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Monday, July 26
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Monday, July 26:  8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Monday, July 26
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Monday, July 26:  8:30 AM - 1:30 PM
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Monday, July 26
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Monday, July 26:  2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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Monday, July 26
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Monday, July 26:  5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
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Tuesday, July 27
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
  • Tuesday, July 27:  7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
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    Service
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    Tuesday, July 27
    8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
    • Tuesday, July 27:  8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
    Education
    Co-Chair(s)
    Carlotta Mast
    SVP & Market Leader
    New Hope Network
    Co-Chair(s)
    Thomas Aarts
    Founder & Principal, NCN & Nutrition Business Journal
    Managing Director, Nutrition Business Advisors
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    Tuesday, July 27
    8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
    • Tuesday, July 27:  8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
    The supplement market saw record growth of 14.5% in 2020, driven by obvious categories like immune health and multivitamins, but the story doesn’t stop there. Learn about the other pandemic-driven trends that led to this historic growth, including COVID-adjacent health conditions and a major disruption in sales channel dynamics. Most...

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      Education
      Speaker
      Claire Morton
      Senior Manager of Data & Insights, Nutrition Business Journal
      New Hope Network
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      Tuesday, July 27
      8:50 AM - 9:10 AM
      • Tuesday, July 27:  8:50 AM - 9:10 AM
      Most brands are experiencing record demand, but what that means for deal making and investment is still evolving. Certain strategic players like Nestle and Unilever are doubling down on the category with multiple acquisitions, but the pharma universe is holding back. Venture and private equity investment activity is at an...

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        Education
        Speaker
        William Hood
        Founder & CEO
        William Hood & Company
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        Tuesday, July 27
        9:15 AM - 9:40 AM
        • Tuesday, July 27:  9:15 AM - 9:40 AM
        Entering a post-COVID marketplace, there is an unprecedented number of owner-operated and family-run brands facing a complex growth landscape. In this discussion, William Hood & Company's Jill Staib and RoundTable Healthcare Partners Senior Partner Andrew Hochman will discuss the potential value of private equity for these brands, the various roles...

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          Education
          Speaker
          Andrew Hochman
          Senior Partner, NBJ
          RoundTable Healthcare Partners
          Speaker
          Jeff Boutelle
          CEO
          Pharmavite LLC
          Speaker
          Jill Staib
          Managing Director and Partner
          William Hood & Company
          Speaker
          Tobe Cohen
          EVP & President, Specialty Brands
          MegaFood
          Speaker
          William Hood
          Founder & CEO
          William Hood & Company
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          Tuesday, July 27
          9:35 AM - 10:05 AM
          • Tuesday, July 27:  9:35 AM - 10:05 AM
          Service
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          Tuesday, July 27
          10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
          • Tuesday, July 27:  10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
          The supplements industry has withstood many calls for updating DSHEA—the regulatory system that has on the whole liberated the industry to innovate and provide access to a self-care model that empowers citizens. But we are in a rare moment with a Democratic Biden administration and a pro-regulatory Democratic Congress, and...

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            Education
            Speaker
            Peter Reinecke
            Founder
            Reinecke Strategic Solutions, Inc.
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            Tuesday, July 27
            10:35 AM - 11:00 AM
            • Tuesday, July 27:  10:35 AM - 11:00 AM
            The single greatest asset the supplements industry has is the confidence and trust of the consumer. If we lose customer safety and quality, it’s game over. Staying in integrity with consumers is Job 1—made all the more difficult with the post-pandemic supply-chain problems laid bare. A dozen of the largest...

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              Education
              Speaker
              Betsy Crater
              Nonfood QA Manager
              Wegman's
              Moderator
              Loren Israelsen
              Founder and President
              UNPA
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              Tuesday, July 27
              11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
              • Tuesday, July 27:  11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
              NOW Health Group opened Amazon’s eyes to the array of untested, sub-par supplement products the online behemoth was selling. Jim Emme, longtime industry leader and president of NOW, reveals his perspective on how Amazon could clean up the supplements industry and ensure quality products—what the FDA, trade groups and industry...

