Day 1
23 September
Wednesday
Evening
VIP Evening Networking Reception
When
From 19:00
Hosted by
Day 2
24 September
Thursday
Day 1 · Wednesday
23 September 2026
Expo Hall: Bhiraj Hall 1 · Conference: Amber 2-3
08:00
Registration & Badge Collection
08:54
Welcome
Welcome Address
Sita Schubert
General Secretary, European Medicinal Cannabis Association (EUMCA)
09:00
Opening · 10 min
Official Opening · Exhibition Opens
Peeracha Kookasamkij
Director of the Medical Cannabis Division, Department for Development of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine, The Ministry of Public Health
09:20
Presentation · 10 min
Thailand’s Medicinal Cannabis Framework: Where We Are and What’s Next
Peeracha Kookasamkij
Director of the Medical Cannabis Division, Department for Development of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine, The Ministry of Public Health
09:30
Presentation · 10 min
Import and Export of Cannabis Under the Plants Act in Thailand
Sirichai Thaworn
Director of Plant Variety Regulatory Group, Division of Agricultural Regulation, Department of Agriculture, Thailand
09:40
Panel · 40 min
APAC Cannabis Market Landscape: Where Are the Real Opportunities?
Paul Sucharitkul (Moderator)
President, Thai Herbs Investment & Promotion Authority (THIPA)
Carmen Doran
Chair, The New Zealand Medicinal Cannabis Council (NZMCC)
Rehan Mehta
CEO, Thai Stick
Tommy Huppert
Founder, Cannatrek
Eric Chan
COO, Kayf Industries
10:20
Break
Morning Coffee Break & Networking · Exhibition
10:50
Presentation · 20 min
All-in on consistent, compliant cannabis at scale.
Bryan Ebstyne
CEO, Austranna
11:10
Presentation · 20 min
EU–APAC Regulatory Bridges: Market Access Pathways for Non-EU Producers
Sita Schubert
General Secretary, European Medicinal Cannabis Association (EUMCA)
11:30
Panel · 40 min
The Export Challenge: From Farm Gate to International Patient
Kohei Yamada
Founder | CEO, KISEKI GROUP CORP
Esias Meyer
Founder, JoziGrow
Atiwat Thongprapal
COO, Boss Farm
Sandra De Lange
COO, Entourage Effect
12:10
Break
Lunch & Networking · Exhibition
13:10
Panel · 40 min
The Economics of Cultivation in Thailand: Scaling, Surviving and Getting to Profitability
Laura Ramos (Moderator)
Editor-in-Chief, CannaReporter®
Aphichai Techanitisawad
CEO, Grasshopper Collective
Rob Bruun
CEO & Co-Founder, Evergreen Medica
Song Panvichean
Managing Director, Solar Farm Thailand (Chai Phad Phand Co., Ltd.)
Thanudej Thimamontri
Managing Partner/Co-Founder, LeafN
13:50
Presentation · 20 min
Capital, Patience, and Pain: Reflections on the Long Game in Medicinal Cannabis
Matt Cantelo
CEO & Founder, Australian Natural Therapeutics Group (ANTG)
14:10
Presentation · 20 min
Clean Inputs, Compliant Crops: Managing Heavy Metal Risk in Medicinal Cannabis
Sandro Bombardieri
Founder / Chemist, HY-GEN Nutrients
14:20
Break
Afternoon Coffee Break & Networking · Exhibition
15:10
Presentation · 20 min
From Grower Instinct to Data Driven Cultivation
Varavij Kambhu Na Ayudhaya
Co-Founder, KAMBIS
Business Matching · Expo Hall
Business Matching
15:30
Presentation · 20 min
How to Succeed in Large-Scale Cultivation Through Team Development and Coaching
Benjamin Selma
Director of Cultivation, Hollandse Hoogtes
15:50
Panel · 40 min
The Operator’s Craft: Innovation, Compliance, Partnership, Resilience
Laura Ramos (Moderator)
Editor-in-Chief, CannaReporter®
Chase Martin
Founder, Umami Seed Co
Michael Perman
Founder & CEO, Forbidden Harvest
Mohan Perera
CEO, Zion Botanics
Luksika Anantrechai
CEO, Elephant Cann
16:30
Chair’s Closing Remarks
Sita Schubert
General Secretary, European Medicinal Cannabis Association (EUMCA)
18:10
Exhibition Closes
19:10
Evening
VIP Evening Networking Reception
Hosted by
Day 2 · Thursday
24 September 2026
Expo Hall: Bhiraj Hall 1 · Conference: Amber 2-3
09:00
