Asa Waldstein is founder and principal of the regulatory consulting company Supplement Advisory Group that specializes in marketing risk analysis and practical marketing solutions in the web, social media, and product labels. Asa is a Certified Clinical Herbalist (CCH) with 20 years of experience implementing compliant marketing strategies and cGMP manufacturing processes in the dietary supplement and hemp industries.
Asa has formulated, manufactured, and marketed hundreds of products in a compliant manner and has helped oversee three FDA CFR 111 inspections without any 483s. Asa is Chair of AHPA's (American Herbal Products Association) Cannabis Committee. His Regulatory Education Series platform hosts free events for the community on FDA/FTC enforcement trend analysis, social media marketing principles, and manufacturing efficiency principles.
Dr. Capano holds a BSN and an MSN from the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a BS in neuroscience from the University of Miami. She earned her doctoral degree at Thomas Jefferson
University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude and was awarded the Sandra Festa Ryan award for Outstanding Creativity and Innovation.
Dr Capano was the first doctoral candidate of any discipline who focused on cannabinoid science under the guidance of the Lambert Center for the Study of Medicinal Cannabis and Hemp at
Thomas Jefferson University.
Dr. Capano is currently a faculty member of the Lambert Center and a Senior Fellow in the Institute of Emerging Health Professions. Her clinical practice as a family nurse practitioner
includes primary care, with a focus on sexual and reproductive medicine.
Shane MacGuill conducts research and provides strategic analysis on all aspects of the global tobacco, nicotine and cannabis industries - working with a range of stakeholders to map the potential evolution and intersection of these industries. Working with a range of industry players including international manufacturers and companies in the supply chain, he contributes to discussions on industry trends and strategic development.
A frequent contributor to the mainstream and business media including CNBC, Reuters, the Economist, Bloomberg, the Financial Times, the Sunday Times and the Times of London.
Allison Justice graduated Clemson University with a Ph.D. in Plant and Environmental Science. After graduation, Dr. Justice joined the cannabis industry, teaming up with OutCo LLC., a vertically integrated cannabis producer in San Diego, CA. She pioneered industry research focused on controlled agricultural lighting and post-harvest production.
Currently, Dr. Justice is founder and CEO of The Hemp Mine, a South Carolina based vertically integrated hemp company. In addition to farming 30 acres, The Hemp Mine supplies premium hemp young plants bred in house across the US. Additionally, THM conducts contract research for a wide range of vendors providing real results on a large-scale setting. The Hemp Mine produces a wide array of consumer products ranging from smokable flower to topicals to tinctures of different concentrations for both humans and animals. These consumer products are sold in over 1,500 retail stores in the southeast.
Vanessa Snyder has a strong passion for health and overall well-being stemming from her studies in nutrition. This led her into the hemp industry, where today she serves as the Business Development Director for Hemp and Botanicals within Eurofins, an industry-leading nutrient, contaminant and microbiology laboratory with 80+ years of experience. In her role, she assists the hemp industry in meeting needs for reliable testing and development of sound quality programs, while continuing to drive support for regulation and standardization within the industry. With over 10 years of experience in food, beverage, feed and dietary supplement industries, Vanessa applies her learned knowledge to aid those working with hemp in maintaining safe, high-quality products to further opportunities throughout the industry.
Vanessa is proud to serve on the Board of Directors for the Hemp Feed Coalition and is an active member of the US Hemp Roundtable, Council for Responsible Nutrition, the American Herbal Products Association, AOAC International and the United Natural Products Alliance. Vanessa holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in Dietetics and has served as Treasurer for the Wisconsin Institute of Food Technologists and as Secretary for the Wisconsin Lab Association.
Kate has 14 years of marketing and communications experience in both established and emerging industries such as Cannabis and CBD. As Director of Client Strategy for Brightfield Group, Kate works with a variety of organizations, including CBD/Cannabis, Pharmaceutical, and mainstream CPG clients helping both product and marketing teams make data-driven decisions. Kate received her M.B.A. from DePaul University's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, and her B.A. in Anthropology and French from DePaul University.
