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EUCI Past Events

Cannabis Midwest: Building the New Green Economy

Jun. 23-24, 2020 Chicago

The regulated cannabis market is booming. However, there are a myriad of unique challenges that come with implementing and regulating this new industry. Regulators and law-enforcement must overcome the hurdles of how to regulate the new industry and protect public health and safety. Fire department personnel, building code officials, and compliance personnel must learn how to handle the build-out and boom of the new industry. Leading operators, cannabis executives, and investors are looking for ways to enter the Midwest market. New business owners need to learn how to market and brand a cannabis business. This summit will be our opportunity to hear about quickly evolving cannabis policy from the regulators themselves and about best practices from regulators in other states. Attendees will learn best practices in licensing, testing, manufacturing and packaging, and be able to network with top cannabis operators and growers.

Oil & Gas Hedging 101 Courses

Jan. 19-20, 2017 Houston

Since 2014, the energy industry has been coping with an ongoing collapse of crude oil prices: from highs of over $100 per barrel to the lows of just over $29 per barrel, as well as the ongoing stagnation of natural gas prices. Companies manage risks of all types, whether operational, credit, or price as part of their everyday survival. However, at no other time has price risk management been of such importance. One of the most important strategies in managing risk is hedging. Hedging can be constructed from many types of financial instruments and derivatives. Understanding hedging strategies is a requirement for bankers, investors, private equity and energy companies. Hedging is often complex, using financial derivatives such as futures, forwards, collars, swaps, options, etc.