2022 Victoria BC
Jim Belushi
Farmer, Belushi’s Farms
2022 Victoria BC
Simon Smit
Founder / Breeder, Serious Seeds
2023 Victoria BC, 2024 Alberta, 2024 Toronto
Tommy Chong
2017
Aaron Salz
Founder & CEO, Stoic Advisory
2022 Victoria BC, 2026 Vancouver
Aaron Anderson
Director of Cannabis Sourcing and Strategic Partnerships, Mera Cannabis
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2024 Alberta, 2025 Top 50
Abi Roach
President, Jane Dope Inc
2017
Adam Greenblatt
Brand Manager, Canopy Growth Corporation
2019
Adam Coates
Chief Commercial Officer, Westleaf Inc.
2019
Adam Brown
Market Development Director, Dematic
2019, 2021 Niagara Falls
Adam Szpakowski
Publisher, Grow Opportunity Magazine
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Adam Temple
CEO, Evolved Extraction
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024 Alberta, 2024 Toronto, 2026 Vancouver
Adam Clarke
CEO, West Coast Weedery Inc.
2022 Niagara Falls
Adam Mandel
, Mission Hill Melts
2024 Alberta, 2025 Toronto
Adam Hanscom
Director of Retail and Commercial Sales, Biofloral
2025 Toronto
Adam Brockest
Partner, Flavour House
2025 Toronto
Adam Marcus
Partner, Steinberg Advisory Corp.
2026 Vancouver
Adam Mint
CEO and Co-Owner, Paradise Valley Botanics
2021 Niagara Falls
Adel Zarei
Director of Micropropagation Laboratory, Safari Flower Co.
2023 Alberta
Adrian Everett
Master Grower, Northside Grow Co
2026 Vancouver
Adriano De Filippis
Cannabis Sales Strategist, Scaling Brands & Market Growth
2017
Alan Robertson
Director of Special Projects, 7acres (Division of Supreme Pharmaceuticals)
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2026 Vancouver
Alannah Davis
Chief Executive Officer , Dabble Cannabis Co.
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2026 Vancouver
Albert Eppinga
Founder, BC Cann
2023 Alberta, 2024 Alberta
Alena Jenkins
President, FivePoint Cannabis LTD
2017
Alex Rea
President, Homegrown Hydroponics
2017, 2018, 2024 Toronto, 2025 Toronto
Alex Revich
Director, Partner Development, Loosh Brands
2017, 2018
Alex Blumenstein
Co-Founder, Leaf Forward
2018
Alex Cooley
Co-Founder, Solstice
2024 Alberta
Alex Sandman
Founder, IYKYK Concentrates // The Hash Matters (portfolio)
2017
Alexander Repetski
Chief Communications Officer, strainprint
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024, 2024 Alberta, 2024 Toronto, 2025 Top 50, 2025 Toronto, 2026 Vancouver
Alexandre Gauthier
VP of R&D, Director of Cultivation, Origine Nature
2024 Toronto
Alexandre Poulin
Chief Innovation Officer, Jublee
2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024 Alberta
Alexis Dickson
President, Blunts & Beans Corp
2018, 2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Alexzander Samuelsson
Founder and Chief Research Officer, Havn Life Science
2018, 2022 Victoria BC
Alison McMahon
Founder & CEO, Cannabis at Work
2019
Alison Hayman
Partner, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
2024, 2024 Toronto
Alison Demelis
Head of Enterprise Solutions Group, LinkedIn
2025 Toronto
Allen Benjamin
Managing Director & National Lead, Emerging Industries, BMO Financial Group
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2025 Toronto
Allesen Skead
General Manager, The Reef Store by the Lake
2024 Alberta
Aly Benson
Writer & Activist, THG Productions
2018
Amanda Ross
Associate, Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman LLP
2019
Amanda Branch
Associate, Bereskin & Parr LLP
2022 Niagara Falls
Amanda Breeze
Terpene Strategist & Cannabis Educator, Emerald Temple
2026 Vancouver
Amanda Renner
Master Grower, Living Cannabis
2019
Amar Nijjar
CEO, Capstack Advisory Services
2023 Alberta, 2026 Vancouver
Amber Craig
Fractional CMO , Spark Business Strategies
2022 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Amit Nagi
Business Development , Aja labs
2024 Toronto
Amos Bassi
Plant Specialist, Philips Horticulture LED Lighting
2021 Niagara Falls
Amy Brown
Retail Engagement Specialist; Cannabis Patient Advocate and Media Personality , HASHCO (The Hash Corporation)
2024 Alberta
Amy Green
CEO, Veterans Wellness Alliance
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, 2023 Victoria BC, 2026 Vancouver
Andrea Dobbs
Co-Founder, Village Bloomery
2022 Victoria BC
Andrea Keddy
Technical Sales Manager, Koppert Canada Ltd
2024 Toronto
Andrea Feldman-Kohlver
Retail Operations Manager, Cannabis Xpress
2019
Andrew Wilson
COO, GrowerIQ
2019
Andrew Roche
VP Finance, Poseidon Asset Management, LLC
2021 Niagara Falls
Andrew Muroff
CEO, Strainprint
2021 Niagara Falls, 2025 Toronto
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)
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Niagara Falls, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024 Alberta, 2024 Toronto
Andrew Nuñez-Alvarez
Founder/Lead Developer, LEGACYTEK (AALP Class 20)
2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC
Andrew Hand
, Formerly Aurora/MedReleaf
2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC
Andrew Freedman
CEO/Co-Founder, Cannabis Tolling Solutions
2023 Victoria BC
Andrew Scott
Director, International Brokerage, Canadian Cannabis Exchange
2025 Toronto
Andrew Baukham
Founder & CEO, Leven Therapeutics Inc.
2026 Vancouver
Andrew Gordon
Head of Retail Operations & Strategic Growth, Eggs Canna
2018
Andy Buyting
President, Carle Publishing Inc
2021 Niagara Falls, 2024 Toronto
Andy Palalas
Chief Marketing Officer, High Tide Inc./Canna Cabana
2021 Niagara Falls
Andy Deonarine
Co-CEO, CannSell
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Niagara Falls
Angelina Blessed
Founder, Blessed Edibles
2024 Alberta
Anil Jain
President & CEO, Emprise Canada Inc.
2021 Niagara Falls
Ann Barnes
Founder & CEO, Edica Naturals
2019, 2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024 Alberta
Annaliese Kibler
Director, Regulatory Affairs, Aurora Cannabis
2022 Victoria BC
Anne-Marie Fischer
Research, Education & Content Development Specialist, CannaWrite
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Niagara Falls
Anoo Solomon
Owner/Director of Operations and Education, CannaProtect IPM Solutions
2023 Victoria BC, 2024 Toronto
Antonio Tiergarten
National Key Account Manager, Rubicon Organics
2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024
Antuanette Gomez
CEO, Peak Pharm Labs
2019
Anuja Siwakoti
Director of Global Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, Medipharm Labs
2022 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta
Anuraga Mandava
Chief Consultant, Qualium Consulting
2025 Toronto
Arek Kuich
Board Advisor, Cannabis Poland
2019, 2022 Niagara Falls
Arjan Roskam
Founder, Green House Coffee Shops & Seed Company
2022 Victoria BC
Arka Lwin
Lead Solventless Extractor, Old Growth Collective / Slurmmm Melts
2023 Alberta
Armaan Hamir
Supervisor, Value Buds
2023 Alberta
Ashish Singhal
CEO and Chief Consultant, CanSat Consulting Inc.
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
Ashley Keenan
Editor, Canada, Leafly
2023 Alberta
Ashley Newman
Founder | CEO, Queen of Bud
2025 Toronto
Ashley Coco
Cannabis Brand Execution Manager, TeaPot and The Boston Beer Company
2019
Ashton Abrahams MBA
Co-Founder, Chairman, and COO, Sigma Analytical Services Inc.
2021 Niagara Falls, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024, 2024 Toronto, 2025 Top 50, 2025 Toronto
Atiyyah Ferouz
Founder, AgCann Consultancy
2018, 2019, 2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024, 2024 Alberta, 2024 Toronto, 2025 Top 50, 2025 Toronto, 2026 Vancouver
Dr. Av Singh
Executive Director, Scotian Cannabis Alliance
2026 Vancouver
Bailey Nimmrichter
Business Development Manager, Rhenus Logistics
2018
Barinder Rasode
President & CEO, Niche
Barinder Rasode
Co-Founder, Grow Tech Labs
2026 Vancouver
Beau Driver
Marketing Manager, DEALR Cannabis
2019
Becky Olscher
Legal Counsel, Regulatory Affairs , Auxly Cannabis Group Inc.