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                Education
                Speaker
                Jim Emme
                CEO
                NOW Foods
                Moderator
                Thomas Aarts
                Founder & Principal, NCN & Nutrition Business Journal
                Managing Director, Nutrition Business Advisors
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                Tuesday, July 27
                11:20 AM - 11:35 AM
                • Tuesday, July 27:  11:20 AM - 11:35 AM
                In a globalized world, confidence is paramount to sustain sales. Brands require it. Consumers demand it. The fate of the supplements industry relies on a successful, relationship between China and the U.S. A new collaboration between the world’s two largest economies is addressing quality standards, testing and certification and supply...

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                  Education
                  Speaker
                  Loren Israelsen
                  Founder and President
                  UNPA
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                  Tuesday, July 27
                  11:35 AM - 11:55 AM
                  • Tuesday, July 27:  11:35 AM - 11:55 AM
                  Going into 2020 we were all talking about changing market dynamics and evolving consumer behaviors and relationships with health and nutrition. Then came COVID and altered the market further, many today wonder where this leaves us, what has changed, and what has remained the same. Join Eric Pierce from New...

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                    Education
                    Speaker
                    Eric Pierce
                    VP of Business Insights
                    New Hope Network
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                    Tuesday, July 27
                    11:55 AM - 12:15 PM
                    • Tuesday, July 27:  11:55 AM - 12:15 PM
                    Immunity is of course the leading supplement category today. Other growing categories include adaptogens, stress, relaxation and sleep. How are supplement brands changing their retail and distribution strategies? How will channel strategies evolve in the industry? Trends research from PMDP offers a divergent and intuitive if complementary view from the...

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                      Education
                      Speaker
                      Bill Weiland
                      Founder, President and CEO
                      Presence Marketing/ Dynamic Presence
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                      Tuesday, July 27
                      12:15 PM - 12:40 PM
                      • Tuesday, July 27:  12:15 PM - 12:40 PM
                      An omnichannel strategy is now more important than ever for successful brands – but how can e-commerce insights and data influence brick and mortar strategies and vice versa? Hear perspectives from an e-commerce and Amazon data expert, a brick and mortar retail expert, and a brand that has successfully bridged...

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                        Education
                        Moderator
                        Claire Morton
                        Senior Manager of Data & Insights, Nutrition Business Journal
                        New Hope Network
                        Speaker
                        Daniel Harari
                        Head of Business Development
                        ClearCut Analytics
                        Speaker
                        Kathryn Peters
                        Chief of Staff
                        SPINS
                        Speaker
                        Robert Row
                        Digital Marketing & Analytics Manager
                        Nordic Naturals
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                        Tuesday, July 27
                        12:40 PM - 1:10 PM
                        • Tuesday, July 27:  12:40 PM - 1:10 PM
                        We will close out the day with an interactive session to kvetch and congratulate on the crazy-mad year that was 2020. Catch the toss mic and have your say - say what you've been experiencing on the topic of Amazon, DTC and retail standards. This will be a moderated discussion...

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                          Breakout
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                          Tuesday, July 27
                          1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
                          • Tuesday, July 27:  1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
                          Share a meal and be inspired as we dive into the tools of conscious activism as a valuable framework needed to lead as an impactful business leader in today’s nutrition industry....

