In the lead-up to the event, which is one of the market's major cannabis conferences, Richard Zwicky of The Green Peak sits down with Chris Walsh, CEO of MJBiz, to discuss the process of setting up the event and what topics will be highlighted. Chris dives into how the conference will differ from previous editions, and how the pandemic has affected the way MJBizCon operates.

Chris served as the founding editor of Marijuana Business Daily during the company’s launch in 2011, becoming the first journalist in the United States to focus exclusively on covering the business of cannabis. He now oversees the company’s day-to-day operations and strategic initiatives. Chris has been quoted as one of America’s foremost cannabis industry analysts by dozens of media outlets, including Harvard Business Review, NPR, CNBC, and the New York Times. He earned an MBA in international business from Regis University.