2018
Ben Adams
, Phylos Bioscience
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Ben Miner
Host/Comedian, Joint Ventures Cannabis Radio on SiriusXM
Benjamin Lind
Chief Science Officer & Owner, Humboldt Seed Company
2018
Benoît Séguin
Associate Director of Operations, Office of Medical Cannabis: Health Canada
Benoit Lautru
, Mineva
2023 Alberta
Bernardo Castro
CFO, Green Team Solutions
2021 Niagara Falls, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024 Alberta, 2024 Toronto
Beth Rider
Director of Quality & Compliance, Big League Genetics
2017, 2019, 2021 Niagara Falls
Bill MacDonald
Professor, Niagara College
2018
Blaine Favel
CEO, Kanata Earth
2026 Vancouver
Bo Chen
Executive Director, ABLE BC
2018
Bobbie-Jean Young
Senior Grower, Good and Green
2023 Alberta
Bobby Safaei
Director of Sales, ePac Flexible Packaging
2021 Niagara Falls
Boniface Dube
CEO, Bionominal Coefficients Group (BCG)
2017
Brad Rogers
C.O.O and President , CannTrust
2019
Brad Martin
Pancake Nap
Brad Acton
Co-Founder & Head Grower, Frost Cannabis
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta
Bradie Sparrow
National Sales Manager, Pistol and Paris
2022 Victoria BC
Branden Walle
Senior Manager, Research and Development, Kapoose Creek
2025 Toronto
Brendan Schlosser
General Manager, Sensi Brands Inc.
2023 Alberta, 2024 Alberta
Brendon Roberts
Cannabis Horticulture Development Specialist, GanjaPapa Solutions Inc.
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
2023 Alberta
Brett Johnson
, Bio Quality
2024
Brett Wells
Chief Executive Officer, Weed Pool Cannabis Cooperative
2019, 2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Brian Coutts
Biz Dev Manager "Food & Pharma", A&L Canada Labs
2024 Alberta
Brian Kirkpatrick
Owner, Blooms Grow Tech
2019
Brianna Martyn
Co-Founder, Director of Operations, Starbuds Co.
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Bridget Hoffer
Co-Founder, Marigold Marketing & PR
2023 Victoria BC, 2024 Toronto, 2026 Vancouver
Brishna Kamal
President, Whistler Therapeutics
2025 Toronto
Bronwen Ward
Vice President, Insights, Upwords Inc.
2024 Toronto
Brooke Russell
Account Lead, Marigold Marketing & PR
2024 Toronto, 2025 Toronto
Brooke Silversides
Co-Founder, 1922
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, 2023 Alberta
Bryan Grasdal
Master Grower, Rocky Mountain Farms
2022 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Brytany Melville
Founder, Cannabis Retail Strategist, The Grown Group
2019
Buck Young
Executive Director and Co-Founder, CannTx
2022 Niagara Falls, 2023 Alberta, 2024 Toronto
Caitlin McIlhone
Co-Founder & Operator, High Fidelity Solventless
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
2023 Victoria BC
Cameron Gallacher
Co-Founder, Latched
2019
Carla Nawrocki
VP, Investor Relations, Auxly Cannabis Group Inc.
2026 Vancouver
Carlos Rainero
Compliance and Certification Executive, Control Union Canada
2023 Alberta
Carmen Kinshella
Owner, BOXX
2026 Vancouver
Carol Gwilt
Co-Owner, WEEDS®
2021 Niagara Falls
Carolyn Burek
M.S. Biochemist, M.S. Biochemist
2026 Vancouver
Carolyn Cudmore
CEO & Creator, The Canna Czar
2019
Caryma S'ad
Lawyer & Notary Public, [s]advocacy
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta
Casey Hiltemann
CEO, Budtenders Association
2024 Alberta
Celine Squibb
Founder/CEO, Alt Cosmestics
2018
Chad Morphy
Master Grower and Chief of Operations, Green Seal Cannabis Company
2019, 2021 Niagara Falls
Chad Finkelstein
Partner, Dale & Lessmann LLP
2023 Alberta
Chantal Dorval
Master Grower, Greenjoy
2017
Charlie Alovisetti
Senior Associate, Vicente Sederberg
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2026 Vancouver
Che LeBlanc
Founder, Rosebud Cannabis Nursery Ltd.
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Niagara Falls
Chef Jordan Wagman
Bestselling Author & Cannabis Advocate
2026 Vancouver
Chef Solomon Johnson
Chef and Owner, Ubora Co
Cherry Blossom Belle
Director of Manufacturing, Heritage Hash Co
2018, 2021 Niagara Falls
Cheryl Shuman
CEO & Founder, Beverly Hills Cannabis Club
2025 Toronto
Chief Claire Sault
Ogimaa-Kwe (Chief) , Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations
2021 Niagara Falls
Chris Besenyoi
Owner, CSB Security
2021 Niagara Falls
Chris Jones
, CANNABIS XPRESS
2023 Victoria BC, 2024, 2024 Alberta, 2024 Toronto, 2025 Top 50, 2025 Toronto
Chris Crosbie
COO, Atlantic Cultivation
2023 Alberta, 2024
Chris Mayerson
CEO, Black Rock Cannabis Company Ltd.
2023 Alberta
Chris Felgate
Co-Founder/Owner, Small Town Buds / Head of Operations, IRCC , Small Town Buds and IRCC
2023 Alberta
Chris Alessandrini
Master Grower/B2B Sales, Natural History (a division of Atlas Growers)
2023 Alberta, 2024 Alberta, 2025 Toronto
Chris Johnson
Coach, Big League Genetics
2019
Christian Blyth
Sales Specialist, 3M
2025 Toronto
Christian Butt
Director of Manufacturing , JointCraft™
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2024
Christina Michael
Founder & CEO, Marigolds Cannabis/The Entourage Collective
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Victoria BC
Christina Clark
CEO , Songhees Development Corporation
2018
Christine Stein
Regional Sales Manager, Central & Western Canada, PL Light Systems
2021 Niagara Falls
Christoph Buchmann
Account Manager, Dematic
2025 Toronto
Christopher McGrath
Co-Leader and Chief-of-Staff, Deloitte Centre for Cannabis
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Niagara Falls, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024 Alberta, 2025 Toronto
Claude Robert
Supervisor Cannabis Division, Anatis Bioprotection
2019
Clayton Babcock
Technical Representative, ATS-Scientific Inc.
2025 Toronto
Clifford Tindall
Owner/Manager, Spiritleaf (Little Italy)
2025 Toronto
Clint Younge
Executive Chair and Founder, Charlie’s Cannabis Co / Charlie’s Pineapple Reserve
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Niagara Falls
Cody Coulson
Grower/Solventless Extraction Specialist & Founder of Coulson Cannabis, Coulson Cannabis
2024 Toronto
Cody Hicks
CEO, ADCANN
2025 Toronto
Cody Funderburk
Cannabis Retail Strategist, The Joint Seattle
2025 Toronto
Coleman Retzlaff
National Director of Sales - Agriculture, Quest Climate
2021 Niagara Falls
Colin Yates
PhD - Chair, Fanshawe College Centre for Research & Innovation
2022 Victoria BC
Collier Queinten
Co-founder and Master Grower, Weathered Islands Craft Cannabis
Connor McNamee
CEO, West Blvd Cannabis
2018, 2019
Corey Herscu
Founder & CEO, RNMKR Agency
Corey Koffler
Co-Founder & CEO, Greentank Technologies
2022 Victoria BC
Cory Firth
Executive Director, Canadian Psychedelic Association
2023 Victoria BC
Cory Russell
Grower - Nursery, Resinate Cannabis
2023 Victoria BC
Cory Waldron
, Retail Cannabis Council of BC (RCCBC)
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2023 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, 2023 Alberta
Dallas Devam
President CEO, CROPSIFY LTD.
2025 Toronto
Dalton Higgins
Publicist/Author/Award-Winning Journalist
2017
Damian Kettlewell
CEO, Bliss Co.
2018
Dan Gustafik
Founder, HybridTech
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Dan Sutton
CEO, Tantalus Labs
2024 Alberta
Dan Dowber
Owner, Off The Record Cannabis
2025 Toronto
Dan Pomerantz
Founder / CEO, Rebel Grown
2024 Alberta
Dana Scott
Vice President, Operations., CannabisNB
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, 2025 Toronto
Daniel Kain
COO, GrowerIQ
2021 Niagara Falls
Daniel Hochman
Consultant, Habitual Hobbyist
2023 Alberta, 2024 Toronto, 2025 Toronto
Daniel Torres
Master Grower, TorrCann Craft Cannabis
2024 Alberta, 2025 Toronto, 2026 Vancouver
Daniel Joly
Production Manager, ApolloGreen Nursery
2025 Toronto
Daniel Assayag
Founder & CEO, Reefer
2024 Toronto
Daniela Furtado
CEO, Cannabis Marketing School
2024 Toronto
Daniella Catherwood
Master Grower, Formally RedeCan (HEXO)
2018
Danielle O'Beirne
Director of Licensing & Strategic Initiatives, Auxly Cannabis Group, Inc.
2023 Alberta
Danielle French
Proprietor / General Manager, Enlightened Herb Cannabis
2018
Danny Brody
VP of Investor Relations, The Green Organic Dutchman
2022 Victoria BC
Danny Motyka
, Psygen
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, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024
Darwin Douglas
CEO & Co-Founder, All Nation
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2024 Alberta, 2024 Toronto, 2025 Toronto
Dave Auger
The Commissioner, Big League Genetics
2023 Alberta
Dave Dormer
Founder, CANNANASKIS
2024, 2025 Top 50
Dave Paterson
President - Canada, Canopy Growth
2024 Toronto, 2025 Toronto
Dave Bow
CEO, Origine Nature
2025 Toronto
Dave Iacovelli
Director of Grow Eyewear, Method Seven
2017
David Perruzza
Director, Strategic Partnerships North America, Rouge Media
2017, 2019, 2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Niagara Falls, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024, 2024 Alberta, 2024 Toronto, 2025 Top 50, 2025 Toronto
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 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.