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                            Keynote
                            Bethany Davis
                            Director of Advocacy & Government Relations
                            FoodState and MegaFood
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                            Tuesday, July 27
                            2:45 PM - 5:15 PM
                            • Tuesday, July 27:  2:45 PM - 5:15 PM
                            Service
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                            Tuesday, July 27
                            5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
                            • Tuesday, July 27:  5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
                            Event
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                            Tuesday, July 27
                            6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
                            • Tuesday, July 27:  6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
                            Event
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                            Tuesday, July 27
                            9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
                            • Tuesday, July 27:  9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
                            Event
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                            Wednesday, July 28
                            7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
                            • Wednesday, July 28:  7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
                            Service
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                            Wednesday, July 28
                            8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
                            • Wednesday, July 28:  8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
                            Education
                            Co-Chair(s)
                            Carlotta Mast
                            SVP & Market Leader
                            New Hope Network
                            Co-Chair(s)
                            Rick Polito
                            Editor-in-Chief
                            Nutrition Business Journal
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                            Wednesday, July 28
                            8:40 AM - 9:40 AM
                            • Wednesday, July 28:  8:40 AM - 9:40 AM
                            Generational change is transforming the nutrition industry—from how consumers shop, buy, and pay to how they think about health, wellness, and their future. Accurately understanding how to navigate this generational change—particularly Millennials and Gen Z—is absolutely critical to the future of the industry and to drive dramatic growth.  Bestselling generations...

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                              Education
                              Keynote
                              Jason Dorsey
                              Gen Z and Millennial Speaker, Expert, and Researcher
                              The Center for Generational Kinetics, LLC
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                              Wednesday, July 28
                              9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
                              • Wednesday, July 28:  9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
                              Speaking the language of Gen-Z doesn’t mean Googling the latest slang, it’s about matching the message to the medium, mastering Instagram, talking TikTok and choosing not only the right influencer but the right plan for what the influencer can bring to your marketing. In this session, we’ll hear from Andrew...

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                                Education
                                Speaker
                                Andrew Suzuka
                                Founder/CEO, NBJ
                                Super Sauces Inc.
                                Moderator
                                Rick Polito
                                Editor-in-Chief
                                Nutrition Business Journal
                                Tracks: 
                                Wednesday, July 28
                                10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
                                • Wednesday, July 28:  10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
                                Service
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                                Wednesday, July 28
                                10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
                                • Wednesday, July 28:  10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
                                Gen-Z has been experiencing the world through a screen since their moms handed them an iPad to quiet them on long road trip. Those screens have since drawn them into video games as entertainment but as social life and a significant component of pop culture. Supplement companies from startups to...

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                                  Education
                                  Speaker
                                  Jarrod Jordan
                                  Chief Marketing Officer & Digital Transformation
                                  Iovate Health Sciences
                                  Moderator
                                  Rick Polito
                                  Editor-in-Chief
                                  Nutrition Business Journal
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                                  Wednesday, July 28
                                  10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
                                  • Wednesday, July 28:  10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
                                  Raising cash to build a business is a challenge for every brand, but for entrepreneurs of color that task can be even more complicated. As one of few black leaders in the overwhelmingly white supplement industry, Naturade CEO Claude Tellis knows all about those challenges, and those complications, and in...

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                                    Education
                                    Speaker
                                    Claude Tellis
                                    CEO
                                    Naturade
                                    Moderator
                                    Rick Polito
                                    Editor-in-Chief
                                    Nutrition Business Journal
                                    Tracks: 
                                    Wednesday, July 28
                                    11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
                                    • Wednesday, July 28:  11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
                                    Dr. Ken Redcross is a concierge physician and experiences a unique relationship with the supplement industry. As an MD, he bridges the world between mainstream medicine and nutritional intervention. As a Black man, he navigates a world where diversity is rare. In this conversation with NBJ Editor in Chief Rick...

