Grow Up Toronto Speakers
Below are speakers and advisory board members for Grow Up Conference, Expo and Awards – May 27-29, 2024. Speakers are being added as they are confirmed. Please re-visit this page to view speakers as we added them.
Adam Clarke
Founder, West Coast Weedery Inc.
Alec Weston
Retail Store Manager/Former Buyer, Independent Retail Specialist
Aleks Zed
Founder/President, Hashtek
Alex Revich
Director, Partner Development, Loosh Brands
Alex Job
Head of Extraction, Rosinstar / Apollo Green Inc.
Alexandre Gauthier
VP of R&D, Director of Cultivation, Origine Nature
Alexandre Poulin
Chief Innovation Officer, Jublee
Alison Demelis
Head of Enterprise Solutions Group, LinkedIn
Amber Cowan
Store Manager, Takeoff Cannabis
Amos Bassi
Plant Specialist, Philips Horticulture LED Lighting
Andrea Feldman-Kohlver
Retail Operations Manager, Cannabis Xpress
Andy Palalas
Chief Marketing Officer, High Tide Inc./Canna Cabana
Antonio Tiergarten
National Key Account Manager, Rubicon Organics
Atiyyah Ferouz
Founder, AgCann Consultancy
Dr. Av Singh
Executive Director, Scotian Cannabis Alliance
Bernie Yeung
Chief Executive Officer, Atlas Global Brands
Beth Rider
Director of Quality & Compliance, Big League Genetics
Brishna Kamal
President, Whistler Therapeutics
Brooke Russell
Account Lead, Marigold Marketing & PR
Brooke & Mike
Co-Founders, 1922
Caitlin McIlhone
Co-Founder & Operator, High Fidelity Solventless
Chris Crosbie
COO, Atlantic Cultivation
Cody Hicks
CEO, ADCANN
Colin Bambury
Marketing Manager, Ghost Drops
Daniel Torres
Master Grower, TorrCann Craft Cannabis
Daniela Furtado
CEO, Cannabis Marketing School
Daniella Catherwood
Master Grower, Formally RedeCan (HEXO)
Dave Auger
The Commissioner, Big League Genetics
Dave Bow
CEO, Origine Nature
David Hyde
CEO, Hyde Advisory and Investments / CannaNavigators
Denis Gertler
Regulatory Innovator, Independent Consultant
Dr. Brigitte Simons
President and CEO, Safari Flower Co
Dr. Lucas McCann
CSO & Co-Founder, CannDelta Inc.
Dr. Sherry Boodram
CEO & Co-Founder, CannDelta Inc.
Dustan McLean
, Big League Genetics
Ed Rosenthal
, The Guru of Ganja
Emma Andrews
CEO & Director, Nextleaf Solutions
Eric Chittim
VP of Supply Chain, True North Cannabis Co
Erin Butler
VP of Corporate Development , Canadian Cannabis Exchange
Eshel Grinberg
VP of Buissness Development, Tikun Olam Cannbit Pharmaceuticals LTD
George Kandaharian
President of Cultivation, Imperial Gro Corp.
Hugo Leon de Gante
Co-founder, Lady Jane Labs
Imran Rashid
Founder, Extractwise
Jacob McKeeman
Head of Operations, grnhouse agency
James Moffitt
Operational Partner, Insalata Market
Jarred Hollingworth
National Key Accounts Manager, JVCC Inc.
Jay Jay O'Brien
Executive Co-Chair, EduCanNation
Jayden Gunn
Sales, Great White North Growers
Jeff Hayward
The Organic Mechanic, MIIM Horticulture
Jennawae Cavion
Founder, Calyx + Trichomes Cannabis
Jennifer Maccarone
Consultant, Total GxP Inc.
Jeremy Bouvet
National Marketing Director, Galaxie Brands
Jesse Norsworthy
Founder, Symphony Co.
Jessica Lee
Master Grower, Treez Botanical Inc.
