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Advisory & Compliance Day Speakers

Monday 10 August

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Discover more about our expert line up of presenters

Clare Barker logo

Clare Barker

Industry Expert

Sharon Bentley logo

Sharon Bentley

Founder/Managing Director, Medical Cannabis Australia

Geoff Bloom logo

Geoff Bloom

Partner | Health & Life Sciences, Mills Oakley / Chair, MCCA

Aiden Casey logo

Aiden Casey

Director, Vitaponix Australia

Eric Chan logo

Eric Chan

Chief Operating Officer, Kayf Industries

Barry Cox logo

Barry Cox

General Manager, Steritech

Isabella De Sousa logo

Isabella De Sousa

Assistant Director, Office of Drug Control (ODC)

Matthew Dent logo

Matthew Dent

Director of Sales, Wangara Cultivation Co.

Carmen Doran logo

Carmen Doran

Chair, New Zealand Medicinal Cannabis Council (NZMCC)

Krisztina Emmerson logo

Krisztina Emmerson

Founder of Herbal Medica, Herbal Medica

Jonathan Farrer logo

Jonathan Farrer

Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Brad	Gallard logo

Brad Gallard

Managing Director , MedTEC Pharma

Cate Hall logo

Cate Hall

Director, Mar Verde Consulting / Australian Cannabis Cultivation Guild

Matthew Hayes logo

Matthew Hayes

Business Owner, Quan-Tick

Patty Holmes logo

Patty Holmes

Industry Advisor, MCCA

Scott Israbhakdi logo

Scott Israbhakdi

Senior Compliance Inspector, Office of Drug Control (ODC)

Michelle Johnson logo

Michelle Johnson

General Manager / Quality Manager, Bs3 Specialist Storage Solutions

Edward Jones logo

Edward Jones

Quality and Regulatory Director (ANZ), Canopy Growth Australia

Helen Kapalos logo

Helen Kapalos

Strategic communications and public affairs leader , Penington Institute

Lina Lamont logo

Lina Lamont

CEO, GrantReady

Martin Lane logo

Martin Lane

Co-founder/Chief Growth Officer, Cannabiz

Alanna Lean logo

Alanna Lean

Quality and Compliance Manager, MCA

Paul Long logo

Paul Long

Group CEO, LGP Cannatrek

Tracey Loton logo

Tracey Loton

Founder & Director, WOTTL Consulting & Elysian Botanics

Todd McClellan logo

Todd McClellan

Managing Director, Co-founder, Medigrowth Australia

Dr Russell McGifford logo

Dr Russell McGifford

Consultant, Precision Laboratories and ALTSA

Hoda Nahlous logo

Hoda Nahlous

Partner, Mills Oakley

Andrew Olley logo

Andrew Olley

Cultivation Director, Medicinal Harvest

Jade Pajvancic logo

Jade Pajvancic

Managing Director & Head of Global Supply Chain, Kalafornia

Payal Patel logo

Payal Patel

Assistant Director, Office of Drug Control (ODC)

Avi Rebera logo

Avi Rebera

Assistant Secretary, Office of Drug Control and Gene Technology Policy

Alex Sandorf logo

Alex Sandorf

Head of Production, Hale Farm

Luke Smith logo

Luke Smith

Business Development Manager - Medicial, Steritech

Jamie Snashall logo

Jamie Snashall

Consultant

Hugh Tait logo

Hugh Tait

Management Consultant & Pharmacist, Revivum

Edwina Vandine logo

Edwina Vandine

Director, Medicinal Cannabis Section, Office of Drug Control (ODC)

Liz Warburton logo

Liz Warburton

Co-Founder & Director, Nativa Education & Consulting

Dr Matthew Welling logo

Dr Matthew Welling

Research Fellow, La Trobe University

Melanie Wentzel logo

Melanie Wentzel

Director of Healthcare Partnerships and Clinical Innovation, Medigrowth Australia

Jackie Wu logo

Jackie Wu

Director, Yongji Health

Dr Adel Zarei logo

Dr Adel Zarei

Chief Operating Officer, PharmaCrop

ACannabis Speakers

11 & 12 August

We appreciate their support.

