Meetings and Conferences
The Organic & Natural Health Association
8th Annual Conference
January 17 – 19, 2023 The Westin Cape Coral Resort
REGISTRATION AND HOTEL INFORMATION
For Questions and an Invitation Please Contact khoward@organicandnatural.org
PROGRAM
MONDAY, January 16
12 – 5 pm Golf followed by dinner at the home of Ryan and Karol Boland
Separate Registration
TUESDAY, January 17
5:00 – 10:00 pm
Community Project/Reception and Dinner at The Westin
WEDNESDAY, January 18,
8:00 – 9:00 am Registration/Breakfast
9:00-10:00 am Supply Chain: Regenerative Innovation Panel
Moderator, Brian Wickert is joined by Jordan Wood, Red Leaf Biologics, Tess Barr, Bright Pharma and Terence Welby, Botalys to discuss our most innovative and impactful companies in our industry.
10-10:15 am Break
10:00 – 1:45 pm The Amazon Factor
The Amazon Supplement Claims Evaluation Program” (ASCEP) A proposal to ensure consumer confidence in the products they buy from Amazon.
Speaker List:
Dan Lifton – MODERATOR, Quality of Live
Dan Richard – KEYNOTE, NOW Foods
Elan Sudberg, Alkhemist Labs
Todd Harrison, Venable Law Firm
Chris Burkhart, Nutrasource
Karen Howard, Organic & Natural Health Association
2-2:30 pm Recruitment/Retention Strategies Part I : Sandra Lee, NJ Lab
2:30 – 3:30 pm Supply Chain: Transparency is a business essential that allows for no shortcuts.
Speaker List:
Sandra Lee, CEO, NJ Labs (the importance of testing)
Anand Swaroop, Cepham (NBJ Award Winner, Block Chain – his business case )
Salma Fathalla, JDS Therapeutics (Practitioner lines)
3:30 – 4:00 pm Recruitment/Retention Strategies Part II : Amy Summers, Pitch Publicity
4:00pm Adjourn
4:30 pm Busses depart for Steve Rye’s Home
5:00 – 9:00 pm Dinner at the Home of Ela and Steve Rye
THURSDAY, January 19
8:00-10:00 am Breakfast and O&N Update
8:30-9:30 am Failings and Fixes; 2023 Politics and the Impact on Industry
Speaker List:
Todd Harrison, Venable Law Firm
Alan Lewis, Natural Grocers
Charlie Brown, Mercury Free Dentistry
Debra Short, SENPA
Karen Howard (moderator)
9:30-9:45 am Break
9:45 – 11:00 am Show Me The Money
Tom Aarts, State of the Industry
Lauren Puffer, Cowan, Inc., Sustainability Investing
Elisa Turner, ImpakIQ, ESG, Is it real?
Ernesto Carrizosa, WM Partnership, An Investment Strategy
Alan Lewis, Natural Grocers (Moderator)
11:00-11:15 am Recruitment Retention Part III: Karen Howard, Organic & Natural Health
11:15-11:30 am Break
11:30 am – 1:00 pm LUNCH
11:45 am -1:00 pm Panel: Synthetic Biology & the Supply Chain: Campaigning for the Consumer and the Planet
Moderator: Alan Lewis, Natural Grocers
John Fagan, HRI Labs, The Science
Renee Wicklund, Kim Richman & Associates, The Law
Debra Short, SENPA, The Retailer
Amy Summers, Pitch Publicity, The Consumer
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