Growing the Sector: Hemp 2012
2012 National Hemp Convention Delta Edmonton South, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada November 4—7 1
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Thank-you for joining us for the 2012 CHTA National Convention. Your membership in CHTA ensures that you have an advocate for the industry that is working closely with government and researchers to ensure that the industry continues to advance. CHTA Membership: If you don’t have a membership with CHTA—visit the CHTA booth and find out how to become a member. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Don’t forget to participate in the Silent Auction, all proceeds from the Silent Auction will go toward hemp research.
Mission To create an economically sustainable Canadian hemp industry, benefitting all stakeholders along the value chain and enhancing the nation’s health and natural environment
Box 1484 Steinbach, Manitoba R5G 1N2 www.hemptrade.ca
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2012 National Hemp Convention Delta Edmonton South, Edmonton, Alberta November 4—7 Sunday, November 4 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm 7:00 pm
Registraon Tradeshow Set Up AGM & Member Recepon
Foyer Royal Ballroom Diamond Room
All CHTA Members are invited to a)end the Annual General Meeng and Recepon.
Monday, November 5 Trade Show open all day Convenon
9:00 am to 8:00 pm 8:30 am to 4:15 pm
Evening: cocktails/cash bar Fashion Show & Dinner
6:30 pm to 7:00 pm 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Fashion Show Supper & Networking Networking
7:00 pm to 7:30 pm 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Royal Ballroom Empire Ballroom Diamond Room Emerald Room Foyer Empire Ballroom
Tuesday, November 6 Trade Show open all day Convenon
8:30 to 4:00 pm 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Workshop: Advancing the Alberta Hemp Sector 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Wednesday, November 7 Bus Tour to Alberta Biomaterials Development Centre MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED TO ATTEND
Royal Ballroom Empire Ballroom Diamond Room Diamond Room
8:00 am Departure 4
Date & Time 9:00 am to 8:00 pm
CHTA 2012 Naonal Hemp Trade Convenon TRADESHOW
Day 1 Royal Ballroom
November 5 7:00
8:15
BREAKFAST (included with registration)
Royal Ballroom
7:00
8:15
REGISTRATION
Foyer
8:30
8:45
Welcome—Minister of Agriculture The Honorable Verlyn Olson
8:45
9:00
“Setting the Stage”
Empire Ballroom
Kim Shukla Executive Director, CHTA
Morning Moderator: Anndrea Hermann 9:00
9:45
New Data on Hemp Market—An EU Perspective Daniel Kruse, HempPro International
9:45
10:30
Trends in Organic Matthew Holmes, Organic Trade Alliance
10:30
11:00
HEALTH BREAK & POSTER SESSION
11:00
12:00
Setting Industry Standards Connie Kehler, Saskatchewan Herb & Spice Coalition Standards and the Hemp Industry Shaun Crew, Hemp Oil Canada
12:00
1:00
1:00
2:15
Lunch Biotech Research— Empire Ballroom Moderator: Tom Greaves Biotechnology and Hemp John Vidmar
Research—Diamond Room Moderator: John Roulac Biocomposites & Other Projects Daniel Babineau
Biochemical genomics of cannabinoid production in hemp Dr. Jon Page
Bast Fibre Mechanical Pulps - A New Market Opportunity for the Pulp and Paper Industry Wade Chute
Development of Bast Fibres in Hemp and other Crops Dr. Mike Deyholos
2:30
3:45
Royal Ballroom
Hemp Plant Science Australia Phil Warner
Biotech Research— Empire Ballroom Moderator: Tom Greaves Biotechnology and Hemp Dr. John Vidmar
BioBuilding—Diamond Room Moderator: Anndrea Hermann
Biochemical genomics of cannabinoid production in hemp Dr. Jon Page
Madera House—Manitoba Joy Cramer
Development of Bast Fibres in Hemp and other Crops Dr. Mike Deyholos
Rob Sinclair—BioStruct: a business case
Composites—Emerald Room Moderator: Keith Watson Non Wovens 101– Automotive Applications Dr. John Wolodko Whole Crop Utilization of Hemp – A TTS Case Study Tam Tekle NDSU Composites Centre Dr. Chad Ulven
Composites—Emerald Room Moderator: Keith Watson Non Wovens 101– Automotive Applications Dr. John Wolodko Whole Crop Utilization of Hemp – A TTS Case Study Tam Tekle NDSU Composites Centre Dr. Chad Ulven
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Date & Time
CHTA 2012 Naonal Hemp Trade Convenon
Day 1
November 5 3:45
4:15
HEALTH BREAK & POSTER SESSION
Royal Ballroom
