This exclusive gathering kicks off the 2025 Talman Group Brussels event.

Alex Rogers, Founder of The Talman House, and Jeanne Sullivan of Sullivan Adventures LLC welcome event attendees and provide an overview of the event’s schedule, including the panels and speakers giving presentations and interviews.

Cannabis policy modernization efforts and the creation of new legal markets are directly connected. Permitting regulated cannabis commerce, including medical, adult-use, and industrial hemp, yields significant economic benefits to jurisdictions that allow such activity, including job creation, infusions of local investment, and tax and fee revenue generation. This panel will examine the economic opportunities of cannabis reform, impacts on national regulatory frameworks, and lessons learned from successful legal cannabis markets like Germany.

Governments overseeing legal cannabis markets must effectively balance the need to ensure that proper public health outcomes are achieved while also helping responsible industry members thrive. The two goals are not mutually exclusive. A group of experts will discuss how regulatory frameworks shape growth across the medical, adult-use, and industrial cannabis sectors. Additionally, they will discuss capital flow, emerging opportunities, and success stories from businesses scaling under evolving regulations.

Every business, including cannabis businesses, needs proper financial resources to scale and expand. Renowned economist Dr. Draško Veselinovič, an associate professor of financial economics and the president of the board of the Slovenian Economic and Research Association, will provide insight into the processes and strategies behind successfully obtaining public tenders and EU funding. Dr. Veselinovič will provide practical guidance on leveraging EU funding mechanisms for cannabis-related projects, aligning business goals with EU priorities, and using public funds to drive innovation.

Few crops, if any, possess the potential to help humanity and the planet like the cannabis plant and its unique properties. Cannabis is extremely versatile and can be used to clean up toxic industrial sites, create effective medications, and boost local economies. A team of expert panelists will analyze the role of cannabis in supporting the EU’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), advancing public health outcomes, providing clean energy, contributing to sustainable cities, and furthering social equity efforts.

The emerging legal cannabis industry has a bright future with significant room for growth, more so than any other large global industry. Jeanne Sullivan of Sullivan Adventures LLC will provide the event’s closing remarks and discuss the economic and policy potential for an integrated EU cannabis market by 2030.