Please join us in a virtual networking session, featuring our guest speaker, LizMarie Palomo, General Manager, Columbia Care Inc., Chicago.

Columbia Care Inc. is one of the largest and most experienced multi-state operators in the medical cannabis industry, with licenses in 15 jurisdictions in the US and the EU.

With over 1,000,000 successful sales transactions since its inception, Columbia Care is a patient-centered organization setting the standard for compassion, professionalism, quality, caring and innovation, working in collaboration with some of the most renowned and innovative teaching hospitals and medical centers in the world. The Company is committed to providing the type of education and transparency patients deserve and quality of product that clinicians expect.

The hour-long session is fully focused on building connection, alignment, and community among IWC members. While it’s undoubtedly tough to create community while the world is virtual, this will be a strategic session that seeks to support authentic opportunities for professional growth. The session will include a post-event directory to promote continued connection.

Groups will rotate every 15 minutes to keep the networking flowing. Networkers should have their intros ready: Name, business, or specialty, or role, and what business opportunities are you seeking.

LizMarie Palomo is a cannabis creative, advocate, and industry professional with a history in operations, logistics, event planning, and management. She started in the cannabis industry over three years ago as a patient care consultant and events specialist and now leads operations at Columbia Care Chicago as the General Manager. She works to create a work environment that promotes accountability, innovation, individual growth, and accessibility in turn creating a great atmosphere for team members and clients alike. Overall, her work aims to make the cannabis industry and all communities more inclusive and sustainable for the disenfranchised, especially women of color.