Afternoon Moderator: Benil Sable 4:15
5:15
Private Label Hemp Fashions Isaac Nichelson, S3 Sustainable Source Studio
Empire Ballroom
Hemp in Fashion Education Wei Cao, California State University Northridge
6:30
Cocktail Reception—Cash Bar
Foyer
7:00
Fashion Show
Empire Ballroom
7:30
Dinner & Networking
Special Thanks to S3 Sustainable Resource Studios— Isaac Nichelson CEO & Founder and Kanique Thomas, Director of Operations for their many volunteer hours to ensure CHTA’s first hemp fashion show is a success
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Date & Time
CHTA 2010 Naonal Hemp Trade Convenon
8:30 am to 4:00 pm November 6 7:00 8:30
TRADESHOW O
Day 2 Royal Ballroom
BREAKFAST (included with registration)
Morning Moderator: Markus Schmulgen 8:30
9:15
Hemp In Alberta Panel Russ Crawford, Naturally Splendid Jan Slaski, Alberta Innovates -Technology Futures
9:15
10:00
International Hemp Panel Daniel Kruse (European Union) Phil Warner (Australia) Dr. Sergey Grigoyev (Russia)
10:00
10:30
Health Break
10:30
11:30
11:30
Biotech Research— Diamond Room Moderator: Tom Greaves Biotechnology and Hemp Dr. John Vidmar
Research—Empire Ballroom Moderator: John Roulac Biocomposites & Other Projects Daniel Babineau
Biochemical genomics of cannabinoid production in hemp Dr. Jon Page
Bast Fibre Mechanical Pulps - A New Market Opportunity for the Pulp and Paper Industry Wade Chute
Development of Bast Fibres in Hemp and other Crops Dr. Mike Deyholos
Hemp Plant Science Australia Phil Warner
BioBuilding—Diamond Room Moderator: Anndrea Hermann
Research—Empire Ballroom Moderator: John Roulac Biocomposites & Other Projects Daniel Babineau
12:30
Madera House Joy Cramer BioStruct: A business case Rob Sinclair
Bast Fibre Mechanical Pulps - A New Market Opportunity for the Pulp and Paper Industry Wade Chute Hemp Plant Science Australia Phil Warner
12:30
1:30
LUNCH Royal Ballroom
Afternoon Moderator: Russ Crawford 1:30
2:00
Keeping Genetic Diversity & Integrity of Ex Situ Cannabis Germplasm for Crop Breeding Improvement Dr. Sergey Grigoyev, Vavilov Institute
2:00
2:30
Challenges in the Mainstream Drink Market Dan Ratner, Cell-nique
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Date & Time
CHTA 2010 Naonal Hemp Trade Convenon
8:30 am to 4:00 pm
TRADESHOW OPEN
Day 2 Royal Ballroom
November 6 2:30
3:00
3:00
3:30
Health Break Phytoremediation: Colorado Project Jason Lauve
Empire Ballroom
COMPLETE CONVENTION SURVEY 3:30
4:30
Hemp Agronomy 101 Keith Watson, Manitoba Agriculture, Food & Rural Initiatives Kevin Friesen, Hemp Genetics International
4:30
6:00
Workshop: ABDC Alberta Hemp Industry Meeting Diamond Room Facilitator : Barb Strohl Chair: Markus Schmulgen Everyone from Alberta and those interested in hemp business opportunities in Alberta are invited to attend Please register in advance at the Registration Desk
4:30—7:00
Date & Time
Delegates are invited to Hemper-Fi—a hemp retail store in Edmonton Evening and store visit are self-guided. Address for Hemper-Fi 4121 118 ave Edmonton, AB
CHTA 2010 Naonal Hemp Trade Convenon
Day 3
November 7
Bus tour to Vegreville—Alberta Biomaterials Development Centre Please note: YOU MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE TO FOR THE BUS TOUR—maximum capacity 40 Depart Delta Edmonton South @ 8:00 am SHARP Return Delta Edmonton South @ 2:30 pm Bus Ride, Tour and Lunch are possible due to the generous sponsorship of Alberta Biomaterials Development Centre and Alberta Innovates—Technology Futures
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Convenon Speakers Matthew Holmes Affiliation: Canada Organic Trade Association Title: Trends in Organics Matthew Holmes is Executive Director of the Canada Organic Trade Association, and serves as processing chair of Canada's organic standards technical committee, as well as regulatory chair of Agriculture Canada's Organic Value Chain Roundtable. He has long been a champion of trade equivalency for the global organic sector, and leads Canada's program to support organic exporters. In October 2011, he was elected to the World Board of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. Holmes is a regular writer and international speaker on regulatory developments and market trends, and is co-author of the annual chapter on Canada in The World Of Organic Agriculture. He divides his time between Ottawa and Sackville, NB, where he lives with his family.
