The NCIA's NorthEast Cannabis Business Conference Lands In Boston Feb. 19-20

Formerly known as “Seed to Sale,” the National Cannabis Industry Association’s NorthEast Cannabis Business Conference is coming to Boston, Massachusetts February 19-20.

Benzinga readers can register here, and get a 30% off their passes using the code BENZ30.

“As the legalization of cannabis sweeps across the northeast, the industry's growth could result in billions of dollars of commerce and opportunity in the years to come. In order to keep up with the ever-changing climate, the industry must come together. NCIA is cornerstone in defending and advancing the interests of the responsible cannabis industry in our nation’s capital,” an event spokesperson explains.

Check out Senator Elizabeth Warren’s endorsement letter:

Featured keynotes this year are:

• “Reimagining Diversity & Inclusion: A Pathway to Courageous Conversations,” by Derreck Kayongo, entrepreneur, Global Soap Project founder, CNN Hero, and former CEO of the Center for Civil and Human Rights.
• “Illicit Market Summit: Addressing the Illicit Cannabis Market Through Public-Private Collaboration,” with Andrew Kline, Britte McBride, Ed Davis and Sarah Gersten.

Benzinga Cannabis managing director Javier Hasse will be participating in the event as well, sitting on a panel on “Financial Media, Cannabis & Capital Markets” alongside Bloomberg reporter Kristine Owram, Business Insider reporter Jeremy Berke, MarketWatch reporter Max Cherney, and Lewis Goldberg, managing partner at KCSA Strategic Communications.

Below is a full list of speakers in alphabetical order:

A

Mr. Charles Alovisetti

Partner

Vicente Sederberg LLP

Rhiannon Andersen

Chief Marketing Officer

Steelhead Productions

Perry Antelman

CEO

Abacus Health Products

B

Charles Bachtell

CEO

Cresco Labs

Peter Barsoom

CEO

1906 Highs

Katie Barthmaier

CEO

Green Acreage Real Estate

Mitch Baruchowitz

Managing Partner

Merida Capital Partners

Laura Beohner

The Healing Rose

Jeremy Berke

Editor and Reporter

Business Insider

Karen J. Bernstein, Esq

Managing Partner

Bernstein IP

Tyler Beuerlein

Executive Vice President of Business Development

Hypur

Roy Bingham

Co-Founder & CEO

BDS Analytics

Benton Bodamer

Partner

Dickinson Wright

Matt Bottomley

Equity Research Analyst

Canaccord Genuity

Scott Brody

Managing Director

Everest Capital Partners

Margeaux Bruner

Lobbyist & Corporate Social Responsibility Consultant

Perpetual Harvest Sustainable Solutions

Mr. Alex Buscher

Attorney

Buscher Law LLC

C

Andrea Cabral

CEO

Ascend Mass

Jennifer Cabrera

Attorney

Vicente Sederberg

Christopher Carey

Global Equity Research Analyst

BofA Securities

Terra Carver

Executive Director

Humboldt County Growers Alliance

Brianna Cassidy, Ph.D.

Chief Science Officer

CDX Analytics

Marji Chimes

Chief Marketing Officer

Coda Signature

Anthony Coniglio

CEO

New Lake Capital Partners

Robert Corbett

Senior Portfolio Manager

E Squared Capital

Scot Crow

Practice Group Chair

Dickinson Wright

D

Edward F. Davis

Former Boston Police Commissioner & CEO

The Edward Davis Group

Vikas Desai

Partner

Welcan Capital

Kyle Detwiler

CEO

Clever Leaves

Brian Dewey

Vice President Sales

Kiva Confections

Ed Dow

CEO

Solar Therapeutics

Joseph Dowling

CEO

CV Sciences

Mr. John Downs

Executive Vice President

Asia Horizon

Oliver Dufourmantelle

COO

Canopy Rivers

E

Ashley Elsner

F

Erin Fay

Vice President, External Affairs

Growth Network Holdings

David Feldman

Partner

Hiller P.C. and Skip Intro Advisors

Robert Fireman

CEO

MariMed

Scott Fortune

G

Sarah Gersten

Last Prisoner Project

Merril Gilbert

Co-founder & CEO

Trace Trust

Rachel Gillette

Partner and Chair, Cannabis Practice Group

Greenspoon Marder

Joe Gilmore

President

Massachusetts Recreational Consumer Council

Lewis Goldberg

Managing Partner

KCSA Strategic Communications

Scottie Gordon

VP, Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

Curaleaf

Scott Greiper

President

Viridian Capital Advisors

H

Javier Hasse

Managing Director, Benzinga Cannabis - Book Author, Entrepreneur Media

Benzinga

Matt Hawkins

Managing Partner

Entourage Effect Capital

Steven Hawkins

Executive Director

Marijuana Policy Project

Jake Heimark

CEO

Plus Products

Mitzi Hollenbeck

Partner

Citrin Cooperman

Peter Holzworth

President/CEO

Fly Soul Shoes

Stacy Hostetter

General Counsel

CannaCraft

Christopher Hudalla, Ph.D.

Founder/Chief Science Officer

ProVerde Laboratories, Inc.

