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
Michael Beird
VP - Treasury Management Services
Southwest Capital Bank
Megan Bennett
Manager, MRB Compliance
Wright-Patt Credit Union
Eric Berlin
Head of Cannabis Sector
Dentons
Jack Blaeser
Founder and CEO
Mosaic
Jay Caplan
Principal
Tuross Group
Chris Chick
CEO
CFG Bank
Marc Claybon
Principal, Tax Group
Crowe
Adam Crabtree
Founder and CEO
NCS Analytics
Susan Crum
Senior Cannabis and Hemp Banking Relationship Manager
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
Bill Gallagher
VP of Sales
FundCanna
delene gilbert
VP, Treasury Management Officer – Specialty Banking
Prism Bank
Oliver Gutierrez-Garcia
AVP Client Services Manager
Union Bank & Trust
Rowen Halog
Vice President of Client Services
Empyreal Logistics
Christopher Harding
Chair
Massachusets Cannabis Control Commision
Drew Harris
Director of Sales & ProductQredible
Jonathan Havens
Chair, Regulatory & Compliance Practice Group
Saul Ewing
Ashley Hess
Cannabis Banking Manager
Jonestown Bank & Trust (JBT)
Lyla Hunt
Director of Public Health and Education
New York Office of Cannabis Management
Abby Kaufmann
Commercial Director
CRB Monitor
Ed Keating
Chief Economist
Emerald Intel
Erin Gorman Kirk
Cannabis Ombudsman
State of Connecticut
Tyler Klimas
Principal
Leaf Street 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
Green Check Verified
Tausif Lodi
Head of Business Development
Signal Financial FCU
Jennifer Makris
Strategic Advisor
Verdant Strategies
Terry Mendez
CEO
Safe Harbor Institutional
Jacob Miller
COO
Paybotic
Scott Miller
President and CEO
United Prairie Bank
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
Erin O’Donnell
Founding Partner
American Cannabis Bankers Association
Austin Ownbey
Antitrust Partner
Akerman
Nicole Perry
Director of CannaFirst National Sales
CannaFirst Financial
Tyler Priest
Chief Revenue Officer
Green Leaf Business Solutions
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
Jacques Santucci
President and Founder
Opus Consulting
Jill Scher
Managing Director
CBIZ
Anthony Serio
COO and Co-Founder
7T World
Jim Shepard
S.V.P. Cannabis Banking Manager
First Fidelity Bank
Scott Solomon
CEO
Operational Security Solutions (OSS)
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
Khadijah Tribble
Managing Director of the Office of Policy and Government Affairs
Maryland Cannabis Administration
Daniel Vallejo
BSA Officer
Bridgewater Bank
Chris Van Dyck
Partner - Cannabis Banking Lead
Cogent Law
Chris Violas
Founder and CEO
Blaze
Jeff Walker
Chief Treasury and Risk Operations Officer
Herring Bank
Beau Whitney
Chief Economist
Whitney Economics
Joe Zahaitis
President
Zahaitis Consulting