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Posted: March 1, 2019
The New England Real Estate Journal to host the Cannabis in CRE 2019 Summit on March 7
Needham, MA The New England Real Estate Journal (NEREJ) will host the Cannabis in CRE 2019 Summit on March 7 at the Sheraton Needham, 100 Cabot St. To attend please register at: http://www.canncre.eventbrite.com. Tickets cost $129. Come and meet old friends, create new contacts, or learn something new during discussions from professionals in the industry.
From 8 – 8:30 a.m. there will be networking and a buffet breakfast.
The first panel “Design Solutions Retail and Medical Dispensary; Growing Facilities and Testing Labs” will be held from 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Panelists include: Moderator – Beth Waterfall of Elevate Northeast; Brian Anderson of Anderson Porter Design; Nicholas Fair of Consulting Engineering Services; Robert Rose of A/Z Corp.; and Michael Novak of Meridian Associates.
The second panel “Real Estate Investments in Cannabis Industry; New Adult Use Cannabis License; Timeline, Zoning, Permitting and Insurance Issues; City or Towns Approval and Limitations” will be held from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Panelists include: Moderator – Camilo Basto of ABG Commercial Real Estate; Michael Ross of Prince Lobel; Valerio Romano of Vicente Sederberg; Kelly Pappas of Foster Sullivan Insurance; and Mike Ginty of Digital Guard Force.
The third panel “Cannabis Businesses in the Disproportionate Communities; Consumers and Patients Aiming to Advance Change; Recreational Marijuana Consumers; Marijuana Business and the General Public” will be held from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Panelists include: Moderator, Heather Parsons of Keller Williams; Marion McNabb of C3RN; Joseph Gilmore of MRCC; and Derrell Black of M4MM.
Networking with speakers and attendees will be held from 11:30 a.m. – 12 noon.
Gold Sponsor: CATIC National Commercial Services.
Corporate Sponsors include: Elevate Northeast; Vantage Builders, Inc.; A/Z Corp.; CES; M.C. Andrews Co., Inc.; and Foster Sullivan Insurance; Prince Lobel; ABG; Meridian Associates; and Digital Guard Force.
Vendor Sponsors include: Anderson Porter Design; U.S. Pavement Services, Inc.; and Inspired Technology and Communications, LLC.
Media Sponsor: Sensi Magazine
Contact Rick Kaplan at rkaplan@nerej.com or 781-878-4540 x247 for more information.
NEREJ has 18-20 summits a year in Mass., Northern N.E., Conn. and N.Y. Watch for upcoming summits in 2019.
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