Prior to founding Natural MedCo, Ms. Rombouts was the president, manager and owner of numerous large-scale businesses in the agricultural, food, real estate and neutraceutical industries and through these roles gained experience and knowledge in marketing, advertising, finance, project management and business development. Ms. Rombouts has extensive plant knowledge and experience with quality assurance, GMP requirements and adherence to the regulations governing the domestic and foreign cannabis industries. Ms. Rombouts serves as President, CEO and Director of Eve & Co, a public company listed on the TSX-v and OTC and Natural MedCo, a licensed facility with EU-GMP certification. The Eve & Co brand is dedicated to addressing what women want from their cannabis.
In his capacity as project manager Robert Heikens deals with, amongst others, technical and business administrative issues. He has a wide knowledge of energy-technical issues and has worked as project manager in the field of (rest)thermal projects and CHP (Combined Heat & Power). Due to his experience and network abroad, Robert is also involved in developing (international) feasibility studies and projects.
Vello Ehvert is the president and founder of Ehvert, an integrated engineering and construction services firm that is advancing the use of technology in engineering, construction and facilities operations.
Vello has positioned Ehvert at the forefront of the engineering and construction industries, revolutionizing project delivery and disrupting the traditional fragmented construction process.
Over his career Vello has held a variety of positions working in North America, Western and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and South America.
For nearly 25 years, 360 Energy Inc. has provided energy management consulting to help customers reduce energy costs.
* As experts in energy management, we assist over a dozen agriculture clients in the Greenhouse and Cannabis sectors to navigate today’s complex electricity and natural gas supply options, minimize their energy use and costs, and improve sustainability of their operations.
* 360 Energy regularly contributes articles to Energy Manger and Greenhouse Canada magazines
* 360 Energy is hosting 11 Round-table summits with senior management of Ontario companies in the Agricultural, Industrial, Food Processing and Financial sectors.
Recent Speaking Engagements:
* Dave Arkell was a speaker on 3 papers at the Industrial Energy Technology Conference (IETC) in New Orleans in June 2018. Topics included: 1) Small Data Brings Big Results; 2) A Review of North American Energy Standards & Certifications; 3) Maximizing Profitability- A Holistic Approach to Energy Performance.
* Dave Arkell was the Chairman of Best Practices Group at the Energy Summit 2018 held in Vaughan Ontario , May 30 & 31
* Dave Arkell co-hosted a June 2018 webinar with Greenhouse Canada: Maximizing Energy Efficiency- Make the Right Decisions for Your Greenhouse.
For Cannabis operators, Energy tends to be the second largest expense next to labour. However, most operators do not understand how Energy costs are derived, what opportunities there are for cost management and reduction and who should truly be managing Energy within their organization. Operators are currently inundated with self generation opportunities and financial options which need to be compared to available power options from local utilities.
Michael has worked in the field of environmental engineering for over 15 years. His consulting career has included managing projects in the areas of rural development approvals, on-site wastewater, and hydrogeological studies for clients from the private, industrial, commercial, and municipal sectors.
Michael’s expertise includes design, inspection, and monitoring of large on-site wastewater disposal systems for residential, commercial, and industrial applications; completion of rural development approval studies; hydrogeological investigations for rural water supplies and water balance studies; and compliance reporting for regulated activities.
Darren Weiner is the manager at the Canada Revenue Agency responsible for the implementation of the excise duty tax framework on cannabis. He has been leading the CRA cannabis program since it began over a year ago. Darren has over 25 years of committee tax experience at the CRA working with various industries that include tobacco, fuel, and softwood lumber.
As a pediatric ICU nurse, Jeannette knows first-hand the power of therapies that work for patients. After the death of her daughter Breanne in 2003, from a childhood form of epilepsy, her journey to relieve suffering through medical cannabis began. Jeannette co-founded The Green Organic Dutchman (TSE: TGOD), one of the first licensed producers in Canada. She is also co-founder of Good & Green, former co-CEO of 48 North (TSX.V: NRTH.V), and holds many advisory and board appointments across the Canadian cannabis industry.
“Hardworking, humble, collaborative teams will make the difference to patients and partners, from soil to sale. We are at a crucial point in the Canadian medical cannabis industry.”
Jonathan Bloom is founding partner and CEO of McGrath/Power Public Relations, an integrated communications agency with a profoundly diverse history of crafting communications with conviction for brands. Jon develops and directs over-arching strategy for clients and is regularly recognized for his strategies that drive outcomes in the form of increased sales, corporate acquisitions, competitive de-positioning and creating new market segments.
Three years ago, McGrath/Power was approached by an integrated medicinal cannabis company and took on the challenge to develop and implement all phases of external communications on their behalf. Since then, M/P has become a driving force behind cannabis communications. Jon has been featured in communications and cannabis trade pubs on the topic of cannabis PR and conceived the first study involving ex-NFL players to illustrate the pain relieving qualities of cannabis versus opioids.
Prior to joining M/P, Jon worked as a reporter for the San Jose Mercury News and the Associated Press.
Mark Doherty serves as the Vice President of Cultivation Technologies at urban-gro, a leading cultivation technologies company delivering best-in-class systems, solutions, and technologies to large-scale Cannabis cultivators throughout North America.
Mark combines his extensive background in commercial-scale aquaponic farming with a personally-inspired passion for Cannabis advocacy and access to further urban-gro’s mission to helping cultivators achieve sustained scalability with innovative technologies that drive down cost, increase economic yield, and reduce environmental impact.
Mark customizes unique solutions using the most advanced cultivation technologies with large-scale cultivators in both the U.S. and around the world.
Mark earned his BS in Business Administration from SUNY Polytechnic Institute and holds an MBA from the State University of New York.
Having majored in Food science, Mehdi worked in food industry for more than a decade in various roles and disciplines from process control to quality assurance. He also directed regulatory affairs consulting firm serving food processing companies. Then he pursued his Master and PhD programs in Chemical Engineering at the University of Toronto (2018). His focus of research revolves around designing and developing lipid-based delivery systems for pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals. He has presented his findings in several domestic and international conferences. His works has led to creating novel IP-protected nano-encapsulated and micro-encapsulated drug delivery systems in liquid, gel and powder forms. These microemulsion-based delivery systems can be used for producing highly bio-available, water-soluble medical and edible cannabis.
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