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Nutracon Conference 2010 Agenda

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Weight Management & Obesity (Wednesday)
New Developments in Botanicals and Extracts (Wednesday)
Healthy Aging (Wednesday & Thursday)
Mainstreaming of Natural Sweeteners - (Wednesday & Thursday)
Antioxidant Science (Thursday)
Healthy Oils (Thursday)

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

7:30 am - 8:30 am

Morning Coffee Hour

7:30 am - 8:30 am

Registration

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Welcome and Introduction

Track(s):

Healthy Aging,

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Keynote Address; Iconoclast: A Neuroscientist Reveals How to Think Differently

Gregory Berns, Distinguished Chair of Neuroeconomics, Emory University

Track(s):

10:00 am - 10:30 am

SubTrack(s):

Track(s):

10:30 am - 10:45 am

Track Chair Overview

Jay Udani MD, CEO and Medical Director, Medicus Research

SubTrack(s):

SuperTrack Test 1

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Track Chair Overview

Adam Ismail, Executive Director, Global Organization for EPA, DHA Omega 3s

SubTrack(s):

SuperTrack Test 2

Track(s):

Healthy Aging,

10:30 am - 10:40 am

Track Chair Welcome & Overview

Mary Hardy MD, Medical Director, Simms/Mann Integrative Oncology Program

SubTrack(s):

SuperTrack Test 2

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Welcome and Track Overview of the Landscape of Natural Sweeteners

Tim Avila, GENERAL MANAGER, ZERO WORRIES FOODS INC. - ZSWEET

SubTrack(s):

SuperTrack Test 1

10:40 am - 11:20 am

Validation of Identity for Common and Uncommon Botanicals

Joseph Betz PhD, Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health

SubTrack(s):

SuperTrack Test 2

10:45 am - 11:45 am

Obesogens, Stem Cells, and the Maternal Programming of Obesity

Bruce Blumberg Ph.D, Professor, Developmental & Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine

11:00 am - 11:30 am

A Regulatory Overview

Tim Avila, GENERAL MANAGER, ZERO WORRIES FOODS INC. - ZSWEET

11:00 am - 11:45 am

Trends in Healthy Aging: From Head to Toe

Elizabeth Sloan PhD, President, Sloan Trends & Solutions

Track(s):

Healthy Aging,

11:20 am - 12:00 pm

GMP and Quality Concerns: What Your FDA Inspector is Looking For

Ikhlas Khan PhD, Assistant Director, Director of FDA Program, Research Professor, National Center for Natural Product

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Sweeteners: What You Need to Know: R&D, QAQC and Beyond

Frank Jaksch, CEO & President, CHROMADEX, INC.

11:45 am - 12:30 pm

Quenching the “Fires” of Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress: Implications for Healthy Brain Aging

Jim Joseph, Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University

Track(s):

Healthy Aging,

11:45 am - 12:30 pm

Trends in Weight Management

Thomas Aarts, Co-Founder, Nutrition Business Journal

12:00 pm - 12:45 pm

Difficult Issues in Herbal Products: Validation, Quality and Substantiation

Marilyn Barrett PhD, Pharmacognosy Consulting, Adjunct Professor at Touro University-California College of Pharmacy Joseph Betz PhD, Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of HealthIkhlas Khan PhD, Assistant Director, Director of FDA Program, Research Professor, National Center for Natural Product

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Networking Lunch

Track(s):

Healthy Aging,

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Speed Data Sessions

Thomas Aarts, Co-Founder, Nutrition Business JournalJohn Grubb, Managing Partner, Sterling-Rice GroupElodie Lebastard, Regulatory Advisor EAS EuropeMary Mulry PhD, President, Foodwise, Inc.Ed Wyszumiala, Manager, NSF International

Track(s):

Healthy Aging,

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm

Botanical Products as Inflammatory/Immune Modulators: Perils and Potentials Defined by Mechanisms

Gailen Marshall MD PhD FACP, The University of Mississippi Medical Center

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm

Free Radicals and Inner Ear Disorders: From Basic Research to Clinical Trials.