Discover more about our expert line up of presenters and panellists.

Mark Aiken logo

Mark Aiken

CEO, Christina Lake Cannabis Corp

Dr Priya Ayyar logo

Dr Priya Ayyar

Clinical Lead Doctor, Releaf Clinics

Clare Barker logo

Clare Barker

Industry Expert

Sharon Bentley logo

Sharon Bentley

Founder/Managing Director, Medical Cannabis Australia

Nick Biggs logo

Nick Biggs

General Manager, NostraData

Geoff Bloom logo

Geoff Bloom

Partner | Health & Life Sciences, Mills Oakley / Chair, MCCA

Ewan Brewerton logo

Ewan Brewerton

Co-Founder/Director, Golden Days Cultivators

Tom Brown logo

Tom Brown

Co-founder, honahlee

Rhys Cohen logo

Rhys Cohen

Senior Policy Officer, Penington Institute

Tara Creaven‑Capasso logo

Tara Creaven‑Capasso

Director of Regulatory Affairs, MedReleaf Australia

Carmen Doran logo

Carmen Doran

Chair, New Zealand Medicinal Cannabis Council (NZMCC)

Adam Ferrier logo

Adam Ferrier

Founder and National Chief Thinker, Thinkerbell

Prof the Hon Martin Foley logo

Prof the Hon Martin Foley

Bayside Health - Chair / Vice Chancellor's Professorial Fellow - Monash University / Turner Institute on Brain and Mental Health - Industry Advisory Committee 

Tom Forrest logo

Tom Forrest

Chief Development Officer, Puro New Zealand

Brad	Gallard logo

Brad Gallard

Managing Director , MedTEC Pharma

Deborah Greenbaum logo

Deborah Greenbaum

A/g Director - Medicinal Cannabis Regulatory Reforms, Office of Drug Control (ODC)

Adam Guskich logo

Adam Guskich

CEO, Medigrowth

Cate Hall logo

Cate Hall

Director, Mar Verde Consulting / Australian Cannabis Cultivation Guild

Patty Holmes logo

Patty Holmes

Industry Advisor, MCCA

Justin Howden logo

Justin Howden

Principal, Corporate Affairs Advisory

Sacha La Forgia logo

Sacha La Forgia

Co-Founder, Golden Days Cultivators

Martin Lane logo

Martin Lane

Co-founder/Chief Growth Officer, Cannabiz

Paul Long logo

Paul Long

Group CEO, LGP Cannatrek

Sank MacFarlane logo

Sank MacFarlane

CEO & Executive Director, Puro New Zealand

Phoebe Macleod logo

Phoebe Macleod

General Manager, Product & Industry Development, Cannatrek Group

Jason McHeyzer logo

Jason McHeyzer

National Director, Compliance and Rapid Regulatory Response Unit, Ahpra

Sharon Miller logo

Sharon Miller

Proprietor / Consultant Pharmacist, MediGreen Dispensary

Colin Nuckolls logo

Colin Nuckolls

Professor and Chief Scientific Officer, Columbia University and Helix Research Foundation

Andrew Olley logo

Andrew Olley

Cultivation Director, Medicinal Harvest

Fiona Patten logo

Fiona Patten

CEO, MCCA

The Hon Jaala Pulford logo

The Hon Jaala Pulford

Board Chair, AUScelerate, AUScelerate

Nicholas Ravenswood logo

Nicholas Ravenswood

Co-Founder & CSO, Rays Wellness

Avi Rebera logo

Avi Rebera

Assistant Secretary, Office of Drug Control and Gene Technology Policy

John Ryan logo

John Ryan

CEO, Penington Institute

Nan-Maree Schoerie logo

Nan-Maree Schoerie

Managing Director and CEO, ECS Botanics Holdings

Cade Turland logo

Cade Turland

Co-Founder/Managing Director, Hale Farm

Edwina Vandine logo

Edwina Vandine

Director, Medicinal Cannabis Section, Office of Drug Control (ODC)

James Yodgee logo

James Yodgee

Business Development Manager, Breathe Life Sciences