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                                      Education
                                      Speaker
                                      Ken Redcross, MD
                                      CEO & President
                                      Redcross Communications, Inc.
                                      Moderator
                                      Rick Polito
                                      Editor-in-Chief
                                      Nutrition Business Journal
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                                      Wednesday, July 28
                                      11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
                                      • Wednesday, July 28:  11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
                                      Education
                                      Keynote
                                      Tia Mowry
                                      Entrepreneur, actress, author, and Co-Founder
                                      Anser
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                                      Wednesday, July 28
                                      12:00 PM - 12:07 PM
                                      • Wednesday, July 28:  12:00 PM - 12:07 PM
                                      Education
                                      Speaker
                                      Mr.  Keith Ferrazzi
                                      CEO
                                      Ferrazzi Greenlight
                                      Tracks: 
                                      Wednesday, July 28
                                      12:07 PM - 12:30 PM
                                      • Wednesday, July 28:  12:07 PM - 12:30 PM
                                      We will close out the day with an interactive session to kvetch and congratulate on the crazy-mad year that was 2020. Catch the toss mic and have your say - say what you've been experiencing on the the topic of the future of work post-COVID. This will be a moderated...

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                                        Breakout
                                        Co-Chair(s)
                                        Rick Polito
                                        Editor-in-Chief
                                        Nutrition Business Journal
                                        Co-Chair(s)
                                        Thomas Aarts
                                        Founder & Principal, NCN & Nutrition Business Journal
                                        Managing Director, Nutrition Business Advisors
                                        Tracks: 
                                        Wednesday, July 28
                                        12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
                                        • Wednesday, July 28:  12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
                                        Event
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                                        Wednesday, July 28
                                        12:40 PM - 1:20 PM
                                        • Wednesday, July 28:  12:40 PM - 1:20 PM
                                        Event
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                                        Wednesday, July 28
                                        2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
                                        • Wednesday, July 28:  2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
                                        • Event
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                                        • Wednesday, July 28:  2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
                                        • Service
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                                        Wednesday, July 28
                                        6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
                                        • Wednesday, July 28:  6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
                                        Event
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                                        Wednesday, July 28
                                        7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
                                        • Wednesday, July 28:  7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
                                        Event
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                                        Thursday, July 29
                                        7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
                                        • Thursday, July 29:  7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
                                        Event
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                                        Thursday, July 29
                                        7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
                                        • Thursday, July 29:  7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
                                        Service
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                                        Thursday, July 29
                                        7:50 AM - 8:10 AM
                                        • Thursday, July 29:  7:50 AM - 8:10 AM
                                        Event
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                                        Thursday, July 29
                                        8:20 AM - 8:45 AM
                                        • Thursday, July 29:  8:20 AM - 8:45 AM
                                        Event
                                        Co-Chair(s)
                                        Bill Giebler
                                        Content & Insights Director
                                        Nutrition Business Journal
                                        Co-Chair(s)
                                        Thomas Aarts
                                        Founder & Principal, NCN & Nutrition Business Journal
                                        Managing Director, Nutrition Business Advisors
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                                        Thursday, July 29
                                        8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
                                        • Thursday, July 29:  8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
                                        Regeneration has two meanings. It refers to regenerating life on earth. And it refers to a new generation of humanity coming together to reverse global warming. A significant economic sector is agriculture. That puts a particular responsibility on proactive supply chain management and integrity. Supplements companies have a role to...

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                                          Education
                                          Keynote
                                          Paul Hawken
                                          Executive Director, Founder
                                          One Generation, Regeneration.org
                                          Tracks: 
                                          Thursday, July 29
                                          9:45 AM - 10:10 AM
                                          • Thursday, July 29:  9:45 AM - 10:10 AM
                                          Systems are complex, and any effort to improve the food system—for equity and diversity, for sustainability and biodiversity, for nutrition and health—quickly reveals the overlap of these issues. Julie Collins, founder of carbon neutral snack brand Moonshot and Planet FWD, a platform that aims to help other brands in sustainability...

