AICPA & CIMA Cannabis Industry Conference 2023 | Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA) | 14 August 2023 | The Westin Copley Place, Boston, 10 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Leading experts will provide you with a deep dive into the rapidly growing multi-billion-dollar Cannabis industry.

As the cannabis industry continues to gain momentum across the country, financial acumen and industry competence has become an imperative for sustainable growth and success.

During this conference, attendees will receive support from industry-leading experts covering a variety of hot topics aimed at helping you gain confidence in operating your practice, such as:

• Best procedures around financial statement preparation and the SAFE Banking Act
• How to raise money and pitch deck considerations for your practice
• Small firm practice and key court case review
• Product cultivation, processing and manufacturing
• Bookkeeping, cost accounting, compliance and much more!

Who Should Attend
• Established and budding cannabis industry experts
• Industry finance professionals, controllers and financial executives
• CPAs, CGMAs, tax practitioners and auditors
• Farm owners, managers and staff
• Attorneys and tax advisers

2023 Speaker

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Nathaniel Pollock
Attorney, Partner | SouthBank Legal

Aaron Smith
Co-founder & CEO | National Cannabis Industry Association

SPEAKERS:

Melissa Abrams

Eric Altstadter
CPA, Partner, EisnerAmper LLP

Sally Alworth
Co-Founder, Luminous Botanicals

Jennifer Benda
Partner, Holland & Hart LLP

Meredith Buettner
Executive Director
Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition

Kaelan Castetter
Managing Director, Castetter Consulting Group

Art Catapang
CEO & Managing Principal, Coastline Risk, Inc DBA Budrisk

Bill Colgin
Partner, Holland & Hart LLP

Frank Colombo
Director Data Analytics / Investment Banker, Viridian Capital Advisors

Edmund DeVeaux
Past President, New Jersey CannaBusiness Association, Burton Trent

Melissa Diaz
Partner + CFO, Rebel Rock Accounting

Jewell Esposito
Partner & ERISA/Tax Attorney, FisherBroyles LLP

Adam Fine
Partner, Vicente LLP

Charles Frieda
818 Brands

Rachel Gillette
J.D., Partner, Cannabis Industry Group Lead, Holland & Hart LLP

Kristyn Glennon
First Vice President, BayCoast Bank

Jessica Gonzalez
Attorney/Consultant, Rudick law Group, PLLC

Mike Goral
J.D., LL.M., National Cannabis and Hemp Partner in Charge, Armanino LLP

Zachary Gordon
CPA, VP of Accounting, Propeller Industries

Raymond Guns
CPA, COO, Dope CFO

Scott Hammon
CPA, Partner, MGO

Charlotte Hanna

Michael Hogan
Partner, Armanino LLP

Andrew Hunzicker
CPA, Owner, Dope CFO Certified Advisor

Congressman David Joyce
Congressman, Ohio’s 14th Congressional District, U.S. House of Representatives

Mitzi Keating
CPA, CFE, Partner, Citrin Cooperman

Shawn Kruger
SVP Product & Strategy, Avivatech

Tammy Little
CEO and Co-Founder, FTC Group

Andrew Livingston
Director of Economics & Research, Vicente LLP

Kathryn Maxson-Landis
CPA, Founding CPA, Moxy Accounting, LLC

David McManus
CPA, CGMA, Tax Partner, AAFCPAs

Lidia Moreno

Scott Moskol
Partner, Burns Levinson

Tripp Murray
Virentium

Shannon O'Brien
Chair, Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission

Jesse Pitts

Nathaniel Pollock
Attorney, Partner, SouthBank Legal

Todd Polyniak
CPA, Partner, Sax LLP

Michael Raisch
CPA (retired), Retired, LivWell Enlightened Health

Jason Reposa
Founder and CEO, Good Feels

Kevin Ricci
Partner, Citrin Cooperman

Erica Rice
Partner, Foley Hoag

Nick Richards
Partner & Co-Chair of the Cannabis Law Group, Greenspoon Marder LLP

Ronald Seigneur
MBA, CPA/ABV, ASA, CVA, Founding Partner, Seigneur Gustafson LLP

Erica Sloan
CPA, CFE, MBA, CGMA, FMVA, CCCP, Franchise Owner, DOPE CFO Certified Advisor

Aaron Smith
Co-founder & CEO, National Cannabis Industry Association

Stacey Udell
HBK Valuation

Garrett Ushiyama
CPA, Partner, CohnReznick

Susan Villare
Marimed

Allen Wilen
Financial Advisory Services Area Leader (Partner), EisnerAmper LL