SXSW 2019

Breaking the Grass Ceiling: Women, Weed & Tech

Description:

Breaking the Grass Ceiling: Women, Weed and Technology is a panel session highlighting the opportunities that exist in the budding cannabis industry related to technology. According to AmeriRearch Inc global sales within the cannabis market is expected to reach $63.5B by 2024—a growth rate that highlights the intense need for automation and technology, as well as disruptive innovators. Panelists will discuss their respective canna-technology companies, the role women have played in normalizing cannabis throughout the United States (and beyond), and the greatest gaps and opportunities existing in the market today.

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Takeaways

  1. Cannabis is becoming a commodity as leading companies acquire additional facilities, driving costs down and diminishing margins for smaller operators.
  2. Automation is crucial for companies aiming to compete in the international cannabis market—a race to innovate and address these challenges has begun.
  3. Women have an opportunity to innovate and launch cannatechnology companies—shaping cannabis into the first women-led industry of our time.

Speakers

Organizer

Ashley Picillo, CEO/Founder, Point Seven Group

Meta Information:

  • Event: SXSW
  • Format: Panel
  • Track: Cannabusiness
  • Track 2
  • Level: Intermediate
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