Pasquale Scaturro, geophysicist and adventurer, is one of the most successful and accomplished mountain and river expedition leaders in the world, and has been exploring the far reaches of the planet for over 25 years. He has filmed rafting and mountaineering projects for the Discovery Channel, National Geographic and ESPN, and has appeared on the Today Show, NBC Nightly News and in a cover feature of Time magazine. Drawing upon a lifetime of experiences, Pasquale’s motivational talks have inspired audiences throughout the United States and Europe, and taught people that the realm of impossibility has no limits. www.explorationspecialists.com.

Andrew Shao, Ph.D. is Vice President, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, for CRN. Dr. Shao has extensive training in human nutrition science research and an in-depth knowledge of regulatory affairs and product development. He comes to CRN from General Nutrition Corporation (GNC) in Pittsburgh, Pa., where he was a senior scientist. Before that, Dr. Shao worked as technical services manager for Kemin Consumer Care, and earlier, as section manager for Kemin Foods (now known as Kemin Health) in Des Moines, Iowa. One of his many responsibilities in this position was ensuring all consumer-focused copy was in compliance with FDA and FTC regulations. Dr. Shao has authored several peer-reviewed papers and abstracts that were published in scientific journals including Toxicology Letters, the Journal of the American Nutraceutical Association and FASEB. He holds a Ph.D. in Nutritional Biochemistry and an M.S. in Human Nutrition Science from Tufts University in Boston. His B.A. in Biology is from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts.