“The educational components to an MJBizCon event are hugely important to the DNA of what we produce” –Cassandra Farrington, President & CEO, MJBizDaily MJBizTV Episode 2 highlights the thought-provoking perspectives from global industry leaders and the exclusive conference session education presented during the official first day of MJBizConINT’L. Learn more about the industry-wide global shift […]
Conference: MJBizConINT'L
MJBizConINT’L Episode 1
On Day One, MJBizConINT’L welcomes thousands of international attendees to Toronto for a powerful gathering that’s sure to define the global cannabis industry. […]
CanEx Jamaica
High Tide Ventures Inc.
Jahan Peston Jamas
Jahan was one of seven co-founders of Bombay Hemp, India’s first industrial and medical hemp company. As director of strategy and collaborations for the Mumbai company, his responsibilities include working with policymakers both in India and globally to develop laws and policies regarding industrial and medicinal cannabis; exploring hemp-related international business opportunities for medicine, nanomaterials, […]
NanoSphere Health Sciences
Ehvert Engineering
High Tide Ventures Inc.
Mario Castillo
Mario oversees six Canadian locations, including corporate headquarters, for Canopy, which is one of the nation’s largest medical cannabis companies. Before joining Canopy, he worked for the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, which since has formed the Ontario Cannabis Store to oversee the province’s marijuana sales, and Dustbane Products Limited. He also has served in […]
Michael Horsfall
In addition to founding Solaris, a producer of medical-grade cannabis based in Canberra, Australia, Michael formed Natures Hemp Australia in Sydney. He has founded and successfully exited companies in such sectors as information technology, finance, real estate, communications, hospitality and consulting. Michael also has served as a strategic business consultant with Fortune 100 firms and […]
Edwards Door Systems Limited
Justin Sinclair
Justin has years of cannabis industry experience in areas such as quality assurance, product development and regulatory affairs. He is a research fellow at NICM Health Research Institute, an international leader in integrative medicine research based at Western Sydney University (Australia). He is also the coordinator of the trans-disciplinary medicinal cannabis research group Australian Medicinal […]
Hamish Sutherland
Hamish currently oversees marijuana operations and investments in Australia, Africa and North America and soon will add Europe and South America to White Sheep’s portfolio. He also is relying on his engineering experience as he leads the build-out of a 4.3 million-square-foot cannabis cultivation and production facility in Australia that will include robotics. Hamish is […]
Jason Zandberg
Jason is a seasoned equity analyst who has covered a wide range of high-growth sectors during the past 25 years. He honed his research perspective covering software and IT services. Jason now covers 10 cannabis stocks; his firm, Vancouver-based PI Financial, has led, co-led or been in syndicates for more than $2 billion in capital […]
How to Create New Cannabis Compositions via Dedicated Processing Techniques & Technologies
Extraction has helped revolutionize the cannabis industry by making it possible to create a vast array of cannabis oil and infused products. But the cannabis industry is only beginning to realize the power of extraction and the many different ways it can be used to create new cannabis compounds. Attendees will get to hear the […]
A $10B+ Opportunity: Overview of the International Cannabis Market
Rhys Cohen
Rhys is a political economist, cannabis industry expert and educator. He is responsible for policy development, regulatory compliance, industry engagement, community outreach and government relations at The Lambert Initiative. The Lambert Initiative is a philanthropically-funded research group at the University of Sydney investigating the medical scientific potential of cannabis, cannabinoids and the endocannabinoid system. Previously, […]
Micah Tapman
Micah is a veteran of both the U.S. Marine Corps and the Fortune 500 world. He co-founded CanopyVentures, an investment fund supporting growth-stage companies that operate in the ancillary cannabis industry. The fund grew out of the CanopyBoulder business accelerator he helped found in 2014. As a serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist, he combines a […]
Dr. Dallas McMillan
Dallas is based in Australia and was instrumental in completing the first export of medical cannabis from Africa to Canada. He leads development of international cannabis projects, trade and distribution for Rhizo Sciences, a leading international cannabis development and trading company. Currently he is working on projects in Africa, Australia, New Zealand and South America. […]
Andrew Samann
Andrew leads a consulting team of scientists and engineers with experience leading premier Canadian cannabis manufacturers into compliance with European Commission’s good manufacturing practice guidelines (EU GMP). Orion GMP Solutions has worked with publicly and privately traded organizations across North America, with projects including EU GMP implementation and DEA Schedule 1 Cannabis Manufacturing to U.S. […]