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NBJ Summit 2023

NBJ Summit 2023
Terranea Resort
Rancho Palos Verdes,CA
JULY 25-27, 2023

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Monday, June 12
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
NBJ Summit: First-Timers Orientation
  • Monday, June 12:  10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Co-Chair(s)
Bill Giebler
Content & Insights Director
Nutrition Business Journal
Co-Chair(s)
Carlotta Mast
SVP & Market Leader
New Hope Network
Co-Chair(s)
Claire Morton
Senior Manager of Data & Insights
Nutrition Business Journal
Co-Chair(s)
Rick Polito
Editor-in-Chief, Nutrition Business Journal
New Hope Network
Co-Chair(s)
Thomas Aarts
Founder & Principal
NCN & Nutrition Business Journal
Speaker
Wendy Yanez Ramirez
Sponsorship Specialist
New Hope Network
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Thursday, June 15
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Exploring the Power of Inclusion in the Nutraceutical Industry
  • Thursday, June 15:  10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Panelist
Caitlyn Vanderhaeghe
President & CEO
KidStar Nutrients
Co-Chair(s)
Carlotta Mast
SVP & Market Leader
New Hope Network
Panelist
Doug Reader
Chief Executive Officer
Arizona Nutritional Supplements
Moderator
Heather Granato
Vice President, Partnerships & Sustainability
Informa
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Thursday, July 13
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Bringing Nutrition into the ESG Framework
  • Thursday, July 13:  10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Co-Chair(s)
Carlotta Mast
SVP & Market Leader
New Hope Network
Speaker
Howard Schiffer
Founder & President
Vitamin Angels
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Tuesday, July 25
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Networking and Leather Branding
  • Tuesday, July 25:  7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
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Tuesday, July 25
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
One-on-One Business Networking Meetings
  • Tuesday, July 25:  8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Tuesday, July 25
8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Golf
  • Tuesday, July 25:  8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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Tuesday, July 25
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Fresh Connections Lunch
  • Tuesday, July 25:  11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Tuesday, July 25
12:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Live Illustration by Annie Herzig
  • Tuesday, July 25:  12:45 PM - 5:00 PM
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Tuesday, July 25
12:45 PM - 1:35 PM
Opening Remarks
  • Tuesday, July 25:  12:45 PM - 1:35 PM
Co-Chair(s)
Carlotta Mast
SVP & Market Leader
New Hope Network
Co-Chair(s)
Thomas Aarts
Founder & Principal
NCN & Nutrition Business Journal
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Tuesday, July 25
1:35 PM - 2:05 PM
Tuesday Keynote: Urvashi Bhatnagar
  • Tuesday, July 25:  1:35 PM - 2:05 PM
Keynote
Urvashi Bhatnagar
Vice President
Genpact
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Tuesday, July 25
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM
ESGN Fireside Chat
  • Tuesday, July 25:  2:05 PM - 2:25 PM
Co-Chair(s)
Carlotta Mast
SVP & Market Leader
New Hope Network
Speaker
Howard Schiffer
Founder & President
Vitamin Angels
Keynote
Urvashi Bhatnagar
Vice President
Genpact
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Tuesday, July 25
2:55 PM - 3:25 PM
Refreshment Break
  • Tuesday, July 25:  2:55 PM - 3:25 PM
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Tuesday, July 25
2:55 PM - 3:40 PM
State of the Industry: NBJ Data & Trends Overview
  • Tuesday, July 25:  2:55 PM - 3:40 PM
Co-Chair(s)
Claire Morton
Senior Manager of Data & Insights
Nutrition Business Journal
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Tuesday, July 25
3:40 PM - 4:15 PM
State of the Industry: Leadership Reflections
  • Tuesday, July 25:  3:40 PM - 4:15 PM
Panelist
Claire Morton
Senior Manager of Data & Insights
Nutrition Business Journal
Panelist
Jen Coccaro
Vice President of Merchandising - Health, Wellness and Beauty
Whole Foods Market
Panelist
Nina Barton
CEO
Vytalogy Wellness
Co-Chair(s)
Thomas Aarts
Founder & Principal
NCN & Nutrition Business Journal
Panelist
Tracey Warner Halama
CEO
Vital Proteins
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Tuesday, July 25
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Innovation Spotlight
  • Tuesday, July 25:  4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker
Steffanie Strathdee, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Global Health Sciences and Harold Simon Distinguished Professor
UCSD Department of Medicine
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Tuesday, July 25
4:30 PM - 4:55 PM
Microbiome Research and Strengthening Nutritive Supports
  • Tuesday, July 25:  4:30 PM - 4:55 PM
Speaker
Rob Knight, Ph.D.
