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The theme for this year’s event is ‘Nutraceuticals Unleashed: Innovating Holistic Health through Science and Market Insights’
The Health Foods and Dietary Supplements Association (HADSA) will hold its annual conference on March 21 in Mumbai. This year’s theme is ‘Nutraceuticals Unleashed: Innovating Holistic Health through Science and Market Insights.’
The conference will be a platform to learn more about the latest advancements in the nutraceutical industry, trends, research, and interesting subjects.
The conference will see key decision makers from the nutraceutical, dietary supplements, functional foods, allied industries, dietitians and nutritionists, regulatory affairs specialists, nutraceutical formulation scientists, health and wellness professionals and representatives from government and policymakers.
Speakers likely to participate in the conference are Dr Subrata Gupta, Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industry, MOFPI; Pritee Chaudhary, Regional Director, East & West Region, FSSAI; Ajit Singh, Chairman, ACG and President, HADSA; Dr Vaibhav Kulkarni, Founder and Director, Zantus Lifesciences and Hon Secretary, HADSA; Hitesh Patel, MD, K Patel Phyto Extractions and Chair, Conference Committee, HADSA; Kaushik Desai, Secretary General, HADSA; Pradeep Gadre, Managing Director, SciTech Specialities and Chair, Membership Committee, HADSA; Deepak Goyal, Director, Tirupati Group; Nirupama Sharma, Lead Regulatory Affairs, Amway India Enterprises and Managing Committee Member, HADSA; Vaidehi Kalzunkar, Deputy Director (Tech), FSSAI; Prashant Nagre, Managing Director, Fermenta Biotech; Kushal Kamath, Assistant General Manager, Fermenta Biotech; Yogesh BT, Sr Manager Regulatory Affairs, Herbalife;
The topic on ‘Key Industry Trends Nutraceuticals Global / Domestic Market Scope’ will be discussed by Dr Nikhil Kelkar, MD, Hexagon Nutrition and Treasurer, HADSA. Dr UV Babu, Director – Research & Development, Himalaya Wellness Company will talk on the topic of ‘Design & Development of Herbal Actives for Nutraceuticals: Quality, Safety and Efficacy.’
The talk on ‘Botanical Spotlights – Trends Challenges and Opportunities in Herbal Supplements’ will be given by Viraj Patel, Director of Business Development, K Patel Phyto Extractions.
Pariksha Rao, Director- Nutrition & Medical Affairs, The Good Bug will give a speech on ‘The importance of Gut Health – opportunities and scope.’
Girish Soman, Founder Chairman, Nisarga Biotech will give a lecture on the cutting-edge CO2 extraction technology used widely for the extraction of herbs and spices for maximising the effect of nutritional and dietary supplements in the Western world and its advantages over other types of extracts.
Amit Srivastava, Founder and Chief Catalyst, Nutrify Today will brief on ‘Driving Business Growth with Artificial Intelligence.
Dr Pirthi Pal Singh, SVP & Head R&D, Tirupati Group Insights will give an insight into the formulation manufacturing process – An important protocol for the global market and challenges.
Saurav Kakoti, Chief Product Officer, Plix Life will talk on the topic on ‘Start Up for Start-Ups.’
Dr Manjari Chandra, Founder, Manjari Wellness will delve into ‘Clinically Resonsible Nutraceutials: The roadmap for Manufacturers” and Aleem Merchant, Founder & Director, Synapse Marketing Consultancy will talk about how to leverage social media marketing in the nutraceutical industry.
Talking exclusively with NUFFOODS Spectrum, Dr Vaibhav Kulkarni, Founder of Zantus Lifesciences and Secretary, HADSA, mentioned, “We have exciting sessions covering various aspects from product innovation to regulatory and market insights. The sessions will be driven by industry stalwarts. At HADSA, we take pride in being the only pure association taking all the issues about the nutraceutical industry and being a scientific partner to the government and regulators. I will chair the regulatory session, which will bring together leaders from government, industry, and academia for an impact-driven discussion on the future of nutraceutical regulations. With expert panels, presentations, and innovation chats, this meeting will drive real outcomes for the industry.”