Jackie Subeck, a dynamic and strategically-minded entrepreneur, is Chief Executive Officer and founder of Hey Jackpot, LLC, a lifestyle cannabis brand focusing on business consulting, live events and cannabis advocacy. For nearly two years, she was Vice Chair of Women Grow Los Angeles, developing and producing one of the most successful cannabis B2B networking events in the LA area, now rebranded as Connecting Cannabis. She worked diligently on the Prop 64 Adult Use of Marijuana Act campaign in California and continues her advocacy by working closely with the State’s Bureau of Cannabis Control on licensing and regulations as well as locally with cities including West Hollywood and Beverly Hills to help create fair, equitable and inclusive cannabis policy for everyone.
Prior to engaging in the cannabis industry, Jackie spent her time as founder and CEO of Footprint Worldwide, a China-centric entertainment marketing, branding, and production company based in Los Angeles and Beijing. With achievements spanning across the globe including 30 years in the music industry and 13 years in China, Jackie most recently served as Music and Post Production consultant to DreamWorks Animation in Shanghai. Throughout her career, she has produced hundreds of projects and combined forces with high profile talent including Madonna, Linkin Park, Quincy Jones, ESPN’s XGames, the NBA and eight time Grammy winners, The Manhattan Transfer.
Jackie is a member of NCIA, the National Cannabis Industry Association as well as the Los Angeles Cannabis Task Force and the Drug Policy Alliance. She was educated at University of California Santa Barbara and regularly volunteers her time to advocacy, education, policy, and philanthropic organizations spanning from entertainment to cannabis.
Mayor Jim Diodati won his seat as Mayor of Niagara Falls for the third consecutive time in 2018. When an elected official wins their third term, it is sometimes regarded as a considerable feat, as it is often noted as the most challenging race of their career. Mayor Jim’s 3rd term win was a challenge of epic proportions, but not in the
same way most would expect. After first being elected mayor in 2010, beating out the incumbent, Mayor Jim proved he was doing something right when he was re-elected with a whopping 84% of the vote in 2014 his second time around. But that type of major community support didn’t make his 3rd run any easier. Months before the election in 2018, Mayor Jim was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma and underwent extensive chemotherapy over the course of that year— including right through the election. Unable to fully campaign, his team took over and did everything Jim couldn’t. Jim made only very few appearances, often with no hair, a weak voice, limited energy and was unable to shake people’s hands to protect his healing immune system. A vote for Mayor Jim was a vote of faith— for a strong and healthy future for Mayor Jim and for our City. Once again, people came out with incredible support, allowing him to handily win his seat as mayor.
Mayor Diodati has never taken the idea of teamwork lightly, but more than ever, he appreciates the sheer magic of a strong, dedicated team, along with prayer, support and a positive outlook— even in the darkest days. He has come
back since receiving a clean bill of health, more active and engaged than ever. He is focused on seeing some major
projects in Niagara Falls to fruition: year-round daily GO Train service, a new South Niagara Hospital for residents,
a cultural market hub and many more. He is more focused on living well, feeling well and sharing vitality, enthusiasm
with those around him, but one thing hasn’t changed— he remains the City of Niagara Falls’ biggest fan!
Jim Pelton has worked in public and private education for the last 25 years. He has an extensive background in skills training and education in support of employment and workforce development. He has played a foundational role in the development and implementation of Canada’s first university courses on the management of medical cannabis production under the MMPR and of pre-employment trades training in Alberta. As the Executive Director of Training Services, he is looking forward to supporting the expansion and professionalization of the cannabis industry workforce. Jim holds degrees from Concordia, York and the University of London.
Eileen is Chair of the Food and Drug Regulatory and IP Practices at Torys. She has extensive experience in the cannabis field and has advised industry stakeholders on all aspects of the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations including licensing and compliance. She has published numerous articles on the laws currently affecting the cannabis industry as well as the regulatory changes that will impact a diverse range of industry participants in the coming years. Eileen has almost 30 years of experience advising clients in the drug/agribusiness/food sector and has been recognized by clients and peers as Canada’s leading lawyer in regulatory law, life sciences, intellectual property and biotechnology. Eileen has been recognized by WXN as Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100. She is also a member of the board of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). In addition to being a lawyer, Eileen is a registered patent agent in the United States and Canada.
Thomas Gerstenecker, MSc. CBCP, CD, is a leading international risk management professional. Thomas has more than 25 years of international security management experience, and has provided strategic and operational services to the public and private sectors in high risk environs globally. In addition, Thomas was an operational member with Canada’s elite Special Forces Group, JTF2. Thomas also spent 15 years with the United Nations as their Chief Security Advisor, and in his last position became the Principal Security Advisor to Michelle Bachelet, the current President of Chile. He was also awarded “Security Director of the Year” by the Canadian Security Industry in 2011.
After extensive consultation within the cannabis industry, Thomas has developed Canada’s first low profile, discreet cannabis-specific armoured transport service.