Affiliation: Hempro International Title: New Data on Hemp Market—An EU Perspective Daniel Kruse is founder and Managing Director of Hempro International. As a former banker Daniel Kruse started his hemp-career in 1995 with opening the retail store HanfHaus (HempHouse) in Duesseldorf. 1999 he became Head of Sales and Partner of the HanfHaus GmbH, Berlin. 2001 he founded his company Hempro International, to expedite the development of hemp products further on – and to realize his personal vision of combing successfully ecology and economy. Hempro International is active in the field of wholesale, mail-order-service and distribution of hemp-rawmaterial (seeds, oil), - foodstuff, hemp-garments, accessories, and -cosmetics. Through the consistent application of a strategy centered around product quality, Hempro has succeeded in becoming one of the biggest players in the European hemp business. Daniel Kruse can look back on seventeen years of experience in the hemp business.
Connie Kehler Affiliation: Saskatchewan Herb & Spice Coalition Title: Industry Standards Connie Kehler is a master gardener and was the owner/operator of the first commercial organic greenhouse in Saskatchewan. The Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Herb and Spice Coalition and the Canadian Herb, Spice and Natural Health Products Coalition, and Program Manager for the Canadian On-Farm Food Safety program, is also an active member of numerous agriculture, health and special crops organizations and committees. She is a founding director of the Canadian Agriculture Human Resource Council. She also was a founding director of the Natural Health Products Research Society, Nutrinet Canada and Organic Connections. She was on the expert advisory committee of Natural Health Products Directorate, was a director with Saskatchewan Nutraceutical Network, sits on the Special Crops and Organic Value Chain Round Table, International Brand Working Group (Canada Brand) and was the new crops representative on the Special Crops Advisory Committee with the Crop Development Centre (University of Saskatchewan) among many others. Connie has written the Herb and Spice Production Manual and has been published in a scientific journal of safety and quality for herbs and spices. Connie is educated in Business Administration and Communications, and has completed training in ISO quality management systems, on-farm auditor, project management, landscape design, master garden program and taxonomy. She is regularly consulted at the regional, national and international levels as an industry expert.
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Convenon Speakers Shaun Crew Affiliation: Hemp Oil Canada Title: Standards and the Hemp Industry Shaun Crew is the Founder and President of Hemp Oil Canada Inc. in Ste. Agathe, MB. Hemp Oil Canada is the largest producer and processor of hemp food products and ingredients serving the bulk wholesale and private label packaging markets in North America Shaun is one of the Canadian industrial hemp seed processing “pioneers” who has been instrumental in establishing a market that started from nothing and developing numerous products & processes that have helped to create the diverse hemp industry we have today for hemp seed oil & veggie green caps, hulled & toasted hemp seed, hemp protein powders & flours and hemp coffee. Shaun started Hemp Oil Canada in February 1998, just one month before Health Canada re-legalized the cultivation of industrial hemp in Canada. Hemp Oil Canada began processing in January 1999 after 9 months of intensive research and development of products and processes. Shaun was a founding member of the Manitoba Industrial Hemp Association (MIHA) and one of the four original founding members of the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA) to which he has also served as President and as a Director. Shaun has also served as the Vice President and as a Director with the U.S.-based Hemp Industries Association and remains active in a number of regional trade associations and economical development groups. Academically, Shaun claims to have a Ph.D – meaning Promote Hemp Daily. He is married and resides about 30 seconds away from the head office in Ste. Agathe, MB along with his wife Judy and four boys.
