

Invited Speakers

ANDREA GALLASSI
Occupational Therapist by PUC-Campinas (2000), Master‘s and PhD by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (FMUSP, 2006 and 2010, respectively.) And postdoctoral fellow by the Center for Addiction & Mental Health of the University of Toronto, Canada (2014). Adjunct Professor IV of Occ...
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ANDRÉ COUTINHO
Socio diretor de estratégia e crescimento da Indeov, empresa que oferece acesso e monitoramento terapêutico para a cannabis medicinal.
Atua há 21 anos pela Symnetics como agente de inovação e transformação em parceria com diversas organizações.
Professor dos programas executivos da Fia, Bs...

ANTONIO CARLOS BUZAID
Dr. Antonio C Buzaid graduated from the University of São Paulo where he received the Rockfeller Foundation Award for Best Student in “Cadeiras Básicas”. He completed a Fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at the University of Arizona where he was awarded the Eleanor B Connel Award for Best Fellow....
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CAMILA DALE
Graduated in Biological Sciences from the Mackenzie University (1999) Master (2002) and PhD in Sciences (2006) by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics of the University of São Paulo. Post-doctoral degree from the Laboratory of Pharmacology of the Institut National de la Sante et la Rec...
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CAMILA MILAGRES MACEDO PEREIRA
Camila Milagres Macedo Pereira holds a PhD in Medicine from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, with a background in translational medicine from McGill University and a major in the American Academy of Pediatric Special Needs. Has experience and interest in molecular genetics, population genetic...
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CAMILA TEIXEIRA
Social businesswoman, has worked with medical cannabis since 2014. With experience in the US and Brazil, she has been dedicating the last years in the mission to bring therapeutic relief to chronic patients, connecting patients, doctors and international producers. With the commitment to positively ...
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CARLOS BLOCH
Graduated in Biological Sciences (BSc Molecular Biology) from the University of Brasília (1985), a Master‘s degree in Biological Sciences (MSc. Molecular Biology) from the University of Brasilia (1988) and a Ph.D. Doctor of Phylosophy - Science Falculties - University of Durham (1991), Post-doctorat...
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CARLOS PARADA
Graduated from the State University of Campinas. He completed his Masters and PhD in Physiology and Biophysics from the State University of Campinas - Unicamp in 1992 and 1998, respectively. He obtained a PhD in INSERM-France, where he worked with electrophysiology of the trigeminal system. She did ...
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CAROLINA NOCETTI
A physician, always interested in the therapeutic potential of natural compounds, she began her activities in the Amazon by studying fruit extracts from the region. Already in the US, it extended its research to cannabis used for medicinal purposes knowing the main producing centers in Colorado and ...
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CECÍLIA HEDIN PEREIRA
Graduated in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, a Master‘s Degree in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and a PhD in Biological Sciences (Biophysics) from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Department at the Massachusetts Institu...
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CLAUDIA TAMBELI
Graduated from the State University of Campinas (1990). He holds a master‘s degree in Physiology and Biophysics and PhD in Pharmacology from the State University of Campinas - Unicamp in 1994 and 1997, respectively. He received his PhD from the University of Toronto, Canada, under the guidance of Pr...
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CYNTHIA PETRONE-HUDOCK
Cynthia Petrone-Hudock comes to New Frontier Data a 12+ year veteran of healthcare information technology, assisting healthcare systems in leveraging enabling technology to transform care. With a mission to improve the quality of care while reducing the cost of healthcare, her portfolio includes el...
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DARTIU XAVIER DA SILVEIRA FILHO
Dartiu Xavier da Silveira graduated in Medicine and obtained his Ph.D. degree in Psychiatry at the Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and his specialization in Addictive behaviors at the Centre Medical Marmottan, Paris. He is professor at the Medical School of the Federal University of Sao Pau...
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DONIZETTI LOURO
Mathematical. Professor, Researcher and Executive Consultant in innovation, teaching and learning technologies, cognitive computing, disruptive and didactic methodologies.
Divide your time into two worlds: academic and business. Researcher at GAESI / USP (University of São Paulo), Brazil. CEO o...

DORI GOREN
Dori Goren arrived in Brazil as Consul General of Israel in São Paulo. Since 2014, Dori was the Coordinator responsible for Brazil in the Latin American and Caribbean Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Israel.
Dori had already been in Brazil on his first diplomatic mission i...

