Build and Develop the future of supply chain technology with trust and traceability.

Trace & Trust in CBD

With the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, the United States federally legalized hemp - a cannabis plant containing less than 0.3% Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). An industry was born, and with it, a unique set of complications and challenges around the sale of products containing one of hemp’s most lucrative chemical compounds: cannabidiol, or CBD.

Who Should Attend

Interested in building a team to develop a plan and application that helps consumers and producers of CBD products manage traceability and trust? We are calling for these types of competitive solution builders and experts:

Designers

Entrepreneurs

App & Software Developers

CBD Industry Experts & Consultants

Supply Chain Experts & Consultants

AI & ML Developers

What to Expect

1. Register on the event platform - alone or with a team (5 person max) - Register here!
2. Pick which challenge statement you'll be taking on - See challenges!
3. Watch webinars, book 1:1 mentor sessions, and read the resources - All on the event platform!
4. Submit your final project on October 25, 2021!

Challenges

For brands, traceability is essential to building trust with consumers. For industries that are new or emerging, the ability to trace a product’s journey through the supply chain can become a rare “anchor of trust.”

How do we make the CBD supply chain more visible and ensure that data can be trusted and shared from start to finish? GS1 Standards enable efficiency and safety using one common language across systems and trading partners, leverage them to solve these challenges.

Challenge Statement #1:

• Due to restrictions around traditional marketing tactics, how can CBD brands leverage technology solutions combined with GS1 Standards to educate and engage more efficiently with new customers about the trustworthiness of their products?
• How can CBD brands better tell their “traceability stories” to discerning customers?
• How can CBD brands use technology combined with GS1 Standards to build loyalty among their seasoned customers, particularly as the industry braces for potential disruption?
• How can consumers be sure a Certificate of Analysis (COA) is real and trustworthy?
• If a COA is a rare trust anchor in this complicated industry, how can CBD brands leverage technology combined with GS1 Standards to make the documents or information more easily accessible to consumers?

Gaining and Maintaining Consumer Trust

Challenge Statement #2:

Trading Partner Trust/ “Disruption Readiness”

Currently:

• How can standards-based traceability build trust among trading partners, particularly when state regulations and requirements vary and many companies in the game are brand new?
• How can we leverage technology paired with GS1 Standards to more effectively manage CBD product recalls?

In the near future:

• When and if CBD exits the “gray area” of regulation, how can standards-based traceability help the industry mature in terms of trust, reputation management, or customer loyalty, particularly if large, trusted “household names” enter the market?  

Challenge Statement #3:

Do you have an idea that is creative, unique, and completely out of the box? Does your solution span across all or multiple challenges, or is your solution in a league of its own? Take on the Wildcard challenge! Create a solution that leverages technology with GS1 Standards to increase trust in the nascent, complicated CBD industry, now or in the future. 

The Wildcard

Prizes

$30,000 total prize pool amount USD

1st Place

$10,000 USD

2nd Place

$5,000 USD

3rd Place

$5,000 USD

4th Place

$5,000 USD

Bonus

Category

Prizes:

Creative Video Presentation - $1,000

Biggest Impact - $1,000

Best Implementation - $1,000

Best Technical Execution - $1,000

Solution highlights the use of

GS1 Standards - $1,000

Judging Criteria

Your projects will be judged by four equally weighted categories:

Impact

• Will this Solution have a far reach and market potential?

Implementation

• How seamlessly and efficiently could this concept/solution be implemented and utilized by a business within the CBD supply chain?

Technical Execution

• How has the team effectively utilized the available tools and technologies?
• How easy is the application to use?
• How advanced is the prototype presented?

Solution highlights the use of GS1 Standards

• How has the team integrated and explained the usage of GS1 Standards in their solution?

Agenda

Registration Opens

Hackathon Kickoff: The platform opens for project building

Team Formation: Join open networking webinars to pitch your ideas and expertise

Webinars: Access a mixture of live and on-demand educational webinars and videos

Project Submission Deadline: Submit your project to the platform by this deadline

Judging: A panel of judges from GS1 US and the industry review according to the criteria

Winners Announcement

Aug. 23

Oct. 4

Oct. 5

Oct. 25

Nov. 4

Nov. 15

Contact

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GS1 US® is a unique identification organization that enables companies in more than 25 industries to identify parties, places and things in a standardized way to facilitate the global supply chain. As a neutral, not-for-profit organization, GS1 US drives industry collaboration through the use of GS1 Standards – the most widely-used data standards in the world. 

The barcode, the most recognizable example of a GS1 Standard, is scanned more than 6 billion times per day globally. GS1 Standards create a foundation for emerging technologies that can improve security, visibility, interoperability and trust between business partners. Unique identification makes it possible to take advantage of the technologies of the future – connecting consumers, patients, businesses, and products. For more information, visit www.gs1us.org.

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