Tam Tekle Affiliation: TTS Inc. Title: Whole Crop Utilization of Hemp – A TTS Case Study Tam Tekle has over 25 years experience in the production of composite panel products such as OSB, laminated veneer lumber, plywood, particleboard, MDF, and strawboard. Tam has extensive expertise in the design and implementation of product development, process improvement (PI) and quality assurance (QA) programs and efficient plant start-up strategies. Tam is also a leading expert on the application of microwave technology to biofibre manufacturing, having conceptualized a microwave unit and acted as the lead consultant in optimization, training, and troubleshooting at all six microwave heated LVL manufacturing operations in the world. In 1998 Tam founded TTS as a fibre products development and testing operation. The company has since serviced Canadian clients including Canfor, West Fraser Timber, and Tolko and international clients include International Paper (US), Modern Laminated Lumber (Russia) and Nelson Pine Industries(NZ). Tam studied Wood Science (B.Sc. Honours) at the University of North Wales and is an Associate member of the Institute of Wood Science (A.I.W.Sc.). Tam also has a National Diplomas in Forestry and Wood Industries from the Forestry Training Institute in Tanzania. He was a session lecturer in the Wood Processing Engineering Technologist Program at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in Edmonton from 1998 to 2003.
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Convenon Speakers Dr. John Wolodko Affiliation: Alberta Innovates—Technology Futures Title: Non Wovens 101 Dr. John Wolodko is Manager of the Advanced Materials Portfolio at Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures (AITF) in Edmonton, Canada. He has over 15 years research & development experience in the areas of advanced materials, manufacturing, polymer & composite processing, and design. Dr. Wolodko is also the Director of the Materials and Reliability in Oil Sands research program (also known as MARIOS) which is a 40 member consortium focused on applied R&D and technology development for the oil sands industry. His research interests include polymer & composite materials, characterization of materials for oil sands environments, and “green” materials. Over the past five (5) years, Dr. Wolodko has developed an internationally recognized program in Natural Fibre Composite Materials at AITF/ARC. Prior to joining AITF, he was a Senior Research Engineer with C-FER Technologies, and has been an independent consulting engineer in a variety of sectors. In addition to his duties at AITF, Dr. Wolodko also holds an adjunct professor position in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta, with a research focus on “green” materials, and utilization of agricultural based feedstocks in composite applications.
Isaac Nichelson Affiliation: S3—Sustainable Resource Studios Title: Private Label Hemp Fashions Isaac Nichelson is designer, entrepreneur, and a recognized ambassador of sustainability who assists global fashion brands and consumer goods giants in the US and Europe. Dubbed by California Apparel News as "the Johnny Appleseed of Eco-Fashion" in 2007, Isaac has designed, manufactured and consulted on the marketing and branding of ecofriendly products with the worlds largest fashion and sportswear brands, as well as with some of the giants of telecommunications, and consumer goods. Using his brand LiViTY and newly formed design agency S3 (AKA– Sustainable Source Studios), Isaac has collaborated on design/creative direction, branding, and private label manufacture with some of the worlds largest youth fashion brands. An abbreviated client history includes Quiksilver, Roxy, Billabong, Element, Volcom, The North Face, Tom’s Shoes, Levi’s, Boost Mobile/Sprint. Recently Isaac has acted as Chief Sustainability Officer assisting electronics giants Homedics and the Marley family to develop lower impact personal audio accessories, for The House of Marley (Bob Marley’s new lifestyle product range), as well as providing Marley Beverages, and 1love.org with promotional product design, as well as marketing and branding consultation. Through his efforts to design, produce and promote eco-friendly fashion products on a global scale, Isaac has become a recognized go-to source for the world’s most progressive low-impact materials, and innovative sustainable garment and accessory design. Born into the “back to the land” movement of the early 1970’s , environmentalism runs in his blood and provides a very tangible and genuine passion for what he does. Isaac Nichelson is a thought leader and serves as a voice for generations of young people who are committed to the development of a green economy and a truly sustainable lifestyle for humankind.
