Speakers

Dr. Ellie Wright, MA, NMD is a Naturopath Physician, faculty for University of Phoenix and medical researcher for EGW Research Institute. 
Her treatment philosophy is based on personalized approach addressing the root cause and addressing the whole body environmental detoxification with botanical medicine,
orthomolecular medicine, and nutritional medicine. Her passion is natural medicine with emphasis on integrative wellness and research-based & evidence-based protocols.
 

Dr. Jeffrey Kurtz currently practices in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA after practicing for 10 years in Munich, Germany.  He worked as a chiropractic sports physician for the Munich Cowboys for 8 years, worked at the Crossfit European Regionals for 4 years, and as consultant for Eintracht Frankfurt of the Bundesliga.  He is a teacher of Applied Kinesiology and Functional Medicine and is presently a student of the Carrick Institute of Chiropractic Neurology. Dr. Kurtz is focused on optimizing athletic potential and performance in athletes as well as treating chronic disease in the general public.

With the birth of her daughter, she made the switch from communications to nutrition. In recent years, she has become increasingly specialized in clinical nutritional medicine. She is particularly interested in the possibilities of orthomolecular medicine. In her lectures, doctors, therapists and those affected appreciate the calm and level-headed manner with which she shares her knowledge and experience.

Michael F. Holick, Ph.D., M.D. is Professor of Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics; Director of the General Clinical Research Unit; and Director of the Bone Health Care Clinic and the Director of the Heliotherapy, Light, and Skin Research Center at Boston University Medical Center.

Dr. Holick is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition and the American Association of Physicians. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the American Skin Association’s Psoriasis Research Achievement Award, the American College of Nutrition award, the Robert H. Herman Memorial Award, and many other awards.

Michael Wäger studied biochemistry and nutritional science and is an integral part of the Biogena science team. As head of knowledge management, he is involved with the latest findings in nutritive medicine, in which the topic of resilience is also becoming increasingly important. Biogena is a leader in micronutrient supplements and a renowned partner in health and wellness. The company's in-house and industry's largest scientific team has long recognized the great potential of vitamins, minerals and botanicals in the area of resilience and has already conducted a wide variety of studies with promising results.

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After studying in Innsbruck, Freiburg i. Br, Marburg/Lahn and Guy's and St. Thomas' Medical School, London, England, Professor Amon completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the Department of Experimental Dermatology at Hoffmann - La Roche in Basel. Afterwards, he completed his dermatological residency as a scientific assistant in the Department of Dermatology and Venereology at the Medical University of Lübeck. 1996 to 2012 Chief Physician/Medical Director of the PsoriSol Skin Clinic in Hersbruck. Since 2005 Head of the Inter-national Dermatological Centre DermAllegra, a private medical centre in Hohenstadt (metropolitan region of Nuremberg). His main fields of activity and research are micronutrient medicine, especially high-dose therapy with vitamin D, in the context of autoimmune diseases, chronic inflammations and metabolic diseases, as well as laser surgery.

From 1979 to 2004, Jörg Spitz was head physician for nuclear medicine at the Municipal Hospital (HSK) in Wiesbaden with apl. professorship at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. In 2004/2005 he furthered his education in nutritional medicine and preventive medicine. From 2007 to 2011 he published several books on vitamin D and held seminars, lectures and interdisciplinary conferences throughout Germany. In 2009, Jörg Spitz founded the non-profit German Foundation for Health Information and Prevention (www.dsgip.de) and the holistic Spitzen-Prävention. In 2013/2014 he developed and built information portals for patients with multiple sclerosis (www.lsms.info). In 2014, Jörg Spitz founded the Academy for Human Medicine and Evolutionary Health GmbH (https://spitzen-praevention.com). He is currently developing the concept of ecological health management, which ranges from personal (PGM) to company (BGM) to "regional health management" (RGM) and thus encompasses all settings of society.

Dr. Harald Stossier is President of the International Medical Society for Functional myodiagnostics as well as of the Platform Orthomolecular Medicine. He has been a lecturer for complementary medicine for the Medical Association for Carinthia and also the Austrian Medical Association for more than 20 years. He is the medical director of the health center VIVAMAYR in Maria Wörth and has published numerous books on nutritional topics (candida diet, protein reduction diet, allergies).

Dr . med. Tina Alexander was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois.
Today Dr. Tina Alexander works in her private practice, teaches medical yoga and awareness and is an advocate for health promotion in schools by adressing awareness and resiliency exercises into school curricula as „the skills are just as fundamental as the classical subjects being taught today for human health.
 

Dr. Jessica Drummond is the CEO of The Integrative Women’s Health Institute and bestselling author of two books, Outsmart Endometriosis and Clinician to Coach. She holds licenses in physical therapy and clinical nutrition and is a board certified health coach. She has 20 years of experience working with women with chronic pelvic pain, facilitates educational programs for women’s health professionals in more than 60 countries globally, and leads virtual wellness programs for people with endometriosis. Dr. Drummond lives and works with her husband and daughters between Houston, Texas, and Fairfield, Connecticut.

Sophie is part of Biogena’s Science Team, specializing in knowledge management and training. Health is a holistic topic for the graduated food technologist and yoga teacher. In her lectures, she passionately shares her extensive knowledge on a variety of topics related to health and well-being. 

Michael Wäger has a degree in Biochemistry and Nutritional Sciences and holds the position as the head of the science team of the Biogena group. At the beginning of his studies, he started at BIOGENA, a small company with approximately 50 employees. Since then, BIOGENA has grown into a formidable company with over 400 employees, more than 10,000 partners (therapists, medical doctors, etc.) and a wide range of premium micronutrient supplements. Right from the start he was fascinated with the potential of micronutrients in health and disease. Thanks to his critical thinking skills, he quickly became an official member of the BIOGENA science team, a group of almost 30 people from all different fields of nature sciences, like molecular biology, pharmacy, nutritional sciences, digital healthcare and many more. As a scientific representative, he shares his expertise through speeches and lectures at the Danube University of Krems as a part of the study programs clinical nutritional sciences as well as sports and nutrition.