Matti Anniko MD, President, Chief Editor, Professor, Barany Society

Track(s):

Healthy Aging,

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Review of the Consumer Response: Sales and Trends From Retail

Michael Movitz, Vice President – Business Development, SPINS

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Slim Slam II

Thomas Aarts, Co-Founder, Nutrition Business JournalAnthony Almada MSc, President & CEO, GENr8, Inc.Vladimir Badmaev MD, PhD, PL ThomasAbhijit Bhattacharya, Chief Operating Officer, OMNIACTIVE HEALTH TECHNOLOGIESHarry Preuss MD, MACN, CNS, Professor of Physiology, Medicine & Pathology, Georgetown University Medical CenterSharrann Simmons, MARKETING DIRECTOR, NA, COGNIS NUTRITIONI & HEALTHJay Udani MD, CEO and Medical Director, Medicus Research

2:45 pm - 3:30 pm

How about Modifying Stress and Inflammatory Responses- Integrating Ethnobotany into Modern Practice

Roberta Lee MD, Medical Director, Beth Israel Medical Center

2:45 pm - 3:30 pm

Trans-resveratrol for Cardiovascular Health: New Human Clinical Data

Kevin Pearson Ph.D, Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky, UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

Track(s):

Healthy Aging,

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Synopsis and Review

Tim Avila, GENERAL MANAGER, ZERO WORRIES FOODS INC. - ZSWEET

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Networking Break

Track(s):

Healthy Aging,

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Behavioral Issues in Weight Management

John Foreyt, Baylor College of Medicine

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Cutting Edge Consumer Research

Mary Mulry PhD, President, Foodwise, Inc.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

DHEA: Does it Have a Future?

Stephen Cherniske M.S., Chief Scientific Officer , Univera

Track(s):

Healthy Aging,

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Spices: The Next New Herb; Where We've Been & Where We're Going

Bharat Aggarwal, Professor, University of Texas, Department of Experimental Therapeutics

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Q&A and Conclusions

Jay Udani MD, CEO and Medical Director, Medicus Research

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Q&A and Take Aways

Mary Hardy MD, Medical Director, Simms/Mann Integrative Oncology Program

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Q&A and Wrap Up

Adam Ismail, Executive Director, Global Organization for EPA, DHA Omega 3s

Track(s):

Healthy Aging,

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Movers and Shakers Interactive Cocktail Party

Track(s):

Healthy Aging,

Thursday, March 11, 2010

7:30 am - 8:30 am

Breakfast

Track(s):

Healthy Aging,

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Review and Overview

8:30 am - 8:45 am

Track Chair Overview: Explore the Ever Expanding Range of Healthful Food Oils

Philippe de Lapérouse, Managing Director, HighQuest Partners' Global Food & Agribusiness

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Welcome and Introduction

Andrew Shao PhD, Vice President Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, Council for Responsible Nutrition

8:30 am - 8:45 am

Welcome and Overview

Adam Ismail, Executive Director, Global Organization for EPA, DHA Omega 3s

Track(s):

Healthy Aging,

8:45 am - 9:30 am

Osteoporosis, Insulin and Inflammatory Signaling: New Therapeutic Targets

Lyra Heller MA

Track(s):

Healthy Aging,

8:45 am - 9:15 am

The Outlook for Global Edible Oil Supply & Demand

Philippe de Lapérouse, Managing Director, HighQuest Partners' Global Food & Agribusiness

8:45 am - 9:00 am

Welcome and Overview

James Tonkin, President, HealthyBrandBuilders

9:00 am - 9:45 am

Antioxidant Vitamins and Superfruits: The Promises and Perils

David Heber MD, PhD, Director and Professor Center for Human Nutrition, UCLA

9:00 am - 10:00 am

New Sweetener Market Reconnaissance, Products, Packages and Trends

Tom Vierhile, Director of Product Launch Analytics, Datamonitor

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Trends & Drivers in Consumer Edible Oil Preferences

Roger Daniels, Director of Research & Development, Bunge Oils North America

9:30 am - 10:15 am

Leveraging Science to Improve the Delivery of Healthy Aging Ingredients

Dave Gangemi, Professor Emeritus Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Clemson UniversityJeff Taylor, Manager Licaps® Product Development , CapsugelTyler White, Formulation Scientist, Capsugel

Track(s):

Healthy Aging,

9:45 am - 10:30 am

Superfruits Research: Recent Breakthroughs and Remaining Gaps

Susanne Talcott PhD, Texas A&M University

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Networking Break

Track(s):

Healthy Aging,

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Networking Break

10:30 am - 11:30 am

New Sweeteners, Why Choose One Over Another, and Who Will Win the Race?