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Convenon Speakers Dr. John Vidmar Affiliaon: Alberta Innovates Technology Futures Title: Biotechnology and Hemp John Vidmar is senior scienst and genomics team lead at Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures. Dr. Vidmar holds a Ph.D. in Botany from the University of Brish Columbia and a M.Sc. in microbiology. He spent 2 years as a postdoctoral fellow at INRA, Montpellier, France, supported by ministry of foreign affairs fellowship. In 2000, Dr. Vidmar joined AITF working as a NSERC industrial postdoctoral fellow in collaboraon with plant biotech start-up company. Subsequently, appointed as a staff scienst, he has developed a research team working on the use of applied genomics in agriculture and microbioloy. He has worked on number of agricultural and model plant system for the bioeconomy. He has focused on the use of next generaon sequencing for the detecon of mutaons in genomes, whole genome sequencing and transcriptome analysis for the detecon of DNA markers.
Dr. Jon Page Affiliaon: Naonal Research Council, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0W9 Title: Biochemical genomics of cannabinoid producon in hemp Dr. Page is a Senior Research Officer at the Naonal Council in Saskatoon and an Adjunct Professor of Biology at the University of Saskatchewan. His lab studies the biosynthesis of natural products in plants, including cannabinoids in hemp and bi)er acids in hop (Humulus). He has also been involved in generang genomic resource for both crops and co-led a recent effort to sequence the cannabis genome.
Dr. Mike Deyholos Affiliaon: University of Alberta Title: Development of Bast Fibres in Hemp and other Crops Bio: Mike Deyholos is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta. His group studies the genecs and genomics of fiber development in both hemp and flax. He received a PhD from McGill University and completed post-doctoral training at the University of Arizona.
Dan Ratner Affiliaon: Healthy Brands Collecve Corporaon Title: Challenges in the Mainstream Drink Market Dan is President of Healthy Brands Collecrve Corporaon. The brands include; - Cell-nique Supergreen Drink - Living Harvest (Tempt) - Cherrybrook Kitchen - Yumnuts
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Convenon Speakers Dr. Wei Cao Affiliation: California State University Northridge Title: Hemp Fashion & Education Dr. Wei Cao received her Ph. D. from Florida State University in Textile/Apparel Product Development, M.S. and B.S. from Xi’an Polytechnic University with focus on Clothing and Design, and Textile and Design. She is now an associate professor at California State University Northridge (CSUN). Her expertise is in Textile/Apparel Product Development, especially in comfort and barrier properties of textiles for functional/protective clothing; performance evaluation of textile materials, functional clothing design and gerontological aspects of clothing. Her recent publications in the peer-reviewed journals were in protective performance evaluation of surgical gowns and improving comfort in medical textile application. She is also interested in consumer behavior study. After joined CSUN in 2007, Dr. Cao has developed the courses in textile science, textile product analysis, textile technology and apparel CAD design. In addition, she is active in serving as a proposal/journal papers reviewer, consultant for some Chinese textile/apparel company, conference section presider such as International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA), American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) and The Fiber Society Conference.
Russ Crawford Affiliation: Agricultural Consultant Vice-President Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance Title: Hemp in Alberta Russ Crawford has been an independent agricultural consultant since 1999. Prior to that Russ held various commodity trading, operations management and strategic planning roles with several of Canada’s largest agricultural firms. As an independent consultant Russ has advised clients on commodity risk management, electronic trading and clearing platform design and operations and general business management activities related to feasibility studies, business plans and SWOT analysis. Russ has served on the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance for 4 years and consults with hemp industry clients in the food, fiber and medical sectors. Russ also serves as a government liaison for the CHTA and other commodity associations and is well versed on the Canadian agriculture infrastructure. Russ has been married for 37 years and has three married sons and 2.5 amazing grandchildren. (That’s an increase of 150% from last year).