Founding Director
Center for Microbiome Innovation
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Tuesday, July 25
4:55 PM - 5:00 PM
Closing Remarks and Housekeeping Announcements
  • Tuesday, July 25:  4:55 PM - 5:00 PM
Co-Chair(s)
Claire Morton
Senior Manager of Data & Insights
Nutrition Business Journal
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Tuesday, July 25
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
NBJ Welcome Reception
  • Tuesday, July 25:  5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Tuesday, July 25
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
NBJ Welcome Dinner & Golf Awards
  • Tuesday, July 25:  7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Tuesday, July 25
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
PQAA
  • Tuesday, July 25:  9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
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Wednesday, July 26
7:10 AM - 8:10 AM
Breakfast
  • Wednesday, July 26:  7:10 AM - 8:10 AM
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Wednesday, July 26
8:10 AM - 12:45 PM
Live Illustration by Annie Herzig
  • Wednesday, July 26:  8:10 AM - 12:45 PM
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Wednesday, July 26
8:10 AM - 8:20 AM
Opening Remarks
  • Wednesday, July 26:  8:10 AM - 8:20 AM
Co-Chair(s)
Rick Polito
Editor-in-Chief, Nutrition Business Journal
New Hope Network
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Wednesday, July 26
8:20 AM - 9:20 AM
Get Big Things Done: The Power of Connectional Intelligence
  • Wednesday, July 26:  8:20 AM - 9:20 AM
We typically associate success with speed and smarts. But in today’s hypercompetitive world, even those gifts aren’t enough. Collaboration expert Erica Dhawan argues that the game changer is a thoroughly modern skill called Connectional Intelligence (CxQ). As radical a concept as Emotional Intelligence was in the 90s, Connectional Intelligence is...
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Keynote
Erica Dhawan
Award Winning Keynote Speaker and Author on Collaboration
Cotential
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Wednesday, July 26
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
One-on-One Business Networking Meetings
  • Wednesday, July 26:  9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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Wednesday, July 26
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
State of the Industry: M&A and Financial Markets Overview
  • Wednesday, July 26:  9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
Speaker
William Hood
Managing Director & Founding Partner
William Hood & Company
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Wednesday, July 26
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM
Refreshment Break
  • Wednesday, July 26:  9:40 AM - 10:10 AM
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Wednesday, July 26
10:10 AM - 10:50 AM
State of the Industry: Investments & Fundraising
  • Wednesday, July 26:  10:10 AM - 10:50 AM
Panelist
Amin Maredia
Co-Founder
Meaningful Partners
Panelist
Dean Kelly
CEO
Gainful
Panelist
Jordan Gaspar
Founder & Managing Partner
AF Ventures
Moderator
William Hood
Managing Director & Founding Partner
William Hood & Company
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Wednesday, July 26
10:50 AM - 11:30 AM
Leadership Reflections: Functional Mushrooms and Mood Support
  • Wednesday, July 26:  10:50 AM - 11:30 AM
Panelist
Cory Rosenberg
Founder, President & CEO
First Person Group
Panelist
Najla Guthrie
President & CEO
KGK Science, Inc.
Panelist
Sandra Carter, M.A., MPH, Ph.D.
Founder
Om Mushroom Superfood
Co-Chair(s)
Thomas Aarts
Founder & Principal
NCN & Nutrition Business Journal
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Wednesday, July 26
11:30 AM - 11:35 AM
Closing Remarks and Announcements
  • Wednesday, July 26:  11:30 AM - 11:35 AM
Co-Chair(s)
Rick Polito
Editor-in-Chief, Nutrition Business Journal
New Hope Network
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Wednesday, July 26
11:35 AM - 12:45 PM
Lunch
  • Wednesday, July 26:  11:35 AM - 12:45 PM
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Wednesday, July 26
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Lunch & Learn: Science and Industry Responsibility in Microdosing and Psychedelics
  • Wednesday, July 26:  12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Panelist
Joseph Claussen
Co-Founder & Director of Ingredients
First Person Company
Panelist
Loree Sutton, M.D.
