FRIDAY 11th August

4.30pm – 7pm  early registration with a sponsored “meet & greet” from 5pm

SATURDAY 12th August: Day One 

8am – 8.40am  registration, browse exhibitor marketplace

8.40am – 9am  housekeeping, welcome & conference opening

9am – 9.45am  Keynote Speaker

9.45am – 10am  Student Case Presentation

10am – 10.30am  Speaker

10.30am – 11am  Morning Tea

11am – 11.30am  Speaker

11.30am – 12 noon  Speaker

12pm  speaker panel (interactive discussion with q & a)

12.15pm - 1.30pm  spot prize draws, MC comments, LUNCH

1.30pm – 2.00pm  Speaker

2.00pm - 2.45pm  Speaker

2.45pm – 3.15pm  Afternoon Tea

3.15pm – 4.30pm   workshop

4.30pm – speaker panel (interactive discussion with q & a)

4.45pm – Day One wrap up, final prize draws 

5pm - 7pm = pre dinner drinks & canapes

7pm -11pm = Awards Dinner

 

Sunday 13th  August: Day Two

8.30am – 9am  registration, browse exhibitor marketplace

9am  housekeeping, welcome

9.15am –10am  Keynote Speaker

10am – 10.30am  Speaker

10.30am = 11am  Morning Tea

11am – 11.30am  Speaker

11.30am – 12 noon  Speaker

12pm  speaker panel (interactive discussion with q & a)

12.15pm - 1.30pm  spot prize draws, MC comments, LUNCH

1.30pm – 2.15pm  workshop / Speaker

2.15pm - 2.45pm  Speaker

2.45pm – 3.15pm  Afternoon Tea

3.15pm – 3.45pm  Speaker

3.45pm – 4.15pm Speaker

4.15pm – 4.45pm  speaker panel (interactive discussion with q & a), wrap up

Featured Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Sharon Erdrich

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Speakers

Dr Denise Furness

Your Genes and Nutrition

Dr Denise Furness

“Understanding methylation and biological ageing: A pilot study”

Dr Furness is an award winning medical researcher, international speaker and author. Also a CSIRO trained Molecular Geneticist (think of her as a Holistic Geneticist). Dr Furness has been working in the field of nutritional genomics and personalised health for almost 20 years. In 2012 she founded Your Genes & Nutrition and began working with integrative G.Ps and learning about functional medicine.

1. 2003-2007: Doctor of Philosophy, CSIRO Human Nutrition and The University of Adelaide Medical School, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Folate nutrigenomics and DNA methylation in pregnancy). 2. 2007-2012: NHMRC Postdoctoral Fellow, The Robinson Institute, Research Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Adelaide (Nutrigenomics Research Leader) – currently an associate – still publishing https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32720760/ 3. 2012 – current: Founded “Your Genes and Nutrition” started as a brick-and-mortar integrative medicine clinic in Melbourne, now a virtual clinic. 4. Published multiple papers in peer revived journals – Furness DL et al. One-carbon metabolism enzyme polymorphisms and uteroplacental insufficiency. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008 – this paper won the international SMFM “Award of Research Excellence” in Dallas, Texas at the Annual SMFM conference. 5. Elected faculty member ACNEM, lecturing on various topics relating to epigenetics and genetics. https://www.acnem.org/about/acnem-faculty/

Erin Lovell Verinder

Erin Lovell Verinder

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Herbalist, Nutritionist, Energetic Healer, Author, Mentor

“Extending our Reach – how we can get our knowledge, experience, and herbs out into the wider community”

Walking the plant path, Erin is a woman in tune with the natural world. On a full hearted mission to educate, assist and up-level how we can all heal with the rhythms of nature, through the bounty of plant medicine and gentle innate interventions to unearth thriving health and wellbeing.

Erin is a Best Selling author & teacher. Her books are “Plants for the People” and “The Plant Clinic”.

We’ll have the opportunity for a Q & A session with Erin after her talk. Our Community Clinic volunteers will also be giving us an update on their experience with setting up & running these clinics in Hawkes Bay.

Professor Kerry Bone

MediHerb

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SATURDAY INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER

“Functional Herbal Therapy (FHT) and Age-related Cognitive Decline (ARCD)”

Professor Kerry Bone is the co-founder and innovation driver at MediHerb, where he serves as Director of R and D. He regularly lectures in Australia and overseas and is a prolific author, with seven published herbal medicine texts and over 40 scientific papers on herbal research. His most recent book, on Functional Herbal Therapy, was published in 2021. In 2015 Kerry’s lifelong contribution to the field of herbal therapy was recognised with the Lady Cilento award, and in 2022 he was awarded for an outstanding contribution to herbal medicine by the National Institute of Integrative Medicine (Australia). Kerry maintains a busy herbal and naturopathic practice in Toowoomba, Queensland where he has been in continuous service for 38 years.

Dr Christine Houghton

Cell-Logic

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Dr Christine Houghton PhD.,BSc.,Grad.Dip,Hum.Nutr.,R.Nutr.

“Key Dietary Factors to Future-Proof Childhood Health”

Dr Christine Houghton enjoys a fulfilling and varied career in Nutritional Medicine spanning several decades. Her influential work in translational research remains at the forefront of this rapidly-evolving profession. A Registered Nutritionist with three decades’ clinical experience, Dr Houghton holds a PhD in Nutrigenomics and a BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Queensland, together with a Graduate Diploma in Human Nutrition from Deakin University, Victoria. She is the Founder and Faculty Head of the Institute for Nutrigenomic Medicine and is the CEO of Cell-Logic, a research-based developer and manufacturer of clinically-relevant nutrigenomic formulations. Her research projects include the application of phytochemicals in human gut, brain and metabolic health, foundation principles that underpin the Gut Ecology & Metabolic Modulation (G.E.M.M.) Protocol and the evidence-based clinician series, Conversations in Nutrigenomic Medicine. A regular speaker at Australian and international conferences, she is an engaging speaker whose evidence-based presentations often challenge existing paradigms. In acknowledging the many valuable roles played by food components in human health, she has convened the Cell-Logic International Symposium, entitled, “The Secret Language of Food – Decoding Nature’s Healing Signals”, to be held in Brisbane Australia in November, 2023.

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