Conference Agenda

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Tuesday, October 16

Evening  

Welcome Reception

Sponsored by Herbalife Nutrition


Wednesday, October 17

Registration open 7:30 am – 4:45 pm

 

6:45 – 7:45 am  Dana Lawn—Meet at 6:30 on Dana Lawn to check in; Yoga starts at 6:45

Sunrise Yoga

Sponsored by Swisse Wellness
Location: Dana Lawn

 

7:30 – 8:30 am 

Breakfast

Sponsored by Atrium Innovations
Location: Monarch Bay Courtyard

 

8:30 – 8:45 am 

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Mike DeBiasi Conference Chair, VP/GM, U.S. Nutritionals and Digestive Health, Bayer

 

8:45 – 9:30 am 

Keynote: FDA Priorities for Dietary Supplements & Functional Food

Steven Tave Director, Office of Dietary Supplement Programs, Food and Drug Administration

 

9:30 – 9:50 am 

Chairman’s Address

Jim Hyde Vice President and General Manager, Balchem Human Nutrition and Pharma

 

 

9:50 – 9:55 am 

CRN Business Meeting All attendees are welcome

Treasurer's Report

Allison Levy Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, AdvoCare International

Audit Report

Jim Hamilton President & CEO, Neptune Wellness Solutions

 

9:55 – 10:15 am 

President’s Remarks

Steve Mister President and CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition

 

10:15 – 10:45 am 

Break

 

10:45 – 11:00 am 

New from Supplement OWL:
CDX and a Whole Lot More

Gisele Atkinson Vice President, Quality & Technical Affairs, Council for Responsible Nutrition

 

11:00 am – 12:00 pm 

Should There be Mandatory Product Listing for Dietary Supplements? A Debate

Scott Bass Partner, Sidley Austin

Anthony Young Partner, Kleinfeld, Kaplan & Becker

 

12:00 – 12:30 pm 

Consumers and the Self-care Continuum

Dave Wendland Vice President, Strategic Relations, Hamacher Resource Group, Inc.

 

12:30 – 1:45 pm 

Lunch

Sponsored by ACG
Location: Pavilion 1-5

 

1:45 – 3:15 pm

Industry-Imposed Standards of Quality:
Four Case Studies

ABC Irrevocably Adulterated Ingredients Guidelines

Mark Blumenthal Founder & Executive Director, American Botanical Council (ABC)

 

Supplement Safety & Compliance Initiative

Sudipta Veeramachaneni Vice President, Research and Development, General Nutrition Centers

 

AOAC International

Darryl Sullivan Director, Industry and Regulatory Affairs, Eurofins Food Integrity & Innovation

 

GRMA Consensus-based American National Standards for GMPs

Mike Finamore President, Governance Board, Global Retailer and Manufacturer Alliance (GRMA); CEO, Gemini Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

 

 

3:15 – 3:45 pm 

Break

 

3:45 – 4:45 pm 

The End of Competitive Advantage

Rita McGrath, Ph.D. Top Business Strategist

 

 

4:45 – 5:45 pm 

ITMDC In-person Meeting (International Trade and Market Development Committee)

Details TBA

 

6:00 – 7:30 pm 

Reception

Sponsored by Jamieson Wellness and Watson Inc
Location: Terrace Salon and Balcony

 

7:00 – 10:00 pm 

Dine-around off site

Shuttles provided


Thursday, October 18

Registration open 7:30 am – 12:15 pm

 

6:30 am Meet in lobby at 6:30 to head to lawn for fun run/walk

6:45 – 7:30 am

Kyowa Hakko Fun Run and Walk

 

7:30 – 8:30 am 

Breakfast

Location: Monarch Bay Courtyard

 

8:30 – 9:30 

Lifestyle Medicine

Dr. Dean Ornish Founder and President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute

 

9:30 – 9:50 am 

CRN Consumer Survey

Nikki Yas VP Marketing, Professional Brands, Atrium Innovations

 

9:50 – 10:05 am  

Vitamin Angels Multivitamin Program

Howard Schiffer Founder, Vitamin Angels

 

10:05 – 10:35 am 

Break 

Sponsored by RT Specialty

 

10:35 am – 12:15 pm 

Blockchain to Supply Chain – How It Impacts Supplements & Functional Food

KEYNOTE:

Samantha Radocchia Blockchain Pioneer & Co-Founder of Chronicled, Inc.

PANELISTS:

Trish Flaster Executive Director, Botanical Liaisons, LLC

Trinanjan Gupta Founder & Managing Partner, DreamWeaver & TagOne

Skye Lininger President of Dietary Supplements at TraceGains, Inc.

 

 

12:15 pm 

Lunch

Location: Pavilion 1–3

 

Afternoon Activities

Additional on-site details will be provided. Click here for for information on these activities, pricing and registration. You must register in advance for these activities.

Golf 
Sponsored by Balchem
Location: Meet in lobby for shuttle to Monarch Bay golf course

Kayaking
Sponsored by doTerra International
Location: Meet in lobby

Wine Tasting/Lecture Event
Sponsored by Polyphenolics
Location: Pavilion 4–5

 

7:00 – 10:00 pm 

Reception, Dinner and Boarwalk Carnival

Dinner sponsored by U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention
Location: Monarch Pool Terrace


Friday, October 19

Registration open 7:30 am – 10:45 am

 

8:00 – 9:30 am 

Breakfast With...

Jon Meacham Pulitzer Prize-winning Presidential Historian

 

9:30 – 10:45 am 

For Adults Only: What You Need to Know about CBD

Miriam Guggenheim Partner, Covington & Burling, LLP

Anthony Almada Co-founder and CEO, Council for Science & Innovation of Cannabis and Cannabinoids

Stuart Tomc Vice President, Human Nutrition, CV Sciences, Inc.