Experts

Dhiren Dunraj is a medicinal and formulation chemist, and elite powerlifter. With expertise spanning sports nutrition, consumer insights, and AI-powered innovation, he helps bring science-backed products to market for brands including Musashi. His unique combination of scientific knowledge and real-world athletic experience provides a practical perspective on performance nutrition.

Jelena Savic is a qualified naturopath and Product Trainer with extensive experience delivering evidence-based education to pharmacy teams across Australia. She supports pharmacy groups through in-store training, webinars, seminars, and online learning, helping healthcare professionals build confidence in recommending products. Jelena manages and coordinates training programs across multiple platforms, while developing engaging educational content, presentations, eLearning modules, and training resources. She is passionate about translating scientific evidence into practical, easy-to-understand education that empowers pharmacy teams to provide informed customer recommendations.

Senior Product Development Technologist in nutraceutical NPD. Food Science graduate with advanced training in ISO 9001, HACCP, and auditing. Experienced in developing innovative, high-quality products including gummies, powders, and chewable tablets through robust quality systems and continuous improvement. Strong focus on driving product innovation while embedding quality principles into successful development.

Romain Maennel is Bar Development Manager at Vitaco, with 16 years’ R&D experience across sports nutrition, chocolate, bakery and dairy. He leads the development of innovative bar products for the Sport & Food portfolio, bringing together formulation expertise, manufacturing know-how and practical product development experience. His background spans technical and product development roles with Griffin’s Food Limited, Aryzta Food Solutions, Savencia Fromage & Dairy and Valrhona, giving him strong experience from concept creation through to industrial-scale production. Romain is passionate about developing products that deliver on taste, texture, nutrition and performance for active consumers.