All Previous Grow Up Speakers
2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 Victoria BC
Ed Rosenthal
, The Guru of Ganja
2022 Victoria BC
Jim Belushi
Farmer, Belushi’s Farms
2022 Victoria BC
Simon Smit
Founder / Breeder, Serious Seeds
2017
Aaron Salz
Founder & CEO, Stoic Advisory
2022 Victoria BC
Aaron Anderson
VP of Sales - Western Canada & Wholesale, BZAM Cannabis
Abi Roach
Senior Category Manager of Pre-Rolls, Concentrates & Accessories, OCS Ontario Cannabis Store
2017
Adam Greenblatt
Brand Manager, Canopy Growth Corporation
2019
Adam Coates
Chief Commercial Officer, Westleaf Inc.
2019
Adam Brown
Market Development Director, Dematic
2019
Adam Szpakowski
National Sales Manager, Grow Opportunity
2021 Niagara Falls
Adam Szpakowski
Publisher, Grow Opportunity Magazine
2021 Niagara Falls
Adam Temple
CEO, Evolved Extraction
2022 Victoria BC
Adam Clarke
CEO, Stratus Designs Ltd.
2021 Niagara Falls
Adel Zarei
Director of Micropropagation Laboratory, Safari Flower Co.
2017
Alan Robertson
Director of Special Projects, 7acres (Division of Supreme Pharmaceuticals)
2018
Alan Cooke
, Canopy Growth Corp.
2022 Victoria BC
Alannah Davis
Chief Executive Officer , Dabble Cannabis Co.
2022 Victoria BC
Albert Eppinga
Owner, BC Cannabis Inc
2017
Alex Rea
President, Homegrown Hydroponics
2017
Alex Revich
Educator, Cannabis in Clinical Practice
2017
Alex Blumenstein
Co-Founder, Leaf Group
2018
Alex Revich
Director, Partner Development, Flowr
2018
Alex Blumenstein
Co-Founder, Leaf Forward
2018
Alex Cooley
Co-Founder, Solstice
2017
Alexander Repetski
Chief Communications Officer, strainprint
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Alexandre Gauthier
Master Grower, Origine Nature
2018, 2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Alexzander Samuelsson
Founder and Chief Research Officer, Havn Life Science
2018
Alison McMahon
Founder & CEO, Cannabis at Work
2019
Alison Hayman
Partner, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
2018
Amanda Ross
Associate, Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman LLP
2019
Amanda Branch
Associate, Bereskin & Parr LLP
2019
Amar Nijjar
CEO, Capstack Advisory Services
2022 Victoria BC
Amit Nagi
Business Development , Aja labs
2021 Niagara Falls
Amy Brown
Retail Engagement Specialist; Cannabis Patient Advocate and Media Personality , HASHCO (The Hash Corporation)
2019
Anat Baron
Futurist, Tech Entrepreneur & Former Head of Mike’s Hard Lemonade, Founder & CEO, Stashwall
2019
Andrea Paine
National Director of Government Relations, Aurora Cannabis Inc.
2022 Victoria BC
Andrea Dobbs
Bloomer, Village Bloomery
2018
Andrew Adams
President & CEO, CALA Inc.
2019
Andrew Wilson
COO, GrowerIQ
2019
Andrew Roche
VP Finance, Poseidon Asset Management, LLC
2021 Niagara Falls
Andrew Muroff
CEO, Strainprint
2021 Niagara Falls
Andrew Kain
Principal & Founder, AMK Advisory Services
2021 Niagara Falls
Andrew Parshad
President & CEO, Cannabis License Experts
2021 Niagara Falls
Andrew Kaszowski
Industry Outreach & Communication Coordinator, Fanshawe Centre for Research & Innovation (CRI)
2018
Andy Buyting
President, Carle Publishing Inc
2021 Niagara Falls
Andy Palalas
CRO, High Tide/Canna Cabana
2021 Niagara Falls
Andy Deonarine
Co-CEO, CannSell
2021 Niagara Falls
Angelina Blessed
Founder, Blessed Edibles
2021 Niagara Falls
Ann Barnes
Founder & CEO, Edica Naturals
2019, 2021 Niagara Falls
Annaliese Kibler
Director of Regulatory Affairs, Aurora
2021 Niagara Falls
Anoo Solomon
Owner/Director of Operations and Education, CannaProtect IPM Solutions
2019
Anuja Siwakoti
Director of Global Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, Medipharm Labs
2019
Arjan Roskam
Founder, Green House Coffee Shops & Seed Company
2022 Victoria BC
Arka Lwin
Lead Solventless Extractor, Old Growth Collective / Slurmmm Melts
2017
Ashley Walgren
Post Harvest Manager, The Giving Tree Wellness Centre
2021 Niagara Falls
Ashley Chiu
Strategy and Transactions Management Consultant, Ernst and Young LLP
2022 Victoria BC
Ashley Keenan
Editor, Canada, Leafly
2019
Ashton Abrahams MBA
Co-Founder, Chairman, and COO, Sigma Analytical Services Inc.
2021 Niagara Falls
Atiyyah Ferouz
Founder, AgCann Consultancy
2017
Autumn Rose Karcey
President, Cultivo, Inc.
2018, 2019, 2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Dr. Av Singh
PhD, PAg, Cannabis Quality Assurance
Av Singh
Cannabis Cultivation Advisor
2018
Barend Lobker
Growing Consultant, Vortus
2018
Barinder Rasode
President & CEO, Niche
Barinder Rasode
Co-Founder, Grow Tech Labs
2019
Becky Olscher
Legal Counsel, Regulatory Affairs , Auxly Cannabis Group Inc.
2018
Ben Adams
, Phylos Bioscience
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Ben Miner
Host/Comedian, Joint Ventures Cannabis Radio on SiriusXM
2018
Benoît Séguin
Associate Director of Operations, Office of Medical Cannabis: Health Canada
Benoit Lautru
, Mineva
2021 Niagara Falls
Beth Rider
Director of Quality Assurance, MyFungi Inc
2017, 2019, 2021 Niagara Falls
Bill MacDonald
Professor, Niagara College
2018
Blaine Favel
CEO, Kanata Earth
2018
Bobbie-Jean Young
Senior Grower, Good and Green
2021 Niagara Falls
Boniface Dube
CEO, Bionominal Coefficients Group (BCG)
2017
Brad Rogers
C.O.O and President , CannTrust
2019
Brad Martin
Pancake Nap
2022 Victoria BC
Brennan Roher
Master Grower - extractor , Brindle Farms Inc
2019
Brent Williams
Managing Member, Highwater Financial, LLC
2019
Brent Johnson
, Hoban Law Group
2017
Brett Allan
Executive Vice President, The Green Organic Dutchman
2019
Brian Coutts
Business Development Manager , A&L Canada Laboratories
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Brian Coutts
Business Development Manager , A&L Canada Labs
2019
Brianna Martyn
Co-Founder, Director of Operations, Starbuds Co.
2021 Niagara Falls
Bridget Hoffer
Co-Founder, Marigold Marketing & PR
2019, 2021 Niagara Falls
Bruce Linton
Executive Chairman, Gage Growth Corp.
2019
Bryan Woodruff
President and General Manager, Channel M
2021 Niagara Falls
Bryan Box
President, Mineva Water
2022 Victoria BC
Bryan Grasdal
Master Grower, Rocky Mountain Farms
2019
Buck Young
Executive Director and Co-Founder, CannTx
2017, 2018, 2019
Cam Battley
Chief Corporate Officer, Aurora Cannabis Inc.
2019
Cameron Brown
Communications Officer, The Hunny Pot Cannabis Co.
2022 Victoria BC
Cameron Lutz
Marketing Manager, Reliable Controls
2022 Victoria BC
Cameron Scott
Plant Pathologist, Simon Fraser University
2019
Carla Nawrocki
VP, Investor Relations, Auxly Cannabis Group Inc.
2021 Niagara Falls
Carolyn Burek
M.S. Biochemist, M.S. Biochemist
2019
Caryma S'ad
Lawyer & Notary Public, [s]advocacy
2022 Victoria BC
Casey Hiltemann
CEO, Budtenders Association
2018
Chad Morphy
Master Grower and Chief of Operations, Green Seal Cannabis Company
2019
Chad Finkelstein
Partner, Dale & Lessmann LLP
2021 Niagara Falls
Chad Finkelstein
Partner, Dale & Lessmann LLP
2017
Charlie Alovisetti
Senior Associate, Vicente Sederberg
2022 Victoria BC
Che LeBlanc
Founder, Rosebud Cannabis Nursery Ltd.
2021 Niagara Falls
Chef Jordan Wagman
Bestselling Author & Cannabis Advocate
2018, 2021 Niagara Falls
Cheryl Shuman
CEO & Founder, Beverly Hills Cannabis Club
2021 Niagara Falls
Chris Besenyoi
Owner, CSB Security
2021 Niagara Falls
Chris Jones
, CANNABIS XPRESS
2019
Christian Blyth
Sales Specialist, 3M
2021 Niagara Falls
Christina Michael
Founder & CEO, Marigolds Cannabis/The Entourage Collective
2018
Christine Stein
Regional Sales Manager, Central & Western Canada, PL Light Systems
2021 Niagara Falls
Christoph Buchmann
Account Manager, Dematic
2021 Niagara Falls
Claude Robert
Technical Advisor, Anatis Bioprotection
2019
Clayton Babcock
Technical Representative, ATS-Scientific Inc.
2021 Niagara Falls
Cody Coulson
Grower/Solventless Extraction Specialist & Founder of Coulson Cannabis, Coulson Cannabis
2021 Niagara Falls
Colin Yates
PhD - Chair, Fanshawe College Centre for Research & Innovation
2022 Victoria BC
Colin Davison
President, McIntyre Creek Cannabis
2018, 2019
Corey Herscu
Founder & CEO, RNMKR Agency
2022 Victoria BC
Cory Firth
Executive Director, Canadian Psychedelic Association
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Cy Williams
CEO, Psychedelic Canada Magazine
2019
Dale Overton
CEO, Overton Environmental Enterprises Inc.
2022 Victoria BC
Dale Sky Jones
Executive Chancellor, Oaksterdam University
2022 Victoria BC
Dallas Devam
President CEO, CROPSIFY LTD.
2017
Damian Kettlewell
CEO, Bliss Co.
2018
Dan Gustafik
Founder, HybridTech
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Dan Sutton
CEO, Tantalus Labs
2019
Dani Hao
Head of Communications, Procurify
2018
Daniel Sax
Founder & CEO, Sensi Properties Ltd.
2019
Daniel Kerr
Marketing Manager, Agronomic IQ
2019
Daniel Hochman
Cultivation Coordinator, TerrAscend Corp.
2019
Daniel Kain
Consulting Manager, GrowerIQ
2021 Niagara Falls
Daniel Hochman
Consultant, Habitual Hobbyist
2022 Victoria BC
Daniel Penny
Project Manager, Williams Lake First Nation
2018
Danielle O'Beirne
Director of Licensing & Strategic Initiatives, Auxly Cannabis Group, Inc.
2018
Danny Brody
VP of Investor Relations, The Green Organic Dutchman
2021 Niagara Falls
Danya Dixon
VP Programming, Grow Up & O'Cannabiz Conference
2019
Danyka Dunseith
Founder and Lead Farmer, Canna Collective Inc.
2017
Dario DiCarlo
Principal & Partner, The Hidi Group
2018
Darren Weiner
Manager – Excise Duty Operations – Cannabis, Canada Revenue Agency
2021 Niagara Falls
Darwin Millard aka. The Spock of Cannabis
Owner/Founder, TSOC LLC
2022 Victoria BC
Darwin Douglas
CEO & Co-Founder, All Nation
2019, 2022 Victoria BC
Daryl Patterson
Manager, A&L Canada Laboratories
2021 Niagara Falls
Dave Auger
CEO, My Fungi Inc.
2017
David Perruzza
Director, Strategic Partnerships North America, Rouge Media
2017, 2019, 2021 Niagara Falls
David Hyde
CEO, Hyde Advisory and Investments / CannaNavigators
2018
David Arkell
President & CEO, 360 Energy
2018
David Sutton
President, COO and Co-Founder, NanoSphere Health Sciences and Evolve Formulas
2018
David Marcus
Founder, Natural Hemphasis
2019
David Brough
Co-Founder and CEO, Klonetics
2019
David Schenk
Choom Ontario Operations Manager, Choom
2019
David Kjolberg
Master Grower, Grow Consultant
2019
David Cohlmeyer
Business Plan and Farming Operations Specialist, dicentra Cannabis Consulting
2019
David Brott
Co-Founder & Director, Culinary Cannabis Association
David Wood
Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, Psygen Industries Ltd.
2021 Niagara Falls
David Schenk
Consulting Director, Bridge Street Consulting Inc.
2022 Victoria BC
David Brown
Founder, StratCann
2018
Deepak Anand
Vice President of Government Relations, Cannabis Compliance Inc.
2021 Niagara Falls
Deepank Utkhede
COO, Vantage Hemp Co.
2021 Niagara Falls
Denis Gertler
Senior Regulatory Advisor, CannDelta Inc.
2017
Derek Riedle
Founder & Publisher, Civilized
2018
Derek Lynch
Director of Sales, Dematic
Derek Edwards
Award-Winning Comedian
2018
Dineh Benally
President, Navajo Nation Farm Board
2022 Victoria BC
Dominique Laverdure
Vice-President of Marketing, Origine Nature Inc.
2022 Victoria BC
Donna Johannson
Founder , Canadian Women in Cannabis (CWIC)
2017
Dooma Wendscuh
Co-Founder & CEO, Province Brands
Dr. Andrew Judge
Assistant Professor of Anishinaabe Studies, Algoma University and Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig
2018
Dr. Blake Pearson
M.D., Greenly Health | Greenly Medical Consulting
2018, 2019, 2022 Victoria BC
Dr. Brigitte Simons
Chief Science Officer, Pasha Brands
2021 Niagara Falls
Dr. Daniel Bear
Professor, Humber College
2017
Dr. Darryl Hudson
, Inplanta Biotechnology
2018
Dr. Darryl Hudson
Chief Innovation Officer, GoodCap Pharmaceuticals Inc.
2021 Niagara Falls
Dr. Erika Dyck
Professor/Canada Research Chair, History of Health & Social Justice
2021 Niagara Falls
Dr. Florina Truica
CTO & Co-Founder, Cold Plasma Group
2017
Dr. George Mammen
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research & Beleave
2018
Dr. Greg Gerdeman
Chief Scientific Officer, 3 Boys Farm
2019, 2021 Niagara Falls
Dr. Hyder Khoja
Chief Science Officer, My Fungi Inc.
2022 Victoria BC
Dr. Hyder Ali Khoja
Chief Scientific Officer, Serenus Global, Inc
2021 Niagara Falls
Dr. John MacKay
Founder, Synergistic Technologies Associates, LLC
2021 Niagara Falls
Dr. Jon Thompson
Founder & CEO, extraktLAB
2017
Dr. Jonathan Cachat
PhD - Chief Executive Officer , CCV Research
2018
Dr. Jonathan Vaught
Founder & CEO, Front Range Biosciences
2017
Dr. Jose Casaretto
Plant Biologist, Molecular Science Corp.
2018
Dr. Joseph Rosado
Medical Director, Coastal Wellness Centre
2021 Niagara Falls
Dr. Kaveh Kahen
CEO, Advion-Interchim Scientific
2019, 2021 Niagara Falls
Dr. Lucas McCann
CSO, CannDelta
2018
Dr. Lydia Hatcher, MD, CCFP, FCFP, CHE, D-CAPM
Associate Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, Medicine Professional Corporation
2021 Niagara Falls
Dr. Michael Verbora
Medical Director, Field Trip Health
2019
Dr. Olga Chernoloz
, Omnica Biotech
2021 Niagara Falls
Dr. Pamela Kryskow
Founding Board Member, Canadian Psychedelic Association
2017
Dr. Rahul Kushwah
CSO & Co-Founder, Anantlife
2018
Dr. Richard Clark Kaufman
Chief Science Officer, NanoSphere
2017, 2021 Niagara Falls
Dr. Shane Morris
CEO, Morris and Associates Consulting Inc.
2021 Niagara Falls
Dr. Sherry Boodram
CEO & Co-Founder, CannDelta Inc.
2018
Dr. Terry Lake
VP of Corp Social Responsibility, HEXO
2018
Dr. Tim Sharbel
Professor, Dept. of Plant Sciences, Kanata Earth Genetics
2021 Niagara Falls
Dr. Tom Dupree
Vice President of Technology, Delic Labs
2019
Dr. Yu Seon Gadsden-Chung
Patent Lawyer, Torys LLP
2017
Dr. Uma Dhanabalan
MD, MPH, FAAFP , Uplifting Health & Wellness
2021 Niagara Falls
Drew Emmer
Strategic Relationships, Boveda
2022 Victoria BC
Dustan McLean
Master Grower, Parkland Flower Inc.
2017
Dusty Shroyer
COO, Board of Directors, Revolution Cannabis, LLC
2017
Ed Pintwala
Partner, CPG Executive Search
2017
Ed Warpinski
EVP, Director of Facilities, Revolution Cannabis, LLC
2019
Egle Adomaityte
Director of Cultivation/Consultant, Indiva
2018
Ehsaan Moosa
BPA, International Cannabis Solutions
2017
Eileen McMahon
Partner, Torys LLP
Elad Barek
Co-founder & CEO, Voyager Prodcuts Inc.
2021 Niagara Falls
Elad Barak
Co-Founder & CEO, Voyager
2021 Niagara Falls
Elissa Molino
Regional Director of Sales, Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS)
2019
Ellen Brown
Director of Cultivation & Education, CannaCollective Inc.
2021 Niagara Falls
Eric Akbar
President, CannaPiece Corp.
2021 Niagara Falls
Eric Johnston
Comedian & Grow Up Day Host
2019
Erin Lapansky
Director of Production & Head Cultivator, Cascadia Gardens LLC
2017
Eugenio Garcia
CEO, Cannabis Now Media
Eyal (Al) Mishori
Head of Global Business Development, BOL Pharma
2019
Fady Kamel
Managing Partner, Cannabis Insurance Solutions by All-Risks Insurance Brokers Limited
2021 Niagara Falls
Fady Kamel
Managing Partner, All-Risks Insurance Brokers Limited
2019
Farrell Miller
Director of Legal Affairs, dicentra Cannabis Consulting
2017
Fiona Brown
Associate, Aird & Berlis LLP
Francois McAllister
Grow Consultant, TheBadGuys' Garden
2018
Fred Khalichi
Account Executive, CWB Group
2019
Frenchy Cannoli
Master Hashishin, Frenchy Cannoli Brand
2018
Gavin Clark
Chief Operating Officer, Medz Cannabis
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Genevieve Newton
Head Grower & Director of Cultivation, Stewart Farms
2017
Geoff Lawrence
Account Executive, Security, Convergint Technologies
2018, 2019
Geoff Brown
Director, Agronomic IQ
2017
George Dickinson
President & CEO, CannaPro
2019
George Dickinson
President, CannaPro
2021 Niagara Falls
George Dickinson
Founder, CannaPro
2019
Georges Routhier III
CEO, PipeDreemz Inc.
2022 Victoria BC
Gillian Vandermeirsch
Director of Research, Development & Lab, Pure Sunfarms
2017
Graeme Murphy
Greenhouse IPM Specialist, BioLogical Control Solutions
2019
Graham Hood
Senior Associate, Trademark Agent, Smart & Biggar
2019
Greg Patterson
Owner, A&L Canada Laboratories
2021 Niagara Falls
Greg Patterson
Owner, A&L Canada Laboratories
2021 Niagara Falls
Greg Hillier
2021 Niagara Falls
Hadi Feltham
VP Business Development, Pur Life Carbon Inc.
2021 Niagara Falls
Hajira Sajjad
Cannabis Industry Recruiter, Cannabis Industry Recruiter
2022 Victoria BC
Harpreet Kaur
Vice President- Research , PharmAla Biotech
2018
Harrison Jordan
Consultant, MNP
2018
Heather Segal
B.A. LL.B, LL.M, Segal Immigration Law
2018
Heather Weber
Indirect Tax Services Leader, MNP
2018
Hilary Black
Director of Patient Education and Advocacy, Canopy Growth Corporation
2018, 2019
Hilda Gan
President , People Bright Consulting
2017, 2019
Hugo Alves
President & Director, Auxly
2019
Ian Davidson
Chief Marketing Officer, Segra
2021 Niagara Falls
Ian Kwechansky
CEO & Co-Founder, LOOP/POOL
2017
Ilya Strashun
Director of Business Development, Cannascribe
2019
Isaac Maurice
Eastern Canada Sales Representative, My Green Planet
2021 Niagara Falls
Ishan Rastogi
Ph.D. - Manager, Fanshawe College Centre for Bioeconomy
2018
Ivan Ross Vrana
Vice President, Hill+Knowlton Strategies
2017
Ivan Ross Vrana
VP, Public Affairs, HK Strategies
2021 Niagara Falls
Jack Lloyd
Cannabis & Psychedelics Lawyer, Lewin & Sagara LLP
2017
Jackie Subeck
CEO, Hey Jackpot
2017
Jae Park
Director of Business Development, Ample Organics
2017
James Eaves
Professor, Laval University
2018, 2021 Niagara Falls
James Eaves
Agricultural Economist, Professor of Management, Université Laval
2019
James Jesty
President, The Friendly Stranger Holdings Corp.
2021 Niagara Falls
Honourable Mayor Jim Diodati
Mayor, City of Niagara Falls
2017
Jamie Nagy
Co-Head of Canadian Mergers & Aquisitions, Canaccord Genuity Corp.
2018, 2022 Victoria BC
Jamie Shaw
Chief Strategy Officer, Charlie’s Pharmacy
2021 Niagara Falls
Jamie Kunkel
Franchise Owner, Smoke Signals Dispensary
2019
Jan Buijk
CEO, AB Energy Canada Ltd.
2017
Jared Mirsky
CEO & Founder, Wick & Mortar
2019
Jasdeep Johal
International Tax Partner, Deloitte
2017
Jason Moscovici
Lawyer/Biochemist, Robic LLP
2019
Jason Talmage
Master Grower, BMF Washington
2019
Jason Guttridge
Co-Founder, 7 Farms Down
2021 Niagara Falls
Jason Lupoi
Editor-in-Chief, Terpenes and Testing Magazine/Extraction Magazine
2018
Jay Rosenzweig
Founding Partner, Rosenzweig & Co
2018
Jay Rosenthal
Co-Founder & President, Business of Cannabis
2021 Niagara Falls
Jaylee Thompson
Owner/Founder, Primordial Mycology - Research and Development
2017, 2019
Jayson Goodale
Sr. Cultivation Consultant, Cannabis Compliance Inc.
Jazmin Pirozek
Consultant, Boom Bay Integrative Healing
2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 Niagara Falls
Jeanette Vandermarel
Cannabis Consultant, Entrepreneur & Advocate, Cannabis Consultant, Entrepreneur & Advocate
Jeff Ord
VP of Accounts & Relationships, Cannabis At Work
2021 Niagara Falls
Jeff Hannah
Principal Consultant and Founder, JH & Associates
2021 Niagara Falls
Jeff Goldenberg
Co-Founder, Dodi Blunts & Abacus Growth Agency
2017
Jeffrey Lizotte
Founder & CEO, Next Wave Brands
2017
Jenn Larry
President, CBD Strategy Group
2017, 2021 Niagara Falls
Jennifer Maccarone
COO, Final Bell Corp.
2018
Jennifer McKenzie
Partner and Leader of Regulatory, Advertising & Marketing, Bereskin & Parr LLP
2019, 2021 Niagara Falls
Jennifer Caldwell
Owner, Jennifer Caldwell Consulting Inc.
2021 Niagara Falls
Jennifer van Dijk
Business Development and Project Manager, Inhuis Contrived Inc.
2021 Niagara Falls
Jenny Luong Hassing
COO, LiquiMedLock Inc.
2017
Jesse Stanley
CEO, Stanley Brothers
2019, 2021 Niagara Falls
Jessica McColeman-Moran
Principal & Founder, JESSCO
2017
Jim Pelton
Executive Director, Training Services , Cannabis Compliance Inc.
2017, 2019
Jim Diodati
The Honourable Mayor, City of Niagara Falls
2021 Niagara Falls
João Gama
Founding Partner, Gama Glória
2017
Jodie Emery
Cannabis Advocate & Political Activist
2018
Jody Vukas
Design & Operational Specialist, Smart Grow Pros
2017
John Perricone
Founder & CEO, Double Clef Management
2017
John Prentice
CEO, Ample Organics
2017
John MacKay
Founder & President, Synergistic Technologies & Associates, LLC
2017
John Fowler
President & CEO, Spreme Pharmaceuticals Inc.
2018
John Prentice
President & CEO, Ample Organics
2019
John Ryan
Key Accounts - North America, California Lightworks
2021 Niagara Falls
John Salmas
VP of Business Development, Labstat
2018, 2020
John A MacKay
Founder & President, Synergistic Technologies Associates, LLC
2018
Jon W. Watson
CEO, GQA (Grower's Quality Assurance)
2017
Jonathan Sherman
Lawyer, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
2018
Jonathan Kozlowski
Regional Sales Representative, East Coast, North America, Surna
2018
Jonathan Bloom
Founding Partner & CEO, McGrath/Power Public Relations
2018
Jonathan Stemeroff
Director of Cultivation, Medz Cannabis Inc.,
2018
Jonathan Hirsh
Influencer , Weedstagram416
2019
Jonathan Vaught
Founder & CEO, Front Range Biosciences
2019
Jonathan Hirsh
Influencer, Weedstagram416
2019
Jonathan Stemeroff
General Manager of Cultivation and Master Grower, Edenbrooke
2021 Niagara Falls
Jordan Rodness
Commercial & Product Strategy, Aleafia Health
2019
Joseph Fida
Co-Founder and CTO, Blade Filters Inc.
2022 Victoria BC
Josh Udala
Director/CEO , Organnicraft
2017
Joshua Crossney
President, CEO & Founder, jCanna Inc. & Cannabis Science Conference
2021 Niagara Falls
Joshua Reynolds
President, CapitalNow Cannabis
2019
Joya Halls
Director, Customer Engagement, Strainprint Technologies
2021 Niagara Falls
Julie Rajnak
Master Grower, Thrive Cannabis
2017
Justin Pintwala
Partner, CPG Executive Search
2018
Karen Parent
Chief Quality & Compliance Officer, Zenabis
2019
Karen Lauriston
VP, Corporate, Micron Waste Technologies
2018
Karina Lahnakoski
VP, Pharmaceutical Cannabis Services, Cannabis Compliance Inc.
2017
Kathleen Hokanson
President & CEO, Koan Energy Consultants
2017
Katie Iarocci
Plant Biologist & Horticulture Manager, Up Cannabis Inc.
2021 Niagara Falls
Katie Pringle
CEO & Co-Founder, Marigold PR
2019
Katy Perry
Owner, Grow Op Hydroponics
Kelsey Breure
Clinical Operations, AltMed
2018
Kendra Dyer
TV, Radio & Event Host
2019
Keri Wang
Biological Services Director, Senior Scientist, A&L Canada Laboratories
Kerry Atha
Chief Quality, Risk and Compliance Officer, Jamaican Medical Cannabis Collective
2017
Kevin Cullum
Technical Manager, Koppert Biological Systems
2018
Kevin Hall
CEO, International Cannabis Solutions
2018
Kevin O'Leary
Chairman O'Shares ETFs, Shark Tank's Mr. Wonderful, bestselling author, O'Shares ETFs & ABC's Shark Tank
2018
Kevin Carlin
Pacific Northwest Manager, Advanced Nutrients
2018
Kevin McKernan
CSO & Founder, Medicinal Genomics
2019
Kevin Jodrey
Founder, Wonderland Nursery
2019
Kevin Mehr
Vice-President, Sales, Segra
2021 Niagara Falls
Kevin Budhoo
Director, Solutions Design & Continuous Improvement, Metro Green Logistics
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Kevin Lee
VP of Business Development, ND Supplies
2019, 2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Kieley Beaudry
Chief Executive Officer, Parkland Flower Inc.
2018
Kim Wright
VP, Municipal Affairs, HK Strategies
2017
Kimberly McManus
Patent Agent/Partner, Aird & McBurney LLP
2022 Victoria BC
Kirk Tousaw
CEO, Great Gardener Farms, Ltd.
2022 Victoria BC
Kirk Dressler
Director of Legal and Corporate Services/CEO, Williams Lake First Nation/Unity Cannabis
2018
Kirsten Gauthier
Chief Marketing Officer, 48North Cannabis Corp.
2021 Niagara Falls
Kris LeBlanc
, The Green Organic Dutchman
2021 Niagara Falls
Krista Raymer
Co-Founder, Vetrina Group
2019
Kristina Shea
Marketing & Communications Director, Rapid Dose Therapeutics (RDT)
2022 Victoria BC
Kyra Horvath
Founder/Master Grower, Pineapple Buds
Laine Keyes
Founder/Director of Cultivation, Habitat for Life
2018
Laleh Bighash
President and Dean of Scientific Affairs, AAPS
2019
Larry Dodson
Chief Technology Officer, Urban-Gro Inc.
2019
Larry Kropf
Director of Marketing, ALink Computer Systems Inc.
2021 Niagara Falls
Laura Ramos
Director & Journalist, CannaReporter/Portugal Medical Cannabis
2017, 2021 Niagara Falls
Laust Dam
Founder/Owner/COO, Medisun Inc.
2019
Lei Liu
Senior Associate, Patent Agent, Smart & Biggar
2019
Les Bryan
Vice President - Sales and Business Development, Gaia Water
2022 Victoria BC
Liam Buirs
IPM Specialist, Pure Sunfarms
2019
Lincoln Johnson
Co-Founder and CTO, Encann Solutions
2022 Victoria BC
Logan Dunn
CEO, DUNN CANNABIS INC
2018
Loretta Eldridge
Director of Marketing, Ample Organics
2018
Lori Bailey
Head of Retail, Canopy Growth Corporation
2017
Maira Alos
Medical Cannabis Specialist, Cannascribe Inc.
2019
Malay (Mel) Panchal
Co-Founder and CEO, Pure Global Cannabis Inc.
2019
Mandeep Khara
Chief Marketing Officer, Zenabis Global Inc.
2022 Victoria BC
Mandesh Dosanjh
President & CEO, Pure Sunfarms
2017
Mandy McKnight
Advocate for Safe Access to Medical Marijuana
2019
Manjit Minhas
Judge on Dragons' Den, CEO & Founder, Minhas Breweries
2018
Mara Gordon
Co-Founder, Aunt Zelda’s, The Oil Plant, Calla Spring Wellness, and Zelda Therapeutics
2017
Marc Solby
, Lighthouse Consulting
2017
Marc-Andre Bergeron
Business Development Manager, Genetec
2022 Victoria BC
Marcus (bubbleman) Richardson
Founder and Head of Extraction , Embarkhealth inc
2017
Margaret Nelligan
Partner, Aird & Berlis LLP
Marie Sweeney
Cannabis Team Advisor , dicentra
2018
Mark Doherty
Vice President of Cultivation Technologies, urban-gro
2019
Mark Spear
Founder & CEO, Wildfire Collective
2021 Niagara Falls
Mark Haden
Director of Clinical Research/Adjunct Professor at University of British Columbia, Psygen
2021 Niagara Falls
Mark Unterbach
Founder & CEO, Procan Labs
2022 Victoria BC
Markus Roggen
President, CSO, Delic Labs
2018
Marly Tweedledoob
Cannabis Enthusiast, Tweedledoob
2021 Niagara Falls
Martin Boerema
Plant Specialist Cannabis, Signify
2019
Mary Durocher
Owner & Principal Consultant, Fox D Consulting
2019
Mat Vaughn
Principal Planner, Norfolk County
2022 Victoria BC
Mat Beren
Chief Cultivating Officer, Great Gardener Farms
2017
Matei Olaru
CEO, lift.co
2017
Matt Rogge
Director of Research & Development, 7Acres/Supreme Pharmaceuticals
2018
Matt Shalhoub
Managing Director, Green Acre Capital
2021 Niagara Falls
Matt Lamers
International Editor, Marijuana Business Daily
2021 Niagara Falls
Matthew Jerome
Founder & Chief Consultant, Meristem Cannabis Consulting
2019, 2021 Niagara Falls
Max White
Co-Owner/Director of Cultivation, Aroma
2019
Max Cherney
Reporter, MarketWatch
2021 Niagara Falls
Max Unterbach
VP Operations, Procan Labs
2017, 2019
Maxim Zavet
, Robes Cannabis
2018, 2019
Megan Henderson
Director of Marketing & Business Development, HelloMD
2018
Mehdi Nouraei
Research Associate, University of Toronto Chemical Engineering Department
2018, 2019
Melanie Yelton
Vice President, Research, LumiGrow Inc.
2018, 2019, 2021 Niagara Falls
Melinda Rombouts
President, CEO & Director, Eve & Co.
2018
Melissa Lantsman
VP, Public Affairs, HK Strategies
2019
Meurig Murray
Mother Supervisor, Zenabis
2017
Michael Lickver
Executive VP of Strategy, Cannabis Wheaton
2017
Michael Elkin
Vice-President, Partner Channels, Cannabis Compliance Inc.
2017
Michael Harvey
VP, Security Services, Investigative Solutions Network
2017
Michael Garbuz
Corporate Strategy & Legal Counsel, CannaRoyalty
2018
Michael Varty
Director, Environment, WSP Canada Inc.
2018
Michael Nashat
President & CEO, TerrAscend Corp.
2019
Michael Foy
Director of Business Development, Inmar
2019
Michael Dean
President, Gaia Green
2019
Michael Patterson NHA, OTR/L, CEAS
CEO, US Cannabis Pharmaceutical Research and Development LLC
2019
Michael Klump
VP Marketing, Purafil, Filtration Group
2021 Niagara Falls
Michael Kydd
Principal, Kydder Group Inc.
2021 Niagara Falls
Michael Dean
Director & Founder, Gaia Green Organics
2021 Niagara Falls
Michael Fenwick
Partner, Bereskin & Parr LLP
2021 Niagara Falls
Michael Patterson
CEO, US Cannabis Pharmaceutical Research and Development
2022 Victoria BC
Michael West
QAP, Antidote Processing
2018, 2019
Micheline Gravelle
Managing Partner and Co-leader Cannabis Group, Bereskin & Parr LLP
2019
Michelle Miller MSc, MBA
General Manager, Neogen Canada
2019
Mika Unterman
Senior Business Analyst, Lead for White-label Products, Medipharm Labs
2018
Mike Lickver
Executive Vice President of Strategy, Auxly Cannabis Group Inc.
2021 Niagara Falls
Mike Watt
Director, Training & Innovation, Avmor Ltd. - Professional Cleaning Solutions
2019
Mitchell Kennedy
Founder, Humboldt County Laboratory Nutrients
2019
Myles Omand
Technical Sales, BC Northern Lights
2018, 2021 Niagara Falls
Myrna Gillis
Chief Executive Officer, Aqualitas Inc.
2019
Narbe Alexandrian
President and CEO, Canopy Rivers
Natalie Wawzonek
Co-Founder, Capital Now Inc and Capital Now Cannabis
2018
Nathan Mison
VP, Gov't and Stakeholder Relations, Fire & Flower
2019
Nav Sidhu
QA/RA Manager, Motif Labs
2017
Ned Mikasin
Chief Business Development Officer, Beleave
2017
Neil Price
Educator & Community Advocate, Humber College
2018
Neil Yorio
Exec VP, Agricultural Lighting, BIOS Lighting
2018, 2019, 2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Neill Dixon
Co-Founder, Grow Up Cannabis Conference & Expo
2021 Niagara Falls
Nicholas Nedin
Product Development and Quality Assurance Manager, Greenway Greenhouse Cannabis Corp.
2018
Nick Pateras
VP of Growth, Lift.co
2019
Nicole Kenny
Vice President, Portfolio Management & Technical Services, Virox Technologies Inc.
2021 Niagara Falls
Niki Kolokotronis
VP of Sales & Marketing, Capcium
2021 Niagara Falls
Oisin Tierney
, Monument Scientific
2018, 2021 Niagara Falls
Omar Khan
Senior VP of Corporate & Public Affairs, High Tide
2019
Oxana Asapova, CBDO
Director of Special R&D Projects Development for Emerging Quantum Dots Technologies, IQDEMY
2019
Pari Nejatie, BSc
Principal Consultant - Healthcare Recruitment, People Bright Consulting
2018
Pat Crocker
Culinary Herbalist & Author, Crocker International Communications Inc.
2019
Pat Scanlon
Production Manager, Master Grower & Co-Founder, CannTx
2019
Pat Newton
Head Chef & Creative Director, Munchy Brothers Inc.
2021 Niagara Falls
Pat Scanlon
Head of Cultivation, Entourage Health Corp.
2018
Patricia Owl
Executive Director, Ontario First Nations Economic Development Association
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Patrick Page
Master Grower, MTL Cannabis
2019
Patty Comeau
Alt Master Grower, AMP
2019
Paul Pederson
CEO, Next Leaf Solutions
2021 Niagara Falls
Paul Lewin
Cannabis Lawyer, Lewin & Sagard LLP
2022 Victoria BC
Paul Gonzalez
Sales & Marketing Manager - Greenstar Brands , Hydrofarm Canada
2017
Peter Shearer
Director, Product Development & Planning, Supreme Cannabis Company
2017
Peter Thurley
Principal and Chief Writing Officer , Peter Thurley Communications and Consulting Services
2019
Peter Crooks
Chief Product Innovation Officer, Dosecann Cannabis
2019
Peter Guo
, MNP
2021 Niagara Falls
Peter Reitano
Founder, Gwella
2021 Niagara Falls
Phil Wong
Producer/Blogger/Journalist
2022 Victoria BC
Phil Floucault
President & CEO, Costa Canna & United Greeneries Ltd.
Philip Wolf
CEO & Founder, Cultivating Spirits
2022 Victoria BC
Philippe Lucas, PhD
Co-founder, Plantchek
2021 Niagara Falls
Pierre Killeen, LL.B LL.L
Vice-President, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Cannabis Council of Canada
2019
Pranav Sood
Founder, Trellis
2019
Priyanka Mehra
Quality Assurance Manager, Aqualitas Inc.
2017
Rachel England
Technical Consultant, Koppert Biological Systems
2018
Rachel Colic
VP, Brand & PR, Pure Global Cannabis Inc.
2021 Niagara Falls
Raine Maida
Co-Founder & Director, LoopPool
2018, 2019
Randy Flemming
Cannabis Cultivation & Facility Design Advisor, Flemming & Singh Cannabis Inc.
2018, 2019, 2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Randy Rowe
President, Grow Up Cannabis Conference & Expo
2021 Niagara Falls
Randy Daigneau
Senior Vice President - Supply Chain, Aphria
2019
Rathi Param
President & CEO, International Medical Cannabis Association
2021 Niagara Falls
Rebecca Llewellyn
Shamanic Practitioner | Energy Medicine | Breathwork Practitioner, Shamanic Practitioner
2019
Reena Rampersad
, High Society Supper Club
Reena Rampersad
Founder, High Society Supper Club
2022 Victoria BC
Remo Colasanti
President, Remo Brands
2019
Richard Butler
Partner, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP
2019
Richard Naiberg
Partner, Goodmans LLP
2021 Niagara Falls
Richard Butler
Partner, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP
2017
Riley Cote
Ice Hockey Player, Athletes For Care
2022 Victoria BC
Rob Baldwin
VP, Cultivation & Greenhouse Operations, Pure Sunfarms
2017
Robert Cook
Senior VP Market Development, Canadian Securities Exchange
2018
Robert Heikens
Project Manager, AAB Int
2022 Victoria BC
Robert Laurie
President, Barrister and Solicitor, Ad Lucem Law Corporation
2018
Robyn Rabinovich
VP, Business Strategy, TerrAscend Corp.
2018
Rod Elliot
Senior Vice President, Global Public Affairs
2019
Rodrigo Correa
Head of Canadian Operations, ORANSYS
2021 Niagara Falls
Ron Berkhout
Founding Partner, Inhuis Contrived Inc.
2022 Victoria BC
Ron Herrington
Head of genetics @ Parkland Flower , Wildwood Cannabis Consulting
2017
Rory Jonathan
Head of Grower Support , Advanced Nutrients
2018
Rory Jonathan
Head of Grower Support, Advanced Nutrients
2019
Rosanna DiLabio
Senior Client Manager, Emissions Reduction & Compliance, Pinchin
2021 Niagara Falls
Rosanna DiLabio
Senior Client Manager, Emissions Reduction & Compliance, Pinchin Ltd.
2022 Victoria BC
Rosy Mondin
CEO & Director, World Class Extractions Inc.
2019
Russell Cole
Founder, CEO, Organic Grow Solutions
2021 Niagara Falls
Russell Bennett
Lawyer/Author, Cannabis Law, Barristers & Solicitors
2017
Ryan Krelove
Manager, Cannabis Supply Co.
