Meetings & Events

Local Fiber, Local Economy

Events to fit your region.
Featuring world class talent and expertise, in person & online.
For Investors, Business, Agriculture, Government Agencies, Workforce Development

Upcoming
Dates &
Locations

Zach Popp

Hemp Manufacturing

Dr. Marc Maguire

Materials Science

Ron Hagemann

Hemp Bioplastics

New Composite Partners
Edgerton, WI
Seasoned executive with connections to leading corporate brands that are seeking new materials. Hemp-based bioplastics is Ron's specialty.

Sativa Building Systems
Wittenberg, WI
2nd generation builder develops Z Panel system to maximize a home's value. Hemp, Cultivated Fiber for Building (CFB) certified to meet newest US Army standards. Replaces insulation, drywall, paint. Competitive cost to build, per square foot.

Live demonstration and learning activities.

Kelly Burke

Supply Chain

Chris Kearns

Wisconsin Agriculture

Josh Cottrell

Hemp Paper Production

Dr. Chris Luettgen

Materials Science

Matt Marino

Hemp Manufacturing

Lindsey Bender

Biocomposites

We represent some of the world's

Leading Industry Innovators!

Kifcure / Northern Illinois Hemp Hub
Maple Park, IL
Next-gen farming family moving forward with vertically-integrated business plan. Will redefine the family farm as manufacturer / distributor.

An inspiring true story, in progress!

Georgia Tech / Renewable Bioproducts Institute
Associate Director
25 years as Senior Scientist for Kimberly Clark and Scott Paper in Wisconsin, now Professor of the Practice for nonwoven fiber-based manufacturing. Sought-after expert for several hemp startups. Leader in paper industry sustainability.

Cannivera
West Bend, WI
Hemp farmer and CEO of online CBD company. Masters in Finance from UW Milwaukee. Experienced in navigating the national hemp marketplace and the Wisconsin network of entrepreneurs and agencies.

Homeland Hempcrete
Bismarck, ND
Manufacturer of hemp panelized systems for housing. Supporter of community housing developments in the upper Midwest.

Steve Groff

Integrated Supply Chain

Scott Seydel, Sr.

Sustainable Manufactruing

Cottrell Paper / Mill 26
Rock City Falls, NY
4th generation paper manufacturer with a million pounds of 100% hemp paper, grown in the USA.

This historic region is where the paper bag was invented in the late 1860's.

Textile Chemical Engineer
Chair, Seydel Wooley
Fellow, MacArthur Foundation
Fellow, Skoll Foundation
Atlanta, GA
3rd generation developer of sustainable processing chemicals for textiles and paper. Global leader in sustainability standards, since the 1960s. Graduate of Georgia Tech.

Jeff Greene

Hemp Industry Leader

Wisconsin Battery Company
Portage, WI
Changing both hemp and battery industry for the better. This company will re-define sustainable energy storage for hearing aids, on up to solar power. Both hemp and batteries are a Wisconsin legacy industries, so let's hear how Jeff got here and what's possible.

University of Nebraska
Durham School of Engineering
& Architecture
Lincoln, NE
PhD Civil Engineering.

Developing load-bearing hemp block for construction, to qualify as a CMU (Concrete Masonry Unit) to compete with standard masonry blocks.

The Future-Proof Farm
Lancaster County, PA
Farming innovator and visionary at the right time to re-invent agriculture with the farmer in a position of control over his business, his crops and his land.

Working with Amish partners and venture capital to produce harvesting technologies for hemp fiber.

Field & Forest
Peshtigo, WI
Adding fungus to the biocomposite
materials, in the form of mycelium. It's a tough fiber being used successfully for leather and plastic alternative. This fungus product is being developed to enhance Sativa Bldg Systems' Z-Panel, for lighter weight and better adhesion.

Local Fiber, Local Economy

Upcoming Dates & Locations

New Composite Partners Edgerton, WI Seasoned executive with connections to leading corporate brands that are seeking new materials. Hemp-based bioplastics is Ron's specialty.

Kifcure / Northern Illinois Hemp Hub Maple Park, IL Next-gen farming family moving forward with vertically-integrated business plan. Will redefine the family farm as manufacturer / distributor. An inspiring true story, in progress!

Cannivera West Bend, WI Hemp farmer and CEO of online CBD company. Masters in Finance from UW Milwaukee. Experienced in navigating the national hemp marketplace and the Wisconsin network of entrepreneurs and agencies.

Homeland Hempcrete Bismarck, ND Manufacturer of hemp panelized systems for housing. Supporter of community housing developments in the upper Midwest.

Cottrell Paper / Mill 26 Rock City Falls, NY 4th generation paper manufacturer with a million pounds of 100% hemp paper, grown in the USA. This historic region is where the paper bag was invented in the late 1860's.

Textile Chemical Engineer Chair, Seydel Wooley Fellow, MacArthur Foundation Fellow, Skoll Foundation Atlanta, GA 3rd generation developer of sustainable processing chemicals for textiles and paper. Global leader in sustainability standards, since the 1960s. Graduate of Georgia Tech.

University of Nebraska Durham School of Engineering & Architecture Lincoln, NE PhD Civil Engineering. Developing load-bearing hemp block for construction, to qualify as a CMU (Concrete Masonry Unit) to compete with standard masonry blocks.

Field & Forest Peshtigo, WI Adding fungus to the biocomposite materials, in the form of mycelium. It's a tough fiber being used successfully for leather and plastic alternative. This fungus product is being developed to enhance Sativa Bldg Systems' Z-Panel, for lighter weight and better adhesion.

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