Agenda

8:30 AM

Pre-Conference Programming*:  The Future of Retail Growth

9:00 AM

From Aisles to Algorithms: Rewriting Retail’s Influence Playbook

9:45 AM

Loyalty in Freefall, Rethinking Retention in the Age of Distraction

10:30 AM

Morning Networking Break

10:45 AM

Decode or Be Disrupted: What Emerging Behaviors Reveal About the Next Generation of Consumers

11:45 AM

Rebuilding the Brand: Purpose, Profit & the New Rules of Trust

12:30 PM

Networking Lunch

1:30 PM

GLP-1 Nation: Reimagining Products, Positioning & Possibility in a Post-Appetite World

2:15 PM

Shelf Shock and Futureproofing in the Age of Category Reinvention

3:00 PM

Pre-Conference Programming Ends*

3:00 PM

Networking Break & Pavilion Opening

3:30 PM

Opening Remarks from Nourishing Change Conference Founder and Co-Host of 2026

4:00 PM

Panel Discussion: The New Front Door Who’ Shaping the Future of Care?

4:30 PM

Who’s Really Holding Back Value Based Care?

5:15 PM

Welcome Reception

6:30 PM

Live Music Experience

8:00 AM

Nourish & Network Breakfast

9:00 AM

Mainstage: Keynote: Burn the Playbook, Disrupting Drug Pricing and Rebuilding Consumer Trust

9:45 AM

Mainstage: Beyond Organic: What is the New Gold Standard for Clean Food?          

10:30 AM

Morning Networking & Recharge

11:00 AM

Breakout Session 1

• Curing Epidemics Stage: GLP-1 Nation: Redesigning Care, Cost, and Coverage in the Era of Appetite Suppression
  
• Health & Wellness Stage: Beauty, Behavior, and Bioavailability: What’s the Next Frontier in Wellness
• Innovation & Technology Stage: Byte-Size Healing: How Digital Dieticians Are Transforming Personalized Nutrition?
• Regulations & Responses Stage: From Transaction to Transformation: The Future Role of PBMs in Value-Based Models

11:30 AM

Rotation

11:35 AM

Breakout Session 2

• Curing Epidemics Stage: Cracking the Cost Curve: Cancer, Chronicity, and Coordinated Nutrition Care
  
• Health & Wellness Stage: The Longevity Economy: When Health Becomes a Subscription
• Innovation & Technology Stage: How Pharmacies Are Becoming the Next Clinical Powerhouses
• Regulations & Responses Stage: Maternal Health Homes: Advancing Value-Based Care for Better Birth Outcomes

12:05 PM

Rotation

12:10 PM

Breakout Session 3

• Curing Epidemics Stage: Innovating Mental Health for the Next Generation of Care
  
• Health & Wellness Stage: The Gut Revolution: Turning Microbiome Science into Everyday Health Choices
• Innovation & Technology Stage: Prescription for Change: How Canada Is Reinventing Primary Care Through Community Pharmacies
• Regulations & Responses Stage: Medicaid + AI Regulatory Windows for Equitable Care

12:40 PM

Rotation Luncheon

1:40 PM

Breakout Session 4

• Curing Epidemics Stage: Brain Gains: Lifestyle as the Ultimate Neuroprotection Strategy
  
• Health & Wellness Stage: Menopause Matters Turning an Underserved Market into Health, Culture, and Commerce
• Innovation & Technology Stage: Future of Care is Preventative
• Regulations & Responses Stage: Nutrition Scores, Health Claims & the Race for Standardization

2:10 PM

Rotation 

2:15 PM

Breakout Session 5

• Curing Epidemics Stage: Rethinking the Pyramid: Food Policy, Reformulation & Chronic Disease
  
• Health & Wellness Stage: Fiber is the New Protein: The Most Underrated Lever in Health + Consumer Behavior
• Innovation & Technology Stage: The New Pharmacy Playbook: From Dispensing to Digital Care
• Regulations & Responses Stage: From Access to Action: Scaling Food-for-Health Solutions

3:00 PM

Refuel & Recharge Networking Break

3:35 PM

Mainstage: Panel Discussion: The Future of Care is Anywhere

4:05 PM

Mainstage: Panel Discussion: Influencers of Influence-Wielding the Power of Health and Wellness

4:35 PM

Mainstage: Keynote: The Health Reboot: Rebuilding America’s Future from the Inside Out

5:05 PM

Mainstage: Social Impact Pledge- Building Healthy Communities Together

5:15 PM

Reception

7:00 AM

Whole Body Reset: Morning Stretch, Yoga & Meditation

8:00 AM

Fuel Up Networking Breakfast

9:00 AM

Mainstage: The Culture of Change, Leading Through Reinvention, Retention, and Relevance

9:30 AM

Mainstage: The AI Prescription: Reinventing Retail Health Before the Doctor Shows Up          

10:00 AM

Replenish & Connect

10:30 AM

Breakout Session 1

• Food-for-Health: Prescribe the Plate: Nutritional Interventions for Cardiometabolic Health
• Retail Transformation: Retail Reinvented: The New Store as Platform, Publisher, and Power Player
• Payers Insights: Beyond the Script: Coordinating Cardiometabolic Care Across Pharmacy, Payers & Nutrition
• Consumer Engagement: The Future of the Health-Forward Store: Mapping Journeys That Transform the Aisle

11:00 AM

Rotation

11:05 AM

Breakout Session 2

• Food-for-Health: Making Whole & Functional Foods Accessible for All
• Retail Transformation: The Great Shelf Grab: Reimagining Presence and Partnership in 2027
• Payers Insights: Rewriting the ROI: Cost Transparency, Value-Based Care & the Business Case for Prevention
• Consumer Engagement: Longevity Care: Designing a Healthspan-First Future

11:35 AM

Rotation

12:05 PM

Breakout Session 3

• Food-for-Health: The New Rx: When Food, Function, and Formulations Collide
• Retail Transformation: Disrupted at the Doorstep
• Payers Insights: Breaking the Silos: Why Health Data Isn’t Flowing and Patients Are Paying the Price
• Consumer Engagement: Retail Dietitians Driving Strategy, Health, and Impact

12:10 PM

Nourishing Networking Lunch

1:10 PM

Mainstage: Keynote: Brand. Belief. Breakthrough

2:00 PM

Emerging Brands Winners         

2:15 PM

Closing Remarks and Outlook for the next 12 months

2:30 PM

Keynote Meet & Greet

3:00 PM

Nourishing Change Concludes