Amy is the co-founder of Arizona’s first cannabis social media agency, Get Hybrid Social, and Cannafriends. In addition to her work at Get Hybrid Social and Cannafriends, Amy is also the former department chair for the Phoenix chapter of Women Grow and managed the chapter’s social media account. Amy has done several freelance pieces reviewing […]
On behalf of the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA), Andrew leads public policy efforts in an attempt to prepare and protect the state-legal cannabis industry. Prior to his work with NCIA, Andrew served as President of the National Association of Cannabis Businesses (NACB). Andrew’s background in public policy, law enforcement, and coalition creation/management have allowed […]
Jonathan is the co-chair of the Cannabis Law Practice, chair of the Food and Beverage Practice at Saul Ewing Arnstein and Lehr LLP and resident in the firm’s Baltimore and Washington, DC offices. In addition to his cannabis law practice, Jonathan maintains an active food and beverage practice, particularly with regard to cannabidiol (CBD) products. […]
Sherry is the CEO and Co-founder of CannDelta Inc., a leading regulatory and scientific cannabis consulting company based in Toronto. Sherry also serves as an Independent Board Member for Nextleaf Solutions, a cannabis extraction technology company. Prior to founding CannaDelta, she spent several years at Health Canada as the Senior Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement Officer […]
Cindy works to stay in step with emerging consumer, customer, and corporate needs as the Vice President of Marketing at Axcentria Pharmaceuticals where she is responsible for strategy, branding, marketing, e-commerce, and innovation. Prior to joining Axcentria and the Elevate CBD team, Cindy enjoyed a successful career managing global brands for nearly 20 years at […]
Peter founded and leads the growing cannabis practice at JM Search as a partner of the firm. He is also an investor in the cannabis industry. JM Search has a 40 year history of placing senior executives in consumer, healthcare, technology and manufacturing companies. Prior to JM Search, Peter was a general partner with Polaris […]
Daniel is the Managing Director for business development and operations across Europe at MPX International Corp, a vertically-integrated cultivation and extraction company. Prior to his work with MPX International, Daniel founded Cannatlantic, a UK-based industry advisory firm. He began his career in cannabis with Moxie, working in financing, license acquisition and brand composition. […]
Claire is the President and Founder of Southeast Hemp Fiber, a company involved in hemp fiber processing for textile and technical nonwoven applications. Claire works closely with others in the hemp industry to discuss the industry’s future while also developing her own commercial hemp fiber processing facility. In addition to her endeavors at Southeast Hemp […]
With over 20 years’ long/short investing experience in consumer & industrial sectors at hedge funds Roubaix Capital and Hawkshaw Capital, Mike focuses on business models and earnings power across the cycle, management and ownership incentives, and coherence of the company’s narrative. He began his career covering the cable and satellite sectors at DLJ, Credit Suisse […]
Craig has worked in the investment industry since 1993. Most recently he was a portfolio manager at USAA Asset Management where he ran two large cap growth funds with assets totaling $3.5 billion. Prior to that, he was a partner at Maple Capital Management, a registered investment advisory firm in Montpelier, Vermont. He also worked […]
With more than 15 years of experience developing and commercializing technologies for human diagnostics, food safety and agriculture, Dr. Vaught brings a diverse background with both a strong scientific and practical business acumen. As CEO and Co-Founder of Front Range Biosciences (FRB), Dr. Vaught drives the evolution of modern agriculture through science, improving reliability and […]
Beth is a leading cannabis female entrepreneur and currently serves as Chief Strategy Officer, and Board Member of iAnthus Capital, a leading diversified cannabis company with operations in 11 states. Beth is also the CEO of MPX New Jersey with plans to open grow, production, and dispensary operations in South New Jersey. Beth is also the […]
Ed has over 30 years of experience in global branded consumer products, omni-channel retail, product development, finance, operations, IT and green and socially responsible businesses. He currently serves as CEO of Calyx Peak Companies, a multi-state cannabis operator based in Massachusetts. Prior to joining Calyx Peak, Ed held leadership roles at some of the world’s […]
Dina is Green Thumb Industries (GTI) Senior Vice President of Government & Regulatory Affairs. In this role, Dina represents GTI in governmental and regulatory affairs in matters at the state, local, and federal level. In addition, she provides counsel on regulatory matters. Dina is the founder and President of Illinois Women in Cannabis, a non-profit […]
Mariah is the founder of The M Agency which specializes in digital marketing and business consulting. The M Agency has worked alongside retail dispensaries, cultivators, recreational cannabis brands and industrial hemp brands to ensure ethical and compliant educational marketing practices in the highly regulated cannabis industry. Prior to The M Agency Mariah worked at Yahoo […]
Linda is Director of Cannify, a company she founded in 2016 to help patients and clinicians with science-based product decision-making via an online tool and provides general and customized education. She is also a partner and founder of Verdient Science. Prior to this, Linda served as a consultant and interim director of BIRD Life Sciences […]
Brandy has been designing and consulting for environmental systems in indoor agricultural facilities for over thirteen years. In 2006, she co-founded Hydro Innovations where she served as its Director of Operations. Currently, Brandy is the Co-Founder and Senior Technical Adviser for Surna Inc. Surna develops innovative technologies and products that monitor, control and address the […]
Autumn is the founder and CEO of Cultivo, a consulting and design firm specializing in industry specific solutions for the cannabis industry. Cultivo designs manufacturing labs, cultivation and research facilities around the world. Prior to this, Autumn was one of Los Angeles’ leading medicinal cannabis cultivators for over a decade. During this time, she oversaw […]
Samantha is the Chief Marketing Officer of Bhang Corporation, a global cannabis house of brands. Samantha is responsible for Bhangs’s global brand strategy, brand positioning, innovation and expansion. Prior to working with Bhang, Samantha held positions at Treasury Wine Estates and Diageo and won many awards within the beverage industry as an innovative brand marketer. […]
Wes is a founding partner and president of Emerald Scientific. Wes’ experience and expertise helped to develop The Emerald Test, the only inter-laboratory comparison proficiency test in the cannabis industry used as a qualifying program for accreditation and regulatory compliance. In 2017, he led the team to execute a formal contract with the State of […]
