{"id":20663,"date":"2017-10-28T15:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-10-28T23:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2017\/10\/28\/icbc-launches-first-cannabis-destination-conference\/"},"modified":"2017-10-29T00:36:08","modified_gmt":"2017-10-29T08:36:08","slug":"icbc-launches-first-cannabis-destination-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2017\/10\/28\/icbc-launches-first-cannabis-destination-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"ICBC Launches First Cannabis \u2018Destination Conference\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

The three-day conference will focus on investing and finance in the cannabis industry, and will facilitate business connections forged in the volcanic and verdant beauty of Kauai. <\/strong><\/h4>\n
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A<\/span>lex Rogers is sick of attending cannabis conferences that feel like insurance conferences in Iowa \u2014 no offense to Iowa.<\/p>\n

The Oregon-based hip hop aficionado, who runs also runs two clinics that grant medical marijuana recommendations, started the International Cannabis Business Conference in early 2014 to \u201cdo something a little more spicy\u201d than his competitors. After three years, Rogers\u2019 conferences have become known for the show they put on: for their uniquely fun after-parties, for celebrity appearances, for musical performances \u2014 and most of all, for taking place around the world in emerging cannabis markets.<\/p>\n

This December, ICBC<\/a> is reaching for new heights with their first \u201cdestination conference\u201d in Kauai, Hawaii. The three-day conference (and golf tournament on the fourth day) will take place on the sunny side of the island at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa, where Rogers has secured deals for room rates at less than half the normal price. Rogers describes the luxurious setting as \u201chalfway to heaven,\u201d and says that between swaying palm fronds and the salt spray on the beach, he expects to facilitate a level of networking that isn\u2019t possible in the stifling halls of worn-out conference centers in corporate mainland America.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you go to a bigger conference, the networking can be frenetic and overwhelming,\u201d said Rogers. \u201cI wanted a place where we could network on a different level, where we could have a high level of intimacy. By getting anyone to come to Kauai \u2014 we\u2019re expecting about a thousand people \u2014 all those people who come to Kauai will be ready to mix business with pleasure.<\/p>\n

Imagine lighting a joint with a potential angel investor at sunset on a pristine beach, or imagine surfing each the morning with a prospective new business partner. \u201cI foresee a level of networking at this conference that the industry has not yet seen,\u201d said Rogers.<\/p>\n

Given the demographic that is most likely to be available to fly to Kauai, the conference will have a focus on investing and finance in the cannabis industry, with panels and speakers addressing issues such as going public with a cannabis company, working with angel investors, managing private equity and more.<\/p>\n

So far, Rogers has lined up Doug Benson<\/a> to host the conference\u2019s introduction and VIP reception, and the Grammy-winning band Morgan Heritage will perform at the after party. The speakers list includes Sen. Will Espero, Leafly<\/a> Events Director Kayla Cook, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher and Casa Verde Capital\u2019s Evan Eneman, and more to come. Hawaii\u2019s biggest politician and Democratic rising star Rep. Tulsi Gabbard will also speak in a video at the ICBC.<\/p>\n

The conference is bound to draw an international crowd to Hawaii\u2019s shores, and Rogers said his conference is always striving to be as inclusive and community-oriented as possible so that everyone, of any identity group, feels welcome.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Grand Hyatt is a five-star property, but they offer local rates \u2014 so you\u2019ll have these rich whitey vacationers mixed with Hawaiian families on the weekend, and for me that\u2019s special, and that\u2019s the aloha spirit of the hotel, and it made me want to work with them,\u201d said Rogers. \u201cIt typifies what we\u2019re about: We love nice stuff, but we\u2019re not hoity-toity, and we\u2019re absolutely inclusive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Click here to learn more about the ICBC conference<\/a> in Kauai and to purchase tickets.<\/p>\n

TELL US,<\/strong> would you want to network on a beach?<\/p>\n

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