Asia Speakers
Dr. Mark
A. Braunstein
CEO - Reconscious Medical
Dr. Mark A. Braunstein serves as Medical Director of Four Corners Mental Health and San Juan Health & Wellness, supporting patients with cannabis & ketamine assisted psychotherapy. Dr. Mark is also the co-founder and CEO of the Reconscious Medical Group, offering practice solutions in the psychedelic medicine space.
Ivan
Ross Vrána
Vice President – Government Relations and Business Development Eve & Co
Ivan Ross is widely recognized as an industry expert in the field of cannabis for medical and recreational purposes. His experience in this sector dates back to his time with Health Canada when he helped develop the Government of Canada’s position regarding the use, production, distribution and regulation of cannabis for medical purposes. Since that time he has worked as a consultant with H+K Strategies (National Cannabis Practice) were he offered clients counsel and support in investor relations, communications, regulatory review, strategic partnerships, identification and outreach related to market opportunities in other
countries such as the United States, Europe and Australia and government affairs work at the federal, provincial and municipal levels. In the Spring of 2019, Ivan Ross joined Eve & Co. and is leading the company’s government relations and business development efforts. Ivan Ross has also written several articles, appeared in the media (television and radio) regarding the cannabis industry and has been a guest speaker at conferences in Canada, The United States, Uruguay and Mexico.
Mike
Karim
CEO - Oxford Endovascular Ltd
The company is developing a revolutionary medical device to cure brain aneurysms; a life-threatening disease affecting 1 in 50 persons in a strongly growing market valued over $1 billion. In 2017 it won ‘Best Med-Tech Start-Up’ at the Oxford Bio Network awards, 1st place at the BioTrinity ‘Perfect Pitch’ competition and an award at the ‘European Health Catapult’ finals.
Mike has 28 years of growing international businesses in large corporations & start-ups.
Experienced in strategic planning, execution, team building, gaining regulatory approvals & fundraising including winning a prestigious Horizon 2020 SME instrument grant.
Mike mentors budding entrepreneurs, is a panelist at industry conferences and sits on the ‘Misfit’ organization steering committee. He studied Pre-Clinical Medicine, Physiology & Pharmacology at Southampton University and holds an MBA from Henley Business School, UK
Dominnique
Karetsos
CEO & Co-founder - The Healthy Pleasure Group
Dominnique is CEO and co-founder of The Healthy Pleasure Group, a pioneering collective that seeks to define, reshape and revolutionise the sexual empowerment of all generations and pave the way for healthy sexuality and healthy pleasure for everyone.
Bryan
Mathias
Director of Business Development - SYNEO
Bryan Mathias is SYNEO’s Director of Business Development, EMEA.
Where he is responsible for providing information on the range of technical solutions offered by SYNEO.
Bryan has an Electrical and Electronic Engineering background and has worked in the Medical Device manufacturing industry for over 20 years.
Omar
Khan
National Cannabis Sector Lead, Hill+Knowlton Strategies
Lucas
McCann
Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer - CannDelta Inc
CannDelta Inc.
Dr. Lucas C. McCann is the Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Ocer at CannDelta Inc. where he provides scientific oversight on all projects. A medicinal organic chemist by training, Lucas acquired regulatory knowledge within the Regulatory and Operations Enforcement Branch for Health Products within Health Canada before moving into the private consulting space. Leveraging his science background he has catapulted himself to the frontlines, where technology, cannabis, and regulation interface. He specializes in chemical synthesis, laboratory processes, and
building science-forward cannabis companies. Lucas guides his clients through Health Canada’s Cannabis Regulations and the licensing process by working to create compliant business and scientific strategies for start-ups to publicly traded licensed producers
Brad
Hofman
Business Consultant - bizfincanvas.com
bizfincanvas.com
I provide my clients with business insights and efficiencies. I focus on creating business plans, developing detailed financial forecasts and financial needs analysis. We use the plans to pitch for investments. I also focus on business process re-engineering, automation, business reporting and developing dashboards and data analysis.
Stuart
Lambie
Secretary General - Medicinal Cannabis Europe
Medicinal Cannabis Europe
Stuart Lambie is Secretary-General of Medicinal Cannabis Europe. He previously worked for over 30 years in a leading company in the horticulture sector holding various positions, including responsibility for sustainability strategy and managing the organization’s public affairs activities. Stuart is currently Strategic Advisor at Hague Corporate Affairs.