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*BI Nutraceuticals, Californian based supplier of raw materials and custom blends for 30 years, announced that its President and CEO, George Pontiakos, has been invited to present, "An Overview of Asia's Organic and Herbal Ingredient Market: Sourcing Strategies in China," at Natural Products Expo Asia, running 26-28 June at the Hong Kong Convention and Exposition Centre. *

Pontiakos will speak on Thursday, 26 June from 4:15 to 4:50pm about the changing climate of the Asian natural ingredient market, specifically the growing popularity of herbal and organic categories. He will also provide insight into organic farming and certification practices within the United States.

"With production facilities in both the United States and China, BI has a unique dual-perspective on the most effective sourcing strategies, manufacturing processes and sterilization methods employed by suppliers on each end of the international supply chain," stated Pontiakos.

As president and CEO of BI Nutraceuticals, Pontiakos oversees the company's worldwide operations. BI has manufacturing and processing facilities in Long Beach, Calif., Long Island, NY, Boonton, NJ and Suzhou and Shanghai, China. Pontiakos has held senior leadership positions at several leading consulting, medical services and technology companies including Monovasia, which he founded, Oluma, Lucent, Agere, Ortel, NetVantage and Timeplex. He has wide-ranging experience in scaling geographically dispersed global companies to maximize their ability to successfully compete in the marketplace. Pontiakos holds a bachelor's degree in Business Management from Farleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey.