Speakers
TORONTOBusiness Conference
O’Cannabiz Industry Awards Gala
Industry Expo
Industry & Consumer Expo
Toronto, ON
info@ocannabiz.com
(905) 858-3298
Current Speakers
Samantha Aitken
Senior Manager, Medical Affairs and Partnerships, Medical Cannabis By Shoppers
Vahan Ajamian
Capital Markets Advisor, High Tide Inc.
Deepak Anand
Founder, Meteria Ventures
Colin Bambury
Marketing Manager, Ghost Drops
Courtney Barnes
Counsel, Feldman Legal Advisors PLLC
Kieley Beaudry
CEO, Parkland Flower
Erin Bell
Public Relations/ACMPR, AKI Wellness
Holly Bennett
Director of Communications, TheraPsil
Derrick Berney
CEO & Founder, Cannabis Wiki
Sherry Boodram
CEO & Co-Founder, CannDelta Inc.
Mike Boon
Founder, TMDS
Adam Borisko
Managing Consultant, Sterling Capital Brokers
Josee Bourgeois
Brand Development Manager for AKI Wellness, Community Engagement Manager for Sweetgrass Trading, AKI Wellness
Cameron Brown
Communications Officer, The Hunny Pot Cannabis Co.
Christopher Budd
Subject Matter Expert, Isolocity
Sher Ali Butt
CEO and Co-Founder, CB Therapeutics
Maurizio Calconi
Managing Director, Highfield Human Capital
Jennifer Caldwell
Owner, JCCI
Lisa Campbell
CEO, Mercari Agency
Francesco Caruso
Director of Retail, Stok'd Cannabis
Dr. Ivan Casselman
Chief Psychedelic Officer, HAVN
Carole Chan
Chief Commercial & People Officer, VIVO Cannabis Inc.
Susan Chapelle
Psychedelic Researcher, PurMinds NeuroPharma
Christal Chatterley
Freelance Journalist, Cannabis Wiki
Rob Cherry
Vice President of Merchandising, Fire & Flower
Ashley Chiu
Director, Parthenon
Neal Claassen
VP Corporate Development, SEVENPOINT Interiors
Winny Clarke
, 1922 Cannabis, Disciplined Stoners
Melanie Cole
Partner, Aird & Berlis LLP
Rachel Colic
Chief Strategist , YCREATIVE
Steven Conville
CEO & Founder, Kronic Relief
Steven Cormier
Expert Certified Cansell Budtender, Higher Limits Cannabis Company
Amber Craig
Chief Merchandising Officer, FOUR20
Jamie D'Alimonte
CEO, Greenway Greenhouse Cannabis Company
Shane D'Costa
Cannabis Content Creator, Different Day Creatives
Barry Davidson
CEO, Davidson Global Advisory Group
Steve DeAngelo
Founder, Last Prisoner Project, The Father of the Legal Cannabis Industry
Gerry Dee
Comedian/Actor, Host of O'Cannabiz Awards
Stephen Dick
CEO, Beacon Hill Brands
Neill Dixon
President, O'Cannabiz
Matthew Doty
Account Executive, Whitley Insurance & Financial Services
Dr. Susan Dupej
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada/Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Guelph
Mike Fata
Founder (Past Chairman & CEO), Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods
Cori Fenwick
Co-Founder, Inner Choice
Chad Finkelstein
Partner, Dale & Lessmann LLP
Peta Francis
District Manager, Fire and Flower
Trina Fraser
Partner, Brazeau Seller Law
Michaela Freedman
Global Cannabis Business Consultant, MF Cannabis Consulting
Tabitha Fritz
Co-Founder and CEO , Fritz’s Cannabis Company
Steven Fry
President & Co-Founder, Sessions Canada
Denis Gertler
Independent Regulatory Consultant
Myrna Gillis
CEO , Aqualitas Inc.