Registration & Exhibition Opens
09:00
Welcome Address
Sita Schubert
General Secretary, European Medicinal Cannabis Association (EUMCA)
09:10
Presentation · 20 min
Cannabis in a New Light: Laser Imaging Reveals Strain Fingerprints
Benjamin Hall
Founder & CEO, LATscan
09:30
Panel · 40 min
Phenohunting from Tasmania to Orbit: How Top Cultivators Find Elite Genetics
Bryan Ebstyne (Moderator)
CEO, Austranna
Bozidar Radisic
CSO, MartianGrow
Max Edgley
Head of Cultivation, Tasmanian Botanics
Jesus Diaz
Head of Cultivation, Austranna
Tom Forrest
Co-founder & Chief Development Officer, Puro
10:10
Break
Morning Coffee Break & Networking · Exhibition
10:40
Presentation · 20 min
Building a Cannabis Breeding Program in the Genomic Era: Phenotype Selection, Genetic Stability & Cultivar Development
Oussama Badad
CSO, Trilogene Seeds
11:00
Presentation · 20 min
Hop Latent Viroid, Tissue Culture & the Propagation Gap
Chase Martin
Founder, Umami Seed Co
11:20
Panel · 40 min
The Machinery of Access: Moving Medical Cannabis from Facility to Pharmacy
Stephen Murphy (Moderator)
Founder & CEO, Prohibition Partners
Nicolas Pougnet
Head of Quality and Compliance, Austranna
Adam Windish
CEO, British Cannabis™
Jessica Steinberg
Managing Director, The Global C · English & Welsh Solicitor · Oxford Law PhD
James Gaskell
COO, Australian Natural Therapeutics Group (ANTG)
12:00
Break
Lunch & Networking · Exhibition
13:00
Panel · 20 min
From Policy to Practice: Inside Australia’s Medicinal Cannabis Regulatory Framework
Bryan Ebstyne (Moderator)
CEO, Austranna
Avi Rebera
Assistant Secretary, Office of Drug Control and Gene Technology Policy, Australian Government Department of Health
Katherine Clark
Director, Licensing, Certification and Engagement Section, Manufacturing Quality Branch, Australian Government Department of Health
13:20
Panel · 40 min
Meeting International Quality Standards: What Buyers Actually Require
Bryan Ebstyne (Moderator)
CEO, Austranna
Mitchell Kurz
Co-Founder & CEO, Phytoca
Jean-Baptiste Daguerre
Founder & CEO, YD Pharmaceuticals
Sascha Mielcarek
CEO, Canify AG
Sharon Bentley
Founder/Managing Director, Medical Cannabis Australia (MCA)
14:00
Presentation · 20 min
Testing Infrastructure: COAs, Analytical Methods & Closing the Lab Gap
Russell Kinghorn
Managing Director, Pharmalytics
14:20
Break
Afternoon Coffee Break & Networking · Exhibition
14:50
Panel · 40 min
Patient Access, Prescriber Confidence & Building a Credible Medical System
Sita Schubert (Moderator)
General Secretary, European Medicinal Cannabis Association (EUMCA)
Michael Murphy
Vice President, The Australian and New Zealand College of Cannabinoid Medicine (ANZCCM)
Giuseppe Plebani
Physician & Cannabinoid Medicine Specialist, Private Practice, Ticino, Switzerland
Sheetal Bull
Founder, Horizon Health · CMO, One Health Clinics Australia
Kwan Joo (KJ) Lee
Chief Medical Officer, GreenMend Clinic
Business Matching · Expo Hall
Business Matching
15:30
Panel · 40 min
The Power of the Collective: Regional Associations Shaping Cannabis
Sita Schubert (Moderator)
General Secretary, European Medicinal Cannabis Association (EUMCA)
Marika Graham-Woods
CEO & Chairman, Cannabis Trades Association (CTA)
Laura Ramos
Editor-in-Chief, CannaReporter®
Carmen Doran
Chair, The New Zealand Medicinal Cannabis Council (NZMCC)
Paul Sucharitkul
President, Thai Herbs Investment & Promotion Authority (THIPA)
16:10
Presentation · 20 min
Closing Keynote: The Next Five Years of Medicinal Cannabis in APAC
Stephen Murphy
Founder & CEO, Prohibition Partners
16:30
Chair’s Closing Remarks & Conference Wrap-Up
Sita Schubert
General Secretary, European Medicinal Cannabis Association (EUMCA)
16:50
Lucky Draw Announcement
18:00
Exhibition Closes
20:00
Evening
After Party
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