Thank you
Thank you for joining us at this year's Beauty Tech & Innovation Summit
The Beauty Tech & Innovation Summit brought together leading innovators within the beauty and personal care space to discuss the latest science, innovations, and technologies that are revolutionizing the beauty and personal care industry.
Key Takeaways:
- Identifying tech solutions to your supply chain challenges
- Utilizing future technologies and innovations for both in-store and online retail
- Effectively making predictions and driving consumer engagement using data
- Driving consumer acquistion using the metaverse
Join us at our Flagship event, Beauty Connect, this November 7-9 in LA.
BEAUTY TECH & INNOVATION SPOTLIGHT
Showcasing the very latest innovations and technologies in beauty and personal care.
Congratulations to our 6 finalists who have been handpicked by our prestigious selection committee to present on the main stage for 5 minutes in a quick-fire round of presentations followed by Q&A with our distinguished judging panel.
Have your say in our Audience Choice Winner and meet our finalists this March 1-2.
2023 Spotlight Finalists
Selection Committee
About igniteXL Ventures
igniteXL Venturs is a Silicon Valley-based global seed fund investing in game-changing entrepreneurs at the intersection of technology, beauty and wellness. With the advancement of technology and the rise of conscious consumers who demand authenticity, sustainability, transparency, and inclusivity, the wellness industry is undergoing digital and cultural transformation. And that transformation represents excellent investment opportunities to investors with high margins, recurring and engaged customers, with attractive exit opportunities.
About Claire Chang
Having immigrated from Korea to the US when she was 12 years old, Claire is bilingual and bicultural, which has always given her the unique perspective of being both an insider and outsider able to bridge different perspectives. Combining her passions for connecting people and helping them realize their dreams, Claire launched a global accelerator in 2014 which impacted over 200 Korean startups' ability to expand to the US market. In 2018, Claire launched SVBeautyTech, the first-ever independent beauty-tech accelerator, to provide a cohort of mostly female beauty-tech founders access to the Silicon Valley resources previously enjoyed almost exclusively by male, locally networked tech entrepreneurs. Leveraging her global accelerator network and broad brand connections, Claire is excited to work with passionate innovators and disruptors working at the intersection of technology, beauty & wellness.
Claire Chang
About igniteXL Ventures
igniteXL Venturs is a Silicon Valley-based global seed fund investing in game-changing entrepreneurs at the intersection of technology, beauty and wellness. With the advancement of technology and the rise of conscious consumers who demand authenticity, sustainability, transparency, and inclusivity, the wellness industry is undergoing digital and cultural transformation. And that transformation represents excellent investment opportunities to investors with high margins, recurring and engaged customers, with attractive exit opportunities.
About Claire Chang
Having immigrated from Korea to the US when she was 12 years old, Claire is bilingual and bicultural, which has always given her the unique perspective of being both an insider and outsider able to bridge different perspectives. Combining her passions for connecting people and helping them realize their dreams, Claire launched a global accelerator in 2014 which impacted over 200 Korean startups' ability to expand to the US market. In 2018, Claire launched SVBeautyTech, the first-ever independent beauty-tech accelerator, to provide a cohort of mostly female beauty-tech founders access to the Silicon Valley resources previously enjoyed almost exclusively by male, locally networked tech entrepreneurs. Leveraging her global accelerator network and broad brand connections, Claire is excited to work with passionate innovators and disruptors working at the intersection of technology, beauty & wellness.
Jana Bobosikova
Kara LaForgia
Richard is a co-founder and Partner of Triangle Capital and has been an investment banker for over 35 years. Richard has a great deal of experience advising clients in merchandising businesses, particularly in the Retail & Consumer sector. Richard is an often-quoted expert on the retail and merchandising industries. He is a Contributor to Forbes.com where he writes a regular blog about trends in retail and consumer product businesses. He also appears regularly in print and other media as well as industry panels and speaking programs.
Before co-founding Triangle, Richard was a Managing Director at a boutique investment banking firm called Financo, Inc. While at Financo, Richard was responsible for a majority of the firm’s apparel industry transactions. Prior to joining Financo, Richard was a Partner and First Vice President at Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. At Drexel, Richard was responsible for a group of 14 professionals doing middle-market mergers and acquisitions around the world.
Richard is the co-author of three books on finance and computer programming. He is formerly an Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Business at the graduate program of the Stern School of Business at York University.
Richard received a BS in Accounting from New York University and an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Harvard University. Richard is married and lives in New York.
Click here to read Richard’s blog and follow him on Forbes.com.
Richard Kestenbaum
Richard is a co-founder and Partner of Triangle Capital and has been an investment banker for over 35 years. Richard has a great deal of experience advising clients in merchandising businesses, particularly in the Retail & Consumer sector. Richard is an often-quoted expert on the retail and merchandising industries. He is a Contributor to Forbes.com where he writes a regular blog about trends in retail and consumer product businesses. He also appears regularly in print and other media as well as industry panels and speaking programs.
