Medicinal Cannabis Business Conference (MCBC)

DayTimeTopicSpeaker
Wednesday 25 March 202607:30 – 08:00Registration
08:15 – 08:30WelcomeJuan Fourie, Founder, SANCAP
08:30 – 08:45SANCAP x MCBC introductionJacqui Ramage, Director, ProPharmers
08:45 – 09:30Extraction Methodologies in Medicinal Cannabis ManufacturingGabriel Theron, CEO & Co‑Founder, Cilo Cybin
09:30 – 10:45Panel Discussion: Cannabis laboratory testing requirementsFacilitator – Greg Ondrejkovic, Technical Director, EcoGreen Analytics
10:45 – 11:15Tea break
11:15 – 12:00Step 1 towards export: EU‑GMP compliant dryingNic Abbingh, Managing Partner, Cannabis‑drying.com
12:00 – 12:45Medicinal Cannabis Facility Ownership in Africa – InsightsTanya Clarke, Founder, Invegrow (Malawi)
12:45 – 13:30Lunch
13:30 – 14:15Medicinal Cannabis Facility Engineering TechnologiesConstant Beckerling, Director & CEO, AgriSmart Engineering
14:15 – 15:15Panel Discussion: Insights from cultivatorsFacilitator – Adrian Coutts, Master Cultivator
15:15 – 16:00Discussion: South Africa’s regulatory hurdles, solutions & routes to marketShaad Vayej, Attorney & Cannabis Regulatory Expert
Thursday 26 March 202607:30 – 08:00Registration
08:00 – 08:15WelcomeJuan Fourie, Founder, SANCAP
08:15 – 09:00Cannabis Nutrients and Their Importance in Patient OutcomesWesley Petzer, Global Commercial & Cultivation Consultant, Atami Nutrients
09:00 – 09:45Cannabis Biosecurity and PathologyMichael Rosmarin, Co‑Founder & Scientific Officer, Nexus Diagnostics
09:45 – 10:30Hybrid Innovation: Merging specialised biotech with traditional pharma and cannabinoidsPeter Nel, Founder & CEO, GES Labs
10:30 – 10:45Virtual messages / presentationsTaariq Mohamed, Stacey Rowan, Woensdregt & Kristen M. Beury
10:45 – 11:00Tea break
11:00 – 11:45Expanding Safe Patient Access to South African Cannabinoid MedicinesTania Mathys, Head of Medical Education & Pharmacist – Akos Bio
11:45 – 12:45Panel Discussion: Women in CannabisFacilitator – Jacqui Ramage, Director, ProPharmers
12:45 – 13:30Lunch
13:30 – 14:15Analysis of the Canadian market and what SA facilities can learnEric Coulombe, President – Garden Culture Magazine (Canada)
14:15 – 14:30Virtual messagesDallas Devam & Ricardo Baca
14:30 – 15:15SAPC Cannabis Inspectorate – What you need to knowProf Neelaveni Padayachee, SAPC Inspector
15:15 – 15:30Cannabis into 2027

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