Dr. Chad Ulven Affiliation: North Dakota State University Title: NDSU Composites Centre Dr. Ulven received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from North Dakota State University (2001) and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (2003 and 2005). He has been a faculty member in the Mechanical Engineering Department at North Dakota State University since August of 2005. He has been involved in the research of polymer matrix composites (PMCs) for various commercial and defense applications for the past 12 years. He is currently the principal investigator of 10 research projects related to composite material development totaling over $1 million and involving 1 post-doctoral research associate, 11 graduate research assistants, and 4 undergraduate research assistants. He has co-authored 30 journal articles, 9 U.S. Department of Defense technical reports, 4 book chapters, and over 70 conference papers related to PMCs. His most recent research interests include biobased PMCs, recycling of PMCs, advanced thermoplastic PMCs, and fire and impact damage in PMCs.
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Convenon Speakers Dr. Sergey Grigoryev Affiliation: Vavilov Institute, Russia Title: Keeping Genetic Diversity & Integrity of Ex Situ Cannabis Germplasm for Crop Breeding Improvement Dr. Sergey Grigoryev is Leading Researcher of Department of Spinning and Oil Crops at N. Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry (VIR) in St. Petersburg, Russia. He has over 15 years research & development experience in the areas of Cannabis and other oil and fiber crop germplasm collecting, evaluation and breeding. Dr. Grigoryev is also cotton researcher and breeder in Astrakhan Experimental Station of VIR, Astrakhan region, Russia. His research interests include Cannabis traits and donor collections, keeping genetic diversity and integrity of ex situ Cannabis germplasm for crop breeding improvement. As well in the focus of his research concurrent production hemp and cotton in Russia and Gossypium hirsutum germplasm evaluation and breeding. Over the past five (5) years, Dr. Grigoryev and his working team have developed six (6) internationally recognized cultivars of industrial hemp on upland cotton. 85 articles have been published.
Joy Cramer Affiliation: Government of Manitoba, Deputy Minister of Housing and Community Development Title: Madera House Joy Cramer is the Chair of Manitoba Housing Renewal Corporation (MHRC), and the Deputy Minister of Housing and Community Development.. Joy was appointed to both the Chair of MHRC and Deputy Minister in November 2009; and previously held the position of CEO, Manitoba Housing and Renewal Corporation and Assistant Deputy Minister of Housing for the Department of Family Services and Housing. Ms. Cramer has been with the Government of Manitoba since 1998 and has held several senior executive positions. Ms. Cramer is a member of the Sagkeeng First Nation, and is one of the founding board members of Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto – Legal Aid Clinic and presented to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People. Ms. Cramer has volunteered for various organizations throughout her career and is presently a board member with the Riverview Health Foundation. Ms Cramer is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Keith Watson Affiliation: Manitoba Agriculture Food & Rural Initiatives Title: Agronomy 101 Keith Watson is a Diversification Specialist with the Province of Manitoba, Department of Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI) with an office in Dauphin, Manitoba. As a member of the Agri-Food, Innovation & Adaptation Knowledge Centre, Keith is also the Provincial Industrial Hemp Specialist. Keith is the team leader for the Parkland Crop Diversification Foundation (PCDF) that is headquartered in Roblin. PCDF does applied research in the Northwest part of Manitoba. PCDF is the lead agency in Manitoba doing agronomy research on Hemp and a wide range of other crops. Three other diversification centers in Manitoba support this work. Keith has worked with Industrial hemp since it was licensed in Canada in 1998. He has been involved in research, agronomy work and general development of the hemp industry.
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Convenon Speakers Wade Chute Affiliation: Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures Title: Bast Fibre Mechanical Pulps - A New Market Opportunity for the Pulp and Paper Industry Wade is a chemical engineer with a passion for all things paper. He leads a team of consummate professionals within AITF’s Bio and Industrial Technologies division that processes biomass from forestry and agriculture into fibres that are used in paper, composites, fibreboard, chemicals and textiles. For Wade, R&D projects must have a practical outcome, and he thoroughly enjoys taking basic research and developing full industrial processes around it to turn concepts into reality. Born to run long distances slowly, Wade believes strongly in helping people fulfill their unbridled potential, loathes “in-the-box” thinking, and renounces a paperless society.
