Join Us for the AQIC Annual General Meeting

Be part of the conversation shaping the future of the industry! The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Association Québécoise de l’Industrie du Chanvre et du Cannabis (AQIC) is your opportunity to connect with leaders, members, and innovators.

MEMBERS-ONLY SESSION

9 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Closed Session

9:00 a.m. - Welcome remarks

9:10 a.m. - Financial statements

9:20 a.m. - Activity report

9:50 a.m. - Election of board members

10:00 a.m. - 2026 Quebec elections positioning and public relations campaign

by Samuel Tremblay, Executive DirectorTACT conseil

→ 2026 Donation campaign

Coffee Break

11:00 a.m. - Member consultation on strategic information relevant to understanding the procurement process and market trends in Quebec

→ Clarity of the SQDC’s needs

→ Product performance management

→ Rationale for decisions (withdrawal and selection criteria)

11:50 a.m. - Presentation of the pavillon du Québec

by Randy Rowe, President and co-founder of Grow Up Conference, Expo and Awards

12:00 PM – 1:15 PM: Networking lunch hosted by Steris

SESSION OPEN TO ALL

1:15 PM – 5:00 PM

1:15 p.m. - New sterilization service

Steris Overview

1:30 p.m. - Overview of the affiliate link and the hemp and cannabis AQIC Cup

by Pierre Leclerc, CEO of the AQIC

1:50 p.m. - The Hemp Industry: A Vision for an Emerging Sector

2:10 p.m. - SQDC Update : 2026 Summer Block and Vaping

→ Geneviève Giroux, Vice-President, Responsible Commercialization and Supply Chain

→ Alexandre Ouellet, Director, Business Strategy and Supply Chain

→ Stéphanie Gagné, Director, Marketing and Logistics

→ Mengjin Li, Marketing Communications Director

Coffee break

3:05 p.m. - Every hectare of cultivated hemp becomes a source of distributed energy

    by Caroline Coulombe and Raymond Ouellette, co-founders of Groupe Caray-L’agroconstruction Caray and La Chanvrière Caray; Germain Chabot, former president of the Quebec Grain Producers Federation and founder of the CEROM Grain Research Center and ProEthanol (a farmers’ association)

3:25 p.m. - Doing business with the NSLC: a shopper centric approach to cannabis retailing

by Chris Mitton, category manager, Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation

4:05 p.m. - A look at how we do business, what drives our results, and how partners can succeed with us 

by Paul J Crabbe, Director Retail Operations & Strategic Development, PEI Cannabis Corp

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Networking cocktail

Courtyard by Marriott Montréal Brossard

Location / Lieu

3300 rue de l’Éclipse, Brossard, Quebec, Canada, J4Z 0P5

Tel / Tél : +1 450-890-8080

Nearby Transport / Transports à proximité:

Airports / Aéroports: Montreal-Trudeau International (YUL), Montreal Saint-Hubert Longueuil (YHU)Train / Train: Gare Centrale Montreal & REMHighways / Autoroutes: 10 & 30

Directions: From the hotel, continue on L’Éclipse Street, then turn right at the traffic light.

Electric Vehicle Charging: Paid charging available on-site

Parking: Free parking available on-site