Page 7 - BEC / JULY / 2019
P. 7
The four-day event featured 170 of the industry’s
BEC Attends Lift & Co. preeminent thought leaders on the Main and
Demo stages. With more than 250 exhibitors
taking over larger-than-ever floor footprints,
and many companies spending more than six
Cannabis Business Conference figures on booth builds. As the first Toronto
Expo since legalization, the show featured four
new consumer-focused areas: the Grow Zone,
Accessories Zone and Games Lounge, and a new
10,000-square-foot Vape Showcase.
“This event is a keystone for the Canadian
cannabis sector, providing a premium avenue for
ore than 20,000 visitors attended industry, brands and consumers to connect,” said
the third annual Lift & Co. Cannabis Matei Olaru, CEO, Lift & Co. “With new companies
Business Conference and Expo emerging and new products coming to market later
MToronto, which took place June this year, we’ll continue to see brands prioritize our
6-9, 2019 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, show to make an impact with investors and their
bringing an end to Canadian Cannabis Week. customers.”
Canada’s burgeoning cannabis industry hosts a
range of events in June as leaders from around
the world gathered in Toronto for Canada’s largest
cannabis consumer and industry conference at the
end of the week. Events tackle topics ranging from
new science and innovation to social media policy
and fair access to medical cannabis.
Matei Olaru, Chief Executive Officer at Lift & Co.
JULY 2019 | BUSINESS ELITE CANADA 7
