Cannabis Capital Forum and Bagel Bash.
Held September 25, 2026 at RXR Corporate Center, Melville.
- Date
- September 25, 2026
- Time
- 8:00 AM–11:00 AM
- Location
- RXR Corporate Center, 68 S. Service Road, Melville, NY
- Industry
- Cannabis
About this forum
This was the 10th of 10 Cannabis forums and events in LICA’s records, a series that began in 2018. 20 photos from the morning are in the gallery below.
Previous in this series: Cannabis Capital Forum, June 20, 2025.
From LICA’s records
(co-presented by Jews in Weed). Format: breakfast and networking, event intro, deal-flow presenter pitch competition (6-minute pitch plus live Q&A).
- Investor panel: Todd Harrison (CB1 Capital), Jeff Finkle (The Arcview Group), Frank Manganella (CH3 Partners)
- Applications and sponsorship contacts: Jill Scher, Neil Kaufman, Jordan Isenstadt (Marino PR). Application deadline: Mon Aug 10, 2026
- Sponsorship tiers: Everything Bagel $3,600 (1 available; 2-minute welcome remarks, "breakfast sponsored by" billing, booth, promotion, social feature, coach a presenter); Sesame Bagel $1,800 (1 available; 60 seconds on stage, booth, promotion); Plain Bagel $900 (multiple; booth and promotion). Registration $36
- Documents:
- Top Innovator Award (given "at each Capital Forum"). Criteria: intuitive idea, big addressable market, competitive differentiation, go-to-market plan, strong team, compelling presentation
- Dec 8, 2023 Cannabis forum: Empire Farms. Tessa E. Williams accepted from Michael Lane (photo: images/top-innovator-awards-02.jpg; logo: images/top-innovator-awards-01.png)
- Dec 9, 2024 Food Industry forum: Compozure
- "Jeff Bass Award": appears on the June 8, 2012 agenda. No other details
Investor panel
Format
Breakfast and networking, an event intro, and a deal-flow presenter panel. Presenters gave a 6-minute company pitch followed by live Q&A with the investor panel. Co-presented by Jews in Weed.
Presenter applications were due August 10, 2026. Sponsorships ranged from a $900 expo booth to the $3,600 presenting breakfast partner.
Call for Presenters
The Cannabis Industry Capital Forum is Long Island's leading stage for growth-stage cannabis businesses, with a track record of presenting companies that go on to secure real investment. Tailored for serious, growth-minded operators from New York and beyond, this is a rare opportunity to pitch directly to the investors and capital providers driving the region's cannabis economy forward.
Call for Presenters
Sponsorship OpportunitiesPut your brand in front of investors, operators, and press at Long Island's premier cannabis forum.
The Cannabis Capital Forum features special guest Jews in Weed for a bagel-fueled morning of breakfast, panels, networking, and our deal-flow presenter pitch competition. Join as a sponsor to put your brand in front of the investors, operators, and press shaping the region's cannabis economy.
From the original forum announcement on licapital.org.
Registration options (archived)
| Register | $36.00 |
| Sponsors and Guests |
From the forum.
20 of 220 photos from the morning. Photos by Bob Giglione Photography.