Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference 2023 | Benzinga Cannabis | 11 April 2023 | Fontainebleau Miami Beach, 4441 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33140, USA

Meet the biggest cannabis industry players and make deals that will push the industry forward. Featuring live company presentations, insider panels, and unmatched access to networking, this event where cannabis executives and entrepreneurs meet.

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.

2023 Speakers

HONORARY CHAIR:

Emily Paxhia
Founding Partner & Managing Partner, Poseidon Investment Management

FEATURED SPEAKERS:

Alexa Alianiello
US Sales & Partnerships / Cannabis Category

Rohan Routroy
Manager, Brand Strategy

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

Tim Seymour
PM $CNBS Amplify Seymour Cannabis ETF, CIO Seymour Asset Management, Seymour Asset Management

Gina Collins
Chief Marketing Officer, Trulieve

Jessie Young
Global Lead, New Verticals, Uber Technologies

Jason Wild
CIO; President, JW Asset Management; TerrAscend

Miguel Martin
CEO, Aurora Cannabis Inc.

SPEAKERS:

Andrew Kline
Co-Chair, Cannabis Practice, Perkins Coie

Arnaud Dumas De Rauly
CEO & Chair of ISO Standards, The Blinc Group

Daniel Firtel
TRP

Duncan Cameron
Chief of Cultivation & Government Affairs, Figgro

Evan Eneman
Founder/CEO, Sands Lane

Joseph Lustberg
CEO, Upwise Capital

Julia Loni Turner
Founder & CEO, NEKKTAR

Louis Magazzu
Managing Partner, Magazzu Law Offices

Michael Villapiano
Vice President, Altmore Capital

Mike Durkin
SVP Emerging Markets, Brink's

Montel Williams
Founder, Inspire by Montel

Natalie Ginsberg
Global Impact Officer, MAPS

Paul Stacey
CFO, GABY

Smoke Wallin
Managing Director & Partner, STS Capital Partners

Tom Epstein
Founder & CEO, POLN8 powered by 420Financial

Andrew Glashow
President & COO, CLS Holdings USA Inc.

Darren Weiss
COO, Verano Holdings

David Traylor
Senior Managing Director, Golden Eagle Partners

Matt Bottomley
Managing Director, Equity Research, Canaccord Genuity

Raj Grover
President & CEO, High Tide

Eric Schneider
Managing Director, AlphaRoot

Brett Gelfand
Managing Partner, CannaBIZ Collects

Christopher Marrie
National Director, HBK Cannabis Solutions Group, HBK CPAs & Consultants

Rick Gilchrist
CEO, WeGro Data

Kady Cravens
CEO & Founder, BuildMySOP.com

Andrew Hunzicker
Founder & CEO, DOPE CFO Certified Advisor

Stephen Lenn
Managing Partner, Phoenix/Scottsdale, Brennan Manna Diamond

Neil Kaufman
Managing Partner, Kaufman McGowan PLLC

Wendy Berger
Board Member, Green Thumb Industries

Kevin Hart
Founder & CEO, Green Check Verified

Kyle Judge
Senior Vice President – ProEx & US Cannabis​ Private / Non-Profit Central Region Team Leader, HUB International

Brandon Mills
President, Massachusetts and Illinois, 4Front Ventures

Bernie Yeung
CEO, Atlas Global Brands Inc.

Rocco Petrilli
CEO, National Cannabis Risk Protection Services

Mike Gorenstein
Chairman, President & CEO, The Cronos Group

Tiffany Woodman
CEO/Founder, Canna Bella Lux

Stacey Hronowski
CEO & Co-Founder, Canix

Sally Kent Peebles
Partner, Vicente LLP

Brian Bacal
Managing Director, Head of Debt Advisory, Recapitalization & Restructuring, Canaccord Genuity

Belicia Royster
Founder & Chief Empowerment Officer - Social Equity Empowerment Network, Social Equity Empowerment Network

David Miller
Chief Strategy Officer, FlowGardens

Ngiste Abebe
VP of Public Policy, Columbia Care

Paul Weaver
Director, Head of Cannabis, Boston Beer

Mark Lewis
Co-CEO, Ember Processing

Jason Nelson
CEO, BeLeaf Medical

Sahar Ayinehsazian
Partner, Vicente LLP

Jay Virdi
Chief Sales Officer, Specialty Practices, HUB International

Camilo Lyon
Chief Investment Officer, Curaleaf

Jason Tueni
Founder & CEO, Oak Canna Brands

Neil Prasad
CPA- Partner, Marcum

Jeremy Sucharski
Cannabis Industry Leader & Consulting Partner, Armanino LLP

Adam Stettner
CEO, FundCanna

Robert Hoban
Chair, Cannabis Industry Group, Clark Hill

Rob Wirtz
President & CEO, MACH Technologies

Kelly Flores
COO, Wana Brands

Jonathan Robbins
Partner and Chair, Akerman's National Cannabis Practice, Akerman LLP

Jessica Straw
EIR Director, Progress Partners

Erica Rice
Partner; Co-Chair of Cannabis and Mergers & Acquisitions Practices, Foley Hoag

Jarell Wall
CEO/Creative Director, Gentleman Quinns Blunt Co.

