Events

The Organic & Natural Health Association

11th Annual Conference
January 21-23, 2025

B Ocean
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

COLLABORATE, INNOVATE AND REGENERATE

For the well-being of our planet and its people

January 21 – 23, 2025

B Ocean Resort

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Brought to you with the Generous Sponsorship of 

MERCOLA

AIDP

Florida Supplement

Informa

Pitch Publicity

Apex Compliance

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PROGRAM

MONDAY, January 20

Board of Directors Meeting

TUESDAY, January 21

11 am – 4 pm Golf

Sponsored by AIDP
Separate Registration

6 pm Group Opening Dinner – Timpanos, Ft. Lauderdale

WEDNESDAY, January 22   

8-9 am Breakfast  Sponsored by Pitch Publicity  

9-10 am Keynote Speaker Marci Zaroff

Founder/CEO ECOfashion Corp | ECOlifestyle Pioneer & Author | Co-Founder BeyondBrands & Good Catch

 

10-11:30 am Organic 3.0 Designing our Destiny

Alan Lewis, Natural Grocers, Moderator

Robert Verkerk, PhD, Executive and Scientific Director, Alliance for Natural Health

Alexis Baden-Mayer, Esq, Political Director, Organic Consumers Association

 

11:30 am – 1:30 PM Lunch & Keynote with Greg Horn, Managing Director and Partner at William Hood & Company

 

1:30 – 3:00 pm The International Supply Chain Conversation We Must Have,

Panel Discussion

Greg Horn – Moderator

Michael Murray ND, Chief Scientific Advisor, iHerb, ONHA Advisory Council

Mehgan Styke, Kerry International, Sr. Director of Sales and Founder/Consultant The B2B Building

Shaheen Majeed, Global CEO and Managing Director, Sami-Sabinsa Group

Mark Thurston, President, AIDP

Matts Johanson, CEO AkerBiomarine

 

3:00 – 4:30 pm Break and SynBio Update and Conversation

Alan Lewis, Natural Grocers, John Fagan, PhD, HRI Labs, Renee Wicklund, Esq, Richman Law Firm

 

5:00 pm, Cocktails and Dinner at B Ocean Resort 

THURSDAY, January 23 

8 – 9:00 am Breakfast

8:30 – 9:30 am Tom Aarts – State of the Industry Founder/Managing Director, Nutrition Business Journal 

9:45 – 10:45 am Global Politics 

Karen Howard, Moderator

Todd Harrison, Partner, Venable Law Firm LLP

Rob Verkerk, Executive Director/Science Director, Alliance for Natural Health

Charlie Brown, Founder, National Counsel for Consumers for Dental Choice

Debra Short, Executive Director, SENPA

Jonathon Emord, Esq., Emord & Associates Founder/Principal 

10:45 am- 12:15 pm Women and World Health Roundtable  

Heather Granato- Moderator

Kantha Shelke PhD,  Founder/Principal, Corvus Blue LLC 

Pelin Thorogood, Co-founder & Executive Chair, Radicle Science 

Amanda Jepson, President, Biova LLC 

Anand Swaroop,  Founder, Cephem, Inc. 

Salma Fathalla, ASQ, CQA, Matts Johanson, CEO Senior Director Quality and Regulatory, Bonafide Health

12:15 – 1:30 pm Our Commitment to Product Integrity 

Amy Summers Founder & President Pitch Publicity & INICIVOX- Moderator

David Trosin, Senior Director Nutrition & Wellness, NSF International

Deleo de Leonardis,  CEO Co-Founder, Purity IQ 

Erin Taraborrelli, Program Manager, Labeling & Training Services, SGS nutrasource

Ray Martinez, President, Florida Supplement

Sandra Baek Lee, CEO, NJ Labs 

Asa Waldstein, Founder and Principal, Apex Compliance