Finally, Thomas holds a Master of Science degree in Risk, Crisis, and Disaster Management from the University of Leicester, and is a Certified Business Continuity Professional.”x
Investor/Entrepreneur AKA The Martha Stewart of Marijuana,
Cheryl Shuman Inc. CEO, Beverly Hills Cannabis Club Founder
Recently named by Fortune Magazine as one of the most powerful women in pot, Cheryl is a professional “Deal Maker” in connecting individuals and companies together for a mutual benefit. The New York Times Magazine named her the Cannabis Queen of Beverly Hills, as a proven visionary and leader in the legal cannabis entrepreneurial investment community. Cheryl Shuman is the founder of the Beverly Hills Cannabis Club with wholly-owned subsidiaries provide turnkey support solutions to the rapidly evolving and growing legal cannabis industry. The Shuman team provides “seed to sale” turnkey business services for the global cannabis industry.
Also known as the “Martha Stewart of Marijuana,” Cheryl Shuman brings decades of experience working with media, celebrities, marketing and health care in Beverly Hills. Shuman transformed her activism into a thriving profitable media enterprise. She has been featured the cannabis queen of Beverly Hills on the covers of Adweek, The Jerusalem Post, The New York Times Magazine, The London Times Magazine and was named one of the most powerful women in pot in Fortune Magazine, as well as features in Vogue, Elle, LA Confidential, Playboy, Vice, The Dr. Phil Show, The View, ABC’s 20/20, Good Morning America and over $1 billion worth of earned media.
Cheryl Shuman currently appears regularly on CNN, Fox Business, CNBC and many others as a cannabis expert reporter. She also has TV series, documentaries and feature film projects in development and is represented by the prestigious William Morris Endeavor Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
More Information: www.CherylShuman.com & www.BHCClub.com
Bill started working in the Greenhouse industry at 15 and has never looked back. Now, with over 4 decades of growing experience, he is turning this hard earned knowledge into the training of qualified Cannabis growers.
After completing his BSc (Agr) in Soil Science at the University of Guelph, Bill co-managed a Cut Flower/Garden Centre Greenhouse in London ON. After seven years of growing, he returned to the University of Guelph to complete an MSc in Plant Nutrition/Physiology.
Upon completion of his MSc, he was hired to turn around a struggling 450,000 square foot Greenhouse in Nova Scotia. As Production Manager, Bill transformed the operation from top to bottom by training growers, writing production plans and building a team atmosphere over a five-year period. Subsequently, he purchased Anmar Greenhouses in Fenwick, ON with his wife Linda. There, Bill developed protocols to be compliant with the CFIA’s Greenhouse Certification Program, introduced IPM, installed irrigation methods to be environmentally compliant and expanded the operation.
After 11 years of successful operation at Anmar Greenhouses, Bill decided to enter the education field in order to train the next generation of growers. In 2007, he started teaching in the Greenhouse Technician Program at Niagara College Canada (NC), of which he is now professor and coordinator.
Four years ago, Bill started providing advice to groups considering entering the Cannabis industry and he has continued to be highly involved. Working with a phenomenal team at Niagara College, and valuable input from LPs, Bill was instrumental in the development of the Commercial Cannabis Production program at NC, which will commence in September 2018.
Bill has recently launched Achene Consulting, which provides expert growing advice to the Cannabis industry. He is also Special Graduate Faculty in the Plant Agriculture department at the University of Guelph.
David Hyde, M.Sc., CPC has worked in the cannabis industry since 2013, when he consulted for a majority of Canada’s first medical cannabis companies. Over the past 11 years, David has started 7 companies in the cannabis sector, sold a leading cannabis business consultancy he founded, worked with multiple governments on cannabis policy, provided strategic guidance to some of the world’s largest cannabis companies, and brokered numerous cannabis M&A transactions globally.
As David continues to offer his expertise and unique experience to the evolving cannabis industry and forge a path for cannabis business success, you can find him leading his group of companies to the forefront of the cannabis sector.
Founder|CEO of Hyde Advisory & Investments Inc., a company focused on cannabis sector mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and partnerships. HAI has an 8-person team with 60+ Cannabis/CBD business listings in North America and globally – www.hydeadvisory.com
Founder|Managing Director of CannaNavigators, a Canada-based, global cannabis, hemp & psychedelics consultancy focused on licensing, compliance & security with experience in 25 countries – www.cannanavigators.com.
Founder|Partner of Cannabis Global Consultants (CGC), a collective of 4 leading cannabis consultancies offering turnkey design, strategy & implementation support to government bodies and cannabis business start-ups globally – www.cannabisglobalconsultants.com
Michael has had a successful career in security systems design and consulting in the MMPR/ACMPR market. He is now acting vice president of one of Canada’s most reputable consulting firms Cannabis Compliance Inc. He oversees the security aspects of all CCI cannabis projects. Since the cannabis regulations were published in 2013, he has worked with over 50 applicant producers and licensed producers, providing full security designs and technical proposals. He has designed massive systems such as Tweed,7 Acres and Delshen Therapeutics to name a few. As well as providing security designs for dispensaries across North America. Prior to joining CCI full time, Michael ran the medical marijuana divisions for two of the largest security firms in Canada. Michael is based out of Montreal, Quebec and is bilingual in French and English.
With over 15 years of experience in the financial markets, Vin has spent the last 4 years in the emerging Cannabis Industry as a research analyst, editor-in-chief for InvestInMJ.com and a MJ entrepreneur. With a business, media and financial background, he is able to quickly evaluate opportunities and companies to determine their potential for success and challenges they may face. With a vast network of industry contacts and expertise, he is a great resource for newcomers looking to invest or start a cannabis related business. The media company, Golden Tech Media, develops and manages related media assets and offers services including marketing, advertising and awareness in the Cannabis Industry.
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