Posted on Aug. 1, 2014, 2:31 p.m.
June 30, 2014
Canadian Cannabis Industry Panel – moderated by Alan Brochstein
Mike Withrow
Mike Withrow is founder of North American BioExtracts Inc., an extraction technology equipment company and Biocell Labs Inc. and has served as VP of Business Development in two nutracuetical companies. He brings an in-depth knowledge of supplement innovation, ingredients, is well connected in the ingredients and natural health product industry. Mike is a valued member of any team and is capable of managing intellectual property, ingredient research, extraction technologies and formulation. He also has a keen understanding of animal and human testing, grant funding, and product and market development of a company’s nutraceutical ingredient and finished product strategies. Mike is a board member of a publicly traded mining and exploration company and is a board Member of the Saskatoon Berry Council of Canada.
Mr. Withrow continues to consult to nutracuetical companies and has been instrumental in helping companies in very different industries receive over $3,800,000 in grant money. He was a founding partner of BFuel Canada Ltd., a planned bio-diesel facility in Lethbridge AB. Prior to BFuel Mike co-founded CBN Systems Inc., a company that unified and patented all known color spaces via the “CBN Code” and linked spectrophotometry to user friendly designer software and a colour formulation system. Early in his career Mike founded PowerTrader Inc., which was the first company to offer real-time financial data via a stand-alone MS Windows platform and on the Internet. Prior to that Mike was a floor trader on the Vancouver Stock Exchange.
Brayden Sutton
Brayden R. Sutton is a true cannabis capitalist – a pioneer in the sector who has been investing in public and private cannabis companies for over 5 years, watching this exciting sector finally come to life. He’s been involved heavily in the equity markets as an independent investor, financier and analyst for over 12 years. In addition to that, he’s connected to many of the patients and physicians in the space, giving him the advantage of quickly identifying the legitimate vs the not-so-legitimate companies right away. Due to his early adoption of social media he has also captured a large, engaged audience online.
He has been on the front-line of the debate in Canada as the MMAR has transitioned to the MMPR; working closely with the top businesses trying to establish themselves in the sector, as well as the activists who are working hard to give the sector the balance it needs.
Brayden has founded many leading web sites in this sector and others. He also works closely with Alan Brochstein, CFA, of 420Investor.com, as Alan’s Canadian Analyst, providing intel and analysis for thousands of US investors and many funds. Further to that, he currently consults as a cannabis-business expert for several of the top Canadian companies listed on the TSX.V and Canadian Securities Exchange.
Denis Arsenault
Denis is both a natural leader and a successful entrepreneur. Denis built, ran and sold 10 profitable businesses over the past 30 years. As CEO of ORGANIGRAM, Denis now directs his entrepreneurial and business building instincts on growing ORGANIGRAM into a sustainable and successful employer for the community, his partners and investors. His vast knowledge in building successful businesses has helped to establish a strong management team and modern production facility that is ready to meet the challenges of this emerging and exciting field.
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