2023 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.
Aakash Kumar Goyal
CEO & President, RAYN Cultivation Inc
Adam Clarke
Founder, Galiano Grow House
Adrian Everett
Master Grower, Northside Grow Co
Alannah Davis
Chief Executive Officer , Dabble Cannabis Co.
Alaska White
Manager, FivePoint Cannabis
Albert Eppinga
Owner, BC Cannabis Inc
Alena Jenkins
President, FivePoint Cannabis LTD
Alexandre Gauthier
VP of R&D, Director of Cultivation, Origine Nature
Alexis Dickson
Founders, Blunts&Beans
Andrew Nunez-Alvarez
Conference Manager, Grow Up Conference & Expo
Andrew Hand
, Formerly Aurora/MedReleaf
Andrew Freedman
CEO/Co-Founder, Cannabis Tolling Solutions
Annaliese Kibler
Director, Regulatory Affairs, Aurora Cannabis
Antuanette Gomez
CEO, Peak Pharm Labs
Anuraga Mandava
Chief Consultant, Qualium Consulting
Armaan Hamir
Supervisor, Value Buds
Ashish Singhal
CEO and Chief Consultant, CanSat Consulting Inc.
Ashley Newman
Founder | CEO, Queen of Bud
Dr. Av Singh
Executive Director, Scotian Cannabis Alliance
Bernardo Castro
CFO, Green Team Solutions
Beth Rider
Director of Quality & Compliance, Big League Genetics
Bobby Safaei
Director of Sales, ePac Flexible Packaging
Bradie Sparrow
National Sales Manager, Pistol and Paris
Brendon Roberts
Cannabis Horticulture Development Specialist, GanjaPapa Solutions Inc.
Brett Johnson
, Bio Quality
Bryan Grasdal
Master Grower, Rocky Mountain Farms
Caitlin McIlhone
Co-Founder, High Fidelity Solventless
Carmen Kinshella
Owner, BOXX
Casey Hiltemann
CEO, Budtenders Association
Chantal Dorval
Master Grower, Greenjoy
Che LeBlanc
Founder, Rosebud Cannabis Nursery Ltd.
Chris Mayerson
CEO, Black Rock Cannabis Company Ltd.
Chris Felgate
Co-Founder/Owner, Small Town Buds / Head of Operations, IRCC , Small Town Buds and IRCC
Chris Alessandrini
Master Grower/B2B Sales, Natural History (a division of Atlas Growers)
Chris Johnson
Coach, Big League Genetics
Christina Michael
Founder & CEO, Marigolds Cannabis/The Entourage Collective
Claude Robert
Supervisor Cannabis Division, Anatis Bioprotection
Cy Williams
CEO, Psychedelic Canada Magazine
Dallas Devam
President CEO, CROPSIFY LTD.
Daniel Torres
Master Grower, TorrCann Craft Cannabis
Danielle French
Proprietor / General Manager, Enlightened Herb Cannabis
Dave Auger
The Commissioner, Big League Genetics
Dave Dormer
Founder, CANNANASKIS
David Hyde
CEO, Hyde Advisory and Investments / CannaNavigators
David Brown
Founder, StratCann
David Falkins
Director of Cultivation, Dunn Cannabis / Bzam
Dia Malik
AQAP; QA Specialist
Dr. Celine Nicole-de Groot
Senior Plant Scientist, Philips
Dr. Lucas McCann
CSO & Co-Founder, CannDelta Inc.
Dr. Manoj Kulkarni
Research Scientist, Consultant
Dr. Sherry Boodram
CEO & Co-Founder, CannDelta Inc.
Dustan McLean
, Big League Genetics
Dwayne Bisson
Cannabis Ambassador/ Consultant/ Product Development, Certified Ganjier - Consultant
Ed Rosenthal
, The Guru of Ganja
Elizabeth Becker
CEO / Founder, HiBnb
Emily Kirkham
President, National Laboratory Services Inc.
Erin Butler
VP of Corporate Development , Canadian Cannabis Exchange
Genevieve Newton
Head Grower & Director of Cultivation, Stewart Farms
Genevieve Dumont
Trimmer, Green Team Solutions
Gord Nichol
Owner and President, North 40 Cannabis Limited
Ivan Ross Vrana
Managing Partner, Diplomat Consulting
Jameson Welbourn
Founder, The Banyan Tree
Jason Diodati
Territory Sales Manager, MediPharm Labs
Jason Bend
Plant Lead Technician, Bzam Cannabis
Jen Meyers
CEO + Co-Founder, Zelca Ltd
Jenn Bocking
, Hwy 560 Cannabis
Jesse Norsworthy
Founder, Symphony Co.
Jessica Eadie
Director of Quality, Woody Nelson Inc.
Joel Darichuk
CEO/GM, CannaGreen Packaging
Jordan Scott
Manager, Northern Lights Supply
Josh Sarvis and Kelly Dunn
Owners, Dragonfly Earth Medicine
Julie Domingo
CEO, CannaReps
Kala Sanmartin
Registered Nurse and Certified Holistic Cannabis Nurse Coach, The Cannabis Nurses
Katy Perry
Owner, Toke Cannabis
Kayla Mann
Chief Financial and Revenue Officer, Cake & Caviar
Kelsey Cannabis
Cannabis Educator, Kelsey Cannabis
Kevin Cullum
Commercial Manager, Koppert Biological Systems
Kevin Jodrey
Founder, One Log Cookies R & D Facility
Kevin Lee
VP of Business Development, ND Supplies
Kieley Beaudry
Cannabis M&A Specialist , Hyde Advisory
Kirk Tousaw
CEO, Great Gardener Farms, Ltd.
