BENZINGA CANNABIS CAPITAL CONFERENCE
THE LEADING CANNABIS INVESTMENT & BRANDING CONFERENCE IN NORTH AMERICA
APRIL 16-17TH, 2024
WHERE DEALS GET DONE
Meet the biggest cannabis industry players and make deals that will push the industry forward. Benzinga’s unmatched networking platform provides attendees with:
- Group networking events every day
- Official event networking app that makes it easy to schedule 1:1 meetings with your top targets
There’s no better place to connect with the people driving the global cannabis industry forward. Enjoy all the food, libations & come back with millions of dollars in deals.
PAST KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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Governor JB Pritzker
Governor, Illinois -
Alexa Alianiello
US Sales & PartnershipsX -
Charlie Bachtell
Co-Founder & CEOCresco Labs, LLC(CSE: CL) -
Kim Rivers
CEOTrulieve(OTCMKTS: TCNNF) -
Boris Jordan
Executive Chairman of the BoardCuraleaf(OTCQX: CURLF) -
Jason Wild
Executive ChairmanTerrAscend -
Gary Allen
CEONew Frontier Data
PAST SPEAKERS & ATTENDEES
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Andrew Gleiser
Chief Revenue OfficerAeropay -
Ann Gillin Lefever
Executive Vice President, Corporate AffairsVillage Farms International -
Anne Forkutza
Head of Social Impact & Industry RelationsDutchie -
Barbara Fox
CEOCannabiz Supply -
Bill Panagiotakopoulos
CEOSafe Supply Streaming Co. Ltd -
Brandon Barksdale
Co-CEO & PresidentRemedy -
Brandon Harshbarger
PresidentCheech and Chong's Global Holding Co -
Brent Williams
PrincipalRegiment Securities -
Brett Finkelstein
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Caleb Counts
Founder and CEOConnected Cannabis -
Colin Bass
Managing Partner / PresidentColin Bass LLC -
Cynthia Salarizadeh
Founder & CEOAsha Media Group -
David Knight
President & CEOJones Soda -
David Mangone
Director of Policy and Government AffairsThe Liaison Group -
DEMRICK
Stoney Point -
DJ Hoppa
Stoney Point -
Ellen Mellody
Senior Vice PresidentKCSA -
Emily Paxhia
Founding Partner & Managing PartnerPoseidon Investment ManagementPSDN
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Gerald Pascarelli, CFA®
Senior Vice President, Equity ResearchWedbush Securities -
Iram Cesani
Director of Digital MarketingTrulieve -
Jackie Gonzalez-Becerra
VP of RevenueWeedmaps -
James Stephens
Co-FounderSinful Beverages -
Jeffrey Finkle
CEOThe Arcview Group -
Jim Amend
Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnership240L Holdings -
John Pletz
ReporterCrain Communications -
Katrina Yolen
CEOCNB Strategies -
Kenji Fujishima
Head of CultivationDr. Greenthumb's -
Lilach Mazor Power
Founder and CEOMazor Collective -
Marc Beginin
CEOProdigy Processing Solutions -
Marc Berardi
Director of SalesCCELL -
Mark Collins
PresidentHighly Capitalized -
Matt Tobin
Managing AssociateThompson Hine -
Michael Astone
Chief Executive OfficerArcStone Securities & Investments Corp. -
Michael Hennessy
PartnerLineage Merchant Partners, LLC -
Michael Hogan
PartnerArmanino LLP -
Molly MacDonald
Founder, CEOThe Pink Fund -
Niki Mohrlant
VP of Emerging MarketsPAI Powered by Brink's -
Norman Birenbaum
Sr. Public Health AdvisorFDA -
Patrick Cournoyer
FDA Lead for Cannabis ProductsFDA -
Rebecca Kirk
Executive Vice President, OperationsAcreage Holdings -
Sara Silver
Industry Director, Horticulture and CannabisSilverLeaf -
Senator Cory Gardner
Former United States Senator -
Seth Yakatan
Co-FounderKatan Associates -
Setti Coscarella
VP Corporate DevelopmentHarbour -
Shoran Williams
Chief Regulatory OfficerTend.Harvest.Cultivate -
Stephan Paul Antonacci
President & CEOSecurity Bank -
Suresh Khanna
President and Chief Operating OfficerTreez Inc -
Tiffany Chin
CEODeath Row Records Cannabis -
Tim Regan
Head of Business DevelopmentWater Tower Research -
Tony Abel
Managing DirectorUltra Consultants -
Tony Schor
CEOInvestor Awareness -
Vladimir Bautista
CEOHappy Munkey -
Roz McCarthy
Founder & CEO; FounderMinorities for Medical Marijuana; Black Buddha Cannabis -
Hon. Ed Perlmutter
Former Member of Congress (CO-07); PartnerHolland & Knight -
Dai Truong
EditorHighly Objective -
Jesse Redmond
