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Session 1
Location: Murano 3201 |
Session 2
Location: Murano 3204 |
Session 3
Location: Murano 3301 |
Session 4
Location: Murano 3304 |
  
Industry Financial Market Update
Get the latest update on how our industry is performing in the
public markets, the latest on merger and acquisitions, and private
equity activity. This informative session will dive into where
companies are finding capital and who is providing the capital. Find
out who is new to the merger and acquisition game and who has been
most active. More importantly, learn what direction valuations are
going in the public markets, on the merger and acquisition front,
and in the private equity world.
Speaker: David Thibodeau, managing director, Canaccord Adams
Investment Banking Group
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Legal Aspects of the AER Legislation from FDA’s Perspective
Dr. Vasilios H. Frankos, director of FDA’s Division of Dietary
Supplement Programs, will address the legal aspects of the Dietary
Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act. With
the law less than a year old, Dr. Frankos will provide an analysis
of how the law has impacted FDA from a logistics point-of-view.
Questions to be addressed include: What impact has the relatively
new law had on FDA? Has the number of serious adverse events
reported increased?
Speaker: Vasilios H. Frankos, Ph.D., director, division of dietary
supplement programs, Food and Drug Administration
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The Future of Functional Beverages
Consumption of functional beverages is increasing at a steady rate.
From calcium-fortified orange juice to a plethora of fruit drinks,
supermarket shelves are being inundated with new functional beverage
products on a daily basis. Will this trend last, and if so, for how
long? Join beverage guru Jim Tonkin as he moderates a panel of
leading functional beverage executives who will discuss this
fast-growing category and where it is going next. They will provide
insight on new ingredients working together to deliver nutraceutical
and functional benefits, and what innovations we can expect to see
in the future.
Moderator: James S. Tonkin, president, TonkinConsulting
Speakers:
Steve Allen, vice president, new ventures, Nestlé; Maigread Eichten,
president and CEO, The FRS Company
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Leading Trends in the Cosmeceuticals Care Market
The market for cosmeceuticals has continued to grow across the
global personal care market and is something no manufacturer or
supplier can afford to either miss or misunderstand. This
presentation will size the U.S. and European market opportunity,
identify leading consumer drivers, and showcase new product trends
from around the world.
Speaker: Julia McNamara, vice president, Consumer Markets
Consulting, Datamonitor
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