With 20+ years of experience in tracking health and wellness, microbiome, and e-commerce trends, Ewa offers a unique perspective and expertise on the marketplace and its growth opportunities. Ewa spends most days developing data platforms and market insights to inform business strategies. Ewa is also a sought-after industry speaker and has also been involved in judging nutraceutical product awards.

Aubrey Levitt has worked in wellcare for over 20 years, ranging from branding and product development to launching startups and advising investors. Aubrey is a microbiome expert, a certified health coach, a consultant and public speaker. She consistently identifies new categories and opportunities. Currently, she is working with her scientific team to execute clinical studies for Postbiotics +, a microbiome startup in the new postbiotic category. Aubrey previously founded Body + Eden, a tonic and elixir startup, featured in Oprah Magazine, Elle, Well & Good and Japan Vogue and partnered with brands such as One & Only Resorts, Wallpaper Handmade, and The Tracy Anderson Method. She holds a BA from Boston University in Advertising and won an award for best women’s health resource while at Grey Healthcare. She also has an MFA in creative nonfiction from The New School in NYC where she has been a guest lecturer on product adoption.

Sandra Saville is the Director of Education and Communication for the International Probiotics Association (IPA), liaising with health care professionals, and educating about the benefits of probiotics. As a Registered Dietitian, Sandra has diverse expertise in food, nutrition and health. Sandra has been extensively involved in research and education about the microbiome, prebiotics, and probiotics to health care professionals, consumers and industry. Sandra is also the co-founder of two prebiotic companies, and is the President of Microbiome Experts Inc. and Saville Nutrition Consulting.

Jessica has been the Scientific Director of IPA since 2018, and has been researching probiotic science since 2010. Her vision is to help IPA protect the scientific integrity of probiotics, whilst catalyzing a more concrete identity and role for probiotic industry science. Jessica combines expertise and passion about probiotics with a strong personal interest in vulnerable patient populations, scientific valorization and translation, and the intersection of pharma, food, and microbes. “You have to first convince people of the fact that microbes are essential for health before you can develop or sell a single probiotic product”. Jessica currently consults with and supports companies in the probiotic, pharmaceutical, and food sectors on a variety of scientific and commercial matters. She holds a doctorate degree from the University of Groningen, the Netherlands in medical microbiology (specializing in probiotics for women’s health). Additionally, she holds a Masters in Nutrition and Nutraceutical Sciences from the University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada and a bachelor in Kinesiology, York University, Toronto, Canada. When she is not absorbed with probiotics and science, Jessica can be found diligently working on optimizing the microbiomes of her family in the most stunning place in the world, ‘the land of a thousand lakes’: Canada.

Dr. Yadav is an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair and Director of the USF Center for Microbiome Research, Microbiomes Institute. His research is focused on advancing our understanding of how abnormalities in the gut can impact the brain functions which influence our learning, memory, and food intake behaviors. Dr. Yadav’s team is designing innovative technologies of unique probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, and postbiotics to modulate the gut microbiome, which in turn can reduce leaky gut and inflammation to ameliorate the burden of age-related conditions in older adults. He uses personalized nutrition and microbiome approaches in clinical and preclinical studies. Dr. Yadav and his team initiated the Microbiome in aging Gut and Brain (MiaGB) study, which investigates the role of the gut microbiome in maintaining brain health while we are aging. Dr. Yadav’s research is supported by the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, and National Science Foundation. He has been awarded several national and international awards for his research contributions and published more than 130 peer-reviewed publications and earned several national and international awards for his research achievements. He is also commercializing the technologies from his research.

As Editor-in-Chief of William Reed in North America, Stephen overseas its market leading brands including NutraIngredients-USA.com and FoodNavigator-USA.com. His journalism has been recognized by the American Herbal Products Association (2015 Special Award for Journalistic Excellence), and the American Society of Business Publication Editors (2019, 2020, 2022). Stephen also acts as the editorial consultant and chair of William Reed’s Probiota & Probiota Americas events, the NutraIngredients-USA Sports & Active Nutrition Summit, and leads the NutraIngredients-USA Awards program.