Dr. Jan Slaski Affiliation: Alberta Innovates-Technology Futures Title: Hemp in Alberta Jan J. Slaski is a Senior Researcher with the Bioresource Technologies Unit of Alberta Innovates Technology Futures (AITF), Vegreville. He obtained a M.Sc. in agronomy from the Warsaw Agricultural University and Ph.D. from the Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, Poland. During the last 8 years he has been leading research aimed at introduction and breeding of industrial hemp varieties that suit the needs of the biocomposite and textile industries on the Prairies. Jan also conducted extensive studies focused on the development of best management practices permitting sustainable hemp production under
Phil Warner Affiliation: EcoFibre Industries Title: Hemp Plant Science Australia, Hemp & Australia Born in 1952 and grew up on a farm until 1972 when his family were forced off the land due to droughts and low commodity prices. Phil became involved in the Australian film Industry and his career flourished for the next 20 years, culminating in his becoming a Producer on International Co-Productions. At the age of 45 he decided that living on and off abroad for 15 years was enough. Philip decided to go back to his roots and develop agricultural products that would achieve, regional employment and value adding industries and sustainable consumer products for the future. For the past 15 years Philip has worked on developing a globally sustainable Bast fibres industry that includes Industrial Hemp, Flax, Kenaf. In that time he has overseen the development of new Hemp varieties for Subtropical and Tropical Region and has developed models for co-operative farming systems and new processing systems and markets in Australia and in Europe. Phil is presently the CEO of Infinite Fibre, based in Switzerland, which as a diverse array of interests in fibre and bio-commodity production in North and South America, Russia and throughout Europe using established “state of the art” growing and processing technologies. Phil is also the Managing Director of Ecofibre Industries, in Australia, a company focused plant and material science and the development of “start up mills”. Phil's contacts and depth of knowledge of this industry, its politics, business and technical capabilities nationally and internationally, is unique. changing environmental conditions.
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Convenon Speakers Jason Lauve Affiliation: Industry Activist Title:Phytoremediation—The Colorado Project Since 2010, he has been speaking around the country about medical Cannabis and industrial hemp. Recently, he authored the Hemp Remediation Pilot Program Act in Colorado, which was signed by Governor Hickenlooper on June 4th, 2012. He is currently working on getting the hemp study into its beginning phase. Jason sits on the Board of ACT4CO, testifies on behalf of patients, helps consult for several policies, locally and at the state level, including working with law enforcement. His contacts and relationships in the Cannabis industry are strong and diverse. He continues to educate people about the science behind hemp and the medical use of Cannabis and its relationship to the human body. He has been a radio guest on KHOW with Rick Barber, speaker on the Future of the Cannabis Industry at the DaVinci Institute, interviewed by NY Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Ag Journal, CNBC, speaker at The Plant Medicine Expo and many other public speaking events.
Kevin Friesen Affiliation: Hemp Genetics International Title: Hemp Agronomy 101 Kevin Friesen was born and raised on a mixed farm near Laird, Saskatchewan. After high school he continued on to the University of Saskatchewan and graduated from the College of Agriculture in 1992. Kevin developed an interest in industrial hemp in the late 1990’s as a means to diversify the family farm, and started growing industrial hemp in 2001 in partnership with his father. At that time, very little information if any was available to producers as to “how to” grow hemp successfully. Kevin contracted his hemp production with Hemp Oil Canada (HOC) and soon came to work with HOC as their Seed Production Manager. He currently contracts certified organic and conventional grain production across the prairies for HOC. He consults with many hemp growers on the best management principles for hemp grain production. Additionally, he manages and markets HOC’s Finola pedigreed planting seed, which is the most popular hemp grain variety sold in Canada. Kevin is also a founding partner in Hemp Genetics International (HGI), a Saskatoon based industrial hemp pedigreed seed company. HGI specializes in high yielding hemp grain varieties (i.e. CFX1 / CFX-2 / CRS-1). Kevin currently serves as HGI’s Operations Manager, overseeing the seed replication program and pedigreed seed sales. Between his work with hemp producers across the prairies and his own pedigreed seed farm, Kevin has developed real working knowledge of the main hemp grain varieties in Western Canada, their suitability to various climes and production systems. He is committed to helping growers be successful as they enter the hemp industry. Kevin is married to Diane, and they have two young sons, Sam and Louie who are homeschooled. The four split their time between farming in Laird, SK and their coastal home in Langley BC.
