Featured Speakers

Featured Speakers

The 2026 Ohio Cannabis Health & Business Summit proudly features a diverse and dynamic lineup of speakers representing the leading voices in cannabis, healthcare, law, policy, and entrepreneurship. This year’s speaker roster includes nationally recognized experts, policymakers, patient advocates, legal professionals, and trailblazing business founders — all coming together to share insights that educate, challenge, and inspire. 

With the cannabis industry rapidly evolving in Ohio and beyond, OCHBS offers attendees an unmatched opportunity to learn directly from the people driving innovation, shaping legislation, and transforming lives through cannabis via engaging keynotes, thought-provoking panels, and interactive Q&A sessions.

Voices of the Summit

Discover the industry leaders and pioneers driving the conversations this year at OCHBS.
Speaker Industry

Mike Goral

Partner

Verdant Strategies

Dustin Hoxworth

Co-Founder & Editor-at-Large

Fat Nugs Magazine

Hirsh Jain

Founder

Ananda Strategy

Jack Grover

Co-Founder & CEO

Grove Bags

Gibran Washington

CEO

Ethos Cannabis

Savannah Harris

Retail Purchasing Manager

FarmaceuticalRx

Ricardo Baca

Founder & CEO

Grasslands Agency

Adam Thomarios

CEO

Klutch Cannabis

Blake Brandon

Ohio State Sales Manager

Standard Farms

Ethan Hughes

Team Lead

Locals Cannabis

Daniel Padilla

CEO

Ironwood Strategy Partners

Jo Jacobson

Co-Founder

Rove Brand

Anthony Surace

Purchasing Manager

Bloom Medicinals

Jim Berry

Director of Cultivation

Harvestry LLC

Amy Larson

Senior VP (Sales & Marketing)

Rx Green Technologies

Alex DeFazio

CEO

The High Index

Jordan Tritt

CEO

The Panther Group and BDSA

Owen Meade

Wholesale Sales Manager

Grow Ohio

Aaron Dubois

VP (Marketing)

Story Cannabis

Kate Miller

Co-Founder and CEO

Miss Grass

Thomas Mikulski

Co-Founder

Tom & Berry

Mehka King

Founder

CashColorCannabis

Michael McCamey

Lead Dispensary Agent

Klutch Cannabis

AJ Caraballo

Retail Director

Amplify Dispensary

Aaron Nino

VP of Operations

UB Good

Mei-Ling Campbell

Founder

Higher Dama Consulting

Fabio Salerno

CEO

Ohio Green Systems

Rick Bashkoff

CEO

LIT Alerts

Dom "Mr. Puffaluffagus" Fountain

Lead Budtender

INSA/Zips

Cody Neidig

Head of Cultivation

Pure Ohio Wellness

Gillian McCracken

Regional General Manager

Locals Cannabis Dispensary

Jabari A. Shaw

Associate

Vorys

Michael M. Stojsavljevic

Associate

Vorys

Adrienne Krantz

Purchaser

Standard Wellness + The Forest Dispensaries

Patrick Wurzbacher

Strategy + Analytics Manager

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Stacy Litke

VP, Banking Programs

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OCHBS is Ohio’s Stage for Cannabis Innovation

OCHBS is where the cannabis community shows up — where the business of cannabis happens, connections are made, and partnerships drive real growth across the industry.