CBX 2026 Speaker Roster

2026 Cannabis Banking eXperience Speakers

Meet the national thought leaders joining ACB in New Mexico for the 2026 Cannabis Banking eXperience.

CBX brings together experts in banking, compliance, risk, payments, lending, insurance, legal, accounting, fintech, data, public policy, and cannabis financial services for two days of practical education and real industry conversation.

30+ national thought leaders

27 sessions and panels

2 days in New Mexico

100+ banking and industry leaders

Experts across the cannabis financial services ecosystem

CBX speakers represent the many disciplines required to build, supervise, support, and grow responsible cannabis banking programs.

BSA

Compliance & risk

BSA/AML, fraud, risk assessment, due diligence, monitoring, insurance, and program oversight.

PAY

Payments & treasury

Payments, cash management, treasury services, merchant strategy, payments rules, and innovation.

LEND

Lending & credit

Cannabis lending, credit risk, collateral, documentation, recovery, and portfolio management.

IND

Industry strategy

Data, policy, public markets, accounting, legal developments, marketing, and growth strategy.

Meet the 2026 CBX speakers

Speaker roster is subject to change as additional sessions and participants are finalized.

Michael Beird

VP of Treasury Services at Southwest Capital Bank and Co-Founder at ACB

TreasuryBanking

Danielle Boyle

Specialty Banking Manager at Dart Bank

BankingProgram Management

Heather Carrasco, PhD

Assistant Professor, University of New Mexico

AcademiaAccounting

Dana Chaves

Director of Strategic Business Development, Lüt

PaymentsStrategy

Adam Crabtree

CEO at NCS Analytics

DataAnalytics

Melissa K. Diaz, CPA

CFO & Co-Founder, High Rock Accounting

AccountingFinance

Justin Fischer

CEO & Co-Founder at RiskScout

RiskFintech

Delene Gilbert

VP Director of Cannabis Banking, Prism Bank

BankingLeadership

Alex Hearding

Founder & President, Red Wolf Risk

RiskBSA/AML

Danielle Hernandez

Cannabis Practice Director, Gilbert Insurance Group

InsuranceRisk

Beth Herring

VP BSA and Deposit Compliance Officer

BSACompliance

Abby Kaufmann

Commercial Director, CRB Monitor

DataCRB Monitor

Steven Kemmerling

CEO at CRB Monitor

DataIntelligence

Stacy Litke

VP of Banking Programs, Green Check

Banking ProgramsCompliance

Jennifer Makris, MBA

Cannabis Cash Queen and Emcee for CBX

EmceeCash Management

Ron Mazursky

Managing Director at PayGility

PaymentsStrategy

Linda Odom

Partner at K&L Gates

LegalPayments

Erin O'Donnell

Co-Founder at ACB

ACBEducation

Cat Packer

Director of Drug Markets and Legal Regulation

PolicyLegal Regulation

Nicole Perry

Director of National Sales, CannaFirst Financial

SalesFinance

David Peterson

Chief Innovation Officer at First National Bankers Bank

InnovationBanking

Jim Petkovits

Vice President, WesPay

PaymentsRules

Tony Repanich

President & CEO at Shield Compliance

ComplianceBanking Programs

Marvin Revoal

Director of Regulatory Strategy & Business Development, CannXperts

Regulatory StrategyBusiness Development

Ted Robinson

Chief Strategy Officer & Co-Founder, CTrust

StrategyCredit

Lisa Beck Schuck

Owner, Sync'd Strategies

MarketingStrategy

Andy Shelley

Founder/CEO, CannXperts

ConsultingCannabis Industry

Kirsten Trusko

Founder at EMC

PaymentsEMC

Chris Van Dyck

Partner at Cogent Law

LegalLending

Join these speakers at CBX 2026.

Attend the Cannabis Banking eXperience in New Mexico for practical education, high-value networking, and direct conversation with leaders shaping the future of cannabis financial services.