ELISALDO CARLINI
He holds a medical degree from the Federal University of São Paulo (1957) and a master‘s degree in Psychopharmacology - Yale University (1962). Currently, he is from the Federal University of São Paulo, member of the Expert Advisory Panel on Drug Dependence and Alcohol Problems (7th Term) - World He...
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ELIZABETH HATCHUEL
Adjunct Professor of the Department of Administrative and Social Sciences of the ITR-UFRRJ at the core of Markets.
He has international experience in strategic marketing in the health area, having participated in the launch of products focused on diseases of the central nervous system.
Cur...

EMER SUAVINHO FERRO
1) Academic background: 2014-present - Full Professor Pharmacology Department, Biomedical Science Institute, University of São Paulo 2009-2014 - Full Professor Cell Biology Department, Biomedical Science Institute, University of São Paulo 2004-2009 - Associate Professor Cell Biology Department, Biom...
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FABRÍCIO MOREIRA
Graduated in Pharmacy (1996-2000) from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). She holds a master‘s degree (2000-2002) and Ph.D. (2002-2006) in Pharmacology, at the Ribeirão Preto Medical School of the University of São Paulo (USP-RP). He was awarded a post-doc scholarship by the Alexander vo...
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FABRÍCIO PAMPLONA
Pharmacist, PhD in Psychopharmacology (2010), Visiting Researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry (2007-2008). Experience of 15 years as a researcher in the field of cannabinoids. Speaker at several international events. Awarded by the Brazilian societies of Pharmacology (SBFTE) and Neuros...
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FELIPE SANTOS JERONIMO DA COSTA
Researcher and professor graduated from the University of Brasilia (UnB). Chemist with experience in laboratory analysis with emphasis on instrumental and research analysis in the area of cannabinoid extraction and processing.

FRANCISCO GUIMARÃES
Education: Medical-UFRGS, 1976-1981 Residency in Internal Medicine, HC-UFRGS, 1982-1983 PhD in Pharmacology, FMRP-USP, 1984-1987. Advisor: Dr. Antonio Waldo Zuardi Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Neuroscience and Psychiatry, University of Manchester. Supervisor: Dr. J.F.W. Deakin Livre-docencia, ...
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GILBERTO CASTRO
Gilberto Castro - activist, gardener and patient. A carrier of multiple sclerosis, he has used cannabis for 19 years - having won authorization for planting in April / 2018. Collaborates with the São Paulo association Cultive and is a case study of a multidisciplinary team from UNIFESP / Instituto I...
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HILTON OLIVEIRA DOS SANTOS FILHO
Graduated in biomedicine and medicine, master and doctor in clinical medicine - clinical pharmacology. He has been working for 20 years in R & D, clinical research, translational medicine and drug safety. Experience in medical department management of pharmaceutical industries, strategic consulting ...
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IRA PRICE
Dr. Price is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of Emergency Medicine through the Department of Internal Medicine at McMaster University. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons trained in Emergency Medicine, with a Fellowship in Sports Medicine. For the past seve...
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JOÃO RICARDO LACERDA DE MENEZES
Associate Professor at the Biomedical Sciences Institute of UFRJ. Doctor (1987) by UFRJ, Master (1991) and Doctorate (1996), by the Institute of Biophysics UFRJ. Post-Doctorate (2005) at MGH / Harvard Medical School. 28 years dedicated to the study of neurogenesis in the neonatal and adult brain. Sp...
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JULIANA PAOLINELLI NOVAES
Patient in cannabis treatment for 13 years to control neuropathic pain. Coordination and reception at the Brazilian Association of Medicinal Cannabis Patients - ama + me

JULITA LEMGRUBER
Master in Sociology. Coordinator of the Center for Studies on Security and Citizenship at Candido Mendes University. Former general director of the penitentiary system and former police ombudsman of the state of Rio de Janeiro. Member of the board of the International Drug Policy Consortium.

