Todd is a serial entrepreneur, community organizer and mechanical engineer. He currently serves as a Program Manager at the U.S. Department of Energy where he oversees all the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Applied Research, Development and Engineering Programs. Todd also focuses on facilitating entrepreneurship through his company, EntreVation, a business accelerator and consultancy firm in […]
Maggie has 15 years of experience providing agribusiness research, analysis and education to business owners through land-grant universities, with a specialization in agricultural risk management, niche marketing and feasibility assessment. Maggie holds a master’s degree in agricultural and resource economics. […]
Rick has almost a decade of real estate experience and has been involved in the cannabis industry since 2011. He co-founded Cannabis Real Estate Consultants (CREC) after noticing that there was a void in the cannabis industry for knowledgeable commercial real estate professionals. CREC has worked with some of the most well-capitalized operators and investors […]
Lori recently rejoined 1st Source Bank as SVP and Deputy General Counsel where she provides support in lending, specialty finance and trust and investment matters. Her recent focus has been on banking, human resources and other legal issues surrounding the cannabis industry. Prior to this, Lori was a partner with Krieg DeVault where she devoted […]
Jonathan has nearly 30 years of business experience in regulated and unregulated commodity markets, including 20 years in commodity data services advising on strategy, financing, M&A, sales, partnerships, and new business creation. He co-founded and launched New Leaf Data Services, LLC and its Cannabis Benchmarks & Hemp Benchmarks division in 2015 to bring transparency and […]
Brenda serves as the VP of Research & Development for Stratos, a Colorado-based company providing high-quality cannabis and hemp products. In this role, Brenda is responsible for developing and formulating new CBD and cannabis-infused products using pharmaceutical industry standards. With more than 16 years as a chemist and scientist, Brenda also has an extensive product […]
Justin is a founding partner and CEO of Phytonyx, an Oregon-based company providing premium feminized hemp seeds. In this role, Justin oversees all aspects of Phytonyx’s business development and operations. Prior to this, Justin’s previous ventures were focused on mushroom-based neutraceuticals and clean energy technologies. […]
Shannon has been the Director of Public Affairs for Native Roots since 2017. In this role she manages the company’s external affairs activities and oversees federal, state and local government and community relations. She is responsible for relationship building with external stakeholders, directing cannabis policies in local, state/provincial and federal governments and developing the company’s […]
A cannabis industry veteran for the past 10 years, Shanna is the owner of Shannabis and Purple Leaf Hemp. As a trusted consultant on all aspects of the cannabis industry, Shanna has served as an advisor to regulators, business owners and attorneys around the globe. She was also an original member of the Las Vegas […]
Michael is a principal and senior research analyst covering packaged food, tobacco and cannabis at Piper Jaffray investment bank in New York. Prior to joining Piper Jaffray in 2017, he was a senior analyst at CLSA. During this time, he was named the No. 1 stock picker in tobacco in 2013 and 2016 by Thomson […]
Noa is the founder and CEO of Kahner Global, a boutique conference company, which produces The Cannabis Private Investment Summit, an educational conference series for high net worth investors and thought leaders in the cannabis industry. For most of her career, Noa has developed family office investment conference in the financial industry. In 2015, she founded the first […]
Paul has served as president and CEO of Innovative Industrial Properties since it’s inception in 2016. Innovative Industrial Properties is the pioneering real estate investment trust for the medical-use cannabis industry and the first publicly traded company on the NYSE to provide real estate capital to the sector. Paul is also a member of the […]
Charles is the Founder and CEO of LucidMood, a cannabis company that creates and delivers products precisely formulated to deliver desired effects. Throughout his career, Charles has excelled at inspiring teams to commercialize pioneering research and technology and has helped to develop them into successful enterprises. Prior to LucidMood, Charles worked for IBM, led a […]
Steven is the Executive Director of the Marijuana Policy Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to marijuana policy reform in the United States. He has held a number of leadership positions in the non-profit sector including Executive Vice President of the NAACP and Executive Director of Amnesty International USA. Steven began his career as a civil […]
Don has been the president & CEO of the Colorado Bankers Association since 1980. He previously did legislative analysis on Capitol Hill and Congressional campaign work. Don regularly speaks on government, political influence and banking and has been featured in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes and USA Today. […]
Luis is a Mexican-licensed attorney with a special expertise in cross-border business law and corporate transactions with the U.S. and Canada. He obtained is law degree from the Tecnologico de Monterrey and later received a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from Northwestern University School of Law and a Certificate in Business Administration from Kellogg School […]
Mark has more than 25 years of sales and management experience in a variety of industries, including more than a decade of experience within the cannabis space, both as a retail business owner and advocate for the industry. Mark currently serves as Executive Vice President of Retail Operations for Mission Dispensaries. In this role, Mark […]
Andrew is the founder and CEO of Project Yosemite, a leading infused-product R&D company based in Northern California. Andrew founded the company with the goal of creating the next generation of edibles and non-inhalable products that would be fast-acting, consistent and experiential. After spending more than two years adapting cutting-edge sublingual delivery and emulsification techniques, […]
Erin is the Associate General Counsel for multi-state operator Cresco Labs. In this role, she oversees regulatory compliance and licensing across the 11 states where Cresco Labs owns / operates cultivation, processing, distribution and retail facilities. She also provides counsel on a wide spectrum of legal matters and oversees Cresco Labs’ license application submissions. Prior […]
