Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference 2022 | Benzinga | 13 September 2022 | Palmer House a Hilton Hotel, 17 E Monroe St, Chicago, IL 60603, USA

Whether you join us live in Miami or attend from the comfort of your own home, Benzinga’s Cannabis Capital Conference is guaranteed to offer participants all the benefits of an immersive and robust in-person conference.

The event will feature an interactive forum of live and On-Demand presentations from top CEOs, investors, and leaders in the cannabis space. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with THE cannabis movers and shakers from across the globe.

Who Attends?
• Qualified Investors
Come face-to-face with top cannabis companies to hear about their advancements in the rapidly changing space.

• Traders / Shareholders
Learn about the various companies making moves in the cannabis industry and hear live presentations from top cannabis CEOs

• Cannabis Executives
Find new opportunities to grow business enterprises with lightning round presentations and 1:1 meetings.

• Service Providers
Does your business provide services to cannabis producers? Join us to connect with business leaders in the cannabis industry.

2022 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Charlie Bachtell
CEO, Cresco Labs, LLC

Kim Rivers
CEO, Trulieve Cannabis Corp.

Chris Beals
CEO, WeedMaps

Wendy Berger
Board Member, Green Thumb Industries

Boris Jordan
Executive Chairman of the Board, Curaleaf

FEATURED SPEAKERS:

Mike Tyson
Chief Brand Officer & Co- Founder, Tyson 2.0

Ric Flair
Professional Wrestler, Tyson 2.0

Chad Bronstein
Founder & CEO; Chairman & Co-Founder, Fyllo; Tyson 2.0

Nancy Whiteman
CEO, Wana Brands

Tim Seymour
Portfolio Manager & Senior Advisor, Amplify Seymour Cannabis ETF $CNBS & JW Asset Management

Emily Paxhia
Founding Partner & Managing Partner, Poseidon

Calvin Johnson
Co-Founder, Primitiv

Ricky Williams
Founder, Highsman

Rob Simms
Co-Founder, Primitiv

Vic Mensa
Rapper, Founder, 93 Boyz

Peter Kadens
Board Member, NewLake Capital

Erin Gore
Founder and CEO, Garden Society

Michael Tsang
CEO, SuperNet

Carlos “Los” Arias, J.D.
Co-Founder & CEO, Green Horizons

Gia Morón
President, Women Grow

Charlotte Hanna
Founder & CEO, Community Growth Partners

Angus Rogers, CFA
Managing Director | Head of Fixed Income, Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.

Steve Miller
CIO, Viridescent Realty Trust

Joe Skoff
Managing Director, Institutional Equity Sales, Canaccord

Amor Montes De Oca
Executive Director, Illinois Women in Cannabis

Jennifer Fisher
Partner, Goodwin

Aaron Grey
Managing Director, AGP

Janet Brown
Co-Owner, Mary, Jane and Associates

Carolina Vazquez Mitchell
Founder, Ciencia Labs

Mike Goral
National Cannabis Partner in Charge, Armanino LLP

Jared Maloof
CEO, Standard Wellness

DJ Saul
CEO, Khalifa Kush

Tahir Johnson
CEO, Simply Pure Trenton NJ

Josh Hirschey
President, Timeless Refinery

Adam Fayne
Partner, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

Barbara Webb
Partner, MGO

Tracey Mason
Co-Founder/Director, House of Saka

Trent Woloveck
Chief Commercial Director, Jushi

Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA)

Brett Novey
CEO, PharmaCann

Todd Sullivan
CEO, Cannapreneur Partners

Loriel Alegrete
CEO & CO-Founder, 40Tons

Troy Datcher
CEO, The Parent Company

Rob Sechrist
President, Pelorus Equity Group

Zach George
CEO, SNDL Inc.

Tej Virk
CEO, Akanda Corp

Michael DeGiglio
CEO, Village Farms

Alex Pasternack
Co-Founder, binske

Danielle Renner
CEO, Brass Natural Products

Robert Fireman
CEO, MariMed Inc.

Amber Senter
CEO, MAKR House

Kris Walker
President and Chief Commercial Officer, Hoodie Analytics

Pete Crawford
Founder & CEO, cannecht

Steve Winokur
Managing Director, Global Head of Cannabis Investment Banking, Canaccord

Peter Caldini
CEO, Acreage Holdings

Daniel Muller
CEO, Aeropay

Matt Hawkins
Founder/Managing Partner, Entourage Effect Capital

Jon Levine
CFO, MariMed

Karson Humiston
Founder & CEO, Vangst

Sander Zagzebski
Partner, Clark Hill

Michael Mills
CEO, Body and Mind

Kristina Lopez Adduci
Founder & CEO, House of Puff

Chanda Macias
CEO, Ilera Holistic Healthcare

Brad Nattrass
CEO & Chairman, urban-gro

Gary Santo
CEO, TILT Holdings

Richard Carleton
CEO, CSE

Ed Schmults
CEO, Statehouse Holdings

Kevin Hart
Founder, President, Green Check Verified, Inc.

Mitch Baruchowitz
Managing Partner, Merida Capital Holdings

Paul Sykes
CFO, springbig

Andrew Thut
Chief Investment Officer, 4Front Ventures

Christine De La Rosa
CEO & Co-Founder, The People's Ecosystem

Luke Anderson
Co-Founder, Cann

Rona Borre
CEO, Growing Talent

Mikael Sodergren
Chief Medical Officer, Curaleaf International

Mike Wilson
Founder & CEO, Temeka Group / AnamiTech

Kevin Stone
Director Investment Banking, Seaport Global Securities LLC

Roz McCarthy
Founder & CEO, Minorities for Medical Marijuana

Niel Marotta
Co-founder, President, & CEO, Indiva

Alvaro Torres
CEO, Khiron Life Sciences Corp.

Cy Scott
CEO & Co-Founder, Headset Inc.

Anthony Coniglio
CEO & President, NewLake Capital

Luis Merchan
President & CEO, Flora Growth Corp.

Tony McDonald
CEO, CEA Industries Inc.

Jesus Quintero
CEO, Marijuana Company of America

Travis Schwartz
CEO & Co-Founder, Grow Glide

Don Brain
CEO & Chairman, Freehold Properties

Steve Ham
Managing Partner, Altmore Capital

Michael Hennessey
National Cannabis Practice Leader, IMA Financial Group

Rep. David Joyce
Member of Congress, U.S. House of Representatives

Bryan Passman
Co-Founder & Head Hunter, Hunter + Esquire

Olivier Blechner
Executive Vice President of Business Development, Jushi Holdings Inc.

David Cohen
CEO, Fluence

Vivien Azer
Managing Director, Cowen

Pablo Zuanic
Cannabis & Consumer Equity Research, Cantor Fitzgerald

Christopher Dell’Olio
CEO, Webjoint

Michael Cristalli
CEO, Mystic Holdings

Madison Fiore
CEO & Founder, Mattio Fiore

Nicholas Vita
Founder & CEO, Columbia Care LLC

Judy Rinkus
Founder & CEO, Seed to Sale Funding

Todd Harrison
Founding Partner & Chief Investment Officer, CB1 Capital Management

Paul Smithers
President & CEO, Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.

Khadijah Tribble
Senior Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, Curaleaf

Aras Azadian
CEO, Avicanna

Rosie Mattio
Founder & CEO, MATTIO Communications

John Sullivan
EVP, Cresco Labs

Denise Pollicella
Managing Partner, Pollicella LLP

Owen Bennett
Senior Vice President, Equity Research, Jefferies

Erik Sloane
Chief Revenue Officer, NEO Exchange

Jonathan Nadler
CEO & Co-Founder, Lyphe Group

MODERATORS:

Yvette Pagano
CCO, Gentech Scientific

Charles Alovisetti
Partner, Vicente Sederberg

Chris Walsh
CEO, MJBiz

Sanford Stein
Founder, Cannabis Law

Jim Kirsch
Senior Managing Director, Cannabis Sector Co-Lead, Chairman, A.G.P./ Alliance Global Partners

Brady Cobb
Founder, Sunburn Cannabis

Michelle Donovan
Senior Counsel, Clark Hill

Kyle Sherman
Founder & CEO, Flowhub

Steve Miles
CEO, Sharp Capital Advisors

Scott Greiper
President & Founder, Viridian Capital Advisors

Karan Wadhera
Managing Partner, Casa Verde

Jill S. Scher, CPA*, MS
Partner - Tax & Business Services, Marcum LLP

Scot Crow
Member & General Corporate, M&A & Private Equity Practice Group Chair, Dickinson Wright PLLC

David Feldman
Co-Founder & CEO, Skip Intro Advisors, LLC

Sara Brittany Somerset
United Nations & Cannabis Correspondent, Cannabis Now

Jon Purow
Counsel, Zuber Lawler

Javier Hasse
GM Cannabis, Benzinga

Maureen Meehan
Cannabis Editor, Benzinga

Irina Dashevsky
Partner & Co-Chair of the Cannabis Law Group, Greenspoon Marder LLP

Kevin McLaughlin
Managing Director of the Cannabis Practice, Centri Business Consulting, LLC

Ross Gardiner
Editor At Large, MG Magazine

Saphira Galoob
Executive Director, National Cannabis Roundtable

Debra Borchardt
CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Green Market Report

2022 Sponsors

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Canaccord Genuity
• Tyson
• Fyllo
• Centri
• AGP
• Canna Business
• Rothchild Capital Solutions
• NEO Exchange

SILVER SPONSORS:
• IMA
• Dickinson Wright
• Pelorus Equity Group
• Headset
• GrowGlide