Cannabis sativa optimisation for ROI within the United States. Benhaim is now founder and principal of the Australian Hemp Farm and has been a business mentor for industrial hemp companies.
In 2012 Benhaim re-instated his work with Hemp Foods Australia as an Australian manufacturer and supplier of hemp seeds, hemp oil and hemp protein in preparation for legislative changes through an application supported by Food Standards Australia to Australian Ministers
In 2014 Benhaim founded Elixinol, a State of Colorado LLC business manufacturing and distributing products made from Cannabidiol, or CBD - a constituent of industrial hemp used for medicine, skincare and as a dietary supplement globally. This business has since grown to the UK, Japan, South Africa and Australia.
2017 Benhaim, as one of the most prominent Australian and Global Entrepreneurs, establishes Elixinol Global,
today hundreds of millions a fast growing global hemp company.
EU SLOVENIA
Ms. Majda Robić
WORLD HEMP CONGRESS CEO,
European Parliament speaker,
EU Agri - Social projects Director, NGO Agri Lobi
WHC18
PRESENTATION TITLE:
Global hemp legislation problems
with solution suggestions
Ms. Majda Robić, has economy graduated with the master thesis The opportunities of medicinal plants cultivation in Pomurje, hemp, being just one of the many challenges of many plants, which she directed and strives to bring in wide industry via local and EU Social - Agricultural projects. Already in her early youth she led her own flower studio in the center of Ljubljana, where she worked with modern flowers art in most prominent Slovenian public projects. Now she is the Director of the EU Socio - Agricultural Project "Development of Social Market Products in the Agri - Food Industry", and leads one of the largest herbs society in EU, which builds the largest educational test garden in the central EU, where many varieties of hemp and herbs are already being tested for nutritional and pharmaceutical uses. Trough the intrenational project, the historic local castle herbs garden she prepares tourist eco point.
She continues her studies in the field of International Entrepreneurship, where master's advocate Business Lobbying in the EU and International Economic Institutions Relations. Currently she continues her studies on the subject European Union Economic Law and runs International Business Projects, mostly with global partners in hemp and herbs field.
Majda, has established the WORLD HEMP CONGRESS project, with several National and International institutions, Sponsors, Ministries, European Commission, European Parliament and EU social fond suport. Her most prominent Global Project within WORLD HEMP CONGRES, is part GLOBAL HEMP INNOVATION.
WHC Team consists most prominent international hemp businessmens, state and professional hemp institutions, investors, legal HEMP advocates, innovators ect., and has made global economic foundations for one of the fastest growing global industries that today cannabis presents in world. Every year, WHC educates globally in 80 countries.
As the hemp advocate in front of national and international institutions, Majda led a Professional state group for the legalization of hemp food and technology products in Slovenia. The Slovenian Parliament confirmed the hemp legalization proposal with a large majority, since then the hemp food and products are on the open market.
Ms. Robić advocates the interests of International Common Legal Cannabis Economy also in front of the EU parliament, before many high statesmen and governments and cooperates with a number of international law-making groups in cannabis and herbs field.
INDIA
Mr. Rohit Sharma
Indian Industrial Hemp Association (IIHA), President
Hemp Pharma AMRO Pvt. Ltd., Managing Director
WHC18
PRESENTATION TITLE:
Hemp, as one of the largest economic potentials in India and globally
is founder and President of the Indian Industrial Hemp Association (IIHA), has worked for over 5 years in the field of Industrial hemp-based economy development in India and acros borders. He is an expert in the field of Hemp CBD Isolate, Industrial Hemp Fiber, Nutrients, Oil, Medicines, biomass feedstock, Insulation, Eco- Constructio material, bio-based plastics and composites. The focus of his work is market analysis and ecological evaluation as well as the political and economic framework for Industrial Hemp-based processes and applications "level playing field for industrial material use".
As the executive officer of the Indian Industrial Hemp Association (IIHA) & Hemp Pharma AMRO Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Sharma is also the 1st to launch massive extraction unit of CBD isolate in India in 2016-2017. His company is working on 100KLPD
Bio-Ethanol plant with OMCs of India.
As the head of India hemp industry IIHA, is Sharma European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) partner and is active in WORLD HEMP CONGRESS Team since 2013.
