The Green Peak

Vanguard Scientific Systems with Matthew Anderson. , Matt is uniquely positioned to change how the world’s leading processing, extraction, and active-ingredient manufacturers work with cannabis, hemp, and other natural botanicals. He received his BA in International Business, Area Studies; Economics and Music from Rollins College. Matt is a Creative Marketer possessing experience with branding, in...

The Canadian Securities Exchange, or CSE, is operated by CNSX Markets Inc. Recognized as a stock exchange in 2004, the CSE began operations in 2003 to provide a modern and efficient alternative for companies looking to access the Canadian public capital markets. Barrington Miller currently serves as the Director of Listed Company Services at the Canadian Securities Exchange and is primarily respon...

Srinivasa Reddy, COO/CSO of Leaf Cross Biomedical Inc has been actively involved in the cannabis industry for the past four years. He grew up in an environment where cannabis and other medicinal plants were grown for common health issues. The curiosity of impact of medicinal plants on human health lead him to finish two PhD level and two master level degrees in related to cancer research, controll...

Poseidon was founded by siblings Emily & Morgan Paxhia in 2013, making their first fund one of the longest-running dedicated cannabis investment funds, with over $105MM Assets Under Management and an IRR of 70% net of fees. The Poseidon team has focused on a diversified strategy covering a range of company stages and industry subsectors across the capital spectrum. Morgan Paxhia is a co-founde...

European cannabis industry with Deepak Anand. Deepak is recognized as a thought leader in the global cannabis space. He currently serves as the co-founder and CEO of Materia Ventures, a European-focused supply and distribution company for medical cannabis and CBD products. He previously served as VP of business development and government relations at Cannabis Compliance Inc. as well as VP of Canad...

Cannabis extract treatment protocols with Mara Gordon Co-founder / Chief Process Engineer of The Oil Plant (formerly Aunt Zelda’s). Mara Gordon specializes in the development of cannabis extract treatment protocols for seriously ill patients in California. She is the co-founder of Aunt Zelda’s and Zelda Therapeutics. Prior to Aunt Zelda’s, Mara worked as a process engineer, helping Fortune 500 com...

California cannabis firms with Rob Hunt. Rob is a founding partner of Linnaea Holdings, a private equity firm that provides investments and operational expertise to California cannabis firms. Linnaea is a back-office solution play, where companies in the portfolio share office management like tax preparation and legal representation. This allows each company to double-down on what they do best, wh...

Cannabis venture capital fund with Ross O'Brien, Founder & CEO of Bonaventure Equity, LLC. Bonaventure Equity is a cannabis venture capital fund and runs the Cannabis Dealmakers Summit, a series of industry conferences and investment forums. Ross sits on the boards of the Green Ignition Ventures, Florida’s first cannabis accelerator, and CannaMexico and is author of “Cannabis Capital” the...

Quality & Compliance Services Inc with Kieran Tracey, Head Business Development and Aaron Clarke, director of. Kieran Tracey has more than fifteen years’ experience in digital health where he helped transform clinical and hospital-based care in Canada. During that time he worked with several start-up companies, a number of which were successful exits including Practice Solutions EMR to Telus H...

The way cannabis retailers manage compliance with Kyle Sherman is the Founder and CEO of Flowhub. A legalization advocate and entrepreneur, Kyle continually defines the company vision, strategy, and growth as Flowhub innovates the way cannabis retailers manage complex compliance mandates, supply chain data, sales transactions, and reporting. Kyle brings extensive cannabis industry experience to Fl...

Organic cannabis extracts with Jon Ruiz Executive President & CEO, Medcann. Medcann's raison d'être is to produce 100% organic cannabis extracts certified for medicinal use, in an innovative, responsible and sustainable manner. They ensure the highest quality for the development of therapeutic solutions that contribute to improving people’s lives around the world. Medcann aspires to be...

Medical Cannabis In Peru with Rafael Canovas Newell, Plena Global's Director of Government Affairs & Partnerships in South America. The government of Peru published the regulations that will govern both the application and production of medical cannabis inside the country. These regulations are among the most developed in any market globally, and enable Peru to position itself as a leading...

Expand the potential for medicine with Brent Zettl, President & Chief Executive Officer of ZYUS. Zettl, BSA Distinction (Agriculture), is the leading pioneer of the Canadian medical cannabis industry and has led many of Canada’s significant advancements in patient care and cannabis clinical research. He founded Prairie Plant Systems Inc. in 1988 which eventually became the sole provider of leg...

Quality Management Systems in cannabis with Andrew Samann, Founder and CEO of Orion GMP Solutions. Orion is a pharmaceutical process engineering firm focusing on the implementation and auditing of internationally harmonized Good Manufacturing Practices and Quality Management Systems in the pharmaceutical, dietary supplement, cosmetic, and cannabis industries. Andrew serves on the Executive Committ...

Strategic advice in the cannabis space with Brian Callaci. Brian is a Managing Director at Moelis & Company where he is responsible for advisory efforts in the food, beverage and consumer product sectors. Mr. Callaci has over 26 years of investment banking experience advising corporate clients, private equity firms and family owners on a wide range of transactions including M&A, divestitur...

CBD Data with Tim Phillips, Managing Director of ECigIntelligence. Tim is a UK-qualified attorney, having worked at the European Commission, BSkyB and Herbert Smith (an international law firm), AOL Europe, as director of public affairs at Betfair (IPO in 2010 valued at £1.5bn), and as a partner in a New York VC-funded start-up in the diamond sector. Tim holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practi...

Investing in the rapidly growing cannabis industry with Ted Ohashi from LetsToke Business. Let's Toke Business is a free, weekly newsletter that curates information and ideas related to investing in the rapidly growing cannabis industry. They review the cannabis stock market using proprietary charts that explain what we think is happening and why. Ted Ohashi has more than four decades of exper...

Medical cannabis And how it's tranforming patient care with Stefan Meyer from Plena Global. Medical cannabis will continue to transform patient care. In 2017, Plena Global was founded to deliver on this promise. Along the way, they have kept people at the center of their enterprise and have engaged with partners who share their core values. When Plena Global acquired Colombia-based Econnabis,...

The latest legislative developments and key trends in the industry with As a cannabis specialist focused on developing the legal European cannabis industry, Stephen is a co-founder of ECH, Europe's cannabis investment group, and Cannabis Europa, Europe’s premier medical cannabis conference. With a background in technology, digital media, and corporate finance, Stephen works with investors, ent...

A New Standard In Cannabis Processing with Joel Sherlock, Co-Founder / Chairman – Vitalis Extraction Tech. Vitalis Extraction Technology produces sophisticated high-flowing, industrial-scale, supercritical CO2 extraction systems for the cannabis industry. Vitalis was founded in 2016 in British Columbia and they have scaled rapidly. Their industrial scale supercritical CO2 systems are now deployed...

How the perception of CBD changed with Martin A. Lee is the co-founder and director of Project CBD. Martin is also the author of several books, including Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana–Medical, Recreational and Scientific, which received the American Botanical Council’s James A. Duke Award for Excellence in Botanical Literature. Project CBD is a California-based nonprofit dedicated t...

Expanding the adult use market even further with Codie Sanchez, Managing Director of Entourage Effect Capital. Investors are showing a distinct preference for companies focused on the adult-use market over medical. From 2017 through mid-May this year, investors poured $1.8 billion into adult-use focused companies according to data in the MGO | ELLO Cannabis Private Investment Review, powered by Pi...