You can find more information on our special events and education in the full agenda!
LIVE = Livestreamed. You can watch livestreamed events in the Expo West mobile app or in the attendee hub by visiting the session's description in the agenda.
Tuesday, March 12 | 8:00am - 7:00pm
Connect with innovative leaders at Climate Day to find the information, inspiration, and community your company needs to take meaningful climate action. We’ll discuss key action areas for the natural products industry in 2024 to help you begin or elevate your climate journey.
Tuesday, March 12 | 5:00 - 7:00pm
Marriott, Grand Ballroom F | LIVE
Join us for the Natural Products Expo West Pitch Slam competition! This exciting, fast-paced event features pitches from standout emerging brands, Q&A with a rock star judging panel and interviews with past winners. The grand prize winner will receive a FREE booth at Expo West 2025 & over $30K in New Hope Network services! Come for the pitch; stay for the celebration. Together we’ll share a toast to the incredible innovation in our industry!
Wednesday, March 13 | 8:30 - 10:00am | LIVE
Marriott, Marquis Ballroom Center
Don’t miss this data-packed session highlighting industry trends and consumer insights,with a focus this year on Gen-Z shoppers and the perspectives you need to empower your business in 2024. You’ll leave informed, inspired, and ready to fuel prosperity and positive impact throughout the year.
Wednesday, March 13 | 11:00am - 4:00pm
Marriott, East Lot
This innovative outdoor event combines the lively appeal of a traditional farmers’ market with the business-building power of an industry trade show. Gain access to thousands of Natural Products Expo West retailers and manufacturers at the showcase where organics come first. This one-day event is one you won’t want to miss.
Wednesday, March 13 | 1:00 - 5:00pm
Fullerton Arboretum
SEPARATE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Join the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) for their annual Herb Walk, a guided tour of the beautiful 26-acre botanical gardens at the nearby Fullerton Arboretum. Located on the California State University, Fullerton campus, the Arboretum’s permanent collection features more than 4,000 plant species from around the world. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn about culinary and medicinal herbs and their uses from a faculty of renowned herbalists. Bus transportation to and from the Anaheim Hilton and the Fullerton Arboretum will be provided. Register Here
Wednesday, March 13 | 5:30 - 7:30pm | Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (2626 E Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA 92806)
SEPARATE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Vitamin Angels invites you to raise a glass to our 30th Anniversary. Come with us as we head towards our boldest destination yet: a world without malnutrition. You can help make it possible, just by joining us. Our title sponsor, Nordic Naturals, will generously donate $250* to Vitamin Angels for each attendee. Your presence alone will help us to reach 1,000 women and children with life-changing vitamins and minerals. Take the first step towards reducing malnutrition around the world. Register today.
*Up to $100,000
Wednesday, March 13 - Friday, March 15 | 6:00 - 8:00pm
Grand Plaza
Wednesday, March 13 | 6:00 - 10:00pm
Marriott, Marquis Ballroom Center
SEPARATE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
You’re invited to a remarkable ticketed event that aims to support and advance the organic movement. Hosted by The Organic Center and Organic Voices/Only Organic, this event promises an unforgettable evening filled with celebration, knowledge sharing, and networking opportunities, all while supporting a greener and healthier future for our planet. Think of this as the first-ever “Organic Oscars.” Enjoy an inspiring science fair providing an opportunity to mingle and network with other organic stakeholders. Sip a beverage, enjoy organic appetizers, and learn about the research being performed to advance the organic movement through meaningful impact in the areas of crop production, soil health, food safety, climate, and sustainability.
Learn more and register here.
Wednesday, March 13 | 7:00 - 10:00pm
Hilton, California D
SEPARATE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Join Naturally Network on March 13th for the Expo West Kick Off Party, presented by SPINS, in partnership with New Hope Network and Moss Adams. Get your Expo experience started right by connecting, networking, and mingling as a natural products community. We can't wait to see you there!
**All are welcome and Naturally Network partners + members receive 50% off admission ticket price, a promo code has been emailed.**
Thursday, March 14 | 9:00 – 10:00am | LIVE
Marriott, Marquis Ballroom Center
Chef Sean Sherman is a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe and is focused on the revitalization and evolution of Indigenous foods systems throughout North America. He is the author of the James Beard Award winning cookbook, The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen, the founder of Minnesota’s first full service Indigenous restaurant, Owamni, and wasnamed one of the Time 100 Most Influential People of 2023.
In Patnership with Women in Nutraceuticals
Thursday, March 14 | 4:00 - 6:00pm
Arena Plaza
Across the nutraceuticals and supplements industry, women and men are collaborating to drive innovation. Join Women In Nutraceuticals (WIN) for a networking reception focused on how together we can achieve economic and societal equity to transform the global nutraceuticals industry. Supporting gender parity from the boardroom to the research lab benefits businesses, empowers women to unlock their potential, and ultimately benefits consumer health. Let’s #WINtogether!
Thursday, March 14 | 6:00 – 7:30pm | LIVE
Marriott, Marquis Ballroom Center
Celebrate CPG’s next-gen innovators! Join us for a prom-inspired celebration of the future of CPG with our 2024 NEXTY Award winners and finalists! Buyers, ask your favorite brand to dance or offer up a fanciful corsage or boutonniere, as you sip, taste and network with companies leading the way in integrity, innovation, and inspiration (throwback dresses and suits encouraged!)
In Partnership with Naturally Proud Network
Thursday, March 14 | 6:00 - 7:30pm
Hilton, Avalon Ballroom
Natural Products Expo West strives to promote diversity and inclusion within the industry for our LGBTQ+ peers and colleagues. Join community members and allies for an evening of drinks, networking, and fun! The Naturally Proud Network 501(c)(3) will be highlighting a local non-profit which has been advocating, supporting, and uplifting the LGBTQ+ community.
Friday, March 15 | 9:00 - 10:00am | LIVE
Marriott, Marquis Ballroom Center
Join us for an impactful keynote conversation with global bestselling author, award-winning podcast host of On Purpose, and entrepreneur Jay Shetty. Open your mind to new strategies for navigating today’s fast-paced digital world and double down on your purpose throughout the innovation journey.
Friday, March 15 | 4:00 - 6:00pm
Arena Plaza
Many organizations have made it clear that they value diverse businesses and strive for an inclusive natural products industry. New Hope Network has heard those statements and Natural Products Expo West is ready to activate on its Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (J.E.D.I) values.
This opportunity has been designed to breakdown some of the barriers in place for under-represented groups and is in partnership with (included), Naturally M/O, OSC and Project Potluck. We look forward to celebrating and growing our diverse natural products community.
Join us and many other members with shared values in the CPG Industry for this Friday afternoon Happy Hour taking place on the Arena Plaza
Friday, March 15 | 4:00 – 6:30pm
Marriott, Grand Ballroom E
Common Ground is the highly anticipated sequel to the documentary, Kiss the Ground. By fusing journalistic expose’ with deeply personal stories from those on the front lines of the food movement, Common Ground unveils a dark web of money, power, and politics. The film profiles a hopeful and uplifting movement of farmers who are using regenerative models of agriculture that could balance the climate, save our health, and stabilize America’s economy – before it’s too late.