Education

Education Program sponsored by

SupplySide West offers a variety of educational sessions to choose from including a four-track education program and more than 50 VendorWorks Presentations.

The education program features leading speakers discussing manufacturing and formulation, recent research, regulatory updates, marketing trends and much more. The program includes distinct tracks for dietary supplement, foods/beverages and personal care/cosmeceuticals.

Presented by select exhibitors and open to all attendees, VendorWorks Presentations conveniently outline product- and service-specific science, research, benefits, marketing and much more to demonstrate how they can help you create new products and make existing products better. This year, special VendorWorks will be presented on the exhibit hall floor.

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
Daniel Fabricant, Ph.D., Vice President, Scientific Affairs, Natural Products Association (NPA)
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)

Cindy K. Angerhofer, Ph.D., Director, Botanical Research, Aveda Corporation
Jon Benninger, Director, Business Development, Virgo Publishing LLC
Catherine Chiou, Ph.D., Innovative Raw Materials, L'ORÉAL USA
Mindy S. Goldstein, Ph.D., Executive Director, Biological Research, Treatment Materials Development, The Estée Lauder Companies
Mindy Green, Clinical Aromatherapist, Aveda Corporation
Ulrich Issberner, M.D., Senior Marketing Manager, Care Chemicals-Personal Care NAFTA, Cognis Corporation

Charles Y. Barber, Technical Service Manager, Cognis Nutrition & Health
Bill Barrier, Vice President, R&D, Dairy Queen & Orange Julius
Pamela Copeland, Leader, External Technology Search – Science & Technology, Cadbury Schweppes
Barbara Garter, Senior Product Development Scientist, Kellogg Company
Greg Horn, Senior Director, Health and Wellness Division, WILD Flavors Inc.
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
Mary Parsons, Vice President, R&D, Cocoa Applications and Technical Support, The Hershey Company
Sylvia Rowe, President, SR Strategy LLC
Kurt Stiles, Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Intelligent Ingredients LLC
Bob Weeks, Publisher, Food Product Design

To view the Agenda-At-A-Glance, click here