Fern Glowinsky
CEO, Merrco Payments
Jeff Goldenberg
Co-Founder , Ministry of Sativa
Antuanette Gomez
CEO, Pleasure Peaks
Brad Graveline
Equity Partner, Sheppard Mullin
Britney Guerra
Retail Cannabis Operations Manager, Guerra Cannabis Ltd
Harold Han
Founder & Chief Science Officer, Vertosa
Joyce Hayne
Publisher, Cannabis Retailer
Megan Henderson
Head of Revenue Operations, HelloMD
Ross Hendry
Head of Sales & Marketing, Trichome JWC Acquisition Corp
Corey Herscu
Publicist, Verb Factory
Cody Hicks
CEO, ADCANN
Mark Hillard
VP Operations , Tokyo Smoke
Casey Hiltemann
CEO, Budtenders Association (BTA)
Tracy Ho
Director of Design, SDI Design
Bridget Hoffer
CS0 & Co-Founder, Marigold Marketing & PR
Chase Hudson
Founder & CEO, HempLucid
Heather Huff-Bogart
Owner/Operator, The Green Bouquet Cannabis Inc.
David Hyde
CEO, Hyde Advisory & Investments / CannaNavigators
Wanda James
Founder and CEO , Simply Pure
Dario Jeginovic
Senior Consultant, CannDelta Inc.
Matthew Jerome
Founder and Chief Consultant , Meristem Cannabis Consulting
Dean Jessop
CEO, D’Anterior Corp
Oscar Jofre
Co-Founder, President/CEO, KoreConX
Donna Johannson
Founder & Design Executive , Canadian Women in Cannabis (CWIC)
Justin John
Co-Founder, The Woods Cannabis
Eric Johnston
Actor/Emcee/Comedian
Chris Jones
Founder, Cannabis Xpress
Fady Kamel
Managing Partner, All Risks Insurance Brokers Ltd
Jaspreet Kang
Budtender, Sativa Bliss (Kipling)
Shahbaaz Kara-Virani
Managing Director, KIND
Elisa Keay
Owner, K's Pot Shop
Michael Krestell
Executive Chairman, Dynaleo Inc.
Phil Kwong
Founder, 3 Carbon Extractions
Jenn Larry
President, CBD Strategy Group
Paul Lawton
Founder & CSO, Sister Merci
Kevin Lee
VP Business Development, ND Supplies
Ronan Levy
Executive Chairman, Field Trip Health Ltd.
Tamara Lilien
Cannabis Sommelier, CannaLily
Bruce Linton
Founder and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Canopy Growth Corporation
Jason Lupoi
Director of Laboratory Operations, Thar Process
Roderick MacDonald
Snr Director of Communications, Known
James Manning
Account Executive, Cova
Samantha Marchione
Co-Founder, Nuveev Wellness
Stephanie Martens
President, Flamingo Consulting Ltd./Adastra Labs Phyto Extractions
Brianna Martyn
Finfluencer, Big Stock Tips
Jennifer Mason
President & Founder, New Heights Cannabis
Jackie McAskill
Co-Host, The Sesh
Dr. Lucas McCann
Chief Scientific Officer, CannDelta Inc.
Paul McGovern
President, Vertie
Alison McMahon
CEO, Cannabis At Work
Michael McTaggart
Partner, PwC
Brytany Melville
Founder, The Grown Group
Farrell Miller
Director of Commercialization , Taima Extracts Inc.
Carlos Miranda
Budtender/Event Coordinator, GreenPort Cannabis
Nathan Mison
President, Diplomat Consulting
David Mokler
Professor Emeritus, University of New England, HAVNlife and BoveLabs
Max Monahan-Ellison
Principal/Board Chair, Medical Cannabis Canada, Ellison Strategies
Jessica Moran
Founder, KNOWN
Dr. Shane Morris
CEO, Morris and Associates Consulting Inc.
Angelo Muscari
Co Founder, Hybrid Pharm
Angelina Musicco
Founder, Blessed Edibles & Gallery Brands
Michael Nadeau
COO, ShinyBuds
Nicholas Nedin
Quality Assurance Manager, Greenway GHC
Pat Newton
Head Chef & Educator, Chef Pat Newton
Gord Nichol
North 40, President
Patrick O'Callaghan
Marketing Manager, Springbig
Jeff Ord
VP of Accounts & Relationships, Cannabis at Work
Mitchell Osak
CEO, Quanta Consulting Inc.