Jim May, Founder & CEO, WISDOM NATURAL BRANDSRon Perko, Sales Manager, CargillDavid Thorrold, CEO, BIOVITTORIA USAAndrea Young, Global Director of Consumer Innovation, Coca-Cola

10:30 am - 10:55 am

Soybean Oils: Novel Solutions for Complex Market Needs

Robert Reeves, Director of Public Affairs, QUALISOY

10:30 am - 11:30 am

The Not-So-Secrets of Successful Aging

Jane Brody, Columnist, New York Times

Track(s):

Healthy Aging,

10:55 am - 11:20 pm

Palm Oils: Opportunities in the U.S. Food Market

Harold Kazier, Technology and Technical Services Manager, Loders Croklaan

11:00 am - 11:45 am

Controversies Surrounding Vitamin Antioxidants: Are the Criticisms Justified?

Jeffrey Blumberg PhD, Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University

11:20 am - 11:45 am

Canola Oils: Options for Food Production

Mary Laguardia, Omega - 9 Oils Manager, Dow AgroSciences

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

New Sweeteners and How Flavorists are Adapting to Integrate Them into Food/Beverages’

Greg Horn, Sr. Director Technology & Innovation, Wild Flavors

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

The Potential Role of Antioxidants in Heart Disease, Diabetes & High Blood Pressure

Howard Sesso DSc, Harvard University

Track(s):

Healthy Aging,

11:45 am - 12:30 pm

Antioxidants and Nutrigenomics: How Genetic Polymorphisms Affect Response

Stephen Barnes PhD, University of Alabama, Birmingham

11:45 am - 12:00 am

The Role of Sunflower, Cottonseed, Corn and Peanut Oils in the Current Market

Patricia Kearney, President/CEO, PMK Associates, Inc.

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

Ask the Experts: How Can Major Oils Be Best Used in Food Products?

Harold Kazier, Technology and Technical Services Manager, Loders CroklaanPatricia Kearney, President/CEO, PMK Associates, Inc.Mary Laguardia, Omega - 9 Oils Manager, Dow AgroSciencesRobert Reeves, Director of Public Affairs, QUALISOY

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Progressive Lunch

Track(s):

Healthy Aging,

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

"Brain Storm" (Cognition Slam)

Anthony Almada MSc, President & CEO, GENr8, Inc.Baldur Hjaltason, EPAX ASAdam Ismail, Executive Director, Global Organization for EPA, DHA Omega 3sDan Lifton, Vice President of Business Development, Maypro GroupLakshmi Prakash PhD, Vice President Innovation and Business Development, Sabinsa CorporationHarry Rice, Senior Scientist, Regulatory & Scientific Affairs

Track(s):

Healthy Aging,

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm

Randomized Controlled Trials: The Case of Vitamin E

Sridevi Devaraj Ph.D., DABCC, FACB, CCRP, Professor, Department of Pathology, Director of Special Chemistry and Toxicology, University of California, Davis

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm

The Nutritional Function of Medium-Chain Fatty Acids

Michio Kasai, Manager, Edible Oils Development Division, Nisshin OilliO GroupKaori Nakajima, Assistant Manager, The Nisshin OilliO Group

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

ZEVIA, a Stevia Sweetened Soft Drink Case Study

Derek Newman, CEO, ZEVIA

2:45 pm - 3:30 pm

Designing Antioxidant Trials to Inform Public Policy: What the Future Holds

Howard Sesso DSc, Harvard University

2:45 pm - 3:30 pm

Sustainability and Food Oils

Rosidah Radzian, Head of Customer Technical Advisory Services, AMERICAN PALM OIL COUNCILBen Zeehandelaar, Manager, Producer Services and Outreach, Roundtable on Responsible Soy Association

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Case Study Q&A

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Networking Break

Track(s):

Healthy Aging,

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Conclusions and Q&A

Adam Ismail, Executive Director, Global Organization for EPA, DHA Omega 3s

Track(s):

Healthy Aging,

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm