HEMP – A Plant for the Planet is a conference on the future of hemp, its growth, processing, and products in the State of Georgia on November 22nd and 23rd at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This conference brings stakeholders together from academics, industry, agriculture and government to learn about and discuss hemp.
The conference will be held in the Georgia Tech Student Center Ballroom on Friday November 22nd, and Saturday November 23rd. The Ballroom is on the 3rd floor of the Student Center. The Georgia Tech Student Center is located at 350 Ferst Drive NW in Atlanta, with a parking lot and deck adjacent on Ferst Street.
TIME | TOPIC | PRESENTER |
8:00-8:30 | Intro/Welcome | Bevan Suits, Integral R&D |
8:30-9:15 | Hemp Industry | Preston Whitfield, FlexMOD |
9:15-10 | Industry Infrastructure | Preston Whitfield & Karthik Ramachandran, GT College of Business |
10:00-10:15 | BREAK | |
10:15-11:00 | CBD Chemistry & Extraction | Dr. Pete Ludovice, GT Chem. & Biomol. Eng. |
11:00-11:45 | CBD Therapeutics | TBA, Emory University |
11:45-12:30 | LUNCH | |
12:30-1:00 | FDA CBD Regulations | TBA |
1:00-1:45 | CBD | Sponsor Presentation |
1:45-2:30 | Hemp Fiber | Chris Luettgen, GT Renewable Bioproducts Institute |
2:30-3:15 | Fiber, Nonwovens | TBA |
3:15-3:30 | BREAK | |
3:30-4:15 | Food & Nutrition | Sponsor Panel |
4:15-5:00 | Animal Nutrition & Farm Economics | Dr. Lawton Stewart, Animal & Dairy Science, UGA |
TIME | TOPIC | PRESENTER |
9:00-9:45 | Hemp in Wisconsin 1918-2019 (case study) | Bevan Suits, Integral R&D |
10:00-10:45 | GA Hemp Rollout | Dr. Ben Carson, Agricultural Economist UGA |
10:45-11:00 | BREAK | Preston Whitfield & Karthik Ramachandran, GT College of Business |
11:00-12:00 | Farm Community Economics | Waycross, GA Community Panel |
12:00-1:00 | LUNCH | |
1:00-2:00 | Soil, Air & Water | Dr. Jackie Mohan, Odum School of Ecology, UGA |
2:00-3:00 | Networking/Breakout Sessions | All Participants |
3:00-3:15 | BREAK | |
3:15-4:15 | Farms & Rivers Panel | GA Farmers and Environmental Stewards |
4:15-5:00 | The Future of Hemp in Georgia | Communal Breakout Sessions |