Conference Schedule 2019

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Note that the schedule is subject to change. Please allow plenty of time between your final day’s event and your departure as the NTA is unable to provide refunds for leaving the conference early.

For detailed information on our Pre-Conference speakers and their sessions please visit ‘Pre-Conference Workshops’ under ‘Schedule’ in the main menu.

8:00am-10:00am REGISTRATION OPEN for Pre-Conference Workshops

Pre-Conference Workshop 1

9:00am-1:00pm Master Class in Neuro-Nutrient Therapy with Julia Ross & Laurie Hammer

Pre Conference Workshop 2

9:30am-1:30pm Advanced Client Relationship with Leslie Korn

Pre-Conference Workshop 3

9:30am-1:30pm A Herbalists Guide to the LNT Process with Kris Vaughan

1:00pm-2:00pm REGISTRATION OPEN for Pre-Conference Workshop 4

Pre-Conference Workshop 4

2:00pm-5:00pm Business Mastermind; Tell Your Story, Build Your Brand, Grow Your Online Community with Beth Manos Brickey & Alison Marras

Additional Operations

3:00pm-6:00pm Early Registration for Annual Partners, Speakers, Sponsors, Attendees & Exhibitors

3:00pm-6:00pm Annual Partners, Sponsors & Exhibitor Load in & Set up

07:00am REGISTRATION OPENS

07:00am EXHIBITOR HALL OPENS

07:00am MORNING PRAYER with Dusty Lapp, NTP

07:00am-07:45am MORNING YOGA with Beth Manos Brickey, NTP, Tasty Yummies. Complimentary access. All levels welcome, low key flow style. Towels will be provided, own yoga mats welcome. Max capacity of 50 persons

07:00am-08:15am BREAKFAST with a SPEAKER – Chandler Bolt, Founder & CEO of Self Publishing Schools

07:00am COFFEE STATION OPENS, sponsored by Mt Capra- Our 2019 Annual Partner

08:30am-09:00am OPENING REMARKS with Matt Smith, NTA Executive Director

09:00am-10:00am SPEAKER 1 Hosted by Innate Response- our 2019 Annual Partner- The Greening of Medicine: Holism & Healthcare with Dr Tieraona Low Dog

10:00am-10:45am BREAK

10:10am-10:40am SPEAKER SNACK BREAK with Dr Keesha Ewers- Our 2019 Annual Partner

Talk Title: Triaging Trauma – Easy Steps for Identifying and Coaching Clients With Trauma

Talk Description: This Presentation will cover how to recognize, confirm and coach clients with trauma that is interfering with their health. This talk will cover the tell-tale signs that trauma is blocking a client’s health, how to talk with them about it, and how to integrate healing from trauma into their larger nutritional and health plan in order to create health in body and mind.

10:45am-11:45am SPEAKER 2 Rootless: Retrieving our Lost Appetite Guidance System with Julia Ross

11:45am-12:00pm BREAK

12:00pm-1:00pm SPEAKER 3 The Key to Longevity lies in the Microbiome- I may have to age but I will never get old with Dr Dian Ginsberg

1:00pm-2:30pm LECTURE & LUNCH Hosted by James Doherty, General Manager of Innate Response- our 2019 Annual Partner

This lecture will discuss the impact of the chemical hugs in the modern food system and teach the practitioner how to identify foods that may bring the patient out of balance and implement solutions that their patients can use.

1:00pm-2:30pm LUNCHTIME DIGESTION STATION, sponsored by Biotics Research Corporation- our 2019 Annual Partner

1:15pm-2:15pm LUNCHTIME MASTERMIND- Mastering Your Online Presence: Interview Series with Beth Manos Brickey & Alison Marras featuring Special Guests. Complimentary access. Maximum capacity = 100 attendees. You must register for this session in order to attend. Fridays session contains different content to Saturdays session. * See below for a further description into this session. SOLD OUT

2:00pm-5:00pm AFTERNOON ADRENAL STATION, sponsored by Biotics Research Corporation- our 2019 Annual Partner with with Tea supplied by Tea Hunters

2:30pm-3:30pm SPEAKER 4 The Good Mood Kitchen: Advanced Nutrition for Mood & Cognitive Performance with Dr Leslie Korn

3:30pm-4:15pm BREAK

3:30pm-4:15pm BONE BROTH BREAKOUT, Meet & Greet with Sharon Brown, NTP & Founder of Bonafide Provisions

3:40pm-4:10pm SPEAKER SNACK BREAK with Dr Stickler- our 2019 Platinum Sponsor

Talk Title: Leveraging Genomics and Epigentics for Precision Intervention

4:15pm-5:15pm SPEAKER 5 Cardiologist Goes Rogue with Dr Jack Wolfson- brought to you by Biotics Research Corporation

5:15pm-5:30pm CLOSING REMARKS

5:30pm-7:30pm ‘MEAT & GREET’ EVENING RECEPTION, hosted by Corner Post Meats- Our Official Rancher for all 2019 NTA Events & Annual Partner

7:00pm REGISTRATION CLOSES

7:30pm EXHIBITOR HALL CLOSES

* Lunchtime Mastermind: Join Beth and Alison as they interview your fellow successful NTA alumni who are rocking the virtual world. Learn more about their varying experiences with growing their online presence through community, story, and creating efficient systems to stay organized and ahead of the game. This all-levels series is for you, whether you have an online presence already, or are just thinking about starting a website or social media account! Each day will cover unique topics and challenges so you can leave with tips and tools to take your online brand to the next level.

07:00am REGISTRATION OPENS

07:00am EXHIBITOR HALL OPENS

07:00am MORNING PRAYER with Dusty Lapp, NTP

07:00am COFFEE STATION OPENS, sponsored by Mt Capra- our 2019 Annual Partner

07:15am-08:15am BREAKFAST with MICROBIOME LABS. Complimentary access for a maximum capacity of 100 attendees

08:30am-09:30am GENERAL SESSION 1 The Gut Microbiome as the Root of Human Health with Sarah Ballantyne

09:30am-10:00am BREAK

09:30am-10:00am MOVEMENT BREAK with Autoimmune Strong, Andrea Wool

10:00am-11:00am BREAKOUT SESSION 1 How to Solve Virtually any Digestive Problem with Dr Stefan Kassian

10:00am-11:00am BREAKOUT SESSION 2 The Importance of Regenerative Farming on the Food Supply with Katie Forrest

10:00am-11:00am BREAKOUT SESSION 3 The 7-Figure Health Coach with Yuri Elkaim

10:00am-11:00am BREAKOUT SESSION 4 Food through the Generations with Mira Dessy

11:00am-11:45am BREAK

11:00am-11:45am SNACK BREAK with Wise Women Herbals. ‘Bitters are Sweet’, Information on the benefits of Bitters with Kris Vaughan and Yasamine Farshad. Complimentary access, snack & Bittersweet Elixir for maximum capacity of 100 attendees

11:45am-12:45pm BREAKOUT SESSION 6 The Nutritional Environment & Ethical Case for Regenerative Agriculture with Diana Rodgers

11:45am-12:45pm BREAKOUT SESSION 7 A Practitioners Relationship with Money with Barb Wallick

11:45am-12:45pm BREAKOUT SESSION 8 Mastering the Art & Science of Clinical Practice with Anne Fischer Silva & Margaret Floyd Barry

12:45pm-2:15pm LUNCH

1:00pm-2:00pm LUNCHTIME MASTERMIND- Mastering Your Online Presence: Interview Series with Beth Manos Brickey & Alison Marras featuring Special Guests. Complimentary access. Maximum capacity = 100 attendees. You must register for this session in order to attend. Saturdays session contains different content to Fridays session. * See below for a further description into this session. SOLD OUT

2:00pm-5:00pm AFTERNOON ADRENAL STATION, sponsored by Biotics Research Corporation- our 2019 Annual Partner with Tea supplied by Tea Hunters

2:15pm-3:15pm BREAKOUT SESSION 9 300 Sick Homes: An NTP’s journey to optimize healing environments amidst ‘technologies of convenience’ with Brian Hoyer

2:15pm-3:15pm BREAKOUT SESSION 10 From The Ground Up: A Farmer led conversation on creating change in our food supply with Facilitator Jordan Schmidt & Panelists Adrienne Larrew, Mark McAfee, Josh Volk

2:15pm-3:15pm BREAKOUT SESSION 11 The Art of the Start: Year 1 as an NTP/NTC with Miriam Zacharias & Jessica Pantermeuhl, Shawn Mynar, Luke Hines & Jamie Belz

2:15pm-3:15pm BREAKOUT SESSION 12 Paradigm of Practice: Transforming the How of Healthcare with Victoria LaFont

3:15pm-4:00pm BREAK

3:15pm-4:00pm SNACK BREAK with EPIC Provisions- Our 2019 Annual Partner

4:00pm-5:00pm BREAKOUT SESSION 13 Panel: Herbalism with Facilitator Kris Vaughan & Panelists DeAnn Laube, Amy Lupton, Rachel Alm & Jodi Cohen

4:00pm-5:00pm BREAKOUT SESSION 14 Beyond the Hype – Decoding Food Labels for Health and Sustainability with Amanda Hull & Andrew Gunther

4:00pm-5:00pm BREAKOUT SESSION 15 Publish or Perish with Chandler Bolt

4:00pm-5:00pm BREAKOUT SESSION 16 Environmental Organization & its impact on Nutrition & Success- a research backed Methodology with Michael Mastro

5:00pm-6:30pm EXHIBITOR EVENING RECEPTION

7:00pm REGISTRATION CLOSES

6:30pm-11:00pm EVENING BANQUET hosted by EPIC Provisions- Our 2019 Annual Partner

* Lunchtime Mastermind: Join Beth and Alison as they interview your fellow successful NTA alumni who are rocking the virtual world. Learn more about their varying experiences with growing their online presence through community, story, and creating efficient systems to stay organized and ahead of the game. This all-levels series is for you, whether you have an online presence already, or are just thinking about starting a website or social media account! Each day will cover unique topics and challenges so you can leave with tips and tools to take your online brand to the next level.

07:30am MORNING PRAYER with Dusty Lapp, NTP

08:00am REGISTRATION OPENS

08:00am EXHIBITOR HALL OPENS

08:00am COFFEE STATION OPENS, sponsored by Mt Capra- our 2019 Annual Partner

08:45am BREAKFAST BEGINS hosted by Heart 2 Heart Farms, our Platinum Sponsor

09:30am-10:30am SPEAKER 1 with BREAKFAST: Panel- Raising the bar on our Woo-Woo with Facilitator Mickey Trescott & Panelists Angie Alt, Dr Gauree Konijeti, Dr Robert Abbott & Sarah Ballantyne

10:30am-11:30am BREAK

11:30am-12:30pm SPEAKER 2 Radical Metabolism with Ann Louise Gittleman

12:30pm-1:30pm LUNCH

12:45pm-1:15pm Q&A with the NTA.

Meet the Leadership Team, ask your questions and share your thoughts about the future of the NTA. – With Dr. Sharon Heinlen- Chairperson of the Board, Matt Smith- CEO, Tyana Owings- Director of People and Culture, Dr. Lisa Spencer- Director of Teaching and Learning, Stephanie Selinger- Chief Growth Officer, Dana Nardi- Director of Strategic Programs, Karin Oceguera- Director of Finance and Rosemary Fotheringham- Community Manager.

1:30pm-2:30pm SPEAKER 3 Beautifully Nutritious with Gena Kadar

2:00pm-5:00pm AFTERNOON ADRENAL STATION, sponsored by Biotics Research Corporation- our 2019 Annual Partner with Tea supplied by Tea Hunters

2:30pm-3:15pm BREAK

2:30pm-3:15pm SPONSORED BREAK with Kresser Institute- our 2019 Annual Partner and tea supplied by Tea Hunters

3:15pm EXHIBITOR HALL CLOSES

3:30pm REGISTRATION CLOSES

3:15pm-4:15pm SPEAKER 4 Unstuck: Why Mastering the Art of Behavior Change is the Key to a Successful Practice with Chris Kresser

4:15pm-4:30pm CLOSING REMARKS with Matt Smith, NTA Executive Director