Trevor Kloeck Affiliation: Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development Title: Hemp in Alberta Panel Trevor was raised on a mixed farming operation in Northern Alberta and has a BSc. in Plant Biology from the University of Alberta. He joined Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) in 1999 as a Cereals and Oilseeds specialist, and later as a Pulse and Special Crops specialist. Since then, Trevor has moved into the industry development role with ARD and coordinates connections between the research, manufacturing, and agricultural sectors as it pertains to biomass and bioproduct development. He is leading the business development program of the Alberta Biomaterials Development Centre, a large provincial initiative to accelerate the development of biomaterials using agricultural and forestry biomass.
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Convenon Speakers Daniel Babineau Affiliation: Lanaupole Fibres Title: Biocomposites & Other Projects Mr. Babineau is CEO of Lanaupôle Fibres located in Lavaltrie, Québec. Lanaupôle Fibres is an organization responsible for building the agro industrial sector for hemp fibre in the Lanaudière and Québec province as well as focusing on partnership development, production and processing capacity. Daniel has been involved with the project for five years. Daniel's passion for bioenergy, research and development are a good fit for CHTA. He has worked in the field of engineering and bioprocess for over 25 years. He managed water, wastewater treatment and valorization systems and is involved in various infrastructure projects and environmental work in the areas of green energy and material. He is involved in the beneficial use of agro-industrial biomass. Daniel Babineau holds a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Civil Engineering-Environmental (Sherbrooke University), a Masters (M.Sc.) in biology and a Bachelor of Applied Sciences (B.Sc.A.) from the Université du Québec à Montreal (UQAM). He also holds a Diploma of Collegial Studies (D.E.C.) in water treatment technology from the St. Lawrence College. His recent publications, conferences and research work deal with biomass: the production of biomass for energy production by anaerobic digestion, the production and treatment of natural fibers for the manufacture of biomaterials and the use of natural biopolymers in water treatment. Daniel has a network and knowledge of what is occurring with hemp in Québec. His knowledge of green processes and focus on fibre would be a complement to CHTA.
Rob Sinclair Affiliation: Conscious Brands Title: BioStruct—A business case Rob Sinclair is the founder of the Calgary based boutique sustainability firm, Conscious Brands™. He believes that “how you do anything is how you do everything”, and uses this as a guiding principle in his life (and business). Rob's passion for business has found him at the pioneering phase of many new and exciting industries including, the Internet and IT industry in Calgary, self-producing a traveling internet based vegan cooking show, and becoming president and owner of an organic food manufacturing company called Friendly Foods. He now uses that experience to help businesses grow and thrive in the new economy by showing them the inherent value of working within the context of economic, human and natural capital. There can't be sustainability without collaboration, and there can't be culture without community.
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CHTA 2012 Naonal Convenon Evaluaon In order to improve the quality and efficiency of future meengs, please take a few minutes to answer several quesons about Convenon.
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How was the Delta Edmonton South? What would have made your stay more enjoyable?
How were the meals? What could have been improved with the meals or health breaks?
How would you rate the registraon process? What could be done to improve the registraon process?
Please rate the following sessions on content and value of informaon:
Day 1
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Did not Aend
New Data on Hemp Market: An EU Perspective Trends in Organic Setting Industry Standards Standards and the Hemp Industry Biotech Research Panel Research Panel Composites Panel BioBuilding Panel Private Label Fashions Hemp In Fashion Education Fashion Show
Tradeshow
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Convenon Evaluaon Form
Day 2 Hemp In Alberta Panel
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International Hemp Panel Keeping Genetic Diversity Challenges in the Mainstream Drink Market Phytoremediation Hemp Agronomy 101 Research Panel BioBuilding Panel Biotech Research Panel What addional topics would you like to see in the future?
What could be done with the tradeshow to add greater value for you?
Was the Scienfic Poster display of interest? Yes No (please circle one) If no, why not?
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Thank you to our
Green Sponsors
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