Mr. Robert Hunt

Principal

Linnaea Holdings

J

Chris Jackson

Government and Legislative Affairs/Social Equity Lead

Sticky

Andy Joseph

General Manager

Apeks Supercritical

K

Steve Kaplan

Partner

Ladenburg Thalmann

Matt Karnes

Founder & Managing Partner

Greenwave Advisors

Derreck Kayongo

Entrepreneur, Global Soap Project Founder, CNN Hero, and Former CEO of the Center for Civil and Human Rights

John Kester III III

Director of Sustainability Services

Zoned Properties

Andrew Kline

Director of Public Policy

National Cannabis Industry Association

Erik Knutson

Founder & CEO

Keefe Brands

Kris Krane

President & Co-Founder

4Front Cannex Capital

Mr. Abner Kurtin

Founder

Ascend Wellness Holdings

Rachael Kurtz

Outreach Manager

National Cannabis Industry Association

L

Nancy Lake

Director

Compliance Anchor

Casey Leaver

Compliance Manager

Vicente Sederberg LLP

Mr. Chris Leavy

Partner

Shire Capital Advisors

Ray Lewis

President & CEO

Treehouse REIT

Matt Liotta

Chief Technology Officer

Agrify

Kyle Lisabeth

Director of Business Development

Silver Bullet Water Treatment

Chris Liska

Cannabis Manufacturing and Extraction Consultant

Liska Canna-Consulting

Jon Lowen

Co-founder

Surfside

Joseph Lusardi

CEO

Curaleaf

Sandy Lynskey

Of Counsel

Mac Murray & Shuster LLP

M

Jonathan MacDougall

Baygrown Farms

James Mann

Partner

Greenspoon Mader

Lisa Manning

Certified EOS Implementer

Lisa Manning EOS

Chris Martinez

President

Kaycha Labs

Britte McBride

Commissioner

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission

Dan McClure

VP of Agronomy

Canndescent

Kevin McGovern

Chairman

McGovern Capital

Charlie McKenzie

Director of Partnerships

CropWalk & CropTalk

Mr. Bryan McLaren

Chairman & CEO

Zoned Properties, Inc.

James McMahon

Attorney & Founder

McMahon Strategic Development

Blake M. Mensing

Founder & Chief Counsel

The Mensing Group LLC

Katherine Merryfield

Owner and Founder

Kat's Natural

Craig Mogan

Executive Vice President

Toast

Steven Monacelli

Co-Founder & Partner

Restivo Monacelli LLP

Hostos Monegro

Director of Product Management

Leaflink

Scott Moskol

Partner

Burns Levinson

Will Muecke

Managing Member

Aretemis Growth Partners

Mr. Robert Munnelly Jr.

Shareholder

Davis Malm

Scott Museles

Shareholder

Shulman Rogers

N

Meg Nash

Senior Associate Attorney

Vicente Sederberg LLP

Matthew Nordgren

CEO

Arcadian Fund

O

Ross O'Brien

Founder & CEO

Bonaventure Equity

Corrinne Ogrodnik

Owner

Maitri Medicinals

Bryan Olson

Chief Human Capital Officer

Columbia Care

Kieran O'Rourke

Vice President

Cannasure Insurance Services

Justin Ort

CEO & CIO

Measure Eight Venture Partners

Jason Osni

Co-Founder

Old Pal/Haoma

Kristine Owram

Cannabis Reporter

Bloomberg News

P

Gerald Pascarelli

Equity Research Analyst

Cowen and Company

Bryan Passman

Founder + Hunter

Hunter + Esquire; The GIGG®

Milan Patel

Co-Founder & CEO

PathogenDx

Emily Paxhia

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Poseidon Partners

Lloyd Pierre-Louis

Partner

Dickinson Wright

Dr. Zac Pilossoph

Nationally Licensed Multidimensional Relief Veterinarian and Entrepreneur

Human Excelsior LLC

Nick Prystash

Sales Executive

Apeks Supercritical

Jesse Pytlak

Equity Research Analyst

Cormark Securities

R

David Rabinovitz

Consultant and Social Equity Program Trainer

NewCann Group, LLC / CannaVentureLabs.com

Ryan Rapaport

Managing Partner

Digital Venture Partners

Ilya Ross

Counsel

Vicente Sederberg LLP

S

Jacques Santucci

President

Nucleus-One Consulting

Tina Sbrega

President & CEO

GFA Federal Credit Union

Steve Schain

Senior Counsel

Hoban Law Group

Larina Scofield

Director of Operations

Lucy Sky Cannabis Boutique

Robert Selna

Attorney

Wendel Rosen LLP

Kate Senzamici

Account Manager

BDS Analytics

Aaron Smith

Executive Director

National Cannabis Industry Association

Adam Smith

Founder and Director

Craft Cannabis Alliance

Cindy Sovine

President & CEO

Sovine Consulting

Beth Stavola

Chief Strategy Officer

iAnthus

Reina Steiner

Product Specialist - Security Products

Kurz Transfer Products

Mr. Rod Stephan

Partner

Altitude Investment Management

Sean Stiefel

Portfolio Manager

Navy Capital

Tyler Stratford

Manager of Retail Operations

Canna Advisors

T

Lisa Thomas

Managing Director & Associate Director of Research

Cowen and Company

Shaleen Title

Commissioner

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Board

David Traylor

Sr. Managing Director

Golden Eagle Partners

Victoria Trusty

Senior Account Manager

Canna Advisors

U

Kaitlin Urso

Environmental Consultant

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

V

David Vaillencourt

President, Principal Consultant

The GMP Collective

Vanessa Vaughn Mathews

Chief Resilience Officer

Asfalis Advisors

Jonathan Vaught, Ph.D.

Founder & CEO

Front Range Biosciences

Jason Vegotsky

Chief Revenue Officer & President

KushCo Holdings

Nick Vita

CEO

Columbia Care

W

Jenny Wang

Equity Research Analyst

Eight Capital

Dr. Jeremy Warren

Director of Plant Health

Dark Heart Nursery

Jessica Wasserman

Partner

Greenspoon Marder

Dr. Stephanie Wedryk

Director of Research and Development

Rx Green Technologies

Jennifer Whetzel

Founder & CEO

Ladyjane Branding

Ted Whitney

VP of Sales

NUG

Alan Wink

Partner

Eisner Amper

Z

Mr. Tom Zuber

Managing Partner

Zuber Lawler