Antonio Costanzo is an experienced senior executive with a successful track record in public and private companies and in innovative, complex and highly regulated industries. He is the co-founder and CEO of EMMAC, a company that brings together scientific research with innovations in medical cannabis cultivation, extraction, and production. Before co-founding EMMAC, he was instrumental […]
Christian is the creator and leader of a cannabis business division at NNE (Novo Nordisk Engineering) A/S who help medical cannabis investors and operators across the world from investment to fully operational and GMP certified operation. Christian has previously been working for a broad range of global pharma companies and has a long track record of […]
Brian is an experienced investor and entrepreneur with extensive C-Suite level experience. He has been involved in the cannabis space since 2015 and founded Medican A/S in 2017. Medican is a licensed pharmaceutical cannabis company based in Denmark with the goal of providing patients throughout the world with medical grade cannabis. Prior to this, Brian […]
With over ten years of experience in the commercial intelligence and investigations field, Andrew de Roy is regarded as one of the foremost specialists in the CEE region. Prior to founding Bearstone, Andrew was employed by the Financial Times Group, as the Mergermarket bureau chief in Poland. A leading provider of M&A intelligence and market […]
Rob Hunt is a founder of Linnaea Holdings, a private equity firm focused on rolling up California-based cannabis assets. Formerly Rob was the founder and manager of Shingle Hill, a boutique consultancy and market intelligence firm for the cannabis industry. He has more than 14 years of experience in cannabis as an attorney, consultant, operator, and investor. Rob specializes […]
Kristie Mallow worked to normalize cannabis use among corporate professionals in an effort to promote removing cannabis stigma and as a result was instrumental in that employer removing pre employment screening for cannabis use. Kristie is now the founder of Farm to Market Hemp and is using her abilities to help assist her friends and […]
Benedikt is CEO and co-founder of Cansativa, a GMP- and GDP-certified pharmaceutical and medical cannabis import and distribution company. Prior to co-founding Cansativa, Benedikt worked in the field of strategy consulting within pharma and automotive industry. He led several teams in the fields of sourcing and procurement strategy, value engineering, supply chain optimization and cost-down […]
Franny is the first female hemp farmer in NC and has entered the scene with a force behind education and collaboration. Franny is Co-CEO of their vertically integrated hemp business Franny’s Farmacy. They grow, process, manufacture and distribute their branded product lines to their dispensaries, wholesale and online customers in every state. Franny also participates […]
Steve Taormina is a 25-year veteran to the natural products industry. He has worked for Whole Foods Markets corporate offices and New Hope Network as the Standards Director for the Natural Products Expos. Steve joined NSF International in September 2015. He led NSF’s operations for Non-GMO, Gluten Free, Plant-Based and other labeling certifications. Currently, Steve […]
Michael is a managing director at Poseidon Asset Management, one of the longest running cannabis-focused investment firms. During his time at Poseidon, Michael has focused on raising capital for companies that have reached their Series A and higher rounds of funding. Prior to this, Michael held roles in the traditional finance sector. […]
Linus Maximilian Weber is an experienced Business Consultant, Founder and CEO in the health care industry at Nimbus Health. He is a certified Project Management Consultant and GDP Responsible for the pharmaceutical distribution business. The focus of Nimbus Health is to improve the well being of patients by giving consistent and standardized access to alternative […]
Jason Ortiz is a founding board member of the Minority Cannabis Business Association and serves as President of the Board. He received a bachelor’s degree in Public and Community Engagement from the University of Connecticut and has been fighting to end the war on drugs since he first heard the words “The School to prison pipeline” after […]
As a hemp advisor, Dr. Garth addresses challenges farmers face in the hemp arena including license acquisition, hemp cultivation & processing, and industry knowledge. Moreover, he assists in ensuring that crop is sold above fair market value. As Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Verde Leaf, his company offers free access to an invaluable […]
Chelsie Spencer is a cannabis and hemp attorney. She is a founding member of Ritter Spencer PLLC. Chelsie practices in the areas of medical marijuana and hemp and represents clients across those industries for their business law and compliance needs. Chelsie represents all facets of the cannabis and hemp industries, including dispensaries, growers, processors, manufacturers, […]
Narbé Alexandrian is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Canopy Rivers Inc., a venture capital firm specializing in cannabis. He also currently serves as a board member for the National Cannabis Industry Association. Prior to joining Canopy Rivers, Narbé was a Senior Associate at OMERS Ventures, a technology venture capital funds in Canada. Prior […]
Marc has been one of the pioneers in bringing industrial hemp to northern New York. Having developed background in other states previously and seeing the agricultural entrepreneurial opportunity for the farmers and neighbors in the area, Marc has been developing grow methods and product applications that would help the economic development in the North Country. […]
Av Singh is one of the leading authorities on organic cannabis production. Av is also the Commercial Science Specialist at Greenstar Plant Products Inc, the Chief Science Officer with Green Gorilla the Chief Agricultural Scientist at BetraLif, the Chief Soil Scientist at CaliCann (Colombia). Currently, Av and his colleague Randy Flemming serve as Cultivation Advisors […]
