NIHC Summit
September 16–18, 2026
Fashion Institute of Technology · New York City
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Meet the Speakers

Our Speakers

Patrick Atagi
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Patrick Atagi
President & CEO
National Industrial Hemp Council (NIHC)
Shannon Maher
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Shannon Maher
Dean, Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology
Fashion Institute of Technology
Kelley Kizzier
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Kelley Kizzier
Director of Materials and Manufacturing Innovation
Bezos Earth Fund
Yoshiki Matsuura
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Yoshiki Matsuura
Founder & Director
Nihon Asa (Japan Hemp Atelier)
Ryan Joseph Zaczynski
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Ryan Joseph Zaczynski
President & CEO
1937 International Corp.
Cameron McIntosh
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Cameron McIntosh
Owner & Founder
Americhanvre Cast Hemp
Larry Smart
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Larry Smart
Professor, School of Integrative Plant Science
Cornell University
Alex Teodorescu
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Alex Teodorescu
Sales Manager
Cretes
Maciej Kowalski
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Maciej Kowalski
Founder & CEO
Kombinat
Jeremy Klettke
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Jeremy Klettke
Founder & CEO
Davis Farms of Oregon
Paul Benhaim
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Paul Benhaim
Chairman
The Hemp Plastic Company
Dydy Leyson
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Dydy Leyson
Secretary-General
Asia International Hemp Federation (AIHF)
Mark D'Sa
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Mark D'Sa
Senior Vice President of Development
Panda Biotech
Clyde Carpenter
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Clyde Carpenter
Lab Manager
New York Fashion Innovation Center / RPI
Morris Beegle
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Morris Beegle
Co-Founder & Principal
Bio-Smart Group
Andrew Bish
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Andrew Bish
President
Hemp Feed Coalition
Zorodzai Maroveke
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Zorodzai Maroveke
CEO
Zimbabwe Industrial Hemp Trust
Raymond Zvavanyange
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Raymond Zvavanyange
Project Management Consultant
Lawrence Serbin
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Lawrence Serbin
President/Owner
Hemp Traders / Pure Fiber Innovations
Sandra Marquardt
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Sandra Marquardt
Founder & Presdent
On the Mark Consulting
Takehiro Daitoh
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Takehiro Daitoh
Creative Director
weavearth
Eric Singular
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Eric Singular
President
INCCert
Jen Adams
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Jen Adams
Founder and President
Choose Your Change
Buxton Midyette
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Buxton Midyette
Vice President of Marketing
Supima Cotton
Gohar Khan
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Gohar Khan
Chief Executive Officer
1937 East
Itsuko Tamao
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Itsuko Tamao
Founder
Japan Hemp Seed Association
Jonathan Miller
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Jonathan Miller
General Council
US Hemp Roundtable
Greg Wilson
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Greg Wilson
Founder
Hempwood
Joe Hickey
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Joe Hickey
President
Kentucky Hemp Growers Co-op Association
Ted Haney
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Ted Haney
Board Chair
Federation of Hemp Organizations
Trey Riddle
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Trey Riddle
Chief Financial Officer
IND HEMP
Tyler Mark
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Tyler Mark
Hemp Economist
University of Kentucky
Guillaume Delannoy
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Guillaume Delannoy
Vice-President
FRD-CODEM
Zafar Riaz
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Zafar Riaz
Co-Founder
Katas Hempstead
Nayyar Kazmi
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Nayyar Kazmi
Co-Founder
Katas Hempstead
Lakshmy Mahon
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Lakshmy Mahon
Executive Vice President
NIHC
David Knull
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David Knull
Managing Partner
Northstar Policy Navigation
Corby Miteff
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Corby Miteff
Co-Founder
KonopiUS
Alisa Harrison
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Alisa Harrison
Director, Communications
NIHC