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024, 2024 Alberta, 2025 Top 50, 2026 Vancouver
David Brown
Founder, StratCann
2023 Victoria BC
David Hume
Assistant Deputy Minister and General Manager, Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch, Public Safety and Solicitor General, Province of British Columbia
2023 Victoria BC
David Moses
, Six Nations Cannabis Commission
David Lobo
President/CEO, OCS
2022 Victoria BC
Dean Jessop
CEO, D’Anterior Corp
2018, 2024 Alberta, 2025 Toronto, 2026 Vancouver
Deepak Anand
Principal, ASDA Consultancy Services
2021 Niagara Falls
Deepank Utkhede
COO, Vantage Hemp Co.
2021 Niagara Falls, 2024 Alberta, 2024 Toronto
Denis Gertler
Regulatory Innovator, Independent Consultant
2017
Derek Riedle
Founder & Publisher, Civilized
2018
Derek Lynch
Director of Sales, Dematic
Derek Edwards
Award-Winning Comedian
2026 Vancouver
Devon Thane
Founding Partner & CEO, Rocky Mountain Farms
2024 Alberta
Di Spencer
Provincial Sales Manager, Naturally Nutra
2023 Alberta
Dia Malik
AQAP; QA Specialist
2025 Toronto
Dia Friedman
Ontario Sales Manager, Woody Nelson Inc.
2018
Dineh Benally
President, Navajo Nation Farm Board
2026 Vancouver
Dion Gouldsborough
Wholesale Category Manager, BC Liquor Distribution Branch
2024 Alberta
Dmytro Guzhva
General Manager, Katch Kan Holdings Ltd.
2022 Victoria BC
Dominique Laverdure
Vice-President of Marketing, Origine Nature Inc.
2026 Vancouver
Don Briere
Co-Owner , WEEDS®
2022 Victoria BC
Donna Johannson
Founder , Canadian Women in Cannabis (CWIC)
2017
Dooma Wendscuh
Co-Founder & CEO, Province Brands
2022 Niagara Falls, 2023 Alberta, 2024 Alberta, 2026 Vancouver
Dr. Aakash Goyal
CEO & President, RAYN Cultivation Inc
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, 2024, 2024 Toronto, 2026 Vancouver
Dr. Brigitte Simons
President and CEO, Safari Flower Co
2023 Alberta
Dr. Celine Nicole-de Groot
Senior Plant Scientist, Philips
2021 Niagara Falls, 2025 Toronto
Dr. Daniel Bear
Director, Humber College Centre for Social Innovation | Drugs Policy Researcher | Cannabis Policy Consultant, Humber College
2017, 2018
Dr. Darryl Hudson
Chief Innovation Officer, GoodCap Pharmaceuticals Inc.
2022 Niagara Falls
Dr. David Joly
Professor, Université de Moncton
2022 Niagara Falls
Dr. Dedi Meiri
Principal Investigator, Technion Israel Institute of Technology
2022 Niagara Falls
Dr. Donald Smith
Distinguished James McGill Professor, McGill
2022 Victoria BC
Dr. Earl Oliver
CEO, GrowTech Labs
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
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Niagara Falls, 2025 Toronto
Dr. Greg Patterson
CEO & Founder, A&L Canada Laboratories
2022 Niagara Falls
Dr. Gregory L. Smith
MD, MPH , Healthway Education Services
2019, 2021 Niagara Falls, 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, 2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2024 Toronto, 2026 Vancouver
Dr. Lucas McCann
CSO & Co-Founder, CannDelta Inc.
2018
Dr. Lydia Hatcher, MD, CCFP, FCFP, CHE, D-CAPM
Associate Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, Medicine Professional Corporation
2023 Alberta
Dr. Manoj Kulkarni
Research Scientist, Consultant
2021 Niagara Falls
Dr. Michael Verbora
Medical Director, Field Trip Health
2019
Dr. Olga Chernoloz
, Omnica Biotech
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
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, 2022 Niagara Falls, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024, 2024 Toronto, 2025 Top 50, 2025 Toronto, 2026 Vancouver
Dr. Sherry Boodram
CEO & Co-Founder, CannDelta Inc.
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
2026 Vancouver
Dr. Zamir Punja
Professor of Plant Pathology/Biotechnology, Simon Fraser University
2021 Niagara Falls
Drew Emmer
Strategic Relationships, Boveda
2022 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024, 2024 Alberta, 2024 Toronto, 2026 Vancouver
Dustan McLean
Cultivation Specialist, Chief Grow Officer Consulting
2017
Dusty Shroyer
COO, Board of Directors, Revolution Cannabis, LLC
2023 Alberta
Dwayne Bisson
Cannabis Ambassador/ Consultant/ Product Development, Certified Ganjier - Consultant
Easton Klaudi
Cultivation Manager, JC Green
2017
Ed Pintwala
Partner, CPG Executive Search
2017
Ed Warpinski
EVP, Director of Facilities, Revolution Cannabis, LLC
2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024, 2024 Alberta, 2024 Toronto
Ed Rosenthal
The Guru of Ganja, Author of Marijuana Grower's Handbook
2025 Toronto, 2026 Vancouver
Edward Woo
VP International Business Development, Pure Sunfarms
2019
Egle Adomaityte
Director of Cultivation/Consultant, Indiva
2018
Ehsaan Moosa
BPA, International Cannabis Solutions
2017
Eileen McMahon
Partner, Torys LLP
2022 Niagara Falls
El Hasho
, BIG
Elad Barek
Co-founder & CEO, Voyager Prodcuts Inc.
2021 Niagara Falls
Elad Barak
Co-Founder & CEO, Voyager
2022 Niagara Falls, 2023 Alberta
Elizabeth Becker
CEO / Founder, HiBnb
2019
Ellen Brown
Director of Cultivation & Education, CannaCollective Inc.
2026 Vancouver
Elliot McKerr
Founder & CEO, HYTN Innovations Inc.
2026 Vancouver
Elliot Fromowitz
Organic Systems Advisor and Technical Expert , Coast Mountain Cannabis
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2023 Alberta
Emily Kirkham
President, National Laboratory Services Inc.
2024 Toronto
Emma Andrews
CEO & Director, Nextleaf Solutions
2021 Niagara Falls
Eric Akbar
President, CannaPiece Corp.
2021 Niagara Falls
Eric Johnston
Comedian & Grow Up Day Host
2024 Toronto
Eric Chittim
VP of Supply Chain, True North Cannabis Co
2025 Toronto
Eric Coulombe
North American Sales Agent, Grow-Genius North America
2019
Erin Lapansky
Director of Production & Head Cultivator, Cascadia Gardens LLC
2022 Niagara Falls, 2023 Alberta, 2024, 2024 Alberta, 2024 Toronto, 2025 Toronto, 2026 Vancouver
Erin Butler
Chief Financial Officer, Canadian Cannabis Exchange
2025 Toronto
Erin Kelly
CEO, Advanced Symbolics Inc.
2024 Toronto
Eshel Grinberg
VP of Buissness Development, Tikun Olam Cannbit Pharmaceuticals LTD
2019, 2021 Niagara Falls
Fady Kamel
Managing Partner, All-Risks Insurance Brokers Limited
2019
Farrell Miller
Director of Legal Affairs, dicentra Cannabis Consulting
2026 Vancouver
Fez Rismani
Founder & CEO, Elevate Wellness Inc.
2025 Toronto
Finn Hänsel
Founder & Managing Director, Sanity Group
2017
Fiona Brown
Associate, Aird & Berlis LLP
Francois McAllister
Grow Consultant, TheBadGuys' Garden
2024
François Deguire
Founder and President, BioFloral Inc
2024
Frans de Vries
Business Unit Manager/Director, CANNA Canada Corp.
2018
Fred Khalichi
Account Executive, CWB Group
2019
Frenchy Cannoli
Master Hashishin, Frenchy Cannoli Brand
Gabriel Rodriguez
Partner, Risk Advisory, Deloitte
2022 Victoria BC
Gary Abbott
Founder/CEO, Thunderbird Spirit
2018
Gavin Clark
Chief Operating Officer, Medz Cannabis
2026 Vancouver
Gemma Hayes
COO, Sweetgrass Cannabis
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta
Genevieve Newton
Head Grower & Director of Cultivation, Stewart Farms
2023 Alberta
Genevieve Dumont
Trimmer, Green Team Solutions
2017
Geoff Lawrence
Account Executive, Security, Convergint Technologies
2018, 2019
Geoff Brown
Director, Agronomic IQ
2017, 2019, 2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Niagara Falls
George Dickinson
Founder, CannaPro
2022 Niagara Falls, 2024
George Smitherman
President & CEO, Cannabis Council of Canada
2024 Toronto, 2025 Toronto
George Kandaharian
Director of Cultivation, Imperial Gro Corp.
2019
Georges Routhier III
CEO, PipeDreemz Inc.
