Bruce Linton, Jim Belushi, Tim Seymour, Kevin Murphy, 60+ Speakers To Discuss The Business Of Cannabis In Chicago Next Week

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Oct 18, 2019, 08:02 ET

DETROIT, Oct. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Benzinga, a financial technology company centered on delivering actionable trading insights, is announcing the complete speaker lineup for the upcoming Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference taking place Oct. 22-23 in Chicago at the Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel.

This investor-focused, two-day event will feature more than 60 hand-picked speakers and over 35 companies with strong business models that were curated by the Benzinga Cannabis team.

In addition, the event will offer networking spaces and time and panels on numerous topics such as cannabis stocks, listing on the NASDAQ and cannabis policy development.

Benzinga CEO Jason Raznick and Benzinga Cannabis Managing Director Javier Hasse will be joined by high-profile speakers including:

Charlie Bachtell, CEO & Co-Founder, Cresco Labs
Jim Belushi, Actor, Founder & Chairman, Belushi Farms
Bruce Linton, Executive Chairman, Gage Cannabis
Tim Seymour, CIO, Seymour Asset Management
Kevin Murphy, CEO, Acreage Holdings
Jay Heller, Head of Capital Markets, NASDAQ
Alan Brochstein, Founder, 420 Investor and New Cannabis Ventures
Axel Bernabe, Assistant Counsel, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
Greg Chin, Partner, CohnReznick
Brad Rogers, CEO, Red White & Bloom
Giadha Aguirre de Carcer, Founder and CEO, New Frontier Data
Jim Keough, CFO, Sundial Growers
Matt Markiewicz, Managing Director, THCX: The Cannabis ETF
Beth Stavola, CSO & Director, iAnthus
Michael Lavery, Principal, Piper Jaffray
Keith Strachan, President, MediPharm Labs
Andrew Carter, Associate Vice President, Stifel
Robert Kelly, Director of Investor Relations, Aurora Cannabis Inc.
Kelly Cassidy, Illinois State Representative
Codie Sanchez, Managing Director, Cresco Capital Partners
Kris Krane, President, 4Front Ventures
Michael Boniello, Managing Director, Poseidon Asset Management
Jessica Billingsley, CEO, Akerna

The Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference is the premier gathering of cannabis entrepreneurs and investors in North America. No other conference offers the level of access and seamlessness of interaction between entrepreneurs building future billion-dollar cannabis enterprises and the investors whose capital will make that happen.

"The Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference brings together a curated list of movers and shakers in the cannabis, hemp and CBD spaces. We've seen dozens of deals close, or originate, at Benzinga Cannabis events. This Chicago gathering will be no exception," says Javier Hasse. "20 people from our team will be there working hard to ensure the event is productive like no other. See you there!"

SOURCE Benzinga