2024 Grow Up Alberta Speakers
Below are current speakers and Strategic Advisory Board members. Speakers are being added as they are confirmed. Please re-visit this page to view speakers as we added them.
Abi Roach
President, Jane Dope Inc
Adam Clarke
Founder, West Coast Weedery Inc.
Adam Hanscom
Director of Retail and Commercial Sales, Biofloral
Alena Jenkins
President, FivePoint Cannabis LTD
Alex Sandman
Founder, IYKYK Concentrates // The Hash Matters (portfolio)
Alexandre Gauthier
VP of R&D, Director of Cultivation, Origine Nature
Alexis Dickson
President, Blunts & Beans Corp
Aly Benson
Writer & Activist, THG Productions
Amy Green
CEO, Veterans Wellness Alliance
Anil Jain
President & CEO, Emprise Canada Inc.
Annaliese Kibler
Director, Regulatory Affairs, Aurora Cannabis
Dr. Av Singh
Executive Director, Scotian Cannabis Alliance
Beth Rider
Director of Quality & Compliance, Big League Genetics
Brendon Roberts
Cannabis Horticulture Development Specialist, GanjaPapa Solutions Inc.
Brian Kirkpatrick
Owner, Blooms Grow Tech
Casey Baer
Co-Founder, The Garden
Celine Squibb
Founder/CEO, Alt Cosmestics
Charlie Gibson
, Neptune of the North
Chris Crosbie
COO, Atlantic Cultivation
Chris Johnson
Coach, Big League Genetics
Claude Robert
Supervisor Cannabis Division, Anatis Bioprotection
Cory Brewer
Founder/Principal, Syilx Cannabis Society
Dan Dowber
Owner, Off The Record Cannabis
Daniel Joly
Production/Account Manager, ApolloGreen
Dana Scott
Vice President, Operations., CannabisNB
Dave Auger
The Commissioner, Big League Genetics
David Hyde
CEO, Hyde Advisory and Investments / CannaNavigators
David Brown
Founder, StratCann
Deepak Anand
Cannabis Industry Management Advisor, ASDA Consultancy Services
Denis Gertler
Regulatory Innovator, Independent Consultant
Di Spencer
Provincial Sales Manager, Naturally Nutra
Dmytro Guzhva
General Manager, Katch Kan Holdings Ltd.
Dr. Aakash Kumar Goyal
CEO & President, RAYN Cultivation Inc
Dustan McLean
, Big League Genetics
Dylan Bruck
Head of Procurement, Plantlife Cannabis
Ed Rosenthal
, The Guru of Ganja
Erin Butler
VP of Corporate Development , Canadian Cannabis Exchange
Graham Taylor
President/CEO, Lineage Distribution
Hang Tea
Business Development Management, Independent Consultant
Ian Scott
VP Operations, Plantlife Cannabis
Ian Davidson
CEO, HiiH Labs
Imran Rashid
Founder, Extractwise
Irene Donohue
Founder/CEO, Medical Cannabis Concierge Services
James Tisdell
Product Development Specialist, Simply Solventless Concentrates Ltd.
James Easter
Commercial and Retail Sales, Biofloral
Janeen Davis
VP of Sales, DEALR Cannabis
Janine Wahl
Retail Store Manager, Four20
Jason Stanley
National Sales And Marketing Director, Biofloral
Jeff Curtis
Owner / CEO, Boro & Beyond/TruQuartz
Jen Meyers
CEO / Co-Founder, Zelca Ltd.
Jenn Bocking
Co-Founder, High Aspirations Collective
John Slaughter
Founder & CEO, High North, Inc.
John Berfleo
CEO, I Green Planet Store Ltd / BERFELO
Jonathan Fernandes
President, Green Amber
Julie Domingo
CEO, CannaReps
Justin Esquivel
CEO / Geneticist , Green Luster Phenos
Kala Sanmartin
Registered Nurse, The Cannabis Nurses + Co INC
Katy Perry
Owner, Toke Cannabis
Keaton Hunt
Store Manager, Lucid Cannabis
Keenan Pascal
CEO & Founder, Token Naturals
Keith Bao
Managing Partner, AVEO Vapour Devices
Kendra Richter
Retail Cannabis Manager, Calgary Co-op Cannabis
Kevin Lee
VP of Business Development, ND Supplies
Kevin Varner
Founder, Royal Harvest
Kieley Beaudry
Cannabis M&A Specialist , Hyde Advisory
Kori Ainsworth
VP of Quality and Regulatory Affairs, Cannabis Co-pack
Kyle Michael
Founder/President, ASCERA
Lee Malley
Regional Manager, In N Out Cannabis
Lucas Trifiro-Jarzem
Owner, Good2Grow
Lucas Nielsen
Partner / Master Grower, Noble Growth Corp
Luke Dickson
Brand Manager, Simply Solventless Concentrates Ltd.
Marley Chase
General Manager, Big League Genetics
Matt Graham
Grafting Geek, Trichome Kings
Matthew Don-Carolis
Director of Sales, Segra
Matthew Scallion
Plant Breeder, Consultant, 710Canuck Consulting
Maxxim Smith
Director of Quality & Customer Success, GrowDoc
May Khatib
CEO, Merit Compliance
Megan Preik
Founder, Accelerated Quality Solutions
Michael Elkin
Founder, The CannaBrokr
Mike Reynolds
Grower / President, Northern Sunrise Farms
Minister Dale Nally
Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction, Government of Alberta
Nafisa Subedar
Director of National Sales - Canada, Canna Brand Solutions
Nathan Mison
President, Diplomat Consulting
Nathaniel Garneau
Head of Corporate Development, Freedom Cannabis
Nick Van Dam
Vice President, Sales, Cannara Biotech
Nicolas Hébert
Logistics Analyst, Société Québécoise du Cannabis (SQDC)
Nicole Stevenson
Regional Sales Manager, Route 1 Cannabis Sales Agency
Nina Ackah
QAP, Freedom Cannabis
Omar Khan
Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer, High Tide
Pierre Leclerc
CEO, AQIC
Randy Rowe
President, Grow Up Cannabis Conference & Expo
Rebecca Murphy
National Veteran Service Coordinator, Post Traumatic Growth Association (PTGA)
Robbi Fischer
B2B Channel Manager, Simply Solventless Concentrates Ltd.
Robert Laurie
President, Barrister and Solicitor, Ad Lucem Law Corporation
Ron Herrington
Founder, Gold Hat Seeds
Rory Isaaks
Global Director of Cultivation, Advanced Nutrients
Roxanne Lindley
Elder, Westbank First Nation
Ryan Rinsma
Founder / General Manager, Sweedies Cannabis Inc
Sarah Remillard
Owner, Dope Queen
Scott Treasure
Owner, The Local Cannabist
Shan Mei Young Tai
Nurse Practitioner; Clinical Director, Charlie’s Pharmer’s Market
Sylvain Gaudreau
Master Grower, CANASYGA
Tabitha Rudkin
Innovation Specialist, Rubicon Organics
Taylor Kirk
Horticulture Service Specialist, Fluence
Thomas Facciolo
Co-Founder, Senior VP of Production & Operations, Master Grower., ANC Solutions
Tim Powers
Founder/Co-Founder, Kind Selections / Cannabis Tolling Solutions
Tom Bob
Governance Director Lands & Taxation, Nanoose First Nation
Travis McIntyre
President/ CEO/ Co-Founder, Stigma Grow
Tyler Klimas
Principal/Founder, Leaf Street Strategies
Vincent Gagné
Specialized Sales Representative & Technical support, Biofloral