2019, 2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Ryan Wankel
Grower Liaison, Heliospectra
2017
Sabrina Gherbaz
Partner, Torys LLP
Salimeh Tabrizi
Clinical Counsellor, Founding Member, Canadian Psychedelic Association
Sam Andras
EVP of Professional Services, Urban-Gro
2021 Niagara Falls
Sam Riches
Reporter & Producer, Postmedia
2018, 2019, 2021 Niagara Falls
Samantha Roman
President, Credible Cannabis Consulting
2021 Niagara Falls
Samantha Strauser
Energy Product Manager, Thar Process
2022 Victoria BC
Sami Micelli
H.E.R. & #PsilliMicelli at THeCo.Space, THeCo.Space
2018
Sarah Leamon
Barrister & Solicitor, Sarah Leamon Law Corporation
2018
Sarah Bain
VP, External Affairs, Auxly
2019
Sarah Tahor
Founder & CEO, Can Innovation Finder
2021 Niagara Falls
Sarah Seale
CEO, Seale & Garland Consulting
2022 Victoria BC
Sarah Campbell
Director, Craft Cannabis Association of BC
2022 Victoria BC
Sarah Dawson
Head of Cultivation, Living Soil Collective
2017, 2019
Scott Belton
Professor, Niagara College
2019
Scott Dutchyn
Head Grower, Sun Parlour Ventures
2021 Niagara Falls
Sean Maher
2018
Sebastien Jacob
Professor, Niagara College
2019
Selina Jane Eckersall
Director of Marketing & Communications, Kanata Earth
2021 Niagara Falls
Shamar Beverly
Entrepreneur, Green Eatery Co.
Shami Patel
CEO, LumiGrow Inc.
2017, 2019, 2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Shane Christopher Neal
Radio Personality & Television Host
2017
Shannon Kloet
Director of Training Services, Cannabis Compliance Inc.
2019
Shaun Gray
Senior Business Development Manager, Inmar
2021 Niagara Falls
Shauna Levy
Founder & CEO, MADGE AND MERCER
2022 Victoria BC
Shaye Donald
Technical Services Manager - Horticulture, Hawthorne Gardening Co.
2017
Sherri Altshuler
Partner, Aird & Berlis LLP
2019
Shlomo Booklin
Master Grower, GrowerIQ
2017
Shon Williams
Director of Business Development, Project Management, & Design, MJardin
2018
Solange Castillo
VP of Northern Lights, Advanced Nutrients
2019
Sonny Brar
VP, Member Relations & Education, Retail Council of Canada/le Conseil Candien du Commerce de Detail
2021 Niagara Falls
Spencer Hawkswell
CEO, TheraPsil
2019, 2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Srinivasa Reddy
CSO, Cube Psytech Corp
2017, 2019, 2021 Niagara Falls
Stacey Hickman
Entomologist, Natural Insect Control
2021 Niagara Falls
Stacie von Kaitz
Cultivation Technician & Product Specialist, SESS Holdings
Steph Martens
Marketing Director, Adastra Holdings Ltd.
Stephanie Bauman
, Healius Naturals
2019
Stephen Longo
Partner, Walker Longo & Associates LLP
2021 Niagara Falls
Stephen Doyle
Cultivation Engineer, VoltServer
2017
Steve Naraine
CSO, CannaVida
2019
Steven Newmaster
Professor, Botanical Director, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph
2021 Niagara Falls
Steven Bennett
Founder/Chief Scientific Officer, Prescott Logic Technologies Ltd.
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Steven Tan
Principal Consultant, 4Plant Corporation
2019
Sybil Taylor
Chief Marketing Officer, Medipharm Labs
2022 Victoria BC
Sylvain Gaudreau
Master Grower, CANASYGA
2019
Tabitha Fritz
Co-Founder & CEO, Fritz's Cannabis
2019
Tamara Lilien
Founder, Canna Lilly Consulting
2021 Niagara Falls
Tamara Hirsh
President, Tripmaps Inc.
2021 Niagara Falls
Tanner Stewart
CEO, Stewart Farms
2019
Taylor Carr
Cultivation & Horticulture Manager, WeedMD RX
2021 Niagara Falls
Taylor Kirk
Horticulture Service Specialist, Fluence
2022 Victoria BC
Taylor Kirk
Horticulture Service Specialist, Fluence
2019
Ted Haney
Executive Director, Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA)
2022 Victoria BC
Ted Smith
Founder and Executive Director, Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club
2019
Terry Donnelly
Chairman/CEO, Hillstreet Beverage Company
2021 Niagara Falls
Terry Roycroft
President & CEO, SevenPoints Clinic & Founder of MCRCI
2018
The Honourable Darrell Dexter
Vice Chair, Global Public Affairs
2021 Niagara Falls
Theresa Robert
Chair of the Board, Mariwell
2017
Thomas Gerstenecker
Founder & CEO, 3sixty secure
2021 Niagara Falls
Thomas Hartle
Patient
2019
Timothy Harvey
CEO, Lighthouse Genomics
Todd Palcic
President, Thar Process
2018, 2019
Tony Chapman
, Tony Chapman Reactions
2019
Tony Fishback
COO, Labstat Advantage
2018
Tracy Lamourie
CEO & Creative Director, Lamourie Public Relations
2018
Travis Laurendine
, Outlier
2019
Trevor Dietrich
COO, GroPro
Trevor Millar
Chief Psychedelic Officer, NeonMind Biosciences
2017
Trina Fraser
Partner, Brazeau Seller Law
2018
Trina Fraser
Co-Managing Partner, Brazeau Seller Law
2021 Niagara Falls
Tyler Kibler
VP of Product and Global Commissioning, Rolled
2019
Varun Madhok
CEO, Infer.Green
2018
Vello Ehvert
President, Ehvert Enginerring
2021 Niagara Falls
Vicki Hilborn
Engineering Program Coordinator , Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
2017, 2019
Vijay Sappani
Co-Founder, High12 Brands
2022 Victoria BC
Vikram Sachdeva
CEO/Founder, Seed & Stone
2017, 2018, 2019
Vin Maru
Research Analyst, Editor-in-Chief for InvestInMJ.com, Golden Tech Media, Invest in MJ
2019
Virginia Vidal
CEO, Mary's Wellness Ltd
2017, 2019
Vladimir Klacar
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Associate General Counsel, Auxly
2022 Victoria BC
Wayne Sarak
Owner, Brindle Farms
2018, 2019
Wendy Hulton
Partner, Dickinson Wright LLP
2019
Wouter d'Ailly
Managing Partner - Operations, Forefront Performance
2022 Victoria BC
Zach Walsh, PhD, RPsych
Professor l Psychology , The University of British Columbia
2022 Victoria BC
Zachary Lawrence
Investor, Vine Ventures
2018
Zara Munir
, Cannabis Compliance Inc.
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