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Broich works as the Head of Performance at Excel Esports and is the Founder of Achieveminds. The British e-sports organisation, Excel, competes amongst the best e-sports teams in the world. Broich has previously worked as a professional football goalkeeper for Schalke 04 and for Astralis, one of the most successful e-sports organisation in the world. He has a degree in Psychology from Winthrop University, and a Master's in Psychology of Sports and Exercise from German Sports University of Cologne.
Dr Ciappio works with organisations in the food, beverage, and dietary supplement industries to help bring compelling new nutritional products to the market. Throughout his career, Dr Ciappio has worked to improve the health of both adults and children by translating the latest advancements in nutrition research into substantiated messaging and product innovation. He previously held roles in Nutrition Science at Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, and later held roles in Nutrition Science & Advocacy, Sales, and Marketing at DSM Nutritional Products.
Dawson studied at King’s College, London and City University and worked for publications including The Times, The Malay Mail, PathfinderBuzz and Solar Summary before joining the CBD-Intel team. He has extensive experience in covering fast-moving consumer goods, manufacturing and technological innovation. Dawson co-ordinates all content for CBD-Intel, including writing news stories for the briefings sections and managing an international network of correspondents.
Foreman is a registered pharmacist, author and media personality known to consumers internationally as “The Herbal Pharmacist.” A background in pharmacy and natural medicine puts Foreman in an elite class of health experts who can teach integrative medicine practices. He helps consumers achieve health and vitality through his four pillars of health: diet, exercise, spirituality and supplements. Foreman is a graduate of the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, currently serves on the Organic & Natural Health Association’s scientific advisory board and is the author of '4 Pillars of Health: Heart Disease.'
Nicolle specialises in patent office prosecution and contentious matters for the life sciences sector, including pharmaceuticals, consumer health products, medical devices, cosmetics, foods and dietary supplements. He has over 15 years’ experience working in private legal practice, with particular expertise conducting contentious patent oppositions at the European Patent Office, either defending or attacking the validity of granted patents across Europe.
After a personal struggle with Adult ADD, chronic fatigue, memory loss and focus, Tomen immersed himself in studying nootropics. With a methodically researched regimen of supplements and lifestyle changes, he was able to not only recover but to get his brain working better than ever before. After experiencing first-hand what nootropic supplements were capable of, Tomen founded NootropicsExpert.com and wrote two books: 'Secrets of the Optimized Brain' and 'Head First' with the intent to help others achieve the same transformational success that he had.
Dr Wagner is a Category Health Manager in IFF Health’s new Global Commercial Development Organisation and responsible for working with cross-functional teams to identify & develop new and innovative ingredients and products that benefit digestive and brain health. Dr Wagner graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with bachelor’s degrees in Genetics and Bacteriology and received a doctorate in Genetics at Michigan State University and now has years of experience bringing new technologies and products to the market.
Welstead is a former international swimmer turned performance expert and co-founder of Motion Nutrition, a top 100 UK start-up. Joe and his team of leading neuroscientists at Motion Nutrition develop supplements to help users stress less, sleep deeper and live happier lives. Over the past 18 months, Welstead has taken his company from being a London-only brand to selling across Europe, growing their DTC sales 10X, while expanding into Amazon and over 700 retail stores. Welstead grew up in France and competed for Scotland in the Commonwealth Games.
Dr Wiebe is Nektium Pharma’s Chief Science Officer. She leads new product development, innovation and patent strategy, and oversees in-house and external research of ingredients. She is a trained agricultural engineer and a biologist with an MBA. She also holds a doctorate in molecular biology and immunology, in addition to many years of experience under her belt in preclinical and clinical research. Under her leadership, Nektium’s R&D team developed the flagship innovation Zynamite®, a patented botanical ingredient for mental and physical energy.