Mr. Rohit Sharma is Ad-hoc Advisory Group of Industrial Hemp New Zealand partner (2015-2016), and is since 2014 a member of the Technical Committee of “Applied Botanical Science (USA) for Hemp products", and also a member and partner of various "Expert Group on Hemp-based Products", and is Director and member of the WASME (India) 2013 PHD Chambers (India) 2015.
EU GREECE
Mr. Stelios Kouloglou
Member of the European Parliament
WHC18
PRESENTATION TITLE:
The need for a common European policy on Cannabis
Throughout the EU these days there are largely diverse policies and laws regarding cannabis. In some countries you have the choice and freedom to enter coffee shops or cannabis clubs, while in others the use of cannabis may lead even to imprisonment.
If the EU does not come to an agreement on a common legal basis, a historical opportunity may be lost, while its competitors in trade, such as the USA, are getting to know an unprecedented economic growth that leads to billions of dollars in revenue. If the laws and policies in the EU were to change, the agricultural sector of many Mediterranean countries, where the climate is suitable for the cultivation of cannabis, would be resurrected. In addition, drug trafficking, crime rates and money laundering would decrease as a result.
A clear and common legislation of medical cannabis would make things much easier for patients that are in need of it. Currently, such patients are able to buy medical cannabis usually at extremely high prices in legally shady areas, thus preventing them from having access to it when in times of need.
While conservatives and the far right are on the rise, will the EU manage to overcome its archaic mentality and delay?
Stelios Kouloglou (1953) is a member of the European Parliament since 27 January 2015 for "Coalition of the Radical Left", which is aligned with the Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left. Kouloglou is elected on behalf of Greece, with many social issues solutions.
Mr. Kouloglou within EU Parliament, also promotes and manages the regulation of Industrial Hemp and Medical Cannabis Legislative Regulations, which need a number of common moves in the EU.
In his WHC18 presentation MEP Kouloglou, describe a number of legislative proposals to the EU Parliament and explained the reasons for the new cannabis laws in EU and in the Global field.
Mr. Andrej Poljanec
Business & Marketing Consultant |
Process Management | EU funds expert |
Start-up mentor | Multiple Entrepreneur
WHC18
PRESENTATION TITLE:
Methods of financing and the implementation
of international cannabis projects
EU SLOVENIA
Mr. Andrej Poljanec, can help you ORGANIZE, COMMERCIALIZE, GLOBALIZE YOUR BUSINESS & GET SOME EU FUNDS for your CANNABIS INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS. He is part of the WHC Team, for five years and is part of the WHC projects team's. His WHC presentations, have always a very large response from WHC guests and ineternal project partners.
Mr. Poljanec, is a great mentor and consultant in the international financial and cannbis projects fields.
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION:
✔ Commercialization of any innovative venture;
✔ Company Management during various business deviations;
✔ R&D Project Management;
✔ Business Process Reengineering;
✔ Acceleration, Commercialization, Internationalization of your business;
✔ Lean business implementation;
✔ Effective market entry assistance;
✔ Assistance & Management of various projects aimed to obtaining funds on EU open calls
---e.g. Horizon 2020, SME Instrument, Eureka, Eurostars, Erasmus+ etc.
✔ Management Consulting: entrepreneurs & management @ early, emerging and mature businesses
✔ Comprehensive Start-up Mentoring
SKILLS & EXPERTISE:
Marketing & Business consulting, Business Process tuning and renewal, Obtaining funds on open calls, Finantial & Tax consulting, Project management, Marketing tools, New business development, Branding, Sales management, Overall B2B/B2C sales, Strategic development and implementation, Social media implementation, Start-up Mentoring and Consulting, Emerging technologies, Contract negotiations, International sales, Internet & online sales, Team management,...
Mr. Matjaž Grkman
Director of the State Hemp Office
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food of the Republic of Slovenia
WHC18
PRESENTATION TITLE:
Hemp THC increase needs in Slovenian Agriculture and Business
Mr. Matjaž Grkman is leading the preparation of hemp legislation in the government Republic of Slovenia for ten years now. He is in charge of the preparation and development of legislation and regulations dealing with industrial hemp, and he is also responsible for issuing state licenses for the production of hemp in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Republic of Slovenia, Sector for Agriculture and Agricultural Markets.
