
After a prosperous Miami event this past April, the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference will take place in Chicago on September 13-14. As always, the meeting will host leading executives and investors who will talk about the industry’s present and future. The list of speakers includes engineer Alvaro Torres, co-founder, CEO & director of Khiron Life Sciences Corp. (OTCQX:KHRNF) (TSXV:KHRN), a top-selling medical cannabis brand making waves in Latin America and the United Kingdom.
Torres has 20 years of experience in the Latin American market on topics such as infrastructure and finance, management strategy and mergers & acquisitions. He was previously head of business development for SNC-Lavalin in Colombia, where he oversaw the development of operations of over $1 billion in capital expenditure.