Speakers Include
Join our industry experts, entrepreneurs, and investors as they discuss the critical topics investors should consider.
Co-Founder & President, Pelorus Capital Group
Principal & CEO, The Liaison Group (TLG)
Co-Founder & CEO, Skip Intro Advisors
Founder & CEO, LDP Ventures
Office Managing Partner ‑ New York, CohnReznick LLP
Founder, SOJE Capital
Founder & Managing Principal, Entourage Effect Capital
CEO & Co-Founder, ExstoBio
President & CEO, Longevity Science Foundation
Founder, GreenWave Advisors & GreenWave Capital Partners
Chairman, McGovern Capital LLC
Host, Author, Innovation Advocate
Co-founder & Partner, Feuerstein Kulick
Partner, CohnReznick LLP
Author, Speaker & Entrepreneur
CEO, SBL Venture Capital LLC
Founder, Mission Club
Chief Strategy Officer, New Solutions Network
Managing Partner, JLS Fund
Entrepreneur, Investor and Business Leader
Co-founder, High Herstory
Partner, Lionheart Ventures
CEO & Founder, The Dales Report
Founder & CEO, ROAR
CEO & Founder, Kahner Global
CEO, PSYC Corporation
CEO, Individuation Pathways PBC
Co-Founder & CEO, aarnt bioworks
Managing Director, Squares Capital
CEO, Purminds Neuropharma
Partner & Co-Founder, CostaMerica Capital LLC
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Wonder Science
Principal, North Point Mergers & Acquisitions
Founder, xDNA
CEO, 3R Pharma
Agenda
8:30-9:20am
Breakfast, Registration & Mingling
Sponsored by:
CohnReznick LLP
9:20-9:30am
Opening remarks
Jenny Joslin, Co-Founder, High Herstory
Jay Levy, CPA, Office Managing Partner ‑ New York, CohnReznick LLP
9:30-10:20am
Regulatory Horizons: Forecasting Psychedelic and Cannabis Policies in the 2020s
Moderator:
David Feldman, Co-Founder & CEO, Skip Intro Advisors
Panelists:
Saphira Galoob, Principal and CEO, The Liaison Group (TLG)
Mitch Kulick. Co-Founder & Partner, Feurstein Kulick
10:20-11:05am
Psychedelics and Pharma: Investing into the Future of Medicine and Brain Health
Moderator:
Peggy Van De Plassche, Author, Speaker & Entrepreneur
Panelists:
Shelby Clark, Venture Partner, Lionheart Ventures
Vic Pirotsky, Founder, xDNA
Michael Rubinov, CEO, 3R Pharma
11:05-11:15am
Fireside Chat:
Rob Sechrist, Co-Founder & President, Pelorus Capital Group
Moderator:
Shadd Dales, Founder & CEO, The Dales Report
11:15-12:15pm
Investor Pitch Session
6 companies will each pitch for 7 minutes with a winner announced at the end
Judges:
Wendy Diamond, Founder & CEO, LDP Ventures
Jon Kule, Moon Pharm
Companies:
Aarnt Bioworks
ExstoBio
Individuation Pathways PBC
Wonder Sciences
PurMinds
CostaMerica Capital LLC
12:15-1:20pm
Networking Lunch
Sponsored by:
CohnReznick LLP
1:20-2:00pm
Impact Investing
Moderator:
David A. Flores, CEO, PSYC Corporation
Panelists:
Lisa Ireland, CEO, Longevity Science Foundation
Simeon Schnapper, Founding Partner, JLS
2:00-2:40pm
Investment Strategies for the Cannabis Industry: Identifying the Next Big Trends
Moderator:
John Pinto, Founder, SOJE Capital
Panelists:
Matt Hawkins,
C0-Founder & Managing Partner, Entourage Effect Capital
Bruce Linton, Entrepreneur, Investor and Business Leader
Eleanor de Guigné, Principal, North Point Mergers & Acquisitions
2:40-2:55pm
Refreshment Break
Sponsored by:
CohnReznick LLP
2:55-3:30pm
Innovate Now: Marketing, Products & Reach
Moderator:
Chris Denson, Host, Author & Innovation Advocate
Panelists:
Ari Katz, Founder & CEO, ROAR
Dr. Natanya Wachtel, Chief Strategy Officer, New Solutions Network
3:30-4:00pm
Tech Revolution: Game-Changing Innovations and Patents for the Cannabis and Psychedelics Industry
Moderator:
Brian Kessler, CEO, SBL Venture Capital LLC
Panelists:
Kevin McGovern, Chairman, McGovern Capital LLC
Raad Seraj, Founder & CEO, Mission Club
4:00-4:30pm
Transactional Options: M&A and Joint Ventures
Moderator:
Matt Karnes, Founder, GreenWave Advisors & GreenWave Capital Partners
Panelists:
Joshua Snyder, Managing Director, Squares Capital
Pasquale Patrone, Partner, CohnReznick LLP
4:30-5:30pm
Cocktail Reception
Sponsored by:
CohnReznick LLP
6:00-9:00
After Party
Sponsored by:
House of Puff
Essentia
Lionheart Ventures
Kaleidoscope
The Mooney House
IMIS Chocolates