Melanie Nash
CEOTumi GenomicsMelanie Nash is the CEO of TUMI Genomics with more than 20 years of leadership experience and 10 years in the cannabis industry. She began her cannabis career as the opening General Manager of one of the first dispensaries on the east coast in Boston in 2015, then moved to Oakland to lead operations in the nursery and genetics space. Melanie rose to COO at Dark Heart Nursery, where the team was first to identify Hop Latent Viroid as the cause of cannabis dudding disease, and later served as COO of Purple City Genetics, expanding access to genetics across California, the United States, and internationally. She brings deep expertise in operations, sales, and team leadership and is focused on building scalable organizations that support long-term industry success.
Grow Greener, Spend Less: Sustainable Cultivation That Protects Margin
Energy and water are two of the largest line items on any commercial grow's P&L, and they're climbing. As utility costs rise and ESG expectations
Energy and water are two of the largest line items on any commercial grow's P&L, and they're climbing. As utility costs rise and ESG expectations move from optional to investor-mandated, sustainability has become a margin strategy, not a marketi
Energy and water are two of the largest line items on any commercial grow's P&L, and they're climbing. As utility costs rise and ESG expectations move from optional to investor-mandated, sustainability has become a margin strategy, not a marketing slogan. This session shows cultivation managers, facility owners, operations leaders, and executive stakeholders how to cut resource consumption without cutting yield or quality.
You'll see how
Energy and water are two of the largest line items on any commercial grow's P&L, and they're climbing. As utility costs rise and ESG expectations move from optional to investor-mandated, sustainability has become a margin strategy, not a marketing slogan. This session shows cultivation managers, facility owners, operations leaders, and executive stakeholders how to cut resource consumption without cutting yield or quality.
You'll see how leading operators turn efficiency into a competitive edge, treating energy, water, and waste as controllable costs rather than fixed overhead. We'll work through real-world strategies that lower spend per pound while strengthening the ESG profile that increasingly shapes financing, licensing, and acquisition decisions. Expect a practical, executive-level discussion grounded in current cannabis industry trends, with tactics you can implement across single or multi-site operations.