JUNIOR GIBELLI
With extensive international experience, he has undergone institutions such as HMS, University of Chicago, UCF, UNESP, MSF and American Psychiatric Association. He has been working for more than 20 years in clinical and research fields with emphasis on studies on the endocannabinoid system and the t...
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KARYEMAITRE H. ALIFFE
Dr. Karyemaitre Aliffe is a multilingual, multicultural physician-scientist who brings life to science and vitality to our concepts of medicine. Having taught at Harvard and Stanford, he has been welcomed to over 50 countries as a guest speaker, giving insightful presentations to community groups an...
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LEANDRO CRUZ RAMIRES DA SILVA
Graduated in Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine UFMG - 1989, general surgeon oncology, mastologist preceptor of medical residency of the Hospital das Clínicas of UFMG, master in women's health in the area of mammary pathology and breast cancer. Prescription for medical cannabis for compassionate us...
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LUIZ FERNANDO FONSECA
Preceptor of the medical residency of the Children‘s Hospital of the John Paul II Children‘s Hospital - FHEMIG - Belo Horizonte - Former president of Abrepe - Author of three books - Child Neurology - Child Day Neurology at the Mother Day Hospital - Belo Horizonte

LUZIA DA SILVA SAMPAIO
Graduated in Pharmacy from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, MSc and Ph.D. in Biological Sciences by Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, IBCCF / UFRJ. Currently developing postdoctoral studies at the IBCCF / UFRJ, with the following themes: Characterization of the endocannabi...
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MARGARETE BRITO
Margarete Brito, lawyer with specialization in social responsibility and third sector by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. In 2013 she became aware of the medicinal use of cannabis, through the needs of her daughter and became a major activist in the field of medical cannabis in Brazil, toda...
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MARIA ANGELA MEIRELES
A lecturer for about 34 years at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo, Dr. Meireles began her journey in higher education after completing her PhD in chemical engineering at Iowa State University, USA. Beginning as an assistant professor at the Food Engineering School in 1983, she becam...
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MARIA FERNANDA ARBOLEDA
Dr. Maria Fernanda Arboleda is a graduate of ‘Pontificia Universidad Javeriana’, located in Bogota, Colombia, where she received her medical degree. Later, she obtained her specialty certificate in Anesthesia and following, a Pain Management and Palliative Care Fellowship diploma from the ‘Universid...
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MAURÍCIO SULLIVAN BALHE GUEDES
Master‘s degree in Constitutional Theory of the Graduate Program in Law of the Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG, with a grant from the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development - CNPq. Constitutionalist lawyer.

MOACIR CUKIERMAN
Retired lawyer in chronic pain treatment for 12 years and cannabis treatment for 6 months.

NORBERTO FISCHER
Father of Anny, the first Brazilian to be legally authorized to import a cannabis derivative for medicinal use, a social activist for the right to health with international projection. It is closely linked to the cause of facilitating access to cannabidiol to more Brazilian families, participating i...
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ORIT STOLAR
• A pediatric neurologiest working since 2009 as a clinical director of the Early Childhood Services in the Autism Center in Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Israel. The Autism Center is a national center that is involved in diagnosis, treatment and research in autism spectrum disorders; a combined pro...
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PAULA DALL STELLA
Paula Dall‘Stella, MD at Sirio Libanes Hospital in São Paulo. Certified in radiology (ultrasound) at Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP in 2010.

RAQUEL PEYRAUBE
Raquel Peyraube is a Uruguayan Medical Doctor graduated at the Medicine School of the Universidad de la República and specialist on Endocannabinology and Drug field. She is the founder and current president of the Uruguayan Society of Endocannabinology (SUEN). Throughout her career she was involved ...
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RAUL ELIZALDE
Raul Elizalde Garza, lawyer by the University of Monterrey, her daughter Grace Elizalde became the first patient to import a Cannabis products legally to Mexico due to a court order, he founded the non profit organization Por Grace which help more than a thousand Mexicans to get legal access to cann...
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RENATO FILEV
Paulistano, born in 1984, is a researcher and doctor of neuroscience at the Federal University of São Paulo. He investigates the cannabinoid system and its relationship with neurobiological and behavioral mechanisms in the problematic use of substances, especially alcohol and cocaine. Together with ...
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RENATO MALCHER-LOPES
Bachelor‘s degree in biological sciences from the University of Brasília (UnB, 1994), where he also completed his master‘s degree in Molecular Biology in 1997. PhD in Neuroscience from Tulane University (New Orleans, USA, 2005). During his doctorate, he discovered the non-genomic interaction between...
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RICARDO AUGUSTO DE MELO REIS
Ricardo A. De Melo Reis
Associate Professor and CNPq Researcher PQ2, Lab Neurochemistry, Biophysics Institute, Federal University Rio de Janeiro
• BA in Biology University of Brasilia (UnB) 1984-1988,
• Master Biophysics Federal University Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) 1989-1991 n
• PhD...

