TESTIMONIALS FROM SYMPOSIUM ATTENDEES AND SPEAKERS
Listen to what our Attendees and Speakers had to say afterwards on LinkedIn!
Grateful for the opportunity to attend the Association for Cannabis Banking Symposium in New Mexico. Being surrounded by professionals committed to safe, compliant, and forward-thinking financial services in the cannabis industry is encouraging as we continue to shape the future of cannabis banking. Thank you to again to all the speakers, attendees and a special thanks to Erin O'Donnell and Michael Beird, and the Association for Cannabis Banking for hosting an incredible event.
Jennifer Makris, Director of Banking and Compliance – Cannabiz Media
Thank you to Erin O'Donnell and Michael Beird and the Association for Cannabis Banking for inviting me to speak at the 7th Annual Cannabis Symposium in New Mexico last week! It was an honor to be part of the conversation around the future of cannabis banking and to share the stage with such insightful and passionate panelists. Conferences like this remind me just how strong and driven this industry is. I’m grateful for the opportunity to contribute and keep learning alongside so many dedicated professionals.
Nicole Perry, Director of Sales – CannaFirst Financial
What a fabulous event! Erin O'Donnell and Michael Beird. You two are the best! So great to see Jennifer Makris, MBA, Kevin Hart.
Dana Chaves, Chief Business Development Officer - Lüt
Always a pleasure to spend time with you, Jennifer Jennifer Makris, MBA and Cannabiz Media. Dana Chaves was the icing on the cake. Thanks to the Association for Cannabis Banking for a great event! THANK YOU! It was a privilege for Green Check to be a sponsor and to spend time with so many brilliant, passionate people!
Kevin Hart, Founder/CEO – Green Check
Heading home from the Association for Cannabis Banking Symposium, where I had the opportunity to speak with banking and regulatory professionals about cash management solutions in the cannabis industry. A huge thank you to Erin O'Donnell, CBP, CMM, DES and James Michael Beird, MBA, CBPA, CBP for organizing such a wonderful event! I’m honored to have contributed. In a world quickly adapting to AI and streamlined automations, one truth still holds: nothing beats being in the room. In-person meetings, genuine conversations, and collaborative brainstorming with industry peers are irreplaceable when it comes to solving shared challenges.
Joe Wentzell, Vice President of Revenue – National Secure Transport
Had the best time speaking for the Association for Cannabis Banking last week in New Mexico! Met so many interesting people and learned so much. I was the newbie at this event, yet I was made to feel welcome and included which enhanced my experience and allowed me to interact and meet so many people. Thank you, Erin O'Donnell and Michael Beird for having me!
Lisa Beck Schuck, Owner/Founder – Sync’d Strategies
This was a great conference, bringing together every segment of the CRB business as well as the banking, regulatory and technology stakeholders. If you were not at this year’s symposium, you need to make a note RIGHT NOW to attend next years meeting.
David Peterson, Chief Innovations Officer – First National Bankers Bank
It has truly been an incredible experience attending and speaking at the 7th annual Cannabis Banking Symposium in Albuquerque, NM! The best part was being surrounded by professionals who share in the same passion of contributing to the evolution of the cannabis banking landscape and are consistently working to improve how we engage with and serve our legal, licensed cannabis business operators. I’m eager to bring back all that I learned to share with my team to ensure we are doing all we can to improve what financial services look like for the legal cannabis Industry. A heartfelt thank you to Erin O'Donnell and James Michael Beird for inviting us to the home office of the ACB for an amazing reception and for making this event possible. Here’s to continued growth and innovation of the Association for Cannabis Banking , and I look forward to getting more involved!
Delene Gilbert, Vice President Cannabis Banking – Prism Bank
By any and every measure, a fantastic event! An enormous shout-out to to Erin O’Donnell, Michael Beird, Association for Cannabis Banking, and NASCUS. It was a great privilege for me to have joined the stage with such an illustrious group of speakers! Cogent Law will be back next year!
Chris Van Dyck, Partner – Cogent Law Group
Such a great Symposium, privilege to be a part of it.
Jim Petkovits, Vice President Event and Education - WesPay
Stayed tuned for my Tribal and Nevada report on Cannabis Coast to Coast news - it's very different this week! We shot it from the Tribal Casino of Santa Ana Star in Bernalillo New Mexico under the big stunning skies as we were attending the Cannabis Banking symposium sponsored and founded by Erin O'Donnell and Michael Beird of the Association of Cannabis Banking and NASCUS. T H A N K Y O U! The days were filled with amazing speakers & curated panels from Cannabis Banking, Credit Union Supervisors Association, Banking Regulators/ Compliance, Risk Management and CRB’s.
Tina Tasaka, Reporter/Journalist – Pro Cannabis Media
I’ve got this on my radar for 2026! Looks like such a fantastic event.
Mary Morrison, Director Education – NEACH
What a great event! Enjoyed meeting everyone and the good content. Looking forward to seeing everyone at EMC's Fifth Annual Out of the Weeds at K&LGates' DC office on September 2nd.
Linda Odom, Partner – K&L Gates LLP
Enchanted by the incredible insights, connections, and knowledge shared during the 7th Annual Cannabis Banking Symposium in New Mexico last week! Big thanks to NASCUS and Association for Cannabis Banking for bringing financial institutions, payment solutions, consultants, accountants, and data providers together to dive into some of the most pressing and challenging pieces of servicing this evolving industry. The agenda truly had something for everyone involved in this vital sector of the legal cannabis industry! It was an honor to be included on the agenda as a speaker for "Understanding Cannabis Business Models" and "Rescheduling is NOT a Panacea - Implications of Rescheduling" and to present to such an engaged audience.
Abby Kaufmann, Commercial Director - CRB Monitor
Truly a pleasure to be part of this event!
CannXperts
Really great conference! I learned a lot and made some great connections! Great job Erin!!
Shannon Cox, Chief Operations Officer – Southwest Capital Bank