Schedule
Plan Your CMB Experience:
Schedule at a Glance
We look forward to seeing you the first week of June 2025
Tuesday, June 3 – PRE-SHOW wORKSHOPS & Rooftop Party
TUESDAY, JUNE 3 | PRE-SHOW WORKSHOPS & B2B ROOFTOP BASH |
EXHIBIT FLOOR CLOSED (EXHIBITOR SET UP) | |
11:00 am – 1:30 pm | Workshop: AI & Everything Cannabis for Your Business |
2:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Workshop: Taking Your Cannabis Brand or Business Around the World – An International View of Building Your Opportunities |
2:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Workshop: Marketing & Communications for Brands & Retailers |
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm | B2B Rooftop Bash, with the NORML FORML, at the Yotel Network and relax with skyline views, open bar and food. You can support NORML's mission by participating in the gift basket give-away. |
All listed sessions take place in the "main conference room" unless otherwise noted. All sessions, networking events, times and speakers subject to change without notice. | |
Wednesday, June 4 – Expo, COnference & O2VAPE Yacht Party
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 | DEAL MAKING & |
    | EXHIBIT FLOOR OPEN 10 AM TO 5 PM Exhibit hall activations include:
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9:00 am – 9:30 am | Press & Media Preview and Reception Located near the press office. Special preview for journalists and media representatives, exhibitors and speakers. |
9:50 am – 10:00 am | Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to Open Show Floor, at Hall 1C Lobby Entrance (Open to all registered attendees) |
11:00 am – 3:50 pm | CONFERENCE PROGRAM SEMINAR SESSIONS |
11:00 am – 11:50 pm | Market Analysis, Trends & Business Opportunities: Industry trends – the center of opportunity, New York or Berlin? Where is the cannabis market headed? |
1:00 pm – 1:40 pm | The Investment Renegades Changing the Face of Cannabis: Has cannabis funding turned from green to yellow? |
1:40 pm – 2:20 pm | Mainstream Industry: Cannabis infused – are you in or out? Mainstream business opportunities in the cannabis industry. |
2:20 pm – 3:00 pm | Infusion from the Beverage Industry: How far has it come into cannabis, and where is it heading? |
3:00 pm – 3:40 pm | Industry Check-In: Proliferating your brand to multiple markets – gaining market share for your brand |
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm | O2VAPE Industry Yacht Party (Board at 6 pm from Pier 81, behind the Javits, open bar, dinner, dessert and dancing) (Super Saver Pass or seperate ticket required)  |
All listed sessions take place on the "main conference room" unless otherwise noted. All sessions, networking events, times and speakers subject to change without notice. | |
THURsday, June 5 – Expo and Conference
THURSDAY, JUNE 5 | GETTING DEALS DONE |
| EXHIBIT FLOOR OPEN 10 AM TO 5 PM Exhibit hall activations include:
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11:30 am – 1:00 pm | Women in Cannabis Entrepreneur Luncheon Located on the show floor, networking, fireside chat and lunch |
11:00 am – 3:30 pm | CONFERENCE PROGRAM SEMINAR SESSIONS |
11:00 am – 11:30 am | Spotlight on Hospitality & Cannabis Tourism: Emerging trends across tourism and hospitality |
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Cannabis Marketing, Social Media & PR: Winning the clicks, swipes and likes |
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm | Real Estate & Cannabis Business Planning: Location, location, location – where will your cannabis business grow most? |
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm | Compliance & Best Practices: Breaking through to profit in uncertain times |
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm | Health & Wellness, Part 1: Minor cannabinoids, hemp-derived products |
3:15 pm – 3:50 pm | Health & Wellness, Part 2: Sports, sexual health, pain managemet, aging, and veterninary products |
8:00 pm – 1:00 am | After Party (To be announced) |
All listed sessions take place on the "main conference room" unless otherwise noted. All sessions, networking events, times and speakers subject to change without notice. | |