Vicki Hilborn is the Engineering Program Coordinator for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. She received her Bachelors of Applied Science at the University of Waterloo and her Masters of Applied Science at the University of Guelph. She works with the agricultural industry that are dealing with nuisance concerns such as odours and helps parties navigate the Farming and Food Production Protection Act.
In 2010, Terry Roycroft founded MCRCI, the first Canadian private organization with licensed physicians to educate and sign in support of qualified patients looking for legal access and guidance for medicinal cannabis. MCRCI set the standard as the leading pioneers of the cannabis clinic model, within Canada with a team of doctors who specialize in prescribing Cannabis.
As an in demand speaker, Mr. Roycroft travelled internationally educating and bringing awareness around cannabis to medical professionals as well as the general public.
Mr. Roycroft continues to expand his network and database within the industry, locally and internationally, by working with production sites, pharmacists, medical laboratories, doctors, and patients. Recently, Terry founded AltMed, an alternative medicine center, and the psychedelic resource center, MMRC. Terry aims to utilize his network to expand the psychedelic industry in the same way he did for Cannabis.
Dr. Florina Truica is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Cold Plasma Group, Inc. She is a plasma scientist and engineer with two decades of research experience in both academic and commercial R&D, and a passion for creating eco-friendly technology solutions. She has a MSc in Applied Sciences from a Strasbourg Polytechnic University in France, and a PhD in Engineering Physics from École Polytechnique of Montréal in Canada.
Dr. Truica stared her career as an academic researcher, but later switched to commercial R&D working for the Global Research Centre of a multi-national company, Novelis Inc., in Kingston, Ontario. In 2014, she started working for an advanced materials start-up in Kingston, Alcereco / Grafoid Inc., as their Senior Scientist, and later as Director of Technology. Over the years, she has developed several eco-friendly chemical processes as platform technologies for advanced manufacturing, which she has helped evolve from an idea to large-scale commercial implementation. In 2019, she co-founded Cold Plasma Group to bring to market an innovative plasma sterilization technology, and to create automated plasma sterilization machines for the cannabis sector.
She is the author or co-author of several patents and patent applications, and of 45 papers published in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. She has received conference awards and was invited to speak at many international conferences.
Carolyn Burek has a Master’s degree in Biochemistry who has worked in various fields, including biofuels, Academia, and more recently, over four years in the cannabis industry. She is the owner and founder of Metta Research & Design, LLC where she plays a key role in helping clients with the initial design of the facility, equipment procurement, regulatory compliance, standard operating procedures (SOPs), team leadership, and product development. She has worked in over 15 states and Canada and, more recently, has worked heavily in the field of product research and development. She has been an active member of the American Chemical Society (ACS) for the past three years, under the Chemical Health and Safety Division and Cannabis Chemistry subdivision.
Beth Rider has a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry with Pharmaceutical and Forensic Sciences from the University of Bradford, England. Over the past 20+ years, Beth has held many roles in the international pharmaceutical industry and Canadian controlled substances. She has extensive experience in international regulatory compliance and quality management systems. She is a senior member of the ASQ (American Society for Quality) and has held the ASQ certified quality auditor accreditation since 2010. Beth is a Health Canada cannabis Quality Assurance Person (QAP) and Qualified Person In Charge (QPIC), and has played a key role in successful application preparation for Health Canada cannabis licences and controlled substance licences. Beth is always keen to network and gain more valuable education from the wealth of knowledge that is out there.
Dr. Pamela Kryskow is a medical doctor with a strong interest in psychedelic medicine, mental health and chronic pain.
Founding board members of the Canadian Psychedelic Association. She is part of an expert team working to give Canadians access to psilocybin at end of life.
Dr Kryskow is actively involved in research related to psilocybin, MDMA, ketamine, mental wellness and neurogenesis.
Co-investigator on the largest microdosing study Microdose.me which is ongoing with 14 000+ enrolled participants.
A Clinical Instructor at University of British Columbia and Adjunct Professor at Vancouver Island University.
The medical lead on the Roots To Thrive Ketamine Assisted Therapy program that treats health care providers with PTSD, depression, anxiety, and addiction.
In real life she loves foraging in the forest, ocean kayaking, growing kale and daydreaming in the hammock.
Dr. Bennett was inspired to found Prescott by a desire to share his expertise in cannabinoid research, processing, and product development. A leading expert in the world of cannabis science, Dr. Bennett is a molecular biologist with a Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine from the University of South Florida College of Medicine and a BS in Biochemistry from Eckerd College. His background in neurodegenerative disease, opiate receptors, and melanoma made him passionate about cannabis’ potential to provide relief. He holds two patents and four provisional patents and has published a series of peer-reviewed papers about cannabis innovation and medical uses.