Stephanie Ostrander
International Sales Director, Flow Scientific
Dr. Akwasi Owusu-Bempah
Assistant Professor (Department of Sociology), University of Toronto
Andy Palalas
Chief Revenue Officer, High Tide
Michele Parrotta
Founder & CEO, Mimi Cannabis
Andrew Parshad
Founder and President, Cannabis License Experts
Dr. Blake Pearson
Founder & Medical Director, Pearson Health
Craig Penstone
CEO, OntarioMicroGrowers
Rotem Petranker
Director, Canadian Centre for Psychedelic Science
Chantel Phillpotts
Master of Marijuana , Master of Marijuana
Jeremy Potvin
, TokeText
John Prentice
Founder & CEO, PINNRZ
Katie Pringle
Co-Founder , Marigold PR
Conor Purdon
Lead Program Advisor, AAPS
Sabrina Ramkellawan
President, Clinical Research Association of Canada
Reena Rampersad
Founder, High Society Supper Club
Krista Raymer
Co-Founder, Vetrina Group
Chris Reid
Head of Sales, Cova Software
Peter Reitano
, Gwella Mushrooms
Justin Renfrow
, Football Star, (NFL & CFL), Advocate & Chef
Alex Revich
Equity Partner, Hybrid Pharm/Loosh
Allan Rewak
Partner , Pathway Group
Joshua Reynolds
President, CapitalNow Cannabis
Franklin Richards
Budtender, Sessions
Melissa Rolston
Founder & CEO, JADA
Samantha Roman
Founder, Credible Cannabis
Kaia Roman
Bestselling Author, Mindfulness Instructor, & Psychedelic Entrepreneur, Documentary Producer
Jay Rosenthal
Lead Producer, Content & Co-Founder, Business of Cannabis, Dutchie
Shannon Ross
CEO & Cannabis Business Transition Advisor, Antidote Processing Inc.
Michael Sampson
Partner , Leech Tishman
Samantha Scagliotti
GM of Retail Operations, Ghost Drops
David Schwede
CEO, Heritage Cannabis
Sarah Seale
CEO and Founder, Sarah Seale Inc
Hardeep Shoker
Chief Product Officer, Elevated Signals
Amanda Siebert
, Author & Journalist
Dr. Sue Sisley
President , Scottsdale Research Institute
Jordan Smith
Co-Host, The Sesh
George Smitherman
President & CEO, Cannabis Council of Canada
Riley Starr
Founder, Flir & Gallery Brands
Claire Stawnyczy
CEO , Lophos Pharmaceuticals Inc
Howard Steinberg
CEO, Howards Capital Corp
Tanner Stewart
Founder & CEO, Stewart Farms
Elias Theodorou
, Pro Athlete
Khadisha Thornhill
Founder and CEO, Afro Cannada Budsistas Inc.
Mika Unterman
CEO, Apical Ethical Cannabis Collective
Dr. Jenna Valleriani
, Industry Expert
Jeanette Vandermarel
CEO, Goldcann International
Eric Velez-Chua
Co-Founder, The Woods Cannabis
Alejandro Vernaza
National Director of Sales, Indiva
Chris Violas
CEO & Founder, BLAZE
Dr. Jacob Vogan
CSO & Co-Founder, CB Therapeutics (CBT)
Ivan Ross Vrana
Managing Partner, Diplomat Consulting
Jordan Wagman
Award Winning Chef & Author, Chef Jordan Wagman
Ika Washington
CEO/Founder, Diversity Talk
Mike Watt
Application Expert, Diversey Canada
Graydon Welbourn
Managing Partner, White Ash Group
Cy Williams
Editor & Publisher, Psychedelic Canada Magazine/High Canada Magazine
Vivianne Wilson
Founder, GreenPort Cannabis
Zappy Zapolin
Futurist, Entrepreneur, and Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker, Filmmaker
Larry Zeifman
Partner, Zeifmans
William Zorn
Sales & Marketing Executive, Grnhouse Agency
Tom Zuber
Founder & Managing Partner, Zubler Lawler LLP
Sean Zweig
Partner, Bennett Jones LLP
View our 2019 Speakers here.