Head of CannabisWater Tower Research -
Alex Kwon
CEO & Co-FounderAdvanced Vapor Devices -
Annie Davis
FounderGrowing Impact -
Solonje Burnett
Co-Founder and Chief Culture & Community OfficerErven.ai -
Rachel Boykins
Board MemberCannabis Media Counsel -
Leah Bailey
CEOBlounts&Moore Illinois -
Larry Conrath
SVPHUB International -
Carlos Pinto
Chief Commercial OfficerLeafly -
Scott Moskol
Partner | Co-Chair, Cannabis Business & Law Advisory; Restructuring & Distressed TransactionsBurns & Levinson -
Sandy Li
CFOWana Brands -
Jenn Meadows
COOWürk -
Katie Catanese
PartnerFoley & Lardner -
Paul Weiss
CEOPaperPlanes -
Sundie Seefried
CEO/PresidentSafe Harbor Financial -
Michael Brewer
DirectorStrategic Tax Planning -
Weldon Angelos
PresidentMission Green -
Scott Samuel
CEOC15 Solutions, Inc. -
Luna Stower
CIOISPIRE Technology -
Len May
CEOEndocanna -
Jerry Griffin
Vice President of Sales and MarketingBayMedica -
Crystal Millican
SVP Marketing and RetailCookies -
Honorable Albert Bryan Jr
Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands -
Annu Khot
FounderSociale Dispensary -
Randa McMinn
Chief Marketing OfficerWeedmaps -
Cesar Reynoso, CPA
National Public Company Practice Leader | PartnerMGO -
Harrison Bard
Co-FounderCustom Cones USA -
Tracy Gallegos
PartnerDuane Morris -
Livi McKay
Founder, CEOMyTEPI -
Todd Polyniak
Senior Partner & Head of Cannabis PracticeSax LLP -
Kurt Kaufmann
Co-Founder & CEOSeed Talent -
Liesl Bernard
Founder & CEOCannabizTeam -
Bryna Dahlin
PartnerBenesch -
Tabasuri Moses
CEO/FounderGreenSoul Organics -
Alex Gray
Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy OfficerGood Day Farm -
Angela Cheng
Executive Vice President of MarketingElevate Holdings -
Andrew Leber
Founder & CEOStrainBrain -
Patrick O’Boyle
CEODama Financial -
T.L. Stanley
Senior EditorAdweek -
Susan Thronson
Board MemberTrulieve -
Jackie Cahan
Managing Partner240 Holdings -
Kit Gallant
CEOFernway -
Michael Villapiano
Vice PresidentAltmore Capital -
Joe Lustberg
Managing PartnerUpwise Capital -
Gabe Mendoza
EVP, Revenue4Front Ventures / Mission Dispensaries -
Karla Rodriguez
Vice President, Human Resources & Corporate Social ResponsibilityWana Brands -
Isaac Bock
Managing DirectorAlphaRoot -
Louis Magazzu
PartnerWeiner Law Group -
Will Bowden
CEOGrasshopper Farms -
Arnaud Dumas de Rauly
CEO & Chair of ISO StandardsThe Blinc Group -
Tom Epstein
Founder & CEOPOLN8 powered by 420Financial -
Patricia Rosi
Chief Marketing and Strategy OfficerAcreage Holdings -
Andrew Glashow
Chairman/CEOCLS Holdings USA Inc. -
Reggie Babin
Senior CounselAkin Gump Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP -
Tim Seymour
PM $CNBS Amplify Seymour Cannabis ETF, CIO Seymour Asset ManagementSeymour Asset Management
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Darren Weiss
PresidentVerano Holdings(CSE: VRNO)(OTCQX: VRNOF) -
David Traylor
Senior Managing DirectorGolden Eagle Partners -
Matt Bottomley
Managing Director, Equity ResearchCanaccord Genuity
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Kady Cravens
CEO & FounderBuildMySOP.com -
Leah Heise
Constellation AdvisorKearney -
Stephen Lenn
Managing Partner, Phoenix/ScottsdaleBrennan Manna Diamond -
Wendy A. Berger
Board DirectorGreen Thumb Industries(OTCMKTS: GTBIF) -
Kevin Hart
Founder & CEOGreen Check Verified -
Sarah Kabakoff
VP, Business DevelopmentDutchie -
Tiffany Woodman
CEO & FounderCanna Bella Lux -
Stacey Hronowski
CEO & Co-FounderCanix -
Laurie Parfitt
CEOLKP Impact Consulting -
Paul Weaver
Director, Head of CannabisThe Boston Beer Company -
Jason Nelson
CEOBeLeaf Medical -
Sahar Ayinehsazian
PartnerVicente LLP -
Camilo Lyon
Chief Investment OfficerCuraleaf -
David Klein
CEOCanopy Growth Corporation(NASDAQ: CGC) -
Jason Tueni
Founder & CEOOak Canna & Wellness -
Robert Hoban
Chair, Cannabis Industry GroupClark Hill -
Rob Wirtz
President & CEOMACH Technologies -
Jessica Straw
EIR DirectorProgress Partners -
Erica Rice
Partner; Co-Chair of Cannabis and Mergers & Acquisitions PracticesFoley Hoag -
Jamie Cooper
PresidentSensi Media Group -
Ernest Toney
FounderBIPOCann -
Tiffany Richardson
Partner (National Cannabis Industry Lead)Crowe -
Carlos “Los” Arias, J.D.