Before co-founding Triangle, Richard was a Managing Director at a boutique investment banking firm called Financo, Inc. While at Financo, Richard was responsible for a majority of the firm’s apparel industry transactions. Prior to joining Financo, Richard was a Partner and First Vice President at Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. At Drexel, Richard was responsible for a group of 14 professionals doing middle-market mergers and acquisitions around the world.
Richard is the co-author of three books on finance and computer programming. He is formerly an Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Business at the graduate program of the Stern School of Business at York University.
Richard received a BS in Accounting from New York University and an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Harvard University. Richard is married and lives in New York.
Click here to read Richard’s blog and follow him on Forbes.com.
As a partner and advisor, Tina is open-minded, inclusive, trustworthy, and enthusiastic. Extremely hands-on in her work, she listens intensely and celebrates collaboration. Tina has sharp instincts for commercial opportunities, honed through her experience in strategy at Victoria’s Secret and in equity research analyzing public retailers. From exploring international expansion opportunities for a major retailer to crafting marketing strategy for a consumer start-up, she is an independent thinker who loves digging into hard problems.
Tina Bou-Saba
As a partner and advisor, Tina is open-minded, inclusive, trustworthy, and enthusiastic. Extremely hands-on in her work, she listens intensely and celebrates collaboration. Tina has sharp instincts for commercial opportunities, honed through her experience in strategy at Victoria’s Secret and in equity research analyzing public retailers. From exploring international expansion opportunities for a major retailer to crafting marketing strategy for a consumer start-up, she is an independent thinker who loves digging into hard problems.
Joel Palix
2023 SPEAKERS
Darren Adams
Darren Adams, Global Director for Digital Propositions at Unilever, leads the development and long-term evolution of the digital propositions team within Unilever. The team is focused on the digital transformation of the organization as it relates to consumer facing propositions, across the three divisions, including Home Care, Beauty and Personal Care and Food and Refreshment. His global team based in China, India, Netherlands and the US are leading the way in building new digital services and digital business models and the inherent assets and technologies required to deliver this.
Darren joined Unilever in 2021, and prior to Unilever spent several years with Philips in the Netherlands and US as the Managing Director – Strategy, Marketing and Operations, within the Philips Ventures team. He was responsible for the creation of the Philips HealthWorks group and its inherent acceleration and investment programs, which established a large portfolio of start-ups and solutions as well as successful collaborations across the business.
Prior to Philips Darren has held numerous Leadership roles across the globe in organizations that have spanned Online and eCommerce, Mobile Technology, Telecommunications, Banking and Insurance and Health. In these various roles Darren’s focus has been on the creation of new businesses, market expansion and digital transformation. A prime example was the creation of an ecommerce mobile telecommunications services business that generated $250M in revenue after two years.
Additionally, Darren has been the founder of several startups, predominantly SaaS based businesses which have had successful exits. As an investor and executive team member he has seen several other startups through multiple rounds of funding.
Darren holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (Economics and Marketing) from Deakin University and an MBA from the Australian Institute of Business.
Darren is currently based in Boston where he lives with his wife and two daughters.
Wayne Liu
Mr. Liu is the Senior Vice President and General Manager at Perfect Corp.
Mr. Liu has been in his current position since June 2015. He has built the ground work for Perfect by recruiting key talent, establishing partnership with beauty brands, retailers such as L’Oréal, Estee Lauder, Target and other highly inferential organizations.
Prior to Perfect Corp, Mr. Liu joined Perfect’s parent company CyberLink in 2009. He was responsible for key partner development, sales strategy and business growth. He grew several multi-million dollars global OEM accounts and managed heavy weight industrial partners for such as Lenovo, Intel, Qualcomm, Time Warner., Comcast, DirecTV …
Mr. Liu has worked in various engineering and marketing management position at Intel, Broadcom and NVIDIA before joining Cyberlink.
Mr. Liu graduated from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan in June 1992 with a Bachelor of Science degree. He completed his Masters of Science degree from Case Western Reserve University in June 1994. After receiving Master Degree, he continued pursuing advanced study by attending Electrical Engineering Ph.D. program at University of Southern California. Later, in order to learned more business knowledge, he earned his MBA Degree in Finance from Santa Clara University in June 2011.
Ming S. Zhao
Ming has a natural gift for business and discovery. Prior to founding Proven, she was the head of business development at NerdWallet, a private equity investor at Bain Capital and a strategy consultant with the Boston Consulting Group. She holds an MBA degree from Harvard Business School and is certified in cosmetic formulation.
Ming has lived and worked in numerous regions around the world, including China, India, Austria, Rwanda, Hong Kong and the United States, and has absorbed the beauty and wellness wisdom from her wanderings. She is also a 3rd generation entrepreneur - her grandfather became a baker/ entrepreneur after trekking 1200 miles on foot to escape a famine. Her father, similarly, made the journey to America from China to expand his computer literacy school, in the process immigrating the family and the then 12-year-old Ming to the US.
