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Nick Pateras is Managing Director, Europe at Materia, where he oversees the company’s operations across Germany, Malta and the UK. Materia is an EU GMP certified manufacturer and distributor of medical cannabis and CBD products across the burgeoning European market.

Previously, Nick served as Vice President, Strategy at Lift & Co., Canada’s leading cannabis education and insights platform. He is a regular speaker at cannabis conferences across North America and Europe and taught the Cannabis Business Fundamentals course at George Brown College in Toronto in 2018-19.

Prior to his time in cannabis, Nick spent several years in the pharmaceutical sector with Johnson & Johnson Inc, managing various category-leading OTC and Health & Beauty businesses.

Steven is a multi-award-winning CX, design and branding expert. He has over 20 years’ experience developing innovative user-centric programmes from tier one Fortune 500 brands to start-ups and non-profits. He specialises in bringing brands and experiences to life through engaging user-led experiences. Steven has developed a reputation as a creative innovator and trusted advisor that puts the user experience at the heart of everything he does.