2025 Toronto
Staff Sergeant Gerrit Brouwer
Operations Manager, Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team (PJFCET)
2022 Victoria BC
Gillian Vandermeirsch
Director of Research, Development & Lab, Pure Sunfarms
2022 Victoria BC
Gina Rodriguez
Senior Consultant, Deloitte
2022 Niagara Falls, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC
Gord Nichol
Owner and President, North 40 Cannabis Limited
2017
Graeme Murphy
Greenhouse IPM Specialist, BioLogical Control Solutions
2019
Graham Hood
Senior Associate, Trademark Agent, Smart & Biggar
2024 Alberta
Graham Taylor
President/CEO, Lineage Distribution
2019
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 Niagara Falls
Hana Ansari
COO, Mission Hill Melts
2024 Alberta
Hang Tea
Business Development Management, Independent Consultant
2023 Alberta
Hannah McMenemy
2025 Toronto
Hannah Treadway
Territory Sales Manager, FIGR
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Victoria BC
Harpreet Kaur
Vice President- Research , PharmAla Biotech
2018
Harrison Jordan
Founder and Managing Lawyer, Substance Law
2022 Victoria BC
Harry Resin
COO, Chroma Global/Western Extraction
2018
Heather Segal
B.A. LL.B, LL.M, Segal Immigration Law
2018
Heather Weber
Indirect Tax Services Leader, MNP
2026 Vancouver
Heather Smith
Co-Founder | CFO, LCPT Inc.
2025 Toronto
Henrique Dias
CEO, BudTrainer
2018
Hilary Black
Director of Patient Education and Advocacy, Canopy Growth Corporation
2018, 2019
Hilda Gan
President , People Bright Consulting
Howard Steinberg
Founder & Principal, Steinberg Advisory Corp.
2017, 2019
Hugo Alves
President & Director, Auxly
2021 Niagara Falls
Ian Kwechansky
CEO & Co-Founder, LOOP/POOL
2024 Alberta, 2025 Top 50
Ian Scott
VP Operations, Plantlife Cannabis
2024 Alberta
Ian Davidson
CEO, HiiH Labs
2017
Ilya Strashun
Director of Business Development, Cannascribe
2024 Alberta, 2024 Toronto, 2025 Toronto
Imran Rashid
Founder, Extractwise
2024 Alberta
Irene Donohue
Founder/CEO, Medical Cannabis Concierge Services
2019
Isaac Maurice
Eastern Canada Sales Representative, My Green Planet
2021 Niagara Falls
Ishan Rastogi
Ph.D. - Manager, Fanshawe College Centre for Bioeconomy
2017, 2018, 2023 Alberta
Ivan Ross Vrana
Managing Partner, Diplomat Consulting
2023 Victoria BC
J.J. Murray
Farmgate Manager, Victoria Cannabis Company
2021 Niagara Falls
Jack Lloyd
Cannabis & Psychedelics Lawyer, Lewin & Sagara LLP
2017
Jackie Subeck
CEO, Hey Jackpot
2024
Jackie Bieman
Co-Founder, Sheesh Sodas
2023 Victoria BC, 2026 Vancouver
Jaclynn Pehota
Executive Director, Althing Consulting
2022 Victoria BC
Jacqueline Menezes
Advocacy Consultant , Cannabis Council of Canada
2017
Jae Park
Director of Business Development, Ample Organics
2017, 2018, 2021 Niagara Falls
James Eaves
Agricultural Economist, Professor of Management, Université Laval
2019
James Jesty
President, The Friendly Stranger Holdings Corp.
2024 Alberta, 2025 Toronto
James Easter
Commercial and Retail Sales, Biofloral
2021 Niagara Falls
Honourable Mayor Jim Diodati
Mayor, City of Niagara Falls
2022 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta
Jameson Welbourn
Founder, The Banyan Tree
2025 Toronto
Jami-Lee Baxter
Chief Commissioner, Six Nations Cannabis Commission
2017
Jamie Nagy
Co-Head of Canadian Mergers & Aquisitions, Canaccord Genuity Corp.
2018, 2022 Victoria BC
Jamie Shaw
Chief Strategy Officer, Charlie’s Pharmacy
2024, 2025 Top 50
Jamie Blundell
Chief Executive Officer, Segra International Corp.
2019
Jan Buijk
CEO, AB Energy Canada Ltd.
2025 Toronto
Janani Nadesananthan
National Director of Retail Sales, Independent Retail Cannabis Collective
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024 Alberta, 2026 Vancouver
Janeen Davis
VP of Sales, DEALR CANNABIS
2024 Alberta
Janine Wahl
Retail Store Manager, Four20
2017
Jared Mirsky
CEO & Founder, Wick & Mortar
2019
Jasdeep Johal
International Tax Partner, Deloitte
2017, 2025 Toronto
Jason Moscovici
President, IP and Regulatory Affairs Attorney/Biochemist, Provisions Legal Services Inc.
2019
Jason Talmage
Master Grower, BMF Washington
2019
Jason Guttridge
Co-Founder, 7 Farms Down
2023 Alberta
Jason Diodati
Territory Sales Manager, MediPharm Labs
2023 Alberta
Jason Bend
Plant Lead Technician, Bzam Cannabis
2024 Alberta, 2025 Toronto
Jason Stanley
National Sales / Marketing Director, Biofloral
2025 Toronto
Jason Bent
Director of Policy Research, Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA)
2018
Jay Rosenzweig
Founding Partner, Rosenzweig & Co
2018
Jay Rosenthal
Co-Founder & President, Business of Cannabis
2024
Jay Evans
CEO, Keirton Inc.
2024, 2025 Top 50, 2025 Toronto
Jay Schwartz
Chief Operating Officer, Mendo Medical
Jay Shukle
Vice President, Liquor and Cannabis, Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis
2024 Toronto
Jay Jay O'Brien
Executive Co-Chair, EduCanNation
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
2022 Victoria BC, 2024 Toronto, 2025 Toronto
Jeff Hayward
The Organic Mechanic, MIIM Horticulture
2023 Victoria BC, 2024 Alberta
Jeff Curtis
Owner / CEO, Boro & Beyond/TruQuartz
2025 Toronto
Jeff Tseng
Founder, Roots Collective
2026 Vancouver
Jeff Ring
Sr. Director Supply Chain, BC Liquor Distribution Branch
2017
Jeffrey Lizotte
Founder & CEO, Next Wave Brands
2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024 Alberta
Jen Meyers
CEO / Co-Founder, Zelca Ltd.
2017
Jenn Larry
President, CBD Strategy Group
2023 Alberta, 2024 Alberta
Jenn Bocking
Co-Founder, High Aspirations Collective
2024 Toronto, 2026 Vancouver
Jennawae Cavion
Founder, Calyx + Trichomes Cannabis
2017, 2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Niagara Falls, 2024 Toronto, 2025 Toronto
Jennifer Maccarone
Consultant, Total GxP Inc.
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.
2022 Victoria BC
Jeremy Baker
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2024 Toronto
Jeremy Bouvet
National Marketing Director, Galaxie Brands
2017
Jesse Stanley
CEO, Stanley Brothers
2022 Victoria BC
Jesse Lavoie
Founder, Toba Grown
2022 Victoria BC
Jesse Cole
Vice President , Cannametrics
2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024 Toronto
Jesse Norsworthy
Founder, Symphony Co.
2026 Vancouver
Jesse Paul
Marketing & Sales Manager, Smyle Brands
2019, 2021 Niagara Falls
Jessica McColeman-Moran
Principal & Founder, JESSCO
2023 Alberta
Jessica Eadie
Director of Quality, Woody Nelson Inc.
2024 Toronto, 2025 Toronto
Jessica Lee
Master Grower, Treez Botanical Inc.
2024 Toronto
Jhavid Mohseni
Founder & CEO, Tamerlane Trading
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
2023 Victoria BC
Jodee Dick
CEO, Khowutzun Development
2017, 2023 Victoria BC, 2026 Vancouver
Jodie Giesz-Ramsay
Owner, Cannabis Culture
2018
Jody Vukas
Design & Operational Specialist, Smart Grow Pros
2022 Niagara Falls
Joe Davis
, The Loud Plug / Benny Blunto
2023 Alberta, 2024
Joel Darichuk
CEO/GM, CannaGreen Packaging
2017
John Perricone
Founder & CEO, Double Clef Management
2017
John MacKay
Founder & President, Synergistic Technologies & Associates, LLC
2017, 2018, 2024
John Prentice
President & CEO, Ample Organics / PINNRZ™
2019
John Ryan
Key Accounts - North America, California Lightworks
2021 Niagara Falls
John Salmas
VP of Business Development, Labstat
2022 Niagara Falls, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024, 2024 Alberta, 2025 Top 50, 2025 Toronto
John Slaughter
Founder & CEO, High North, Inc.
2023 Victoria BC, 2024 Alberta
John Berfleo
CEO, I Green Planet Store Ltd / BERFELO
2024 Toronto
John B. Aird
Managing Director, Zen-Kai Inc.
