Session 1
Location: Murano 3201

Session 2
Location: Murano 3204

Session 3
Location: Murano 3301

Session 4
Location: Murano 3304

Noon-12:50pm

Dietary Supplement Funded Research at the National Institutes of Health

Moderator: Leila G. Saldanha, Ph.D., RD, scientific consultant, Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health
Speakers: Traci Clemons, Ph.D., senior statistician, The EMMES Corp.; Joanne M. Holden, research leader, Nutrient Data Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Sweetness Reception and Perception & Sweetness Technologies of Today and Tomorrow

Speaker: Grant E. DuBois, Ph.D., director, ingredient and product sciences, The Coca-Cola Co.

How to Create Omega-3 Products that Exceed Consumer Standards

Speakers: Scott Backman, market development manager, functional food and food technology, Cognis Nutrition & Health; Greg Horn, senior director, technology and innovation, WILD Flavors Inc.

Formulating with Botanicals

Speaker: Rebecca James Gadberry, president and chairman of the board, YG Laboratories

1-1:50pm

Methods Validation, Quality & Compliance

Moderator: Joseph M. Betz, Ph.D., director, dietary supplements methods and reference materials program, Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health
Speakers: Karen W. Andrews, assistant coordinator, dietary supplement ingredient database, Nutrient Data Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Catherine A. Rimmer, Ph.D., research chemist, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Exotic Fruits: Health Benefits or Hype?

Speaker: Navindra Seeram, Ph.D., assistant director, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for Human Nutrition; assistant professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Opportunities for Weight Management in Food Products

Speaker: Peter Haring, global program director, weight management, Unilever

Grapefruit Seed Extract: Promising Botanical Anti- Microbial or Empty Promise?

Speaker: Linda Chaé, president and chief formulator, Chaé Organics Inc.; Robert S. McCaleb, president and CEO, the Center for Natural Sustainable Enterprise; founder and president, Herb Research Foundation

2-2:50pm

Quality Control Concerns: Practical Business Steps for Manufacturers

Speaker: Anthony L. Young, Esq., partner, Kleinfeld, Kaplan & Becker LLP

Promising Herbs: The Next Wave of Botanicals and Herbal Products Poised for Market Success

Speaker: Mark Blumenthal, founder and executive director, American Botanical Council, and editor, HerbalGram

Coffee and Health: Surprisingly Good News about Disease Reductions

Speaker: James R. Coughlin, Ph.D., president, Coughlin & Associates

Organic Cosmetic Standards: Fact or Fiction?

Speaker: Timothy Kapsner, senior research scientist, Aveda Corporation

3-3:50pm

“But I’m Not the Advertiser!”: Upstream Liability Under the FTC Act

Speaker: Richard L. Cleland, assistant director, division of advertising practices, Federal Trade Commission; Christine J. Lee, Esq., attorney, division of advertising practices, Federal Trade Commission

The Health Benefits of Vitamin D

Speaker: Barbara Levine, RD, Ph.D., associate clinical professor of nutrition in medicine and director, Nutrition Information Center, Weill Medical College, Cornell University

Chocolate: From Ancient Remedies to Modern Medicine

Speaker: Debra Miller, Ph.D., senior nutrition scientist, The Hershey Company

Natural Ingredients with Biological Activity

Speaker: Mindy S. Goldstein, Ph.D., executive director of Biological Research, Treatment Materials Development, The Estée Lauder Companies