Grow Up Vancouver Speakers
Below are speakers and advisory board members for Grow Up Conference and Expo presented by Quality Horticulture – January 19021, 2026. Speakers are being added as they are confirmed. Please re-visit this page to view speakers as we added them.
Adam Clarke
CEO, West Coast Weedery Inc.
Adam Mint
CEO and Co-Owner, Paradise Valley Botanics
Adriano De Filippis
Cannabis Sales Strategist, Scaling Brands & Market Growth
Alannah Davis
Chief Executive Officer , Dabble Cannabis Co.
Albert Eppinga
Founder, BC Cann
Alexandre Gauthier
VP of R&D, Director of Cultivation, Origine Nature
Amanda Renner
Master Grower, Living Cannabis
Amber Craig
Fractional CMO , Spark Business Strategies
Andrea Dobbs
Co-Founder, Village Bloomery
Andrew Gordon
Head of Retail Operations & Strategic Growth, Eggs Canna
Dr. Av Singh
Executive Director, Scotian Cannabis Alliance
Bailey Nimmrichter
Business Development Manager, Rhenus Logistics
Beau Driver
Marketing Manager, DEALR Cannabis
Bo Chen
Executive Director, ABLE BC
Brishna Kamal
President, Whistler Therapeutics
Carlos Rainero
Compliance and Certification Executive, Control Union Canada
Carol Gwilt
Co-Owner, WEEDS®
Carolyn Cudmore
CEO & Creator, The Canna Czar
Che LeBlanc
Founder, Rosebud Cannabis Nursery Ltd.
Chef Solomon Johnson
Chef and Owner, Ubora Co
Daniel Joly
Production Manager, ApolloGreen Nursery
David Brown
Founder, StratCann
Deepak Anand
Principal, ASDA Consultancy Services
Devon Thane
Founding Partner & CEO, Rocky Mountain Farms
Dion Gouldsborough
Wholesale Category Manager, BC Liquor Distribution Branch
Don Briere
Co-Owner , WEEDS®
Dr. Aakash Goyal
CEO & President, RAYN Cultivation Inc
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.
Dr. Zamir Punja
Professor of Plant Pathology/Biotechnology, Simon Fraser University
Dustan McLean
Cultivation Specialist, Chief Grow Officer Consulting
Edward Woo
VP International Business Development, Pure Sunfarms
Elliot McKerr
Founder & CEO, HYTN Innovations Inc.
Erin Butler
Chief Financial Officer, Canadian Cannabis Exchange
Fez Rismani
Founder & CEO, Elevate Wellness Inc.
Gemma Hayes
COO, Sweetgrass Cannabis
Heather Smith
Co-Founder | CFO, LCPT Inc.
Jaclynn Pehota
Executive Director, Althing Consulting
Janeen Davis
VP of Sales, DEALR CANNABIS
Jeff Ring
Sr. Director Supply Chain, BC Liquor Distribution Branch
Jennawae Cavion
Founder, Calyx + Trichomes Cannabis
Jesse Paul
Marketing & Sales Manager, Smyle Brands
Jodie Giesz-Ramsay
Owner, Cannabis Culture
John Conroy
Barrister & Solicitor, Conroy & Company
Jonathan Fernandes
President, Green Amber
Joshua Beckett
Director/Master Grower, Magi Cannabis
Julie Rajnak
Manager, Cultivation, Aurora
Julie Stevens
Co-Host, Roll With It Entertainment Podcast
Katie Pringle
CEO & Co-Founder, Marigold PR
Katie Rey
Business Development Manager , Quality Horticulture
Keith Bao
Managing Partner, AVEO Vapour Devices
Kevin Jodrey
Founder, One Log Cookies R&D Facility
Kevin Lee
Chief Commercial Officer, Trygg Collective
Kevin McBride
Co-founder/GM, Kootenay's Finest
Kieley Beaudry
Co-Founder & COO, Cosmic Cannabis
Kirk Tousaw
CEO, Great Gardener Farms, Ltd.
Kyle Michael
Founder & Chief Growth Officer, FTLD Distribution Co.
Kyra Horvath
Founder/Master Grower, Pineapple Buds
Liam Buirs
IPM Manager, Village Farms Canadian Cannabis
Lisa Campbell
CEO, Mercari Agency
Marcus "BubbleMan" Richardson
Founder, BC Bubbleman
Margaret Brodie
CEO , Rubicon Organics
Mat Beren
Co-Owner & Chief Cultivating Officer, Great Gardener Farms
Mathieu Aubin
VP Marketing and New Business, Rubicon Organics™
Matt Sawler
Facility Manager, EastCann
Matthew Don-Carolis
VP of Sales and Business Development , Segra International
Matthew Greenwood
Owner Operator, Up in Smoke Cannabis Store
Megan Preik
QAP Coach | Founder, Accelerated Quality Solutions
Michael Colbourne
Founder & CEO, Neobi Technology Corp.
Nafisa Subedar
Regional Growth & Sales Consultant - Canada & USA, Emerald Lane Recruitment
Necole Hinds
Cannabis Chef, Educator, and Advocate, Faded Living
Peter Machalek
CRO , Greentank
Randy Rowe
President, Grow Up Cannabis Conference & Expo
Remo Colasanti
President, Remo Brands
Reverend Kelly
Award-Winning Canadian Cannabis Activist, Educator, & Media Producer, The KGL Network® and Kelly’s Green Lounge®
Riel Roussopoulos
Head of Marketing, Breadstack
Rob Baldwin
VP, Cultivation & Greenhouse Operations, Village Farms Canadian Cannabis
Robert Laurie
President, Barrister and Solicitor, Ad Lucem Law Corporation
Robin Schmid
Wholesale Category Manager, BC Liquor Distribution Branch
Rudi Schiebel
CEO & Founder, Habitat Life
Sabine Schwirtz
Head of Community, High Buds Club (HBC)
Sarah Campbell
Director, Craft Cannabis Association of BC
Sarah Seale
Owner, Sarah Seale Inc.
Scott Mayer
CEO, Miracle Valley
Shannon Kloet
Partner, Tamerlane Trading Co.
Stacey Duffy
Director of Retail, All Nations
Steph Woods
Head of Sales, Headset
Taylor Kirk
Cultivation Advisor, Fluence
Ted Smith
Founder and Executive Director, Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club
Tim Powers
Founder/Co-Founder, Kind Selections / Cannabis Tolling Solutions
Tyler Kibler
Director of Innovation, Canopy Growth Corporation
Unity Marguerite Whittaker
Owner & Founder, Small Town Pot Shop
Vikram Sachdeva
Founder and CEO, Seed & Stone
Walker Patton
Chief Commercial Officer, Woody Nelson
