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15 International Businesses Wield Brand Mastery as they Pitch for the cannabis crown

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CY Scott
CEO & CO-Founder, Headset

Cy Scott was a co-founder of Leafly, the wildly popular cannabis strain exploration app. Cy and his co-founders left Leafly in 2015 and founded Headset. Headset has its sights set on helping cannabis cultivators and retailers use data to make educated decisions to help their business.

Kiran SIdhu
CEO & Director Halo Labs

Kiran is a seasoned cannabis executive, serial entrepreneur and former M&A banker. Kiran has been Director of Halo Labs since September 2018 and its CEO since 2016, developing a leading company in cannabis extraction that utilizes every type of extraction and producing over 4 million grams of product since inception. Prior to cannabis, Mr. Sidhu was the Chairman, CEO and Founder of Transact Network, a leading EU electronic money institution which was sold to Bancorp (NYSE:TBBK) in 2011. Kiran was previously the CFO of On Stage Entertainment (NASDAQ:ONST) which he help lead to a NASDAQ IPO.

Adam Crabtree
CEO & Founder, NCS Analytics

Adam is the Founder and CEO of NCS Analytics, Inc (NCS), headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Before NCS, Adam earned two master’s degrees from the University of Colorado and had a successful career managing sales, compliance and operations at Tier 1 bank. It was there that Adam recognized the need for better solutions and more advanced tools to address high-risk industries. In 2015 NCS was launched and has since has grown to support governments and financial institutions across the country. Currently NCS has over 1,700 licensed marijuana businesses under continual monitoring, providing one of the largest, most diverse datasets in the RegTech industry.

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Merrick Friedman

Investor, Welcan Capital

WelCan Capital invests in high-impact, foundational companies in the cannabis industry. Leveraging a people + purpose + profits approach, WelCan Capital’s mission is to maximize returns for investors while driving lasting, responsible change through smart investments, sustainable approaches, education and charitable giving. WelCan Capital focuses on both early-stage and growth opportunities in both plant touching and ancillary companies

Anthony Coniglio

CEO, New Lake Capital

Anthony Coniglio is the CEO of NewLake Capital Partners, a cannabis real-estate investment vehicle that has tenants across the supply chain in the U.S. including cultivation, manufacturing and retail. Their properties are owned and/or operated by experienced, well-capitalized medical and adult-use operators like Columbia Care, Grassroots, PharmaCann. Coniglio has been growing businesses for more than 20 years. Most recently, he led a start-up from concept to exit, selling to the #3 player in the segment. Coniglio used a combination of acquisitions, partnerships and organic growth to execute a successful business plan. Previously, Coniglio was a Managing Director at JPMorgan, leading three separate investment banking businesses to #1 positions over his 14 year career at the firm. Additionally, he was an independent director of a NYSE listed company, serving on the audit committee.

Greg Vermuelen

President & CEO, Pistil

With over 8 years as an executive in the cannabis/hemp industry, Greg held leadership roles at Canopy Growth Corp from startup to public listing. In 2013 he joined Bedrocan Canada, a leading producer of medical cannabis, and one of the first licensed producers in Canada. Bedrocan was the predecessor of Canopy Growth Corp. via it’s merger with Tweed Inc. Greg was the Director of Medical Outreach for Bedrocan, as well as the Director of Strategic Partnerships for Canopy. Having worked with the largest and most respected cannabis companies from an early stage, Greg possesses unique and broad experience, as well as subject matter expertise of cannabis/hemp business.

Kiran SIdhu

CEO & Director Halo Labs

Kiran is a seasoned cannabis executive, serial entrepreneur and former M&A banker. Kiran has been Director of Halo Labs since September 2018 and its CEO since 2016, developing a leading company in cannabis extraction that utilizes every type of extraction and producing over 4 million grams of product since inception. Prior to cannabis, Mr. Sidhu was the Chairman, CEO and Founder of Transact Network, a leading EU electronic money institution which was sold to Bancorp (NYSE:TBBK) in 2011. Kiran was previously the CFO of On Stage Entertainment (NASDAQ:ONST) which he help lead to a NASDAQ IPO. Previously worked at PwC in the strategic consulting group and with Merrill Lynch Capital Markets in M&A. Mr. Sidhu is Chair of the Audit Committee of Namaste Technologies and he holds a BA Brown University and MBA Wharton University of Pennsylvania.

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Matthew Nordgren

Founder & Managing Partner: Arcadian Fund

Mr. Nordgren is currently CEO and Founder of ARCADIAN Fund and ARCADIAN Capital Management, a venture fund/private equity strategy focused on the ancillary service providing companies in and around the cannabis and hemp industries. More specifically, on Series A/B type opportunities where proven businesses are looking for growth equity to continue scaling into new markets. He was recently name one of the “Top 100 Most Influential People in the Cannabis Industry” by High Times Magazine and ranked number 3 globally by Business Insider in terms of investment companies focused on the emerging cannabis and hemp sectors. Additionally, he is the founder of Nordco Consulting LLC, a private consulting firm dedicated to the business development of middle market companies with forward-thinking vision. To date, Mr. Nordgren has personally been involved with over $7 billion in transactions and maintains a portfolio of approximately 30 plus companies.

Hamish Sutherland

White Sheep Corp.

Hamish’s has been a custodian of hundreds of millions of investor dollars over the last three decades. A hands-on team builder, operations and marketing executive, Hamish is one of a rare few who has actual hands-on experience in building a successful cannabis company, passing more than 50 surprise Health Canada inspections. As the founding COO for Bedrocan Canada, Hamish delivered over $600 million in returns for shareholders. He was responsible for the first legal international transfer of live cannabis plant material from Holland to Canada, as well as the “greenfield” construction and commissioning of Bedrocan’s 52,000 sq.ft. state-of-the-art automated facility in suburban Toronto. The facility, subsequently acquired by Canopy Growth, is the most reliable production facility in the Canopy family.

Patrick Rea

CEO & Co-Founder, Canopy Boulder

Over 120 investments into 110 companies, with returns outpacing those of mainstream VC funds of the same vintage. Working with the world’s largest investment groups, CPGs, pharmaceutical, nutrition and cannabis companies Patrick has spent his entire career analyzing and evangelizing business and investment opportunities in consumer driven markets. Fifteen years of relationship building at the CEO level has provided him with a keen understanding of the winning (and losing) commercialization strategies for entrepreneurial companies. Specialties: cannabis, business accelerators, venture finance, natural, organic, dietary supplement, natural & organic personal care, nutrition and alternative health industry

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