2026 Vancouver
John Conroy
Barrister & Solicitor, Conroy & Company
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
2019
Jonathan Vaught
Founder & CEO, Front Range Biosciences
2018, 2019, 2022 Niagara Falls
Jonathan Hirsh
Influencer, Weedstagram416
2018, 2019
Jonathan Stemeroff
General Manager of Cultivation and Master Grower, Edenbrooke
2024 Alberta, 2026 Vancouver
Jonathan Fernandes
President, Green Amber
2021 Niagara Falls
Jordan Rodness
Commercial & Product Strategy, Aleafia Health
2023 Alberta
Jordan Scott
Manager, Northern Lights Supply
2024 Toronto
Jorge Cervantes
Publisher , Van Patten Publishing
2024 Toronto
Josée Bourgeois
Brand Rep / Community Engagement Manager, AKI Wellness / Sweetgrass Trading
2024 Toronto
Josée Bourgeois
Brand Rep / Community Engagement Manager, AKI Wellness / Sweetgrass Trading
2019
Joseph Fida
Co-Founder and CTO, Blade Filters Inc.
2024, 2025 Top 50
Josh Wong
President, RGB Cannabis
2023 Alberta
Josh Sarvis and Kelly Dunn
Owners, Dragonfly Earth Medicine
2017
Joshua Crossney
President, CEO & Founder, jCanna Inc. & Cannabis Science Conference
2021 Niagara Falls, 2023 Victoria BC
Joshua Reynolds
Partnership Director, We Can Capital Inc.
2023 Victoria BC, 2026 Vancouver
Joshua Beckett
Director/Master Grower, Magi Cannabis
2019
Joya Halls
Director, Customer Engagement, Strainprint Technologies
2021 Niagara Falls, 2026 Vancouver
Julie Rajnak
Manager, Cultivation, Aurora
2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024 Alberta
Julie Domingo
CEO, CannaReps
2026 Vancouver
Julie Stevens
Co-Host, Roll With It Entertainment Podcast
2017
Justin Pintwala
Partner, CPG Executive Search
2024, 2024 Alberta
Justin Esquivel
CEO / Geneticist , Green Luster Phenos
2025 Toronto
Justine Richard-Giroux
Cannabis Research Scientist, Université Laval
2023 Alberta, 2024 Alberta
Kala Sanmartin
Registered Nurse, The Cannabis Nurses + Co INC
2023 Alberta
Kam
2018
Karen Parent
Chief Quality & Compliance Officer, Zenabis
2018
Karina Lahnakoski
VP, Pharmaceutical Cannabis Services, Cannabis Compliance Inc.
2022 Victoria BC
Kate Browning
2025 Toronto
Kate Holste
International Sales, Boveda Inc.
2024 Toronto
Kathy Mair
Chief Commissioner, Six Nations Cannabis Commission
2017
Katie Iarocci
Plant Biologist & Horticulture Manager, Up Cannabis Inc.
2021 Niagara Falls, 2024, 2024 Toronto, 2026 Vancouver
Katie Pringle
CEO & Co-Founder, Marigold PR
2026 Vancouver
Katie Rey
Business Development Manager , Quality Horticulture
2019, 2022 Niagara Falls, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024, 2024 Alberta, 2024 Toronto, 2025 Toronto
Katy Perry
Owner, Toke Cannabis
2022 Victoria BC
Katy Connelly
Co-Owner & Master Grower, Sea Dog Farm
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Victoria BC
Kaya Arai
Senior Account Manager, Nine Point Agency
2023 Alberta
Kayla Mann
Chief Financial and Revenue Officer, Cake & Caviar
2025 Toronto
Keanan Stone
Vice Chair | Owner, Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance | Valley Bio Ltd.
2024 Alberta, 2024 Toronto
Keenan Pascal
CEO & Founder, Token Naturals
2024, 2024 Alberta, 2025 Toronto, 2026 Vancouver
Keith Bao
Managing Partner, AVEO Vapour Devices
Kelsey Breure
Clinical Operations, AltMed
2023 Alberta
Kelsey Cannabis
Cannabis Educator, Kelsey Cannabis
2018
Kendra Dyer
TV, Radio & Event Host
2024 Alberta
Kendra Richter
Retail Cannabis Manager, Calgary Co-op Cannabis
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, 2022 Niagara Falls, 2023 Alberta
Kevin Cullum
Commercial Manager, Koppert Biological Systems
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, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2025 Toronto, 2026 Vancouver
Kevin Jodrey
Founder, One Log Cookies R&D Facility
2019
Kevin Mehr
Vice-President, Sales, Segra
2021 Niagara Falls
Kevin Budhoo
Director, Solutions Design & Continuous Improvement, Metro Green Logistics
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024, 2024 Alberta, 2025 Top 50, 2026 Vancouver
Kevin Lee
Chief Commercial Officer, Trygg Collective
Kevin Lawson
Co-Founder, Canna Kick It
2026 Vancouver
Kevin McBride
Co-founder/GM, Kootenay's Finest
2019, 2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2024, 2024 Alberta, 2026 Vancouver
Kieley Beaudry
Co-Founder & COO, Cosmic Cannabis
2018
Kim Wright
VP, Municipal Affairs, HK Strategies
2017
Kimberly McManus
Patent Agent/Partner, Aird & McBurney LLP
2022 Niagara Falls
Kimberly Hooks
CEO, Frenchy Cannoli Brand
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024, 2024 Toronto, 2025 Top 50, 2026 Vancouver
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
2025 Toronto
Kirk Glendining
International Sales Manager, Athena Nutrients
2018
Kirsten Gauthier
Chief Marketing Officer, 48North Cannabis Corp.
2024 Alberta, 2025 Toronto
Kori Ainsworth
VP of Quality & Regulatory Affairs, Cannabis Co-pack
2024 Toronto, 2025 Toronto
Kostas Andrianopoulos
President, Imperial Gro Corp.
2021 Niagara Falls
Krista Raymer
Co-Founder, Vetrina Group
2019
Kristina Shea
Marketing & Communications Director, Rapid Dose Therapeutics (RDT)
2022 Niagara Falls, 2024 Toronto
Kyle Primeau
Cultivation Manager - Chief Worrier of Plants , Lune Rise Farms
2024 Alberta, 2026 Vancouver
Kyle Michael
Founder & Chief Growth Officer, FTLD Distribution Co.
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Victoria BC, 2026 Vancouver
Kyra Horvath
Founder/Master Grower, Pineapple Buds
2018
Laleh Bighash
President and Dean of Scientific Affairs, AAPS
2022 Niagara Falls, 2025 Toronto
Landon McDowell
President, Aelius LED
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
2022 Niagara Falls
Laura Bradley
Founder, Owner , The Bend Cannabis Co. & Behind the Bend Café and Lounge
2025 Toronto
Laurra Wills
Team Lead of Irrigation and Integrated Pest Management, MSFTS Cannabis
2022 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Laurie Zuber
Horticultural Technologist, Niagara College
2017, 2021 Niagara Falls
Laust Dam
Founder/Owner/COO, Medisun Inc.
2024 Alberta
Lee Malley
Regional Manager, In N Out Cannabis
2019
Lei Liu
Senior Associate, Patent Agent, Smart & Biggar
2025 Toronto
Leigh-Ann Clarke
Director of Sales (Canada), HC Companies x CHG
2023 Alberta
Leighton Morrison
Owner, Kingdom Aquaponics llc
2019
Les Bryan
Vice President - Sales and Business Development, Gaia Water
2025 Toronto
Leslie Powless
Commissioner, Six Nations Cannabis Commission
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Victoria BC, 2026 Vancouver
Liam Buirs
IPM Manager, Village Farms Canadian Cannabis
2019
Lincoln Johnson
Co-Founder and CTO, Encann Solutions
2022 Niagara Falls, 2024 Toronto
Lindsay Labelle
Founder, Guerilla Solventless
2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC
Lindsay Dawson
Lead Cultivator and Soil Consultant, Blue Fox Soil Solutions
2022 Niagara Falls, 2023 Alberta, 2024, 2025 Top 50, 2025 Toronto, 2026 Vancouver
Lisa Campbell
CEO, Mercari Agency
2023 Alberta
Lissa Skitolsky, PhD.
, CANNABISJEW.com
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta
Logan Dunn
CEO, DUNN CANNABIS INC
2018
Loretta Eldridge
Director of Marketing, Ample Organics
2018
Lori Bailey
Head of Retail, Canopy Growth Corporation
Lori Stickles
President & CEO, Alcool NB Liquor & Cannabis NB
2024 Alberta
Lucas Nielsen
Partner / Master Grower, Noble Growth Corp
2024 Alberta
Luke Dickson
Brand Manager, Simply Solventless Concentrates Ltd.
2023 Victoria BC
Mackenzie Bentley
, Marigold
2022 Niagara Falls
Mahad Mohamed Ali
Chief Executive Officer, The Legacy Market Inc.
