PBC 2026 SPEAKERS
Keynote Speakers
Eric Taubel
Executive Director
Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management
Stephanie Rietz
Dispensary Manager
Anoka Cannabis Company
Joshua Sanderlin
Commissioner
Delaware Office of the Marijuana Commissioner
Panel SpeakerS
Michael Andrud
Founder and CEO
Lüt
Eric Berlin
Head of Cannabis Sector
Dentons
Megan Bennett
Manager, MRB Compliance
Wright-Patt Credit Union
Jay Caplan
CEO
LJ Capital Partners
Adam Crabtree
Founder and CEO
NCS Analytics
Marc Claybon
Principal, Tax Group
Crowe
Susan Crum
Senior Cannabis and Hemp Banking Relationship Manage
Dart Bank
Marshall Custer
Partner
Husch Blackwell
Paul Evangelista
EVP, Consumer Lending and Payments
Needham Bank
Lewis Fogg
AVP Cannabis Banking
FourLeaf Federal Credit Union
Kraig Fox
Founder and CEO
Reklaim
delene gilbert
VP, Treasury Management Officer – Specialty Banking
Prism Bank
Robert Goebel
President & CEO
Greenbax Marketplace
Oliver Gutierrez-Garcia
AVP Client Services Manager
Union Bank & Trust
Brian Fitzpatrick
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Qredible
Rowen Halog
Vice President of Client Services
Empyreal Logistics
Christopher Harding
Chair
Massachusets Cannabis Control Commision
Jonathan Havens
Chair, Regulatory & Compliance Practice Group
Saul Ewing
Ashley Hess
Cannabis Banking Manager
Jonestown Bank & Trust (JBT)
Kristin Jordan
General Counsel
Canna Planet
Ed Keating
Chief Economist
Emerald Intel
Steven Kemmerling
Founder & CEO
CRB Monitor
Tyler Klimas
Principal
Leafs treet Strategies
Alex Leonowicz
Chair Cannabis Industry Group
Howard & Howard
Deborah Lin
AVP, Senior CRB Banking Lead
Blue Sky Bank
Stacy Litke
VP of Banking Programs
Greencheck
Tausif Lodi
Head of Business Development
Signal Financial FCU
Jacob Miller
COO
Paybotic
Terry Mendez
CEO
Safe Harbor
Fred Moosally
Director
D.C. Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA)
Michael Moran
Special Investigations Manager
AML/BSA Compliance - Valley Bank
Scott Moskol
Co-Chair Cannabis Practice
Blank Rome
Austin Ownbey
Antitrust Partner
Akerman
Nicole Perry
Director of CannaFirst National Sales
CannaFirst Financial
Don Raleigh III
Revenue Operations
Evolve Payments
Ari Raptis
Founder and CEO
National Secure Transport
Tony Repanich
President & CEO
Shield Compliance
Tabatha Robinson
Director
Maryland Cannabis Administration
Crystal Rodriguez-Dabney
Cannabis Control Board Member
NYS Office of Cannabis Management
Jacques Santucci
President and Founder
Opus Consulting
Anthony Serio
COO and Co-Founder
7T World
Scott Solomon
CEO
Operational Security Solutions (OSS)
Adam Stettner
CEO
FundCanna
Peter Su
Director of Specialty Banking
First Central Savings Bank
Kaushik Subramanian
Chief Revenue Officer
Leaflink
Laura Taylor
Director of Cannabis Compliance
Credit Union 1
Jeff Walker
Chief Treasury and Risk Operations Officer
Herring Bank
Daniel Vallejo
BSA Officer
Bridgewater Bank
Chris Van Dyck
Partner
Cogent law
Chris Violas
Founder and CEO
Blaze
Joe Zahaitis
President
Zahaitis Consulting