Archives: Speakers

Teroeska Boterkooper is a Food Technologist by training, worked in the Dairy industry as Product Developer and Market Developer. Since 10 yrs she is working as Business Development Manager at NIZO, a CRO in the Food industry, delivering Better food and Health.  In that role, she follows market developments, identifies customer needs and together with her team delivers valuable propositions, creating value for and together with customers.

Bruce has a passion for entrepreneurship and making a positive difference in the world. He brings a wealth of experience in building strong technology driven companies, developing world-class teams, and positioning his companies in sectors driven by waves of public policy change. Bruce currently holds the positions of Founder and Chairman and CEO of Collective Growth Corporation; a special acquisition purpose company which went public on the NASDAQ exchange on May 1 2020. Bruce is a member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Compensation Committee for Mind Medicine Inc., Executive Chairman for Gage Cannabis Co., Chairman of the Advisory Board for Red Light Holland Corp., is co-founder and Non-Executive Chairman of Óskare Capital, on the Board of the Canadian Olympic Foundation, Co-Chairman and past CEO of Martello Technologies and is Co-founder and Chairman of Ruckify. Is an active investor with Slang Worldwide Inc and with OG DNA Genetics Inc. He is the Founder and Former Chairman and CEO of Canopy Growth Corporation (CGC/WEED).

Nathan Mison is the Vice President of Government and Stakeholder Relations at Fire & Flower. Prior to joining Fire & Flower, Mr. Mison was the Principal of Mison & Associates, a national consulting firm that focuses on government relations, stakeholder consultation and executive counsel. Nathan is the co-chair of the National Cannabis Working Group for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the Chair of the Alberta Cannabis Council. founding member of NorthCanvas, an ancillary cannabis incubator, a member of the Alberta Cannabis Stakeholder Group and a founding member of the Alberta Cannabis Retailers Association. Nathan volunteers his time as the President of the Valley Zoo Development Society and is the co-founder of Politics on Tap. He has been married to Stacey for 16 years and has 3 incredible children.

Having more than 20 years of experience in information technology enterprise implementations, Nicos has been instrumental in Dot.Cy’s own transformation by converting a general Microsoft Dynamics 365 consulting company into a leader in hospitality, travel and leisure business automation solutions by leveraging Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Azure technologies. Nicos is currently working with Dot.Cy’s internal product teams and clients in the development of guest-centric, cloud-based, innovative business and operational solutions for the hospitality industry, leveraging Microsoft Dynamics 365 enterprise features and solutions ecosystem.

Miriama is a General Manager for Marketing at Arti Grafiche Julia. Started in 2019, brings a strong semiconductor background utilizing years of experience in NXPs MIFARE.

Nowadays, the team around Miriama focuses on making ECO RFID cards accessible to industries to minimize their ecological footprint while maintaining cost and performance excellence.