Len is an expert in innovation and digital technology as well as an accomplished journalism and media professional. Len’s record in digital technology is pervasive. He is recognized as responsible for the first multiplayer online game, the first programmable dynamic Shockwave, the first Netshow streaming media implementation, and the first Flash site application. Len also served as Managing Director and Executive V.P. at Razorfish, CEO at Plastics Incorporated, and Co-founder of Tetriad, a builder of platforms for social networking tools. He currently serves as the CEO of Hammer2Anvil, a digital consulting firm. Len was a professor at San Francisco State University and during his 24 years as an educator, he co-founderedthe Journalism Multimedia Laboratory, was Executive Editor of the California Journalism Review, and a director of the California Journalism Foundation. He was a Poynter Institute Fellow and a guest professor at Stanford University. He is a co-author of “Mass Media Issues,” and contributor to “Investigative Reporting.” He has a Ph.D. from Stanford University and remains a Professor Emeritus as SFSU.

Kim K. is a recognized expert in community banking with a proven track record of over 20 years in the industry. Most recently, as CEO/Chairman of Circle Bank, Kim was responsible for leading 53 consecutive profitable quarters, and has proven experience orchestrating significant financial deals, including the sale of Circle Bank to Umpqua Bank for an over-book-value price. Most recently Kim has launched Breakaway Funding, as Founder/Managing Partner. Breakaway is pioneering hybrid funding models to create new capital sources for small business, more loans for community banks / credit unions and investment opportunities for all investors (accredited & non accredited).

Aaron serves as the CEO and Co-Founder of Canna Group Inc. With over 10 years of experience operating dispensaries, consulting to cannabis businesses, and touring the USA providing seminars on launching and sustaining successful business models in the space, he is considered to be a subject matter expert on most things cannabis.

Serving on AHPA’s cannabis committee since 2010 and as a featured speaker, his professional career has focused on investment and deal-execution, specifically bringing investors and entrepreneurs together by structuring, de-risking and establishing successful ventures.

Marty Higgins, CEO of Harvest, an upscale medical cannabis boutique in San Francisco, is a serial entrepreneur with extensive real estate expertise. Harvest, known for its elegant presentation, private members lounge and commitment to customer service was launched almost 3 years ago and is currently undergoing expansion throughout the Bay Area. Prior to founding Harvest, as Sr. Vice President for Hendricks Berkadia, Marty’s is recognized as orchestrating the creation of the nation’s first Multi-family Investment Banking Company focused exclusively on providing apartment owners with a fully-integrated, multifamily capital markets platform. and then subsequently for launching The Apartment Group, Inc, a commercial real estate investment company in Northern CA. Marty is also the Founder and President of City of Dreams, helping youth living in low-income housing build brighter futures through mentorship and youth development.