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, 2024
Mandesh Dosanjh
President, Inspired Cannabis
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
2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC
Marco Fretes
Co-Founder / Sales and Marketing Director, Cannapulse Magazine / Partake Cannabis
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024 Toronto, 2026 Vancouver
Marcus "BubbleMan" Richardson
Founder, BC Bubbleman
2017
Margaret Nelligan
Partner, Aird & Berlis LLP
Margaret Madden
Podcaster and Certified Ganjier
2024, 2024 Toronto, 2025 Top 50, 2026 Vancouver
Margaret Brodie
CEO , Rubicon Organics
2023 Alberta
Marie Sweeney
Cannabis & Psychedelics Team Advisor, Cannabis License Experts
2024
Mario Naric
CEO, Founder, RP, Motif Labs
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
2025 Toronto
Mark Morrison
CEO/Founder, Valor Wellness
2022 Victoria BC
Markus Roggen
President, CSO, Delic Labs
2018
Marly Tweedledoob
Cannabis Enthusiast, Tweedledoob
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Martin Boerema
Plant Specialist Cannabis, Signify
2025 Toronto
Martin Johnston
CEO / Co-Founder, Lune Rise Farms
2019
Mary Durocher
Owner & Principal Consultant, Fox D Consulting
2019
Mat Vaughn
Principal Planner, Norfolk County
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2026 Vancouver
Mat Beren
Co-Owner & Chief Cultivating Officer, Great Gardener Farms
2017
Matei Olaru
CEO, lift.co
2025 Toronto, 2026 Vancouver
Mathieu Aubin
VP Marketing and New Business, Rubicon Organics™
2017
Matt Rogge
Director of Research & Development, 7Acres/Supreme Pharmaceuticals
2021 Niagara Falls
Matt Lamers
International Editor, Marijuana Business Daily
2023 Alberta
Matt Cherkas
Co-Founder, Sheesh Hash Sodas
2024, 2024 Alberta
Matt Graham
Grafting Geek, Trichome Kings
2026 Vancouver
Matt Sawler
Facility Manager, EastCann
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2024 Toronto
Matthew Jerome
Founder & Chief Consultant, Meristem Cannabis Consulting
2023 Alberta, 2024 Alberta, 2026 Vancouver
Matthew Don-Carolis
VP of Sales and Business Development , Segra International
2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024 Alberta
Matthew Scallion
Plant Breeder, Consultant, 710Canuck Consulting
2026 Vancouver
Matthew Greenwood
Owner Operator, Up in Smoke Cannabis Store
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
2024 Toronto
Max Jones
Associate Professor, University of Guelph
2017, 2019
Maxim Zavet
, Robes Cannabis
2022 Victoria BC
Maxime Guérin
Partner, Groupe SGF
2024 Alberta, 2024 Toronto
Maxxim Smith
Director of Quality & Customer Success, GrowDoc
2023 Victoria BC, 2024 Alberta, 2024 Toronto
May Khatib
CEO, Merit Compliance
2018, 2019
Megan Henderson
Director of Marketing & Business Development, HelloMD
2024 Alberta, 2026 Vancouver
Megan Preik
QAP Coach | Founder, Accelerated Quality Solutions
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
2024 Toronto
Melissa Amelia
Cultivation Operations Manager, Muskoka Grown
2019
Meurig Murray
Mother Supervisor, Zenabis
2017, 2024, 2024 Alberta, 2025 Toronto
Michael Elkin
Founder, The CannaBrokr
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
2023 Alberta
Michael Janz
Councillor, City of Edmonton
2024, 2025 Top 50
Michael Forbes
Chief Executive Officer, Adastra
2024, 2024 Toronto, 2025 Top 50, 2025 Toronto
Michael Perron
CEO, MTL Cannabis
2025 Toronto
Michael McTaggart
Partner/Financial Restructuring & Turnaround Professional, PwC
2025 Toronto, 2026 Vancouver
Michael Colbourne
Founder & CEO, Neobi Technology Corp.
2025 Toronto
Michele Romanow
Dragon | Co-Founder and Executive Chair, CBC'S Dragons' Den | Clearco
2018, 2019
Micheline Gravelle
Managing Partner and Co-leader Cannabis Group, Bereskin & Parr LLP
2024 Toronto
Mitchell Osak
Founder & President, Quanta Consulting Inc.
2019
Michelle Miller MSc, MBA
General Manager, Neogen Canada
2019
Mika Unterman
Senior Business Analyst, Lead for White-label Products, Medipharm Labs
2017, 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
2023 Victoria BC
Mike Schilling
President & CEO, Community Savings Credit Union
2023 Victoria BC
Mike Farnworth
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General and Deputy Premier, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General and Deputy Premier
•
Mike Gorenstein
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cronos Group
2024 Alberta
Mike Reynolds
Grower / President, Northern Sunrise Farms
2024 Toronto
Mila Jansen
Hash Queen, The Hash Queen
2024, 2024 Alberta
Minister Dale Nally
Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction, Government of Alberta
2019
Mitchell Kennedy
Founder, Humboldt County Laboratory Nutrients
2023 Alberta
Mitchell Gorgichuk
CEO, Visionary Hydroponics
2019
Myles Omand
Technical Sales, BC Northern Lights
2018, 2021 Niagara Falls, 2023 Alberta, 2024, 2025 Top 50
Myrna Gillis
Chief Executive Officer, Aqualitas Inc.
2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024 Alberta, 2024 Toronto, 2026 Vancouver
Nafisa Subedar
Regional Growth & Sales Consultant - Canada & USA, Emerald Lane Recruitment
2019
Narbe Alexandrian
President and CEO, Canopy Rivers
Natalie Wawzonek
Co-Founder, Capital Now Inc and Capital Now Cannabis
2022 Victoria BC
Natasha Raey
, Skye Cannabis
2022 Niagara Falls
Yeggrowgirl
2018, 2023 Alberta, 2024, 2024 Alberta, 2025 Top 50
Nathan Mison
President, Diplomat Consulting
2025 Toronto
Nathan Turner
Operations Manager, Lolly Cannabis
2023 Alberta, 2024 Alberta
Nathaniel Garneau
Head of Corporate Development, Freedom Cannabis
2019
Nav Sidhu
QA/RA Manager, Motif Labs
2024 Toronto, 2025 Toronto
Nayyir Sunderji
Director of Business Development, CannSell by WKT
2022 Victoria BC
Necole Hines
Founder & CEO, Faded Living
2026 Vancouver
Necole Hinds
Cannabis Chef, Educator, and Advocate, Faded Living
2017
Neil Price
Educator & Community Advocate, Humber College
2018
Neil Yorio
Exec VP, Agricultural Lighting, BIOS Lighting
2025 Toronto
Neil Manning
National Director, Transport Logistics
2018, 2019, 2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Neill Dixon
Co-Founder, Grow Up Cannabis Conference & Expo
•
2023 Alberta
Nic Digiuseppe
Owner/Operator, Spiritleaf Sherwood Park
2021 Niagara Falls
Nicholas Nedin
Product Development and Quality Assurance Manager, Greenway Greenhouse Cannabis Corp.
2024, 2024 Toronto, 2025 Top 50
Nicholas Sosiak
Chief Financial Officer, Cannara Biotech
2018
Nick Pateras
VP of Growth, Lift.co
2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC
Nick Sanders
Founder & CEO, Highdeal Solutions Inc
2024 Toronto
Nick Baksh
Founder, Montrose Cannabis
2024 Alberta
Nick Van Dam
Vice President, Sales, Cannara Biotech
2025 Toronto
Nick Lovalente
Head Grower, Cannadiana
2023 Alberta, 2024 Toronto
Nico Hache
Co-Founder, Hache Kloet Consulting
2023 Alberta
Nicolas Bertoni
IPM Technical Specialist, Bioline Agrosciences
2024 Alberta
Nicolas Hébert
Logistics Analyst, Société Québécoise du Cannabis (SQDC)
2019
Nicole Kenny
Vice President, Portfolio Management & Technical Services, Virox Technologies Inc.
2024 Alberta
Nicole Stevenson
Regional Sales Manager, Route 1 Cannabis Sales Agency
2025 Toronto
Nigel Koo
Owner & Head Grower, Licensed Micro Facility (GTA)
2021 Niagara Falls
Niki Kolokotronis
VP of Sales & Marketing, Capcium
2023 Victoria BC
Niki Nickel
Compliance Manager, Remo Brands Inc.
2023 Alberta, 2024 Alberta
Nina Ackah
QAP, Freedom Cannabis
2022 Victoria BC
Oana Cappellano
President , Eggs Canna
2021 Niagara Falls
Oisin Tierney
, Monument Scientific
2023 Alberta
Oliver Corea
Director of Applied Genomics, Segra International
2018, 2021 Niagara Falls, 2024 Alberta
Omar Khan
Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer, High Tide
2022 Niagara Falls
Oscar Jofre Jr.
Co-Founder President/CEO, KoreConX
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
2023 Victoria BC, 2024, 2024 Alberta, 2024 Toronto
Paris Chong
•
2018
Pat Crocker
Culinary Herbalist & Author, Crocker International Communications Inc.
2019
Pat Newton
Head Chef & Creative Director, Munchy Brothers Inc.
2019, 2021 Niagara Falls
Pat Scanlon
Head of Cultivation, Entourage Health Corp.
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC, 2024 Toronto, 2025 Toronto
Patrick Pagé
Director of Cultivation, Great White North Growers
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
2022 Victoria BC
Paul Dhillon
National Sales Director, Adastra Labs
2023 Victoria BC
Paul Farrell
Co-Founder, Afterglo Wellness Society Ltd
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
2022 Niagara Falls, 2023 Alberta
Peter Shearer
Founder & Principal Consultant , Shearer Consulting
2023 Alberta
Peter Jennings
President/Owner/Operator, Vibes Cannabis
2026 Vancouver
Peter Machalek
CRO , Greentank
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
2024, 2025 Top 50
Philip Campbell
CEO, Herbal Dispatch Inc.
2025 Toronto
Philip Spearman
Qualitative Market Research & Consumer Insights Consulting , CRC Research Inc.
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Victoria BC
Philippe Lucas, PhD
President, SABI Mind
2022 Victoria BC
Philippe Henry
Chief Medicated Officer, Propagation Station
2021 Niagara Falls
Pierre Killeen, LL.B LL.L
Vice-President, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Cannabis Council of Canada
2024 Alberta
Pierre Leclerc
CEO, AQIC
2025 Toronto
Pierre Killeen
Executive Director, Cannabis Standards Alliance of Canada
2019
Pranav Sood
Founder, Trellis
2019
Priyanka Mehra
Quality Assurance Manager, Aqualitas Inc.
2017
Rachel England
Technical Consultant, Koppert Biological Systems
2021 Niagara Falls
Raine Maida
Co-Founder & Director, LoopPool
2024, 2025 Top 50
Raj Grover
CEO, High Tide Inc.
2018, 2019
Randy Flemming
Cannabis Cultivation & Facility Design Advisor, Flemming & Singh Cannabis Inc.
2018, 2019, 2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024 Alberta, 2024 Toronto, 2025 Toronto, 2026 Vancouver
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
2025 Toronto
Rebecca Duff
General Manager, Green Joy
2024, 2024 Alberta
Rebecca Murphy
National Veteran Service Coordinator, Post Traumatic Growth Association (PTGA)
•
2022 Niagara Falls, 2023 Alberta
Rebekah Brooks
Compliance Consultant , Qualium Consulting
2019
Reena Rampersad
, High Society Supper Club
Reena Rampersad
Founder, High Society Supper Club
2022 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024, 2025 Top 50, 2025 Toronto, 2026 Vancouver
Remo Colasanti
President, Remo Brands
2022 Victoria BC
Renee Gagnon
Founder Exec Chair, Freedom Energy Holdings
2026 Vancouver
Reverend Kelly
Award-Winning Canadian Cannabis Activist, Educator, & Media Producer, The KGL Network® and Kelly’s Green Lounge®
2022 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC, 2024, 2024 Toronto
Richard Navarro
Senior Manager Canadian Education, Canopy Growth Corporation
•
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
2025 Toronto
Rick Simpson
, Pheonix Tears
2025 Toronto, 2026 Vancouver
Riel Roussopoulos
Head of Marketing, Breadstack
2017
Riley Cote
Ice Hockey Player, Athletes For Care
2023 Victoria BC
Ro Fernando
Director, Heavenly Daze
2022 Victoria BC, 2026 Vancouver
Rob Baldwin
VP, Cultivation & Greenhouse Operations, Village Farms Canadian Cannabis
2023 Alberta, 2024 Toronto, 2025 Toronto
Rob Cherry
Vice President, Merchandising and Commercial Planning, OEG (Tokyo Smoke)
2023 Victoria BC
Rob Sealey
Cannabinoid Medicine Specialist, Cannabinoid Medicine Specialist
2025 Toronto
Rob Smallman
Vice President, Global Cannabis Exchange
2024 Alberta
Robbi Fischer
B2B Channel Manager, Simply Solventless Concentrates Ltd.
2017
Robert Cook
Senior VP Market Development, Canadian Securities Exchange
2018
Robert Heikens
Project Manager, AAB Int
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024, 2024 Alberta, 2025 Top 50, 2026 Vancouver
Robert Laurie
President, Barrister and Solicitor, Ad Lucem Law Corporation
2026 Vancouver
Robin Schmid
Wholesale Category Manager, BC Liquor Distribution Branch
2018, 2025 Toronto
Robyn Rabinovich
VP Marketing, Aurora
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, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024 Alberta
Ron Herrington
Founder, Gold Hat Seeds
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Victoria BC
Ron Sam
Chief, Songhees Nation
2017, 2018, 2024 Alberta, 2024 Toronto, 2025 Toronto
Rory Isaaks
Global Director of Cultivator, 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 Niagara Falls
Ross Melvin
Founder, Alchemy Genetics
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Victoria BC
Rosy Mondin
Director, CannaWorld Ventures Inc.
2026 Vancouver
Rudi Schiebel
CEO & Founder, Habitat Life
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, 2025 Toronto
Ryan Wankel
North America Technical Sales Manager, Cultiwool
2023 Alberta
Ryan Yablonsky
COO, Betralif Corp. / Green Joy
2023 Alberta, 2024, 2024 Alberta
Ryan Rinsma
Founder / General Manager, Sweedies Cannabis Inc
2022 Victoria BC, 2026 Vancouver
Sabine Schwirtz
Head of Community, High Buds Club (HBC)
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, 2022 Victoria BC
Samantha Roman
President, Credible Cannabis Consulting
2021 Niagara Falls
Samantha Strauser
Energy Product Manager, Thar Process
2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC
Samantha Scagliotti
Director of Operations, Toke Cannabis
2024 Toronto, 2025 Toronto
Sameer Padamsey
Founder, ufeelu
2022 Victoria BC
Sami Micelli
H.E.R. & #PsilliMicelli at THeCo.Space, THeCo.Space
2023 Alberta
Sami Majadla
CEO, CertiCraft
2024 Toronto
Sandra Faucher
Senior Operations Specialist, Toke Cannabis
2025 Toronto
Sanela Jovic
Territory Manager, Auxly
2018
Sarah Leamon
Barrister & Solicitor, Sarah Leamon Law Corporation
2018
Sarah Bain
VP, External Affairs, Auxly
2019
Sarah Tahor
Founder & CEO, Can Innovation Finder
2022 Victoria BC, 2026 Vancouver
Sarah Campbell
Director, Craft Cannabis Association of BC
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta
Sarah Dawson
Head of Cultivation, Living Soil Collective
2026 Vancouver
Sarah Seale
Owner, Sarah Seale Inc.
2023 Victoria BC
Sasha Millette
Store Manager, Kiaro Cannabis
2025 Toronto
Sasha Przytyk
In-House Breeder, Neptune of the North Ltd
2017, 2019
Scott Belton
Professor, Niagara College
2022 Victoria BC
Scott Locke
Senior Director of Licensed Partner Sales, The Valens Company
2022 Victoria BC
Scott Swail
, Boveda
2022 Victoria BC
Scott Bernstein
Executive Director, MAPS Canada
2025 Toronto
Scott Golem
Research Facilities Manager, Niagara College
2026 Vancouver
Scott Mayer
CEO, Miracle Valley
2021 Niagara Falls
Sean Maher
2022 Niagara Falls, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024 Toronto
Sean Macdougall
Head of Cultivation and Post Production, EastCann/AMI/Origin Cannabis
•
2023 Alberta
Sean the Snoboisseur Stewart
CEO and Founder, Supercraft™ & 100LBS
2018
Sebastien Jacob
Professor, Niagara College
2023 Alberta
Selena Wong
CEO & Co-Founder, Medical Cannabis Wellness Advisor, Flower of Life Integrative Health
2023 Alberta
Shakir Tayabali
Chief Executive Officer, Independent Retail Cannabis Collective (IRCC)
2021 Niagara Falls
Shamar Beverly
Entrepreneur, Green Eatery Co.
Shami Patel
CEO, LumiGrow Inc.
2023 Victoria BC, 2024 Alberta
Shan Mei Young Tai
Nurse Practitioner; Clinical Director, Charlie’s Pharmer’s Market
2023 Alberta
Shane Thomas
Social Media Content Manager , Budtender, Smokey’s
2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC
Shane Beltramo
Co-Founder and Director of Sales, Life Cycle Botanics
2017, 2019, 2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Shane Christopher Neal
Radio Personality & Television Host
•
2017, 2023 Alberta, 2026 Vancouver
Shannon Kloet
Partner, Tamerlane Trading Co.
2023 Alberta
Shannon Hope
Head of Procurement for North America, Cannaray Limited
2023 Victoria BC
Shannon Dames
Chair of Psychedelic Therapy Programming, Vancouver Island University and Roots to Thrive
2023 Victoria BC
Sharan Sidhu
VP, Scientific Research, Innovation and Laboratory Operations, Numinus Bioscience
2021 Niagara Falls
Shauna Levy
Founder & CEO, MADGE AND MERCER
2023 Alberta
Shauna Feth
President & CEO, Alberta Chambers of Commerce
2025 Toronto
Shawn Dym
Managing Director, York Plains Investment Corp.
2025 Toronto
Shay Vitonsky
Sales & Marketing Director, DYNOMYCO
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
2023 Victoria BC
Siobhan McCarthy
CEO, Blyssful ALCHEMY
2025 Toronto
Sjoerd Visser
Owner, The Plant Opinion
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, 2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Victoria BC
Spencer Hawkswell
President & CEO, TheraPsil
2023 Victoria BC
Spensir Sangara
President, THC Canada
2019, 2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Srinivasa Reddy
CSO, Cube Psytech Corp
2017, 2019, 2021 Niagara Falls, 2025 Toronto
Stacey Hickman
Entomologist, Natural Insect Control
2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2026 Vancouver
Stacey Duffy
Director of Retail, All Nations
2021 Niagara Falls
Stacie von Kaitz
Cultivation Technician & Product Specialist, SESS Holdings
2024, 2024 Toronto
Stefan Röhrl
CEO, HempGroup; Luxora
Steph Martens
Marketing Director, Adastra Holdings Ltd.
2026 Vancouver
Steph Woods
Head of Sales, Headset
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta
Stephanie Ostrander
International Sales Director, Flow Scientific
2022 Niagara Falls, 2025 Toronto
Stephanie Pow
Founder & Head of Global Recruitment, Emerald Lane Recruitment
2023 Alberta
Stephanie Bach
Senior Associate, Diplomat Consulting Inc.
2019
Stephen Longo
Partner, Walker Longo & Associates LLP
2021 Niagara Falls
Stephen Doyle
Cultivation Engineer, VoltServer
Stephen Murphy
Co-Founder and CEO, Prohibition Partners
2025 Toronto
Stephen Duff
Chief Economist, Ontario's Ministry of Agriculture Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA)
2017
Steve Naraine
CSO, CannaVida
2023 Victoria BC, 2024, 2025 Top 50, 2025 Toronto
Steve Clark
CEO, Canadian Cannabis Exchange
2023 Alberta
Steve Sissons
COO/HOC, Distinkt
2024, 2024 Toronto, 2025 Toronto
Steve Lobel
CEO/Partner, Lobel Music Group/Rolling J's Worldwide
2024, 2024 Toronto
Steve Johnston
Lead Cannabis Consultant, SpringBoard Data Management
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 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC, 2024 Toronto
Steven Tan
Principal Consultant, 4Plant Corporation
2024 Toronto
Sturgis “Stu” Sundown
Budtender, Basom Bud Depot/ Cannabis student SUNY Niagara
2023 Alberta
Surender Khatodia
Chief Tissue Culture Scientist, Klonetics Plant Science Inc.
2025 Toronto
Susan Seto
Senior Vice President, Environics Research Group
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2024 Alberta, 2024 Toronto
Sylvain Gaudreau
Master Grower, CANASYGA
2023 Alberta
Sylvester Aigbe
, BZAM
2019
Tabitha Fritz
Co-Founder & CEO, Fritz's Cannabis
2023 Alberta
Tabitha Davis
Director, Regulatory and Government Relations, SNDL
2024 Alberta
Tabitha Rudkin
Innovation Specialist, Rubicon Organics
2019
Tamara Lilien
Founder, Canna Lilly Consulting
2021 Niagara Falls
Tamara Hirsh
President, Tripmaps Inc.
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2024, 2024 Toronto
Tanner Stewart
CEO, Stewart Farms
2025 Toronto
Inspector Tara Murphy
Program Manager, Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team (PJFCET)
2019
Taylor Carr
Cultivation & Horticulture Manager, WeedMD RX
2021 Niagara Falls
Taylor Kirk
Horticulture Service Specialist, Fluence
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Victoria BC, 2024 Alberta, 2025 Toronto, 2026 Vancouver
Taylor Kirk
Cultivation Advisor, Fluence
2022 Victoria BC
Taylor King
Cultivation Manager, Otoka Holdings
2019
Ted Haney
Executive Director, Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA)
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Alberta, 2023 Victoria BC, 2026 Vancouver
Ted Smith
Founder and Executive Director, Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club
2019
Terry Donnelly
Chairman/CEO, Hillstreet Beverage Company
2023 Victoria BC
Terra Maibach
Owner, Violet Wild Cannabis Co
2021 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Terry Roycroft
President & CEO, SevenPoints Clinic & Founder of MCRCI
2023 Alberta
Terry Macdonald
Flower/Breeding Lead,, Mother Labs Nursery
Terry Kulaga
Founder + CEO, Weed Me Inc.
2025 Toronto
Teskey Baldwin
Cannabis Researcher and Genetics Breeder, University of Guelph
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
2022 Victoria BC, 2023 Victoria BC
Thomas Rothmeier
Chief Visionary Officer (CVO), Urbanistic
2022 Niagara Falls, 2023 Alberta, 2024 Toronto
Thomas Landry
Co-Owner / Master Grower, Lakeburn Craft Cannabis Corp
2024 Alberta
Thomas Facciolo
Co-Founder, Senior VP of Production & Operations, Master Grower., ANC Solutions
•
2025 Toronto
Thomas Esufali
Owner, Cannabis Hut
2025 Toronto
Tiki Madman
Owner, Tiki Madman
2024 Alberta, 2026 Vancouver
Tim Powers
Founder/Co-Founder, Kind Selections / Cannabis Tolling Solutions
2025 Toronto
Tim Balogh
CEO, Farmaira Cannabis
2019
Timothy Harvey
CEO, Lighthouse Genomics
2024 Toronto
Timothy Wilson
Journalist, StratCann
Timothy Mallett
Lawyer / Grower, Brock Law
Todd Palcic
President, Thar Process
2023 Victoria BC
Todd Neault
Founder / Chocolatier, Rosin Heads
2024 Alberta
Tom Bob
Governance Director Lands & Taxation, Nanoose First Nation
2018, 2019, 2024, 2024 Toronto, 2025 Toronto
Tony Chapman
Media Personality - Podcast Host , Chatter that Matters
2019
Tony Fishback
COO, Labstat Advantage
2018
Tracy Lamourie
CEO & Creative Director, Lamourie Public Relations
2023 Alberta, 2024, 2024 Alberta, 2025 Top 50
Travis McIntyre
President/ CEO/ Co-Founder, Stigma Grow
2019
Trevor Dietrich
COO, GroPro
2023 Alberta
Trevor Labrie
Owner/Content Creator, Right of the Leaf
2025 Toronto
Trevor Dayton
Vice President, Merchandising and Inventory Management , Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS)
2017, 2018, 2025 Toronto
Trina Fraser
Co-Managing Partner, Brazeau Seller Law
2022 Niagara Falls
@tweedledoob
•
2023 Alberta
Tyeson Carmody
Co-Founder and Director , Dankonomics, Kootenay Cultivar Micro
2021 Niagara Falls, 2026 Vancouver
Tyler Kibler
Director of Innovation, Canopy Growth Corporation
2022 Victoria BC
Tyler Rumi
CEO, Good Buds Company Inc.
2023 Alberta
Tyler Tryhuba
CEO, Orgenics Cannabis
2024 Alberta
Tyler Klimas
Principal/Founder, Leaf Street Strategies
2025 Toronto
Tyler Stanley
Sales & Business Development, CANNA Canada Corp.
2023 Victoria BC, 2024 Toronto
Tzvi Lefler
CEO, K&K Consultants Ltd.
2026 Vancouver
Unity Marguerite Whittaker
Owner & Founder, Small Town Pot Shop
2019
Varun Madhok
CEO, Infer.Green
2018
Vello Ehvert
President, Ehvert Enginerring
2024
Velvet Kavanagh
Founder, Phenologic
2025 Toronto
Veronica Hayter
Director of Operations, Canadian Cannabis Exchange
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, 2023 Victoria BC, 2026 Vancouver
Vikram Sachdeva
Founder and CEO, Seed & Stone
2017, 2018, 2019
Vin Maru
Research Analyst, Editor-in-Chief for InvestInMJ.com, Golden Tech Media, Invest in MJ
2024 Alberta, 2025 Toronto
Vincent Gagné
Specialized Sales Rep & Tech Support, Biofloral
2019
Virginia Vidal
CEO, Mary's Wellness Ltd
2023 Alberta
Vivian Borbelj
Marketing Director, Mixed Sweet Media
2017, 2019
Vladimir Klacar
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Associate General Counsel, Auxly
2022 Niagara Falls, 2022 Victoria BC
Wacky Willy
, Wacky Willy
2023 Victoria BC
Walker Macleod
Partner, McCarthy Tetrault LLP
2026 Vancouver
Walker Patton
Chief Commercial Officer, Woody Nelson
2022 Victoria BC
Wayne Sarak
Owner, Brindle Farms
2025 Toronto
Wayne Black
National Sales Manager, A&L Canada Laboratories (AALP Class 14)
2018, 2019
Wendy Hulton
Partner, Dickinson Wright LLP
2019
Wouter d'Ailly
Managing Partner - Operations, Forefront Performance
2023 Alberta
Xavier Kief
Owner, Divergent Regeneration
Xavier Gaya
Principal Consultant, Avitas Global
2025 Toronto
Yasas Weerasingha
CEO, High Society
2022 Victoria BC
Yvan Guy Larocque
Lawyer, Miller Titerle + Company
2022 Victoria BC
Zach Walsh, PhD, RPsych
Professor l Psychology , The University of British Columbia
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2022 Victoria BC
Zachary Lawrence
Investor, Vine Ventures
2025 Toronto
Zachary George
CEO, SNDL Inc.
2025 Toronto
Zachary Tietolman
CEO, Tiki Madman Canada
2024 Toronto, 2025 Toronto
Zaira Gaudio
Co-Founder/Creative Director, Curious Cannabis Co.
2018
Zara Munir
, Cannabis Compliance Inc.