Jhavid Mohseni
Founder & CEO, Tamerlane Trading
John B. Aird
Managing Director, Zen-Kai Inc.
Jordan Dickinson
Co-Founder, Lady Jane Labs
Jorge Cervantes
Publisher , Van Patten Publishing
Josée Bourgeois
Brand Rep / Community Engagement Manager, AKI Wellness / Sweetgrass Trading
Josée Bourgeois
Brand Rep / Community Engagement Manager, AKI Wellness / Sweetgrass Trading
Kathy Mair
Chief Commissioner, Six Nations Cannabis Commission
Katie Pringle
CEO & Co-Founder, Marigold PR
Katy Perry
Owner, Toke Cannabis
Keenan Pascal
CEO & Founder, Token Naturals
Kirk Tousaw
CEO, Great Gardener Farms, Ltd.
Kostas Andrianopoulos
President, Imperial Gro Corp.
Kyle Primeau
Cultivation Manager - Chief Worrier of Plants , Lune Rise Farms
Lara Wood
Vice President Marketing & Communications, CNB and ANBL
Lindsay Labelle
Founder, Guerilla Solventless
Marcus "BubbleMan" Richardson
Founder, BC Bubbleman
Margaret Brodie
CEO / Director, Rubicon Organics
Matthew Jerome
Founder & Chief Consultant, Meristem Cannabis Consulting
Max Jones
Associate Professor, University of Guelph
Maxxim Smith
Director of Quality & Customer Success, GrowDoc
May Khatib
CEO, Merit Compliance
Melissa Amelia
Cultivation Operations Manager, Muskoka Grown
Michael Perron
CEO, MTL Cannabis
Mitchell Osak
Founder & President, Quanta Consulting Inc.
Mike Dunn
Co-Founder/Owner/Operator, 1922
Mila Jansen
Hash Queen, The Hash Queen
Nafisa Subedar
Director of National Sales - Canada, Canna Brand Solutions
Nayyir Sunderji
Director of Sales, CannSell
Nicholas Sosiak
Chief Financial Officer, Cannara Biotech
Nick Baksh
Founder, Montrose Cannabis
Nico Hache
Co-Founder, Hache Kloet Consulting
Niyaaz Alikhan
Co-Founder, Rosinstar
Patrick Page
Master Grower, Great White North Growers
Randy Rowe
President, Grow Up Cannabis Conference & Expo
Richard Navarro
Senior Manager Canadian Education, Canopy Growth Corporation
Rob Cherry
Vice President, Merchandising and Commercial Planning, OEG (Tokyo Smoke)
Sameer Padamsey
Co-Founder/Director of Marketing, ufeelu
Sandra Faucher
Senior Operations Specialist, Toke Cannabis
Sean Macdougall
Head of Cultivation and Post Production, EastCann/AMI/Origin Cannabis
Shahbaaz Kara-virani
Elite Coaching, M&A, Sales Marketer, SKVentures / CannAcquire
Stefan Röhrl
CEO, HempGroup; Luxora
Steve Lobel
CEO/Partner, Lobel Music Group/Rolling J's Worldwide
Steve Johnston
Lead Cannabis Consultant, SpringBoard Data Management
Steven Tan
Principal Consultant, 4Plant Corporation
Sturgis “Stu” Sundown
Budtender, Basom Bud Depot/ Cannabis student SUNY Niagara
Sy Umachandran
Co-Founder, Aspire Infusions
Sylvain Gaudreau
Master Grower, CANASYGA
Tanner Stewart
CEO, Stewart Farms
Thomas Landry
Co-Owner / Master Grower, Lakeburn Craft Cannabis Corp
Timothy Wilson
Journalist, StratCann
Tony Chapman
Host/Speaker, Chatter that Matters Podcast | Storyteller
Tzvi Lefler
CEO, K&K Consultants Ltd.
Wesley Allen
Master Grower & Cultivation Manager, Ritual Green Craft Cannabis
Zaira Gaudio
Co-Founder/Creative Director, Curious Cannabis Co.
