(MENAFNEditorial) VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Penny Green, dubbed 'the Serial Entrepreneur' by TEDxVancouver , will take the stage on September 8 to share her insight on the emerging legal cannabis industry. Penny's talk is entitled: How Cannabis Can Make You Healthier, Richer and Sexier.
'I selected this topic because I believe that we are at the brink of the business opportunity of a lifetime. Cannabis will soon be fully legal here in Canada and it is going to change multiple industries profoundly. We've seen the cannabis stock market boom- but I think that this is only the beginning,' said Penny Green, CEO of the Yield Growth Corp .
'This is an entire disruptive industry in its infancy - I liken many of these early cannabis companies to Amazon or Google. Game changers that will alter the way we do things forever. And not to mention - the early investors made a fortune,' added Green.
Heading into its 9th year, TEDxVancouver has hosted over 11,500 participants at their past events, and have over 40 million YouTube views of the Talks TEDxVancouver they have released to date.
'Ms. Green is the perfect complement to what is already the strongest line-up of Speakers that we have ever presented at any single TEDxVancouver,' said Wesley Ollson, President/Licensee TEDxVancouver. 'The TED motto is 'Ideas Worth Spreading' and the timeliness of a discussion on the emerging cannabis industry, both from an industry disruption and a financial investment standpoint, is ideal for this year's event.'
Event Details
- When: Saturday Sept. 8th, 2018
- Where: Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
- Tickets: Full Price: $99.99 - includes full program from 10am-5pm, with Speaker meet & greet/cocktail reception/book signing and after party to follow at the venue
The theme of this year's TEDxVancouver is:
'How To: advice or instruction that's practical, useful, and informative. If you've ever wondered, 'What was that like?' or 'How did they do that?', then you won't want to miss our diverse lineup of speakers. Watch these masters of their crafty as they explain the how-tos and the step-by-steps of living, exploring, and understanding the world around us.
Please contact to schedule an interview with Penny or apply for a TEDxVancouver media pass.
About Penny Green
Penny Green is a serial entrepreneur with over two decades of experience building successful companies. Currently, she is Co-Founder, President and CEO of The Yield Growth Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary, URBAN JUVE . Penny has been recognized on PROFIT Magazine's W100 list of top Canadian female entrepreneurs and was also one of five national finalists for the 2012 Royal Bank of Canada Award for Excellence in Entrepreneurship. She was also selected to audition for CBC's Dragon's Den based on her presentation skills. Under her leadership as CEO, her company Bacchus Law Corporation was included in the PROFIT 500 Fastest Growing companies in 2015 and 2016. Penny has deep experience in public markets as a securities lawyer for over a decade and has been involved in over 100 going public transactions. Penny was a co-founder of Merus Labs Inc. which had revenues of $111 million in Fiscal 2016 and was acquired by Norgine B.V. in July 2017 for approximately $342 million.
About TEDxVancouver
TEDxVancouver is part of the TEDx family of events. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized meetings that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. The event is called TEDxVancouver is, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.
About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 25 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. The annual TED Conference invites the world's leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes. Their talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers, some of the most remarkable and accomplished people from all disciplines and fields, have included Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Paul Simon, Sir Richard Branson, Philippe Starck, Bono and many more. Israeli speakers at the TED Conference have included Yossi Vardi, Moshe Safdie, Dan Ariely, Shai Agassi and Itay Talgam.
The annual TED Conference takes place in Vancouver, British Columbia; TEDGlobal is held each year in Oxford, UK, and last November, the TEDIndia Conference was be held in Mysore, India. TED's media initiatives include TED.com, where new TEDTalks are posted daily, and the Open Translation Project, with many TEDTalks translated to Hebrew, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as the ability for any TEDTalk to be translated by volunteers worldwide. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where three exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world are given the opportunity to put their wishes into action; TEDx, which offers individuals or groups a way to host local, self-organized events around the world, and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to become part of the TED community and, with its help, amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.
For more information about TEDxVancouver contact:
Wesley Ollson, President & Licensee, TEDx Vancouver
778-994-9652
Or visit www.TEDxVancouver.com or follow us on twitter @TEDxVan
To Schedule an interview with Penny Green contact:
Brittany Whitmore, Exvera Communications Inc.
778-238-6096
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