Chicago

August 4,2020

John Giammanco

General Manager of Delivery Services, Coastal Dispensary

I am a business operations manager with over 12 years of experience in food & beverage, and 4 years of experience in retail cannabis. I have managed four restaurant openings, one high end cannabis dispensary, and founded a successful cannabis delivery service. In my spare time I teach Brazilian JiuJitsu and volunteer as a youth baseball and soccer coach.

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Speakers

Meet our 2020 conference speakers

David Banks

Vice President, Global Food & Beverage

Eric Eslao

CEO, Défoncé

Tess Kofoid

Senior Director, Communications, Marketing & Brand Strategy, Solful

Michael Magallanes

Founder and Executive Chef, Opulent Chef

Elise McDonough

Brand Manager, Confections, CannaCraft

Paul Pedersen

CEO, Nextleaf Solutions

Chris Sayegh

CEO, The Herbal Chef

Kristine Sherred

Food Reporter, Writer, Journalist

Matthew Stockard

Executive Chef, Chef Matt Cooks. Cannabis & CBD Chef Consulting

Nancy Whiteman

Co-Founder & CEO, Wana Brands

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