Co-Founder & CEOGreen Horizons -
Christine Smith
Founder & CEOGrön -
Drew Mathews
CEOGreen Life Business Group Inc. -
Alex Buschmann
National Cannabis Practice LeaderRisk Strategies -
Craig Snyder
CEOGreenlane -
David Van Vlierbergen
Chief Financial OfficerFernway -
Stephanie J. Honig
Director of Export and CommunicationsHonig Vineyard & Winery -
Michael Johnson
CEOMetrc -
David Kram
FounderSpring Leaf Capital -
Jared Maloof
CEOStandard Wellness -
Tahir Johnson
CEOSimply Pure Trenton NJ -
Josh Hirschey
PresidentTimeless Refinery -
Jamie Mendola
Chief Business Development Officer, GM of Western RegionAyr Wellness -
Ricky Sandler, CFA
CEO & CIOEminence Capital
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Brett Novey
CEOPharmaCann Inc. -
Aaron Miles
Chief Investment OfficerVerano Holdings(CSE: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNOF) -
Jim Kirsch
Senior Managing Director Investment Banking, Global Consumer Investment Banking Lead, Chairman A.G.P. CanadaA.G.P./ Alliance Global Partners
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Rob Sechrist
President & Co-FounderPelorus Capital Group
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Zach George
CEOSNDL Inc.(NASDAQ: SNDL) -
Kris Walker
President and Chief Commercial OfficerHoodie Analytics -
Brady Cobb
Founder and CEOSunburn Cannabis -
Jesse Channon
Chief Commercial OfficerThe Cannabist Company -
Kyle Sherman
Founder & CEOFlowhub Holdings, Inc -
Matt Hawkins
Founder/Managing PartnerEntourage Effect Capital(CSE: HBOR) (OTCMKTS: HBORF) -
Jack Mascone
Head of Debt Capital MarketsSeaport Global Securities -
Jon Levine
CEOMariMed -
Kristina Lopez Adduci
CEO & FounderHouse of Puff -
Ankur Rungta
CEO & Co-FounderC3 Industries Inc. -
Bradley Nattrass
CEO & Chairmanurban-gro(NASDAQ: UGRO) -
Gary Santo
PrincipalMeridius Capital Advisors -
Tahira Rehmatullah
Partner; Co-founderHighlands Venture Partners; Commons -
Ed Schmults
CEOStatehouse Holdings -
Christine De La Rosa
CEO & Co-FounderThe People's Ecosystem -
Luke Anderson
Co-FounderCann
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Scott Greiper
President & FounderViridian Capital Advisors
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Kris Krane
Director of Cannabis DevelopmentKCSA Strategic Communications -
Cy Scott
Co-founder & CEOHeadset Inc. -
David Feldman
CEO & Co-FounderSkip Intro Advisors, LLC -
Paul Josephson
Cannabis Team Lead & PartnerDuane Morris -
Michael Piermont
President & Chief Revenue OfficerLeaf Trade & Sweed -
Javier Hasse
Head of ContentBenzinga -
Maureen Meehan
Cannabis EditorBenzinga -
JJ McKay
FounderThe Fresh Toast -
Amy Larson
Founder + Strategic ConsultantJane+Jade -
Michael Hennessey
National Cannabis Practice LeaderIMA Financial Group -
Bryan Passman
Co-Founder & Head HunterHunter + Esquire -
Dan Ahrens
Portfolio Manager, MSOS, YOLO, PSIL, VICEAdvisorShares(NYSE: MSOS) (NYSE: YOLO)
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Pablo Zuanic
Managing PartnerZuanic & Associates -
Tom Zuber
Managing PartnerZuber Lawler -
Darren Lampert
CEO/Co-FounderGrowGeneration(NASDAQ: GRWG) -
Judy Rinkus
Founder & CEOSeed to Sale Funding -
Ross Gardiner
Editor At LargeMG Magazine -
Chris Ostrowski
CTODutchie -
Jon Lowen
CO-CEOSurfside -
Khadijah Tribble
FounderMarijuana Matters -
Rosie Mattio
FounderMattio -
Janet Jackim
PartnerZuber Lawler -
Jill Ellsworth
Founder & CEOWillow Industries -
Vishal Rungta
Co-Founder & PresidentC3 industries -
Tim Conder
Interim CEOTILT Holdings -
Erik Sloane
Global Head of Corporate ListingsCboe Canada -
Morgan Paxhia
Managing DirectorPoseidon Investment Management -
Aaron Grey, CFA, CPA
Managing Director, Head of Consumer/Cannabis ResearchA.G.P./Alliance Global Partners -
Saphira Galoob
Principal & CEONational Cannabis Roundtable -
Jason Raznick
CEO & FounderBenzinga -
Christian Hageseth
Chief Operating OfficerVIST Labs -
Elliot Lane
Head of Benzinga Cannabis & VP of Event PartnershipsBenzinga -
Debra Borchardt
Executive EditorGreen Market Report -
Jeremy Berke
Founder and Editor-in-ChiefCultivated News
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Patrick Lane
Executive Vice PresidentBenzinga
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