My natural curiosity in research and consumer trends drives my passion to help my clients innovate and market unique beauty wellness and healthy aging brands within the natural health, personal care, spa and medical aesthetic channels. Skills: Innovation & Creative Brand Strategy, Formulation & Product Development, Content Marketer & Writer, Author/Speaker/Media Expert Author of “Good Bacteria for Healthy Skin; Nurturing Your Skin Microbiome with Pre- and Probiotics for Clear and Luminous Skin,” Ulysses Press.

Sudipta Veeramachaneni, Vice President and Chief Science Officer at GNC, oversees Scientific and Regulatory Affairs as well as technical product development. She ensures the safety, compliance, efficacy, and regulatory approval of GNC products globally, while leading research and driving product innovation. To learn more please visit https://www.gnc.com/. 

Giorgio Dell’Acqua is currently Chief Science Officer at Nutrafol. After obtaining his PhD in Cell Biology in 1989, Giorgio worked in academia for 15 years as an investigator in applied medical research. Moving to the private sector in 2000, he has spent the last 21 years as an executive and cosmetic scientist in the personal care industry, directing R&D, Science, Product Development and Innovation. Giorgio Dell’Acqua has helped bring and communicate more than 200 successful active ingredients and finished products to market, has authored more than 80 publications in medicine and cosmetic science, he holds multiple patents, and has been a presenter and a keynote speaker at more than 20 personal care events and conferences during the last four years. He is also an award-winning speaker on natural ingredients and a regular writer on sustainability. Giorgio will chair and speak at a NYSCC Clean Beauty event in March 2022.

Danielle is the host of NutraIngredients-USA’s podcast “The NutraCast.” She joined the team in 2019 after making the leap from broadcast news. She covers all things’ nutrition from supplements, to the latest health research, to the mysterious ecosystem of our guts — and everything in between. A Detroit native, Danielle received her journalism degree from Michigan State University. After well over a decade in the Windy City, she considers herself a true “Chicagoan.”

Ravyn Cullor is the editor of Cosmetics Design US, located in Central California. Her background is in news reporting and editing, both at collegiate and professional levels. Cullor’s focus in providing accurate, honest, fair thoughtful, useful and ethical journalism across a variety of issues, as well as creating media platforms which are engaging and effective for readers.