Microbiome Keynotes Symposium

Agenda

*Please Note: Agenda is Tentative and Subject to Change*

  • Check in begins at 7:00am-5:00pm on the 4th Floor


    ‘Accelerate’ Pre-Conference

    NOW WITH CME’S!

    8:00am-5:00pm (CME - Additional $295)

    "Accelerated Microbiome Insights for Clinical Practice" with A4M

    8:00am-9:00am

    Demystifying Endotoxin: Identifying and Quenching the Fire Within-Clinical Tools to Reverse Neuroinflammation and LPS Burden

    Tom O’Bryan, DC

    9:00am-10:00am

    Prebiotics, Redefined: The Science and Clinical Potential of Non-Fiber Microbiome Modulators

    Jennifer Greer, ND, MEd

    10:00am-10:30am

    Break

    10:30am-11:30am

    The Gut–Thyroid Axis: Rewriting the Story of Autoimmune Disease

    Isabella Wentz, PharmD

    11:30am-12:30pm

    Lunch

    12:30pm-1:30pm

    The Midlife Female Brain: How Immune, Hormonal, and Gut Signals Shape Cognition and Behavior

    Jolene Brighten, ND

    1:30pm-2:30pm

    Microbiome Drivers of Cardiometabolic Dysfunction: Translating Gut Mechanisms into Clinical Practice

    Susan Lovelle, MD

    2:30pm-3:00pm

    Break

    3:00pm-4:00pm

    Sympathetic Spiral of Doom: Mitochondrial Dysfunction and the need for GABA Modulation to Downregulate the Stress Response

    Scott Sherr, MD

    4:00pm-5:00pm

    Panel Q&A

    5:00 pm

    Session End

    1:00pm-5:00pm (Non-CME - Free)

    “Business Accelerator Workshop” with Wholistic Health Boss, Jenn Malecha

    Detailed Schedule TBA

  • Check in begins at 8:00am on the 4th floor

    7:00am-8:00am

    Morning Movement

    8:00am - 9:30am
    Complimentary Breakfast & Registration & Exhibit Hall Open

    9:30am - 10:30am
    9:30am-9:45am Welcome to MBKS 2026

    9:45am-10:30am Clinical “Fireside Chat” - 2026 Year in Review + What’s to Come at Microbiome Labs

    10:30am - 11:30am 

    Rethinking Psychiatric Illness: The Gut-Immune–Brain Axis 

    Dr. Jaquel Patterson, ND, MBA, IFMCP

    11:30am-12:00pm

    Sponsored by Regenerive

    Aging Biology and a Landmark Discovery to Rescue our Cells

    Kiran Krishnan, Microbiologist + Co-Founder

    12:00pm - 2:00pm
    Complimentary Lunch (1:00pm-2:00pm), Exhibit Hall Open & Breakout Sessions

    12:00pm-12:45pm
    Breakout Sessions:

    2:00pm - 3:00pm

     The Maternal Microbiome Network: How Whole-Body Microbial Signaling Shapes Pregnancy and Lifelong Health

    Dr. Kim Bruno, DC, CCN 

    3:00pm - 4:00pm
    Signals of Resilience: How the Gut–Vagal Axis Shapes Mood, Cognition, and Skin Health  

    Mark J. Tager, MD  

    4:00pm - 4:45pm
    Masterminds Panel Q&A with Speakers of Day 1

    5:00pm - 7:00pm
    Exhibit Hall Open

    5:30pm
    Book Signings

    7:30pm-10:30pm

    VIP Party*

    *VIP Ticket Holders or Invite Only

  • 7:00am-8:00am

    Morning Movement

    8:00am - 10:00am
    Complimentary Breakfast & Exhibit Hall Open

    9:00am - 10:00am

    Breakfast Presentation with KBMO Diagnostics

    10:00am-11:00am

    The Menopause Gut: Balance Your Life to Reclaim Your Health in Midlife and Beyond

    Cynthia Thurlow, NP

    11:00am - 11:30am

    Sponsored by DUTCH Test

    Hormones, Stress, and Cognition: Assessing and Treating HPA Axis Dysregulation in Stress-Driven Neuroinflammatory Conditions

    Allison Smith, ND

    11:30am - 12:00pm
    Sponsored by Biocanic

    The Feedback Loop of Success: Leveraging Biocanic Nexus to Drive Patient Compliance and Practice Growth

     Jeremy Malecha, CEO of Biocanic 

    12:00pm - 2:00pm
    Complimentary Lunch (1:00pm-2:00pm), Exhibit Hall Open & Breakout Sessions

    12:00pm-12:45pm
    Breakout Sessions:

    2:00pm - 3:00pm
    Beyond the Microbiome: Rewiring the Cell Danger Response in MCAS and Chronic Disease

    Dr. John Kim, Pharm.D, FAARFM

    3:00pm - 3:30pm

    Sponsored by GOT MOLD?

    What Environmental Mold Tests Actually Tell Us— and What They Don’t

    Jason Earle, Founder & CEO, GOT MOLD? 

    3:30pm - 4:00pm
    Microbiome Pioneer Awards Presentation

    4:00pm - 5:00pm
    Masterminds Panel Q&A with Speakers of Day 2

    5:00pm - 7:00pm
    Happy Hour & Exhibit Hall Open

    5:30pm
    Book Signing with Cynthia Thurlow, NP

  • 7:00am-8:00am

    Morning Movement

    8:00am - 10:00am
    Complimentary Breakfast & Exhibit Hall Open

    9:00am - 9:45am

    Exhibitor Breakfast Presentation with Calroy Health Sciences

    10:00am - 12:00pm
    Exhibitor Breakdown

    10:00am - 11:00am
    Where It All Begins: The Mouth as the Gateway to Systemic Health

    Angelina Geon RDH, BSDH, HIAOMT and Jazmin Platero BS

    11:00am - 12:00pm
    Longevity by Design: Modulating the Gut-Brain-Metabolic Axis for Healthy Aging 

    Dr. Robert G. Silverman, DC, DACBN, CNS, CCN, CSCS, CIISN, HHP, DAASP, DCBCN

    12:00pm - 12:30pm
    Masterminds Panel Q&A with Speakers of the Day