Kelly Beker is a Global Social Impact Leader and has played a pivotal role in the development of the Canadian cannabis industry. Kelly spearheaded the development of critical commercial/community partnerships in Canada and emerging markets for MedReleaf and Aurora, helping in their early growth stages. Kelly is a speaker and educator for various cannabis conferences, universities, corporate and community groups. She is the Co-Founder/Executive Director of the Cannabis Education Guild, and a Program Advisor for the cannabis program at Centennial College in Toronto.

Kelly uses her experience in business development and social impact as the Chief Brand Officer at Beker Fashions, a Canadian manufacturer of luxury, slow fashion.

Prior to working in cannabis and fashion, Kelly’s background is in Social Impact, co-founding a school in Cambodia and working with various organizations in India and South East Asia supporting hunger relief, human rights and education.