Retired Brigadier General and Psychiatrist
and Strategic Advisor at Network Contagion Research Institute
Panelist
Najla Guthrie
President & CEO
KGK Science, Inc.
Panelist
Nick Bitz, N.D.
SVP Product Development
Neurohacker Collective
Co-Chair(s)
Rick Polito
Editor-in-Chief, Nutrition Business Journal
New Hope Network
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Wednesday, July 26
12:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Activities
  • Wednesday, July 26:  12:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Terranea Pool Party Sponsored by: Pharmavite Porsche Driving Experience Sponsored by: GELITA...
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Wednesday, July 26
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
NBJ Awards Reception
  • Wednesday, July 26:  6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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Wednesday, July 26
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
NBJ Awards Dinner
  • Wednesday, July 26:  7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
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Thursday, July 27
7:25 AM - 8:25 AM
Breakfast
  • Thursday, July 27:  7:25 AM - 8:25 AM
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Thursday, July 27
8:25 AM - 8:40 AM
Opening Remarks & Awards Videos
  • Thursday, July 27:  8:25 AM - 8:40 AM
Co-Chair(s)
Bill Giebler
Content & Insights Director
Nutrition Business Journal
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Thursday, July 27
8:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Live Illustration by Annie Herzig
  • Thursday, July 27:  8:30 AM - 12:15 PM
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Thursday, July 27
8:40 AM - 9:30 AM
State of the Industry: Regulatory Update
  • Thursday, July 27:  8:40 AM - 9:30 AM
Panelist
Christine Burdick-Bell, J.D.
EVP & General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Pharmavite, LLC
Panelist
Douglas Stearn
Deputy Director for Regulatory Affairs
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Moderator
Josh Long
Legal & Regulatory Editor
Natural Products Insider
Panelist
Kevin Bell
Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Practice
Arnall Golden Gregory
Panelist
Linda Nielander
Executive Vice President
Quicksilver Scientific
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Thursday, July 27
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
One-on-One Business Networking Meetings
  • Thursday, July 27:  9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Thursday, July 27
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Innovation Spotlight
  • Thursday, July 27:  9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Speaker
Nora Khaldi, Ph.D.
Founder & CEO
Nuritas
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Thursday, July 27
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Thursday Keynote: Merlin Sheldrake, Ph.D., Author, Entangled Life
  • Thursday, July 27:  9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Why are mushrooms among the fastest growing categories in dietary supplements? And why is fungi—indeed a kingdom of its own, as vast as the animal and plant kingdoms—garnering unprecedented attention across multiple societal spheres? Few have a closer eye on the matter than biologist Merlin Sheldrake, author of New York...
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Keynote
Merlin Sheldrake, Ph.D.
Author
Entangled Life
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Thursday, July 27
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Thursday Keynote Fireside Chat
  • Thursday, July 27:  10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Co-Chair(s)
Bill Giebler
Content & Insights Director
Nutrition Business Journal
Keynote
Merlin Sheldrake, Ph.D.
Author
Entangled Life
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Thursday, July 27
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Refreshment Break
  • Thursday, July 27:  10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
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Thursday, July 27
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Closing Leadership Panel
  • Thursday, July 27:  11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Moderator
Jessica Rubino
Vice President of Content
New Hope Network
Panelist
Katerina Schneider
Founder & CEO
Ritual
Panelist
Pelin Thorogood
Co-Founder & Executive Chair
Radicle Science
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Thursday, July 27
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
Closing Remarks, Survey and Highlight Video
  • Thursday, July 27:  12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
Co-Chair(s)
Carlotta Mast
SVP & Market Leader
New Hope Network
Co-Chair(s)
Thomas Aarts
Founder & Principal
NCN & Nutrition Business Journal
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Thursday, July 27
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Closing Lunch
  • Thursday, July 27:  12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
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Thursday, July 27
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Closing Celebration
  • Thursday, July 27:  1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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