The Cannavist USA Issue 1 | Page 108

Q&A WITH THE ORGANIZERS More and more hemp and CBD expos are added to the circuit every year. We asked husband and wife duo, The Wittenbergs, what we can expect from The Hemp World Expo to see what sets it apart from the competition. Mike and Angela Wittenberg have over twenty years of experience in organising events, with fi ve of those years in the vaping industry. This is set to be quite the event, with thousands of attendees and many highly informative speakers in attendance. We asked Mike what we can expect from this highly anticipated event. What can people look forward to at The Hemp World Expo? It’s a hemp, CBD and cannabis lifestyle convention. We’re expecting some of the best brands in the world and a ton of people at this. It’s educational but a really fun time. The event is open to public as well as businesses. 108 What sets your expo apart from other CBD events? A lot of the events focus on either business or consumers. We try to spread it out and have a little bit of both. We like the event to be educational as well as fun and commercially productive. We’ve been going to Connecticut for a very long time with the vaping crowd and I think that the industries are so closely related that it’s going to be just as big as our vape conventions. What drew you to this particular industry? I’ve always had an interest in the cannabis industry in terms of harm reduction and natural healing. I’ve been putting on vaping conventions for the past fi ve years. I think there