PRESENTERS
Christopher Leavitt
Voyager Genetics, Former Compound Genetics, Portugal
Entrepreneur, Tissue Culture Scientist, Plant Breeder
Expert In: Breeding and Selection, Tissue Culture, Operations
Atiyyah Ferouz
AgCann Consulting, Germany
Consultant and Educator | Plant Scientist | Entrepreneur
Expert In: Post-Processing, Compliance, Tissue Culture
Natalia Lopez
Head Grower, Thai Stick, Thailand
Cultivation and Team/Facilities Operation
Expert In: Full-stack cultivation management for high quality production
Sonny Moerenhunt
Cultivators, Netherlands
Cultivation Research and Education
Expert In: Greenhouse Cultivation and Environmental Controls
Atiyyah Ferouz
Consultant and Educator | Plant Scientist | Entrepreneur
Expert In: Post-Processing, Compliance, Tissue Culture
Atiyyah obtained her Bachelor of Science with an Honors Specialization in Biology from Western University. She completed her Master of Science in genetic engineering and plant biotechnology through a collaboration between Western University and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Atiyyah entered the cannabis industry as a Tissue Culture Lab Manager in 2018 and subsequently gained experience in cannabis cultivation, postharvest processing, quality assurance, and regulatory affairs. In 2020, she founded AgCann Consultancy, a consulting firm specializing in the development and optimization of operations, quality assurance, and tissue culture processes in emerging markets. She has worked with clients across five continents and is passionate about the globalization of the cannabis industry.
Natalia brings over a decade of experience in commercial cannabis cultivation and post-harvest processing. Her journey following this plant around the world started in the hills of the Emerald Triangle in Northern California and continued with a transition closer to her Iberian roots in Portugal's thriving medical market. Since 2022 she has been based in Thailand managing the operations for Thai Stick, one of the country's premier cannabis farms. Natalia has experience with a range of systems including light-deprivation hoop houses, automated hybrid-greenhouses, indoor hydroponic as well as expertise growing in substrates including living soil, coco peat and rockwool.
Natalia Lopez
Head Grower, Thai Stick, Thailand
Expert in: Cultivation, Operations
Sonny has been consulting growers for years on cannabis cultivation in countries where medicinal cannabis is legalized. His cultivation experience and expertise is strengthened as result of his involvement in trials at Wageningen University.
Not surprisingly, Sonny holds a master’s degree in plant science from Wageningen University with greenhouse horticulture as his specialization. He understands the importance of working together with the pharmaceutical, horticultural & hobby industry in the cannabis sector. Through his experience in his extensive network he learnt that cultivation expertise is a crucial factor to make growing facilities a success.
Sonny Moerenhunt
Cultivators, Netherlands
Expert In: Greenhouse Cultivation and Environmental Controls
Christopher Leavitt
Voyager Genetics, Bliss Forest Consulting, Portugal
Expert In: Breeding and Selection, Tissue Culture, Operations
Christopher Leavitt is a tissue culture scientist and breeder who is passionate about plant science and operational excellence in commercial facilities. As the co-founder of Node Labs, a California-based tissue culture laboratory and nursery, he served as the CSO/COO for 6 years where he innovated their stable and repeatable tissue culture protocols, and built the company into a multinational brand. He also served as the COO for Compound Genetics, and directed product development for the seed/clone brand. He is now based in Portugal where he operates a new genetics brand called Voyager Genetics, which specializes in clones for commercial pharmaceutical cultivators, and consults through his company Bliss Forest.