Leighton Morrison
Owner, Kingdom Aquaponics llc
Lindsay Dawson
Lead Cultivator and Soil Consultant, Blue Fox Soil Solutions
Lisa Campbell
CEO, Mercari Agency
Lissa Skitolsky, PhD.
, CANNABISJEW.com
Logan Dunn
CEO, DUNN CANNABIS INC
Marco Fretes
Co-Founder / Sales and Marketing Director, Cannapulse Magazine / Partake Cannabis
Marcus "BubbleMan" Richardson
Founder, BC Bubbleman
Marie Sweeney
Cannabis & Psychedelics Team Advisor, Cannabis License Experts
Mat Beren
Chief Cultivating Officer, Great Gardener Farms
Matt Cherkas
Co-Founder, Sheesh Hash Sodas
Matthew Jerome
Founder & Chief Consultant, Meristem Cannabis Consulting
Matthew Don-Carolis
Director of Sales, Segra
Matthew Scallion
Master Grower / B2B Sales, Palm Gardens
Michael Janz
Councillor, City of Edmonton
Mitchell Gorgichuk
CEO, Visionary Hydroponics
Myrna Gillis
Chief Executive Officer, Aqualitas Inc.
Nafisa Subedar
Director of National Sales - Canada, Canna Brand Solutions - Authorized CCELL Distributor
Nathan Mison
President, Diplomat Consulting
Nathaniel Garneau
Cultivation Manager and Master Grower, Freedom Cannabis
Nic Digiuseppe
Owner/Operator, Spiritleaf Sherwood Park
Nick Sanders
Founder & CEO, Highdeal Solutions Inc
Nico Hache
Co-Founder, Hache Kloet Consulting
Nicolas Bertoni
IPM Technical Specialist, Bioline Agrosciences
Nina Ackah
QAP, Freedom Cannabis
Oliver Corea
Director of Applied Genomics, Segra International
Peter Shearer
Founder & Principal Consultant , Shearer Consulting
Peter Jennings
President/Owner/Operator, Vibes Cannabis
Randy Rowe
President, Grow Up Cannabis Conference & Expo
Rebekah Brooks
Compliance Consultant , Qualium Consulting
Remo Colasanti
President, Remo Brands
Rob Cherry
Retail Executive | Merchandising Expert | Consultant, OEG / Tokyo Smoke
Robert Laurie
President, Barrister and Solicitor, Ad Lucem Law Corporation
Ron Herrington
Founder, Goldhatseeds
Ryan Yablonsky
COO, Betralif Corp. / Green Joy
Ryan Rinsma
Co-Founder and Director of Cultivation, Sweedies Cannabis Inc
Samantha Scagliotti
Director of Operations, Toke Cannabis
Sami Majadla
CEO, CertiCraft
Sarah Dawson
Head of Cultivation, Living Soil Collective
Sean Macdougall
Master Grower, EastCann
Sean the Snoboisseur Stewart
CEO and Founder, Supercraft™ & 100LBS
Selena Wong
CEO & Co-Founder, Medical Cannabis Wellness Advisor, Flower of Life Integrative Health
Shakir Tayabali
Chief Executive Officer, Independent Retail Cannabis Collective (IRCC)
Shane Thomas
Social Media Content Manager , Budtender, Smokey’s
Shane Beltramo
Co-Founder and Director of Sales, Life Cycle Botanics
Shannon Kloet
Partner, Tamerlane Canada
Shannon Hope
Head of Procurement for North America, Cannaray Limited
Shauna Feth
President & CEO, Alberta Chambers of Commerce
Stacey Duff
Director of Retail, All Nations
Stephanie Ostrander
International Sales Director, Flow Scientific
Stephanie Bach
Senior Associate, Diplomat Consulting Inc.
Steve Sissons
COO/HOC, Distinkt
Surender Khatodia
Chief Tissue Culture Scientist, Klonetics Plant Science Inc.
Sylvain Gaudreau
Master Grower, CANASYGA
Sylvester Aigbe
, BZAM
Tabitha Davis
Director, Regulatory and Government Relations, SNDL
Tanner Stewart
CEO, Stewart Farms
Ted Smith
Founder and Executive Director, Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club
Terry Macdonald
Flower/Breeding Lead,, Mother Labs Nursery
Thomas Landry
Co-Owner / Master Grower, Lakeburn Craft Cannabis Corp
Travis McIntyre
President/ CEO/ Co-Founder, Stigma Grow
Trevor Labrie
Owner/Content Creator, Right of the Leaf
Tyeson Carmody
Co-Founder and Director , Dankonomics, Kootenay Cultivar Micro
Tyler Tryhuba
CEO, Orgenics Cannabis
Vivian Borbelj
Marketing Director, Mixed Sweet Media
Xavier Kief
Owner, Divergent Regeneration