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                                            Education
                                            Moderator
                                            Bill Giebler
                                            Content & Insights Director
                                            Nutrition Business Journal
                                            Speaker
                                            Julia Collins
                                            Founder & CEO
                                            Planet FWD
                                            Tracks: 
                                            Thursday, July 29
                                            10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
                                            • Thursday, July 29:  10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
                                            Event
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                                            Thursday, July 29
                                            10:40 AM - 11:05 AM
                                            • Thursday, July 29:  10:40 AM - 11:05 AM
                                            In herb cultivation, USDA organic certification is just a start. Leading brands and suppliers are turning toward Regenerative Organic Certification (ROC) or other regenerative programs to produce botanicals in a fashion that mitigates climate change. Herb Pharm farm manager Matt Dybala will share the 42-year-old supplement company’s proactive stance on...

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                                              Education
                                              Moderator
                                              Bill Giebler
                                              Content & Insights Director
                                              Nutrition Business Journal
                                              Speaker
                                              Matt Dybala
                                              Director of Agricultural Ops
                                              Herb Pharm
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                                              Thursday, July 29
                                              11:05 AM - 11:30 AM
                                              • Thursday, July 29:  11:05 AM - 11:30 AM
                                              Joel M. Evans, M.D. is the co-director of the Institute for Functional Medicine’s (IFM) course on COVID-19 and the leader of the project to create the IFM Clinical Guide to Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC)—also known as long or chronic COVID-19. Functional medicine, with its fundamental aim at finding root...

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                                                Education
                                                Moderator
                                                Bill Giebler
                                                Content & Insights Director
                                                Nutrition Business Journal
                                                Speaker
                                                Joel Evans, MD
                                                Founder
                                                The Center for Functional Medicine, Stamford, CT
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                                                Thursday, July 29
                                                11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
                                                • Thursday, July 29:  11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
                                                Dr. Grace McComsey, VP of Research and Associate Chief Scientific Officer at University Hospitals (UH) Health System in Cleveland, Ohio, a network of twenty hospitals that serves over 1.6M patients will present the finds of a newly published study independently correlating the impact of Vitamin D and Vitamin K2 deficiency...

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                                                  Education
                                                  Speaker
                                                  Andrew Myers, ND
                                                  Co-Founder, CEO & Chief Science Officer
                                                  NutraGenetics
                                                  Moderator
                                                  Bill Giebler
                                                  Content & Insights Director
                                                  Nutrition Business Journal
                                                  Speaker
                                                  Grace McComsey, MD, FIDSA
                                                  Vice President of Research and Associate Chief Scientific Officer
                                                  University Hospitals Health System
                                                  Tracks: 
                                                  Thursday, July 29
                                                  11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
                                                  • Thursday, July 29:  11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
                                                  Moderator
                                                  Carlotta Mast
                                                  SVP & Market Leader
                                                  New Hope Network
                                                  Speaker
                                                  Stephanie Ray, ND, BCN, CNHP
                                                  Co-Founder, CEO, President, and Formulator.
                                                  BIORAY, Inc.
                                                  Tracks: 
                                                  Thursday, July 29
                                                  12:10 PM - 1:05 PM
                                                  • Thursday, July 29:  12:10 PM - 1:05 PM
                                                  Education
                                                  Keynote
                                                  David Horsager, MA, CSP, CPAE
                                                  CEO
                                                  Trust Edge Leadership Institute
                                                  Tracks: 
                                                  Thursday, July 29
                                                  1:05 PM - 1:15 PM
                                                  • Thursday, July 29:  1:05 PM - 1:15 PM
                                                  Education
                                                  Co-Chair(s)
                                                  Carlotta Mast
                                                  SVP & Market Leader
                                                  New Hope Network
                                                  Co-Chair(s)
                                                  Thomas Aarts
                                                  Founder & Principal, NCN & Nutrition Business Journal
                                                  Managing Director, Nutrition Business Advisors
                                                  Tracks: 
                                                  Thursday, July 29
                                                  1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
                                                  • Thursday, July 29:  1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
                                                  Event
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                                                  Thursday, July 29
                                                  1:30 PM - 7:00 PM
                                                  Thursday, July 29
                                                  2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
                                                  • Thursday, July 29:  2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
                                                  Event
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