Anat has spent her career moving at warp speed while staying ahead of trends – and sometimes shaping them.  She…

As managing director and senior research analyst at Cowen, a New York-based investment, Vivien specializes in the beverage, tobacco and…

Three-time Top 25 Speaker Award winner, change-consultant for the NASA Space Shuttle Program and transition-advisor for $50 billion mergers and…

In his role with Pax Labs, a vaporizer product company, JJ led the launch of the Era Division from two…

Nicholas co-founded Columbia Care in New York in 2013. Under Nicholas, Columbia Care has developed one of the largest portfolios…

Chris is the President of Marijuana Business Daily. He served as the founding editor of MJBizDaily during the company’s launch in…

Nancy founded Wana Brands, a cannabis edibles and extracts company, in 2010. The firm’s products are sold in Colorado, Nevada,…

Tegan is the CEO of New Maple Holdings, a Toronto-based company offering cannabis investment products and expertise. In this role,…

John, who co-founded L’Eagle with his wife, Amy, handles the Denver cannabis company’s operations from seed to sale, including the…

Rachael is a Denver-based cannabis business attorney and the founder of RZA Legal. She provides clients with guidance and counsel…

Joy has been involved with hemp for more than 25 years as an educator, public speaker and grassroots activist who…

Karen serves as managing partner of Bernstein IP, a Manhattan-based IP law firm that counsels its clients on protecting their…

Tyler leverages extensive experience in building brands, managing key relationships and strategic partnerships as the executive vice president of business…

Roy started BDS Analytics to collect, process and present point-of-sale market share data for the cannabis industry. He is a…

Michael is a managing director at Poseidon Asset Management, one of the longest running cannabis-focused investment firms. During his time…

Kara is the co-founder & CEO of Viridian Staffing, the first full-service staffing, recruiting and HR consulting firm in the…

Chonie currently serves as the VP of Finance for Marijuana Business Daily. She has been with the company since 2016,…

Brandon has been growing cannabis since 2004. He co-founded Ascended Genetics, a company dedicated bringing out the full genetic potential…

Clayton is the co-founder and serves as Head of Product at Somatik, a craft cannabis edibles manufacturer based in San…

Kevin is a partner in the Boston law office of Foley Hoag, where he primarily focuses on government investigations and…

Flip founded the Los Angeles-based digital media company Greenlit Agency, which serves some of the largest cannabis brands in California.…

As founding partner at Canna Advisors, Jay and his team have helped build cannabis businesses in more than 30 states.…

Chris Day is the Vice President of External Relations and handles global partnership development for MJBizDaily and the MJBizCon family…

Jennifer was actively involved as Green Thumb Industries made the move in June from private company  to trading on the…

Sean serves as the senior associate at Salveo Capital, a private investment fund focused on the legalized cannabis sector. Prior…

As the head of 3C, Nic has helped hundreds of clients in 21 states and seven countries design, build, launch…

Jill is the founder and CEO of Willow Industries, which provides ozone-based technology for post-harvest microbial decontamination. Launched in 2015,…

Bob is responsible for sales, marketing and national expansion as president of Incredibles, an award-winning infused-product company. He is also…

Omar Figueroa is a pioneering cannabis lawyer who has been providing legal counsel and representation to members of California’s cannabis…

Adam represents several Massachusetts cannabis businesses on corporate, licensing and regulatory matters as the managing partner of Vicente Sederberg’s Boston…

Anne is responsible for growing Cova Software’s ecosystem with strategic partners who collectively strive to move the industry in a…

Saphira is the founder and CEO of The Liaison Group, a boutique lobbying firm focused exclusively on the cannabis industry.…

Rhory founded Arborside Compassion, a marijuana provisioning center based in Michigan, in 2011. Since then, he has led his team…

Naomi is the Co-founder and COO of Dope CFO, a cannabis-focused accounting firm. The company provides a national training program…

Scott founded the cannabis-focused financial and strategic advisory company in New York in 2014. He also is president and founding…

Mark co-founded Coda Signature, an award-winning infused products manufacturer in Colorado, in January 2015. He has been a founding member…

Michael co-founded Salveo Capital, a private investment fund focused on the legal cannabis sector. He was active in the industry…

One of the better-known cultivators in the marijuana space, Phil recently brought his vast experience and knowledge of horticulture and…

Harold is the founder and chief science officer of Nanogen Labs, a California-based technology and industrial supplier of water-soluble cannabinoids.…

Tom’s practice at Frantz Ward LLP focuses on marijuana law and policy. He represents clients in the medical marijuana industry…

Joshua is currently serving as the Chief Revenue Officer for Medicine Man Technologies in Denver, CO. He has worked in…

Damon performs in-house plant studies and manages pilot programs and grower relations for UbiQD, the New Mexico-based makers of UbiGro,…

Bridget is an attorney with the Hoban Law Group who is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland.…

Jeannette is the vice president of global marketing and communications for MJ Freeway, the world’s largest cannabis technology company. In…

Brett focuses on the cannabis and food additives sectors as managing director and senior cannabis/ingredients analyst at Seaport Global. Prior…

Catarino is responsible for raising capital and new business development at La Hoja, a global capital advisory firm with a…

Rob serves as the lead engineer on extraction projects at Root Engineers in Oregon. He has successfully engineered systems for…

Neil is the founder and managing partner of Gleam Law, a cannabis-focused law firm with offices in Washington, Oregon and…

Sam has emerged as an expert voice on marijuana law reform in Colorado and throughout the country. He sat on…

Kris leverages more than 22 years of M&A expertise to help companies achieve scale and to match buyers and sellers…

Kristi is the executive director the Marijuana Industry Group, Colorado’s largest and most diverse trade association for licensed marijuana businesses.…

