NATURAL PRODUCT EXPO EAST

The Nutrition Capital Network (NCN) Health & Wellness Investor Forum is a one-day event dedicated to investors and strategic players in the nutrition, natural products and health & wellness industries. Perspective will be provided on market growth, new product trends, transaction activity in both M&A and equity financing.Discussion panels will include lessons learned by seasoned investors and serial entrepreneurs.

Don't miss interactive sessions devoted to:

Market fundamentals, deal flow, transactions trends in M&A and financing Top 10 trends in branded products and nutrition science Changing landscape of the health & wellness investor and environment for exits Corporate innovation, venturing, incubators and engaging with the small business community Deal Profile Q&A: Entrepreneurs with recently closed investments share their perspective on the deal process

Forum attendees will also have the opportunity to share a networking breakfast, inspiring keynote, and the Pitch-Slam Semi-Finals with Natural Products Business School participants.

Cost: $295.00 (Not included with Super Pass Upgrade)

Register for the Health & Wellness Investor Forum

Agenda

7:45- 8:20am Registration & Business School Networking (Light Breakfast Included) *

8:20 - 8:30am Welcome & Partner Spotlight *

Rachael Shayne, Culture Architect & Brand Strategist

8:30 - 9:00am Opening Inspiration *

9:00 - 9:30am NCN's Health & Wellness Industry Fundamentals, Deal Flow, and Transactions Trends in M&A and Financing

Grant Ferrier, Nutrition Capital Network

9:30 - 10:00am NHN's Top 10 Trends in Branded Products and in Nutrition Science

Carlotta Mast, New Hope Network

10:00 - 10.45am$100 Million Brands in the 2000s: Where They Came From andHow They Grew

Greg Horn, Specialty Nutrition Group

11:15am- 12:00pm Building a Platform for the Next Generation of $100 Million Brands: Key Differentiators in Science, Product Development, Marketing Strategy and Tactics to Millennials and Boomers

Jeff Hilton, BrandHive Greg Horn,Specialty Nutrition Group Bob Burke, Natural Products Consulting Tim Avila, Systems Bioscience

12.00 - 12:45pm Networking Lunch *

1:00 - 2:00pm The Changing Landscape of the Health & Wellness Investor -New Funds, New Formats, New Agendas: Private Equity to Corporate Venturing to Superangels; Top 20 Transactions in 2017; Trends in Valuations, Deal Structures, Syndicates and Co-investments; Environment for Exits and Fundraising

Mike Burgmaier, Whipstitch Capital Nick McCoy, Whipstitch Capital

2:00 - 3:30pm:Alternative Financing Models in the Natural Products and Health & Wellness Industry: Private Equity, Corporate Venture, Incubators, Accelerators, Crowdfunding All Look Outside the Box at Earlier Stage Investments;A Natural Products Industry Take on the 500 Startups Model

Investor Case Studies: Corporate Innovation, Venturing, Incubators and Engaging with the Small Business Community

Brent Knudsen, Financo

3:30 - 5:00pm: Entrepreneur Case Studies: Companies That Recently Closed Investments Share Their Perspective on the Deal Process

Poorvi Patodia, Biena Matt Clifford, Barnana Dan Aziz, Premama

5:00- 5:05pm Pitch-Slam Semi-Finals Kickoff + Partner Spotlight*

5:05- 6:00pm Pitch-Slam Semi-Finals Competition*

* Co-located with the Natural Products Business School