Jamie Cooper
President, Sensi Media Group

Ernest Toney
Founder, BIPOCann

Timeka Drew
CEO, Biko

David Goubert
President & CEO, Ayr Wellness

Cory Azzalino
CEO, Eaze

Tricia Symmes
CEO, Aleafia Health

Kristi Price
Founder, Black CannaBusiness Magazine

Tiffany Richardson
Partner (National Cannabis Industry Lead), Crowe

Carlondo Mitchell
Owner, 5th House Farms

Michael Tsang
CEO, SuperNet

Matthew Bernardo
President, Housing Works

Christine Smith
Founder & CEO, Grön

Drew Mathews
CEO, Green Life Business Group Inc.

Gia Morón
President, Women Grow

Alex Buschmann
National Cannabis Practice Leader, Risk Strategies

Craig Snyder
CEO, Greenlane

David Van Vlierbergen
CFO & Co-Founder, Fernway

John Mueller
CEO, Greenlight Dispensary

Michael Johnson
CEO, Metrc

Bill Huber
Of Counsel, Nemphos Braue

Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA)
Congressman, Louisiana's Second Congressional District, U.S. House of Representatives

Brett Novey
CEO, PharmaCann Inc.

Aaron Miles
Chief Investment Officer, Verano Holdings

Loriel Alegrete
CEO & CO-Founder, 40Tons

Troy Datcher
CEO, The Parent Company

Jim Kirsch
Senior Managing Director Investment Banking, Global Consumer Investment Banking Lead, Chairman A.G.P. Canada, A.G.P./ Alliance Global Partners

Rob Sechrist
President & Co-Founder, Pelorus Equity

Zach George
CEO, SNDL Inc.

Matt Darin
CEO, Curaleaf

Matt Hawkins
Founder & Managing Partner, Entourage Effect Capital

Jon Levine
CEO, MariMed

Karson Humiston
Founder & CEO, Vangst

Kristina Lopez Adduci
CEO & Founder, House of Puff

Dr. Chanda Macias
CEO, Ilera Holistic Healthcare

Brad Nattrass
CEO & Chairman, urban-gro

Gary Santo
CEO, TILT Holdings

Kate Miller
Co-founder & CEO, Miss Grass

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

Grant Schuster
Accelerant Holding

Scott Greiper
President & Founder, Viridian Capital Advisors

Kris Krane
Director of Cannabis Development, KCSA Strategic Communications

Bryan McLaren
Chairman & CEO, Zoned Properties, Inc.

Cy Scott
Co-founder & CEO, Headset Inc.

Anthony Coniglio
President and Chief Investment Officer, Director, NewLake Capital

Luis Merchan
Chairman & CEO, Flora Growth Corp.

Mike Weinberger
CEO, Item 9 Labs Corp.

Paul Josephson
Cannabis Team Lead & Partner, Duane Morris

Michael Piermont
President & Chief Revenue Officer, Leaf Trade

Sara Brittany Somerset
Multimedia Content Producer & Drug Policy Analyst, United Nations

Maureen Meehan
Cannabis Editor, Benzinga

Michael Hennessey
National Cannabis Practice Leader, IMA Financial Group

Jamie L. Pearson
President, New Holland Group

Dan Ahrens
Portfolio Manager, COO, AdvisorShares

Pablo Zuanic
Cannabis & Consumer Equity Research, Cantor Fitzgerald

Kyle Shenfeld
President, Rainbow Realty Group

Ryan Hamlin
CEO & Co-Founder, POSaBIT

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

Darren Lampert
CEO/Co-Founder, GrowGeneration

Khadijah Tribble
Marijuana Matters

Eric Offenberger
CEO/COO, Vext Science

Jill Ellsworth
Founder & CEO, Willow Industries

Anne Donohoe
Managing Director, KCSA Strategic Communications

Kim Sanchez Rael
CEO & Co-Founder, Azuca

Tyler Beuerlein
Chief Strategic Business Development Officer, Safe Harbor Financial

Denise Pollicella
Managing Partner, Pollicella LLP

Gary Allen
COO, New Frontier Data

Aaron Grey, CFA, CPA
Managing Director, Head of Consumer/Cannabis Research, A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners

Saphira Galoob
Principal & CEO, The Liaison Group

Jason Raznick
CEO & Founder, Benzinga

Elliot Lane
VP, Corporate Partnerships, Benzinga

Debra Borchardt
Executive Editor, Green Market Report

2023 Sponsors

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Pelorus Equity Group
• Golden Eagle Partners

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Cloud Cannabis
• Greenlife
• IMA
• Dickinson Wright
• Headset
• KCSA

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• Atlas
• NB
• HBK
• KM
• CG Capital Markets
• Prime Harvest
• 4Front
• Tilt Holdings
• Marcum
• Alliance Global Partners
• Leaf Trade
• The United Green
• Aurora
• Butter
• POSaBIT
• Grow Generation