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A fifth-track has been added to the three-day education program. The program includes distinct tracks for dietary supplements, functional foods and beverages, personal care products and cosmetics, animal nutrition and food technology. With exponential growth in the dietary supplement, healthy food and cosmeceutical markets, this is your opportunity to stay ahead of your competitors by learning about breakthrough science, applications and formulation. SupplySide West has it all! Designed for manufacturers, marketers and formulators of healthy products, SupplySide West and its education program gives you access to all the newest ingredients.

The Nutraceutical Scientific Advisory Board, Food Science Advisory Board and Cosmeceutical Scientific Advisory Board have crafted an education program ripe with cutting-edge sessions with your needs in mind. Participate in the three-day education program featuring leading speakers discussing manufacturing and formulation knowledge, recent research, regulatory updates, marketing trends, trends in ingredients and flavors, food product development, ingredient research and science, and much more.

Before the education program kicks off, the Natural Marketing Institute’s Greg Stephens, R.D. and Bob McNabb will facilitate a 2½ hour pre-conference workshop on market trends. There will also be a 2½ hour pre-conference workshop on stevia. At the conclusion of SupplySide West, two 2 ½ hour post-conference workshops, on essential fatty acids and probiotics, will be held at The Venetian. Market research trends will be highlighted during both post-conference workshops.

Supplement Advisory Board
Jon Benninger, Director, Business Development, Virgo Publishing LLC
Mark Blumenthal, Founder and Executive Director, American Botanical Council (ABC)
David J. Cai, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Cognis Nutrition & Health
Shane Durkee, Director, Global Medical Area Nutritionals, Bayer HealthCare
Sefali Patel, Pharm.D., Associate Director, Nutritional Science and New Business, Bayer HealthCare
Guru Ramanathan, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Scientific Affairs, General Nutrition Corporation (GNC)
Andrew Shao, Ph.D., Vice President, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN)

Food Science Advisory Board
Charles Y. Barber, Technical Service Manager, Cognis Nutrition & Health
William A.  Barrier, Ph.D., Vice President, R&D, International Dairy Queen and Orange Julius
Ken Lee, Ph.D., Professor and Director of Food Safety, The Ohio State University-Food Science and Technology Department, College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Karen Leeker, Manager, External Business Development, Personal Health Care and Key Food and Beverage Technologies, The Procter & Gamble Company
Paula Lorino- Kokkinos, Manager, External Technology Search - Emerging Science, Cadbury Schweppes
Mary Parsons, Vice President, R&D, Cocoa Applications and Technical Support, The Hershey Company
Sylvia Rowe, President, SR Strategy LLC
Bob Weeks, Publisher, Food Product Design

Cosmeceutical Science Advisory Board
Jon Benninger, Director, Business Development, Virgo Publishing LLC
Sumita Butani, Director, Global New Product Innovation, Avon Products Inc.
Mindy S. Goldstein, Ph.D., Executive Director, Biological Research, Treatment Materials Development, The Estée Lauder Companies
Mindy Green, Clinical Aromatherapist, Aveda Corporation

Free to all registrants, VendorWorks Presentations discuss ingredient- and service-specific science, applications, formulation and marketing. The solutions you need to create innovative products from development to launch are covered in these exhibitor-sponsored sessions.

View the latest science and research at your leisure. Posters will be displayed in the exhibit hall October 23 and 24. Poster presenters will be available for questions on Friday, October 24 from Noon to 1pm.