AMCA UIC Conference 2026
“Our strength is in our breadth”
AMCA UIC Conference 2026 Program
DAY 1
Thursday 26 February
DAY 2
Friday 27 February
DAY 3
Saturday 28 February
ALL
26–28 February
Dan Haslam Memorial Award – Call for Nominations
AMCA UIC Conference 2026 Sponsors
PLATINUM SPONSOR
SILVER SPONSORS
CONFERENCE APP SPONSOR
WELCOME DRINKS SPONSOR
BRONZE SPONSORS
COFFEE CART SPONSORS
PRESCRIBERS WORKSHOP SPONSOR
MEDIA PARTNER
AMCA UIC Conference 2026 Speakers
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Dedi Meiri PhD MSc
Head, Laboratory of Cancer Biology & Cannabinoid Research
Peter Grinspoon MD
Physician
Mass. General Hospital
Bonni Goldstein
CEO and co-founder of Goldstein Wellness
Alfredo Pascal
CFA
Strategic & Financial Adviser
Deepak Anand
President,
ASDA Consultancy Services
Dustin Sulak DO
Osteopathic Physician & General Practitioner
Hunter Land PhD MS
Chief Executive Officer
Lupvindol Bioscience
Justin Kander MS
Patient-Reported Outcomes Specialist
E.R.I.C. Cancer Playbook
Jordon Tishler MD
President & Founder of the Association of Cannabinoid Specialists
SPEAKERS & PANELISTS
Shannon Arenson
Pharmacist/
Head of clinical engagement
Medibis/Blue Mountain Global
Rick Savone
Senior Vice President of Global Government Relations at Aurora
David Gunn MD CCFP FRACGP
Harm Reduction
General Practitioner
Fiona Patten
AMCA Deputy Chair
Nick Pateras
CEO, Roberge Management Consulting
Sharon Bentley
CEO, Medical Cannabis Australia
Jim Connell GP
Chief Medical Officer
Cannatrek Group
Gabriel Younes
Product Manager
easykind
Michael Sassano
Founder & Interim CEO of SOMAÍ Pharmaceuticals
Dr Teresa Nicoletti
AMCA Co-Founder & Chair/Partner, Mills Oakley
Justin Sinclair
Chief Scientific Officer, Australian Natural Therapeutics Group
Andrew Proudfoot
McInnes Wilson Lawyers (MCW)
Nicole McIntosh
Nursing Lecturer,
Western Sydney University
Jeremy Lim BSc MBBS FASLM
Physician, Whole Being Medical, National Institute of Integrative Medicine
Atiyyah Ferouz
CEO & Founder,
AgCann Consultancy Ltd
Jason Frost
Director,
Pro Patria Centre
Alanna Lean
Quality & Compliance Manager, MCA
Chad Walkaden
CEO,
OnTracka
Dr Adel Zarei
Chief Operating Officer,
PharmaCrop
Jake Golding
Director & Founder,
PharmaGreen
Ashleigh Osborne MHlthSc (Hons I) PhD
Medical & Research Director, Medigrowth Australia
Felix Sedal MBBS
Medical practitioner
Chief Medical Officer,
Medibis
Hon. Dr Brian Walker MLC
WA Legislative Council &
Legalise Cannabis WA
Nicholas Lintzeris MBBS PhD FAChAM
NSW Health SESLHD
Sharon Miller
Proprieter &
Consultant Pharmacist,
MediGreen Dipensary Bentleigh
Dr Will Tregoning
CEO,
Unharm
Lisa Jane Dick
Nurse Practitioner,
Leura Wellness, MINT Clinic
& ReLeaf Clinics
Simone O’Brien
Nurse Practitioner,
Bodhi Nurse & Humacology
Thomas Sobik
Director, Global Business Development Pharma, HNC
DSM-Firmenich
James Slade MD
BSc (Kin)
Medical Director
Mediflora Organic Clinic
Deb Ranson
Clinical Nurse Consultant
Queensland Health
Australian Catholic University
The New Clinic
Andrew Kavasilas
Founder
Medical Cannabis Limited
Arjan Roskam
Founder
Green House Seeds
Chris Hicks
Klip Payment Solutions
Clare Barker
Principal Consultant
Honahlee
Geoff Bloom
Lawyer
Mills Oakley
Shaye Harty
General Manager
Byron Bay Bio Pty Ltd
Kate Chisholm
Curious Collective
Mark Hardy MB BS
Director of Medical Services Drug Health Services SWSLHD
Dr Michael Mayne
President, Remidose Aerosols
Founder & President
Health Consulting Canada
Rhys Cohen
Policy Officer
Penington Institute
Nick Pincombe
Pharmacist Prescriber
Veterans’ Medication
Review Service