John MacKay, Ph.D. is known for his insightful analogies that bring complex chemistry to everyday activities that we do every day. From making coffee and tea to cleaning our clothes to counting colored candies and rescuing dogs from neighbors with walking sidewalks. Without trivializing the important science or making the easy facts seem impossible to learn, everyone leaves his classes to make scientific and business decisions.
John A. MacKay earned a B.A. in Chemistry from St. Lawrence University (SLU) and a Ph.D. from the University of Vermont (UVM) in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry. After positions teaching at Davidson College, Lyndon State College, and University of Vermont (UVM), John joined Waters Corporation in 1983.
Dr. MacKay founded Synergistic Technologies Associates, LLC, which has helped many major brands optimize their extrication processes operations based on Six Sigma principles.
With the expertise and desire to spread the science throughout the industry, John has taken on roles as a contributing journalist and science editor for Terpenes and Testing Magazine and was the editor of the first issues of Extraction Magazine and now is contributing journalist and scientific advisor. He has also been appointed the Educator Assistant Professor on the Volunteer Pathway, Department of Pharmacology at the Robert Larner, MD College of Medicines.
John A. MacKay, Ph.D.
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Erika Dyck is a Professor and a Canada Research Chair in the History of Health & Social Justice. Her interdisciplinary research brings social sciences and humanities perspectives to scientific and medical subjects. Her work has been published in medical, legal, economic, literary, philosophical, anthropological and historical venues. She is the author of several books, including: Psychedelic Psychiatry: LSD from Clinic to Campus (Johns Hopkins, 2008; University of Manitoba Press, 2011); Facing Eugenics: Reproduction, Sterilization and the Politics of Choice (University of Toronto, 2013), which was shortlisted for the Governor General’s award for Canadian non-fiction; Managing Madness: the Weyburn Mental Hospital and the Transformation of Psychiatric Care in Canada (University of Manitoba Press, 2017), which won the Canadian Historical Association Prize for best book in Prairie History; and with Maureen Lux, Challenging Choices: Canada’s Population control in the 1970s (McGill-Queens University Press, 2020). She is also the co-editor of Psychedelic Prophets: The Letters of Aldous Huxley and Humphry Osmond (2018); and A Culture’s Catalyst: Historical Encounters with the Native American Church in Canada and Peyote (2016). Erika is the co-editor of the Canadian Bulletin for Medical History/Bulletin canadien d’histoire de la medicine and the co-editor of a book series on the global history of alcohol and drugs, called Intoxicating Histories. Erika is also a Board Member of Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plants, and Associate Director of Chacruna Canada.
As a judge on CBC’s Dragons’ Den, MANJIT MINHAS shares business lessons with equal parts force and finesse. An entrepreneur herself, Minhas runs the 10th largest brewery in the world—worth a whopping 187 million dollars. Her unprecedented success in a male-dominated field demolished stereotypes, surprised competitors, and cleared a path for entrepreneurs of every age and gender. In talks, she distills the hands-on lessons of her success, showing audiences how they can embrace change, defy expectations, and incentivize disruption.
Dragon’s Den celebrity judge Manjit Minhas has been able to do what few ever thought possible—break into the notoriously competitive and male-dominated beer and spirits industry. Minhas Breweries, Distilleries and Winery, which Minhas co-founded with her brother Ravinder, is now the 10th largest brewery in the world, producing over 90 brands of beer, spirits, liquor, and wine. She is now the sole owner, President, and CEO of the company, which has served over 1 billion pints of beer to date. With sharp strategy and keen understanding of the market, Minhas has been able to break down traditional barriers and turn her small business into an empire. Originally trained as an engineer, Minhas is now a specialist in brand development, marketing, sales, and retail negotiations.
Minhas purchased the second oldest brewery in the United States and renamed it The Minhas Craft Brewery, officially making her the youngest brewery owner in the world. She also opened The Minhas Micro Brewery, which make world-class craft beers and specialty beers, such as a gluten-free options for people with Celiac disease. With her background in engineering, Minhas strives to minimize the environmental impact of her company, producing beer using the least amount of cleaning and water treatment chemicals, gas, electricity, and water.
Minhas is the author of the book Brewing Up a Damn Good Story and has received many awards, including Canada’s Women Executive Network’s Top 100 Women Entrepreneurs, Profit’s Top Growth Entrepreneur, and Chatelaine’s Top Entrepreneur Woman of The Year. She’s been profiled in Maclean’s, The Globe and Mail, and The National, and was recently named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40, a distinction honoring outstanding Canadian leaders.
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