Jeffrey Finkle has been a venture and angel investor for 20 years. He is CEO of the Arcview Ventures and co-founder of the Arcview Collective Fund. He also serves in Executive roles for Angel Round Capital, an active Angel seed Fund in NYC. Jeff has been an advisor to tech and cannabis early stage companies […]
Jeanne M. Sullivan is passionate about delivering ideas, information and inspiration to entrepreneurs and is a fierce advocate for cannabis reform. She is the CIO of Arcview Ventures, building investment platforms under the Arcview banner and Co-Founder of the Arcview Collective Fund. Jeanne is on the team of the Arcview Group – an organization with […]
Jenel’s journalism experience began two decades ago at her hometown newspaper in Wahpeton, North Dakota. For the past decade, she wrote and edited for a B2B publication and focused on analyzing management, strategy and trends for business owners and executives, ranging from best practices around M&A to how businesses can adapt to demographic shifts in […]
Joe is the Founder and Managing Partner of Rogoway Law Group. Since 2004, he has dedicated his professional energies to cannabis policy reform and the representation of individuals and businesses in the cannabis industry. This path has taken Joe from Americans for Safe Access, through the Mendocino and Sonoma County Public Defenders offices, and on […]
Gavin is the Chair and CEO of Grupo Flor, an integrated group of cannabis enterprises headquartered in Monterey County, California. Grupo Flor is recognized as one of the state’s industry leaders with core operations in cannabis farming, consumer goods production and expanding retail operations. As one of California’s earliest cannabis business attorneys, Gavin was an […]
Hirsh is the Director of Government Affairs at Caliva, a California cannabis brand based in San Jose. He was previously the West Coast Director of Government Affairs at MedMen. Before working in cannabis, Hirsh was a Government Affairs Manager at Airbnb in San Francisco. Prior to that, Hirsh was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & […]
Elizabeth is among California’s most experienced and respected public affairs professionals. As Senior Director for Corporate Communications at Eaze, Elizabeth leads media strategy and public relations for one of the world’s largest platforms for legal cannabis sales. Previously, as Senior Director for Global Communications at Activision Blizzard, Elizabeth led media relations for the company’s successful […]
Dr. Shane Morris has held C-suite and senior executive leadership roles in government and industry and has over 20 years of experience in scientific and regulatory affairs. He has been a senior executive in the cannabis industry since 2015. Committed to rigorous, science-based consumer focused innovation, he has led the development and market introduction of […]
As Director of Hemp Markets, RJ Hopp is responsible for the launch and growth of the firm’s hemp exchange, industry-leading pricing platform, and market analysis as it pertains to the firm’s data offerings. RJ previously served as a market analyst at PanXchange, extensively analyzing commodity markets as part of its business development team, working on […]
Pat Bird is the principle consultant at PMB BioTek Consulting and Director of Microbiology for Titan Analytical. Pat works with method developers, laboratories and industry to identifying solutions to emerging microbiological issues, optimize method performance in complex matrices, improve testing workflows and designing validation and verification studies. Pat has authored numerous research papers and a […]
Andrea currently serves as the Director or Research and Development and Quality for Green Thumb Industries, a leading national cannabis consumer packaged goods company. In this role, Andrea is focused on cannabis product development, product safety and stability, emerging science and innovation, analytical development, and related regulations. She encourages the practice of making science-based decisions […]
Ini draws upon more than 17 years of leadership experience as a microbiologist, analytical chemist, and lab director in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and cannabis industries. He has worked with some of the top biotech companies in the world including Abbott Labs, EMD Serono/Merck, Invitrogen Corporation, and ProCaps Laboratories. Through his leadership in the laboratory, Ini […]
A lifelong cannabis enthusiast and supporter, Adrian has 15+ years experience in the hemp industry. He oversees Business Development for High Grade Hemp Seed and plays an important role in strategy, investments, and innovation. Adrian is a founding member of iHEMPX and an owner in a retail line of products with Seed2System. Adrian is also […]
Scott is the director of global cannabinoid extension and outreach for Pyxus International, Inc. In his role, he provides technical expertise in the complete cannabinoid value chain, helping to drive the Company’s business development strategy. He is a co-founder of Criticality, LLC, Pyxus’ wholly-owned industrial hemp affiliate, and previously served as Criticality’s vice president of […]
Bryan was raised, and still lives, on his dad’s organic dairy farm near La Farge, WI. He graduated with a Soil and Crop Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and later became a Certified Crop Advisor (CCA). Bryan has worked in the agricultural industry consulting with crop farmers for over 10 years and has […]
Mark is the CEO of HempFlax, Europe’s largest independent hemp grower and processor. He has been at HempFlax since 2008 and was appointed CEO in 2016. HempFlax has operations across Europe, with over 2,400 hectares of hemp expected to be harvested in 2020. From 2016 to 2019, Mark served as president of the European Industrial […]
Ashish leads Amin Talati & Wasserman’s FDA practice and is one of the industry’s foremost experts on FDA regulatory matters. Ashish primarily counsels clients on matters of regulatory compliance, helping them anticipate and address regulatory issues in their day-to-day business operations and strategic planning. He also advocates on their behalf before the FDA, FTC, Customs, […]
