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CSP Tobacco+ Forum 2026

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53Voices
90Underwriters
0Exhibitors
51On the bill · sessions
140Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at CSP, in alphabetical order.
Abhijit Bhatia
Chief Operating Officer · Rakuten Medical
Abraham Kwon
Partner · Lowenstein Sandler
Ajay Yadagiri
Group Director · Management Science Associates, Inc. (MSA)
Alice Gilman
COO · R3 Biotechnologies
Ali Riazi
CEO · TheraVac Biologics
Anastasia Budinskaya
Investor · NFX
Andreas Goutopoulos
CEO & Co-Founder · Actithera
Andrew Dahl
Founder · BioMEMS Diagnostics
Andrew Lam
Managing Director, Head, Biotech Private Equity · Ally Bridge Group
Andy Lee
Co-Founder & CBO · Vincere Biosciences
Anjalee Khemlani
Host · Give it to me Straight, Doc
Anna Argo
Chief Business Officer · Cytotheryx
Anne Carter
Partner · Nova Rain Capital
Anosh Gomes
CEO & Founder · CrytonBio
Avni Bhalgat
Managing Director · Nucleate Florida
Barry Grossman
Partner · Ellenoff Grossman & Schole
Ben Comer
Chief Editor · Life Science Leader
Bill Hicks
Co-Chair, Life Sciences Practice · Mintz
Bonnie Herzog
Managing Director and Senior Consumer Analyst · Goldman Sachs
Brad Hoffman
Founder & President · Galibra Neuroscience
Brian Matesic
Principal · Norwest
Caley Anderson
Founding Partner, Chief Operating Officer · BLPN

— and 31 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Canadian Wood CouncilPlatinum
ICBAPlatinum
Astley GilbertGold
AutodeskGold
BCIT - School of Construction & The EnvironmentGold
VRCAGold
YardiGold
ZEICGold
AeroSeal Canada Inc.Graphite
Airfoam Industries Ltd.Graphite
All-In LicensingPrincipal Sponsor
Altria Group Distribution CompanyPrincipal Sponsor
Archipelago Consulting Ltd.
Architectural Institute of British Columbia
Architecture Foundation of British Columbia (AFBC)
BarrierTek
BC Construction Association
Black Buffalo, Inc.Principal Sponsor
Blazy SusanPrincipal Sponsor
BOMA Canada
Botanic TonicsPrincipal Sponsor
Bridge PouchworksPrincipal Sponsor
Building Officials Association of BC
Building Transformations
Canadian Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (CPCI)
Career Education Society of BCCommunity Partner
Cheyenne InternationalPrincipal Sponsor
CigtrusPrincipal Sponsor
CLEW PouchesPrincipal Sponsor
Coast Capital SavingsGraphite
Crescent Custom YachtsGraphite
C-Store MasterPrincipal Sponsor
DBZ EnterprisesPrincipal Sponsor
Diversified BotanicsPrincipal Sponsor
Engineers and Geoscientists BC
Fast+Epp
Goldluck Electronic Ltd.Graphite
Good TimesPrincipal Sponsor
Green BadgerGraphite
Greenfoot Energy SolutionsGraphite
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The Programme

Selected from 51 sessions on the bill.
  • 10:30am - 10:45am

    AutoMedicus Showcase

    Medtech & Digital Health Stage
  • 10:30am - 10:45am

    Immunis Showcase

    Biotech Growth Stage (Post-Series A)
  • 10:30am - 11:00am

    Words to the Wise - Raising Seed and Series A from Biotech Investors

    - Understanding what biotech investors prioritize when evaluating Seed and Series A funding opportunities - Effectively communicate your vision and scientific potential to attract …

    Biotech Startup Stage (Pre-Series A)
  • 10:30am - 11:15am

    South Florida - The Rising Life Science Hub

    South Florida is solidifying its position as a national healthcare and life sciences hub. With its strategic location, growing infrastructure, and influx of investment, the city is…

    Headliner Stage
  • 10:45am - 11:00am

    Phio Pharmaceuticals

    Biotech Growth Stage (Post-Series A)
  • 10:45am - 11:00am

    VentriPace Medical Showcase

    Medtech & Digital Health Stage
  • 11:00am - 11:15am

    Galibra Neuroscience Showcase

    Biotech Startup Stage (Pre-Series A)
  • 11:00am - 11:15am

    ThermaSolutions Showcase

    Medtech & Digital Health Stage
  • 11:15am - 11:30am

    AllerGene AI Therapeutics Showcase

    Biotech Startup Stage (Pre-Series A)
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 140 companies, parsed from the program.

140 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
90Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
50Speakingspeaker only
02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

85% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite2242%
  • Founder / Owner1426%
  • VP-level24%
  • Director / Head of713%
  • Manager / Lead12%
  • Advisor / Investor36%
  • Other roles48%

Of 53 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01AeroSeal Canada Inc.Sp·G
  2. 02Airfoam Industries Ltd.Sp·G
  3. 03All-In LicensingSp·P
  4. 04Altria Group Distribution CompanySp·P
  5. 05Archipelago Consulting Ltd.Sp
  6. 06Architectural Institute of British ColumbiaSp
  7. 07Architecture Foundation of British Columbia (AFBC)Sp
  8. 08Astley GilbertSp·G
  9. 09AutodeskSp·G
  10. 10BarrierTekSp
  11. 11BC Construction AssociationSp
  12. 12BCIT - School of Construction & The EnvironmentSp·G
  13. 13Black Buffalo Inc.Sp·P
  14. 14Blazy SusanSp·P
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
platinum2
2% of 90
gold6
7% of 90
community partner2
2% of 90
graphite21
23% of 90
principal sponsor36
40% of 90
unspecified23
26% of 90
05Fig. 05 — The Missing · who's at peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

06Fig. 06 — Adjacent Convocations · by shared underwriters