Andrew covers the cannabis industry and global industrials sector as an equity research analyst at William O’Neil + Co. He…

Khurshid serves clients in the legal cannabis industry as principal of Greenbridge Corporate Counsel, a law firm founded in 2012…

Christy founded Merritt Strategies, a company focused on the funding and consultation of businesses that are not in the traditional…

Jourdan heads Cresco Labs’ nationwide expansion into some of the most heavily regulated cannabis markets. He oversees the company’s 21…

Christine has more than 25 years of legal experience. As managing partner for Denver-based Fortis Law Partners, her practice focuses…

Joseph is the founding partner of Helbraun Levey, a New York-based law firm focused on the hospitality industry. He leverages…

Neal co-founded the Cannabis Trade Federation (CTF), a national organization that represents the business interests of ancillary companies, dispensaries, distributors,…

Bernie is the chief science officer of ProKure, a cannabis industry leader in controlling cultivation environments and decontamination. He is…

Jim helped form Lucid Labs in 2015 in Seattle in hopes of bringing a different tack to essential oil extraction…

John consults in a diverse set of industries, including cannabis, as the owner and founder of Authentic Communication Matters. He…

Olivia founded Cannabrand, a cannabis-focused marketing agency and consultancy firm, to help brands establish their unique identities and position themselves…

Jay leads the strategic partnership Team in the Upper Midwest region of the United States and Canada for Thrive Agritech,…

A veteran commercial cannabis grower, Jennifer now operates as an independent consultant. Her company, Cannabis Cultivation Consulting, specializes in large-scale…

Wes brings a research- and ROI-driven approach to the cannabis industry. As CEO of Rx Green Technologies, a North American…

Maureen founded Cannabis Trainers in 2014 to provide professional training solutions for the cannabis industry coast to coast. She is…

Donna is the Managing Partner of the Chicago office of Fox Rothschild. Donna’s practice is focused on highly regulated industries…

Ralph founded Collective Hemp Brands to bring to market hemp-based medical and wellness products that utilize cannabinoid science. Previously, Ralph…

Barton is the principal attorney and founder of the Michigan-based Cannabis Legal Group, which specializes in marijuana-related legal issues. He…

Maikel is the EVP of Marketing for Lighthouse Strategies, a California-based consulting firm that provides a wide range of business…

William co-founded Artemis Growth Partners, a private-equity firm dedicated to investing in the global cannabis industry. Prior to founding Artemis…

Cameron is the founder and creative force behind Peak Wellness Canada, a cannabis processing and extraction company. The company’s emphasis…

Nick oversees key strategic, international expansion and M&A opportunities at Lift & Co., a publicly traded technology company with an…

Sally is a partner at the Vicente Sederberg law office in Jacksonville, Florida. Her practice focuses on corporate, commercial real…

Shanita added the cannabis sector to a portfolio heavy on consulting experience in 2015. She founded Budding Solutions with the…

Kelly is the CEO and co-founder of KindColorado, which connects cannabis businesses to community-serving nonprofits. She is also the president…

A polished and engaging presenter, Tony has trained top executives from many of the leading Fortune 500 companies (Apple, Red…

Jesse is the CEO of Mantis Growth Investments, a company seeking to create profit through the delivery of quality cannabis…

Jacob is the Co-founder and Director of Science & Strategy for The Cannabis Conservancy (TCC). TCC’s mission is to empower…

Jason works to produce valuable therapeutic compounds in economically and environmentally sustainable ways. As CEO of Librede, a California-based biotechnology…

Jesse Pytlak is an equity research analyst at Cormark Securities, Canada’s largest employee owned investment bank. His coverage area focuses…

Carla is a Portland-based attorney with Miller Nash Graham & Dunn. Her practice focuses on intellectual property law and matters…

Patrick is a 17-year veteran of startups, growth companies and big corporate entities. He now runs CanopyBoulder, a seed-stage, mentorship-driven…

Dan is a licensed attorney with experience in commercial transactions, banking and securities law – in addition to cannabis law…

Scott was named president of the Board of Directors for the New Jersey Cannabusiness Association (NJCBA) in January 2017. The…

Josh co-founded PurePressure, a Colorado-based provider of solventless extraction equipment. He is also the owner of Kush Masters, a licensed…

Michael is a partner for the Pennsylvania law firm Reed Smith. He also serves as co-deputy chair for the firm’s…

Steve runs global cannabis law firm Hoban Law Group’s PA and NJ practices and Chairs its Financial Services Group. With…

Larry founded Phyto Partners, a cannabis industry venture capital fund, in 2015 to help investors capitalize on a new industry…

Dorian is the Colorado General Manager for PAX Labs. In this role, Dorian drives the Colorado sales strategy and maintains…

Katie is the co-founder & CEO of Peak Extracts, a Portland, Oregon-based extraction company that specializes in strain-specific chocolates. In…

Jennifer is a corporate transactional specialist with several years of experience advising emerging and startup companies in commercial transactions, corporate…

Lindsay leads GRIT in business development, brand strategy and client relationships. She is also an expert on packaging and regulation…

Kaitlin provides Colorado small businesses with proactive environmental assistance and lasting program resources. She specializes in “greening” the brewing and…

Alfred is the President and CEO of Micron Waste Technologies, a leading organic waste technology company based in Canada. Micron…

David counsels marijuana, hemp and CBD businesses as an attorney for McCallister Garfield, a Colorado-based marijuana law firm. He helps…

Melanie uses LED lighting to elicit desirable crop characteristics as the vice president of research at LumiGrow, a leading company…

Katy represents both plaintiffs and defendants in business disputes and real estate claims, including matters for cannabis industry litigants. For…