Next Gen Establishes GreenRush Financial Conference Division: Canada's first Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine Investment Conference

• GreenRush Financial Conferences Ltd. (GreenRush) A wholly owned Subsidiary of Next Gen
• GreenRush Financial Conferences Mandate: To be the Premier Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine Investment Conference
• The first two Conferences are to be held in Vancouver and Toronto
  • Vancouver, British Columbia – Wednesday May 7, 2014 at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre East, Ballrooms A/B/C in the Pan Pacific Hotel
  • Toronto, Ontario – Tentatively set for May/June 2014
• GreenRush Financial Conferences' objective is to:
  • Provide a platform to educate and facilitate both investors looking to capitalize on this new industry and companies seeking financing for their projects
  • Create a venue/hub for business to business opportunities in these sectors
  • Brand GreenRush as the premier purveyor of investment conferences for Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine
• The conference will highlight investments in health, agri-business, food, legal grow-ops, technology, client generation, education, public awareness, specialty clinics and auxiliary business opportunities throughout the sectors mentioned above
• GreenRush will feature insightful speakers, government, health and industry specialists, public and private companies, fund managers, bankers, brokers, analysts, and media representing all aspects of the industry

VANCOUVER, March 20, 2014 /CNW/ - Next Gen Metals Inc. ("Next Gen", the "Company") (CSE: N, OTC Pink: NXTTF, FSE: M5BN) is pleased to announce that it has established a Conference Division that intends to host Canada's first conferences focused on business to business opportunities, investment and education in the Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine sectors. Next Gen's wholly owned subsidiary, GreenRush Financial Conferences Ltd., will include insightful speakers as well as exhibitors showcasing investment opportunities, services and products within this new and explosive multi-billion dollar industry.

Next Gen intends to hold conferences in Canada, the United States (Colorado and Washington State initially) and Europe. GreenRush will be holding its inaugural conference in Vancouver, British Columbia on Wednesday, May 7^th, 2014 at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre East, Ballrooms A/B/C in the Pan Pacific Hotel with the second conference tentatively set for late May/early June in Toronto, Ontario. The company is currently assessing venues and dates for its US and European conferences.

Harry Barr, President and CEO stated, "A growing proportion of the medical community believe that the Medical Marijuana and, more specifically cannabinoids, have the potential to help patients who are suffering from a variety of ailments and illnesses. Industrial Hemp is a legal emerging industry in Canada and has a wide range of applications including medicine, exceptionally strong fiber, food and bio-fuel. The Alternative Medicine industry has already established itself as a multi-billion dollar business. All three of these business sectors have the potential for exponential growth.  Recent North American legislation has dramatically changed our industry's ability to finance existing and new projects."

Mr. Barr added, "Investors throughout North America are seeking ways to capitalize on this emerging growth industry. Next Gen, through its wholly owned subsidiary GreenRush Financial Conferences, will provide a platform to educate and facilitate both investors looking to capitalize on this new industry and companies seeking financing for their projects."

In light of Next Gen's vision and having completed our first investment, Management's objective is to invest in a basket of company's within this growing industry. The company's business model continues to generate new business plans and project submittals 24/7.

About GreenRush Financial Conferences

GreenRush Conferences shares a similar vision as its sole shareholder Next Gen (PubCo, CSE: N, OTC Pink: NXTTF, FSE: M5BN): a vision to provide a forum for venture capital investment,  education, business to business opportunities as well as act as a facilitator for this emerging industry.

The conference will feature insightful speakers, government, health and industry specialists, public and private companies, fund managers, bankers, brokers, analysts, and media who share a common interest in the Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine sectors. GreenRush Conferences will be tailored to institutional, high net worth and retail investors with a focus on education and investment in the Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine sectors.

The first conference will held in Vancouver, British Columbia on Wednesday May 7th, 2014 at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre East, Ballrooms A/B/C in the Pan Pacific Hotel.The company is planning a second conference to be held in Toronto, Ontario in May/ June 2014. Further conferences are also slated for Washington State, Colorado and Europe.

Investors and other interested parties are invited to attend and learn about investing in the Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine business sector

For more information on GreenRush Conferences please visit our website at www.nextgenmetalsinc.com, email us at [email protected] or contact us by phone at [phone]. The GreenRush Financial Conference website is currently in the final design stages. The announcement of the website going online will be forthcoming.

About Next Gen (CSE: N, OTC Pink: NXTTF, FSE: M5BN)

Next Gen is a diversified Canadian public company which focusses on investing in the Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine sectors. Recent regulatory/legal changes in North America have provided an opportunity for the company to enter into this emerging multi-billion dollar industry. Next Gen's vision is to be the leading provider of venture capital, management expertise, education and a facilitator for this explosive new industry.

Our business model generates dozens of new business plans and industry related proposals on an ongoing basis. Management continues to receive and review the proposals from various segments of the industry including: alternative medicine, health, food, agri-business, legal grow-ops, technology, client generation, education, public awareness, specialty clinics and ancillary business opportunities. For further information, visit our website at www.nextgenmetalsinc.com.

On March 20, 2014 Next Gen announced that its wholly owned subsidiary GreenRush Financial Conferences (GreenRush), will conduct its first Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine business conference in Vancouver on May 7, 2014. The conference will be held at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, East, Pan Pacific Hotel, in ballroom A/B/C. GreenRush Financial Conferences will become the platform facilitating investment, education and business to business opportunities across the Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp and Alternative Medicine sectors. The conferences will feature insightful speakers, government and industry specialists, public and private companies, fund managers, bankers, brokers, analysts, and media representing all aspects of the industry.

In light of Next Gen's vision, Management's objective is to invest in a basket of companies within this growing industry. The company's business model continues to generate new business plans and project submittals 24/7.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

"Harry Barr"

Harry Barr
President & CEO

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SOURCE: Next Gen Metals Inc.

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