RICARDO FERREIRA
Specialist in spine surgery and pain management, with Master's degree in surgical clinic and executive MBA in health management. Prescriber of Cannabis as pain medication for more than 3 years. Member of the Brazilian Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Member of the Brazilian Society of Coloni...
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RICARDO REMER
Chemical Engineer, Master in Cellular and Molecular Biology, MBA in Intellectual Property, MBA in Business Management. Professor in Post-Graduation in Innovation Management at Unicamp and Instituto Butantan.

RODRIGO MESQUITA
Lawyer, Master in Human Rights and Citizenship from the University of Brasília with experience in empirical research on social movements and drug policy reform. Founding member of REFORMA - Legal Network for Drug Policy Reform, was also a representative of the Federal Council of the OAB in the Natio...
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RUBENS WAJNSZTEJN
Graduated and specialized in Children's Neurology by USP-SP. Master in Human Communication Disorders at UNIFESP-SP and Doctor of Health Sciences at ABC Medical School where he currently works as coordinator of postgraduate courses. Director of the Brazilian Society of Child Neurology - SBNI, since 2...
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SHAY AVRAHAM SARID
Shay is one of the founders of Seàch (2005), responsible on R&D, Biz Dev and regulation.
Developing agricultural solutions and method for the cannabis field.
Shay served as The Chairman of medical cannabis growers table in Israel. he is responsible for the ongoing work with the regulator,...

TARSO ARAUJO
Tarso Araujo Silva graduated in Journalism from the School of Communication of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (ECO-Ufrj / RJ), since 2002. He started in Journalism as a general reporter for Globo.com (RJ), where he remained until 2003. During this period also wrote for the publications of ...
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TATIANA RAQUELE PELIZAN
A patient with a diagnosis of Fascular Scapulohumeral Dystrophy, a progressive and rare genetic disease, characteristically affects the muscles of the face, waist, shoulder, and pelvic girdle. There is no specific treatment. Symptoms of fatigue and chronic pain have intensified in the last 4 years, ...
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THIAGO BRASIL SILVÉRIO
Specialist in sanitary surveillance - Specialist in regulation and sanitary surveillance in the Controlled Products Management of ANVISA since 2005. - Coordinator of the Coordination of Trade and Special Control of Controlled Products since 2016.

VINICIUS BARBOSA
Graduated in Medicine from the Catholic University of São Paulo, Residency in Psychiatry at the Health Service Dr. Cândido Ferreira in Campinas, Former trainee of the Emergency and Psychiatric Emergency Service of the Hospital das Clínicas of UNICAMP, Former trainee of the Department of Pedopsychiat...
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VIRGÍNIA MARTINS CARVALHO
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, UFRJ. Master and PhD in Toxicology and Toxicological Analysis by FCF-USP in partnership with IML-SP. Post-doctorate in Experimental Toxicology by FMVZ-USP. Specialist in Teaching in Health by UFRGS. Experience in toxicological analysis and toxicity assessment....
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YOSSI BORNSTEIN
* Chairman and CEO of Shizim Group, Chairman Cann10
Founder and President of Shizim Group, Israel’s leading biomed service group. During the past 30 years, Mr. Bornstein has played key roles in the Israeli biomed industry. Mr. Bornstein was the General Manager of Bristol-Myers Squibb (Isr...

Event Venue
Rebouças Convention Center Operating for more than 34 years, Centro de Convençoes Rebouças (Rebouças Convention Center) specializes in leasing spaces for events. It has 17 environments with air-conditioning that can accommodate up to 2,300 participants.
You can easily reach Centro de Convençoes Rebouças through the following avenues: Avenida Paulista, Avenida Rebouças and Avenida Doutor Arnaldo – next to Clinicas Metro Station.
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