Thursday, March 11, your education day. Kick off Expo with the State of the Industry session at 9 a.m. in room 204AB. After, look into the future in The Next 30 Years of Naturals in room 204AB at 12:30 p.m. End the day with your colleagues at the Natural Products Expo West Welcome Reception at 6 p.m.

Begin Friday at naturopathic physician Cathy Carlson-Rink’s session on Nutrient Deficiency Worldwide: Essential Supplementation for Women’s and Children’s Health in room 207D at 8:30 a.m. Then head to 207A at 10:30 a.m. for Natural Solutions for Complementing Pharmaceuticals. Hit the show floor, then head to room 207B at 2:30 p.m. for a talk on Product Innovation for the Next Decade from Functional Ingredients’ Science Editor Todd Runestad and entrepreneur, manufacturer and health-freedom fighter Bill Sardi.

Start your Saturday at Bill McKibben’s keynote session on Food, Economy and 350. Check out the Global Supply Portfolio Marketplace at Booth 112 at 10:30 a.m., where Live from D.C.: It’s Make Your Claims Right! offers the latest updates on regulations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission. Immediately afterward, hop on the bus to the Manufacturing Plant Tour to see where supplements are made. –M.B.