About the Event
Produced in partnership with the cannabis industry’s leading media outlets and organizations, the Emerge Virtual Cannabis Conference & Expo is a live three-day kick-off leading to 90 days of learning, networking and business on the most experiential platform in the world.
Attendees personalize their avatars to step into Emerge, adding immersion and gamification to the experience.
WHAT
3 days. 6 subject tracks. Over 35 sessions. More than 50 exhibitors. 5,000+ attendees. 90-day platform and event access.
WHEN
Beginning Tues., Sept 8, 2020
Through Dec. 11, 2020.
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The New Era of Cannabis
The continued survival of the cannabis plant through prohibition is attributable to advocates and rooted in the community. The Emerge Virtual Cannabis Conference & Expo experience will keep that connection alive.
The Emerge Conference pairs talent with an immersive, avatar-based virtual ecosystem to keep the industry educated on the latest in cannabis discoveries, trends, innovations, and policies.
The New Way of Learning
The Emerge Cannabis Conference & Expo features three virtual reality auditoriums where attendees will see multiple keynote and headline speakers, 6 topic tracks, over 40 sessions of expert, actionable content over three days.
Tracks include Advocacy & Minorities in Cannabis; Marketing & Strategy; Investment & Finance; Science & Technology; Retail, Services & Dispensaries; Cultivation & Manufacturing.
Re-Leaf Concert Series
Presented by Sensi Media
Join Sensi Media to celebrate the release of Re-Leaf: The Compilation Album — a collaborative effort supporting the Last Prisoner Project.
Tuesday Sept 8, 7:00 pm in Auditorium B
Wednesday Sept 9, 7:30 pm in Auditorium C
This collaboration unites some of the most inspirational and diverse artists from the experimental electronic scene, and beyond, who donated their considerable talents for an equally inspirational cause.
The Re-Leaf Restitution Council for Cannabis Prisoners, supports the legal defenses of good people who’ve been locked in cages because they liked a plant.
Learn more + meet the Re-Leaf musicians on Wednesday Sept 9, 9:15 am in Auditorium C:
End the Cycle: Overcoming Oppression and Cannabis Prisoner Restitution
Performers at Emerge include:
manufacturing, and product development presented by partners
including Cannabis & Tech Today.
Manufacturing
equity opportunities, and minority issues.
Minorities in Cannabis
and dispensary design and management presented by
Marijuana Ventures and retail & dispensary experts.
Dispensaries
what’s hot, what’s not, with practical tools, and expert advice
presented by CLABs and other industry experts.
Cannabis
and best techniques, with practical instruction, tools, and expert
advice presented by Sensi Media and others.
Marketing
terpene and cannabinoid research, technology, and biosciences,
presented by the cannabis science community.
Technology
Our Speakers
Our Alliance Partners
Our Sponsors
Job Fair
"You're Hired!"
The cannabis industry’s first-ever virtual job fair brings attendees avatar-to-avatar with hiring agencies, recruiters, and directly with companies in the Emerge Hiring Hall.
Exchange profile information, collect job requirements, and submit CVs all in virtual reality. Then continue to work together in real life.
"You're Funded!"
Emerge is proud to announce the first cannabis investment pitch program in partnership with the industry’s largest cannabis business social network, Leafwire, and cannabis sustainability fund, Regennabis. Projects presented will be judged, in part, by their cannabis sustainability characteristics and values.
Select executives, investors, and industry analysts will evaluate each pitch chosen and recommend the right ones for an investment fund pool of up to $5 million dollars.
Congratulations to Everflux Technologies – the first Emerge Investor Pitch winner!
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WHAT
3 days. 6 subject tracks. Over 50 sessions. More than 50 exhibitors. 5,000+ attendees. 90-day platform and event access.
WHEN
Beginning Tues., Sept 8, 2020 Through Dec. 11, 2020.
Emerge is brought to you by Innovative Properties Worldwide, co-produced by Andre Bourque, in partnership with Farechild, LeafWire, Cannabis LAB, and others. Platform powered by HYPERFAIR VC. 