Agustina Sartori
Agustina Sartori is the Sr Director of Innovation Experiences & the Managing Director of Prisma Ventures, the technology fund of ULTA Beauty. She joined Ulta Beauty in 2018 after the company’s acquisition of GlamST, the company she was CEO and Founder, to help develop AR experiences that combine augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and machine learning technologies such as GLAMLab. In her dual role at Digital Innovation, she leads a team of engineers, designers, and beauty enthusiasts that develops and experiments with guest-facing emerging technologies to create differentiated guest experiences. She also Managing Director of the newly launched Prisma Ventures. The fund officially launched mid 2022, a Venture Fund, to invest in early-stage startups in the retail technology space. A San Francisco resident, Agustina is originally from Uruguay where she received her Telematics Engineering degree from the University of Montevideo. Throughout her career, she has successfully raised significant capital, went through 500 Startups, Startup Chile and Plug and Play, is an Endeavor entrepreneur, and worked with world-class brands such as L’Oreal, Estee Lauder, Dufry, Clarins, and Neiman Marcus, among others.
Elsa Jungman
Jenna Habayeb
Jenna Habayeb is the Chief Marketing Officer of IPSY, the largest beauty membership in the world, home to sample-size beauty subscription Glam Bag, full-size beauty subscription BoxyCharm, celeb-curated collection Icon Box, and personal care brand Refreshments.
Jenna focuses on driving home IPSY’s mission of inspiring everyone to express their unique beauty. She concentrates on uniting three core areas: community, content & commerce, with the goal of creating the ultimate beauty innovation platform that allows people to express themselves freely, get access to personalized beauty that’s right for them and create deep connections with our brands and community.
Since Jenna joined, she has led some of the key initiatives that have helped IPSY grow immensely including, rebranding IPSY and scaling the portfolio, launching Refreshments personal care brand, managing the acquisition & integration of BoxyCharm, launching IPSY’s corporate social responsibility arm - IPSY Impact. She has also helped supercharge IPSY’s social media and creator initiatives bringing on ambassadors like Ciara, Khloe Kardashian, Alicia Keys, Halsey, Addison Rae and more.
Jenna has been recognized as one of Forbes Top 50 Entrepreneurial CMOs and one of the Top 100 Women in Business by DiversityFirst in 2022. Her contribution has also led to many other awards and recognitions for BFA including experiential, social impact, personalization and product awards.
She has also led marketing initiatives for beloved brands including bareMinerals, bebe, Burger King, TABASCO, 7 for all Mankind, and Splendid over her career. With experience on both the agency and brand side, Jenna brings a deep knowledge on digital first thinking.
Oliver Garfield
Leo Salvi
Leo Salvi is Co-Founder and Head of Science at Kind to Biome®. Kind to Biome® is the skin microbiome-gentle Seal of Quality available for all types of personal care products. Founded in 2022 with the objective to make all personal care products skin microbiome-gentle within the next 5 years. He holds a master’s degree in Chemistry (MChem) from Durham University and subsequently held a role in pharmaceutical quality control. Prior to founding Kind to Biome®, he worked as a study design specialist for cosmetic product testing.
Larry Weiss
Romain Gaillard
Brenda Rechy
Brenda studied Marketing at Tec de Monterrey in Mexico and spent one year abroad at Viadrina University in Frankfurt Oder, Germany. She is deeply experienced in B2B, with many years spent in the Fragrance and Chemical industries. She worked at Givaudan for 6 years in roles ranging from Sales Support to Marketing Manager in Personal Care (deodorants, skin care, toilet tissue) and Home Care (dish care, air care, all-purpose cleaners) categories. She has now been at BASF for nearly 5 years, beginning as the Marketing Manager for all Personal Care categories in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. She now acts as Project Manager in the U.S. for Ingredient Traceability in which she implements end-to-end traceability strategies for personal care products within BASF’s Care Chemicals Division. Brenda is passionate about trends, sustainable innovations and customer experience.
Catherine Balsam-Schwaber
Yashi Shrestha
Yashi Shrestha is Head of Science & Research at Novi, which is leveraging technology to enable increased ingredient transparency across the value chain and bring more sustainable products to market through its ingredient sourcing and vetting platform.
As the Head of Science & Research, Yashi is responsible for the scientific roadmap and strategy for Novi. Her role includes working closely with retailers, brands, formulators, contract manufacturers, and raw material suppliers to keep Novi’s platform current with the latest available data, new innovations and trends, and emerging policies and standards.
Yashi believes that the future of product development lies with each stakeholder taking accountability for decisions made at every point in the product development cycle, starting at the design phase. Sustainability can only be achieved by unlocking access to data, which allows tracking, measuring, and making informed decisions, and ultimately development of more sustainable products that considers responsible sourcing, end-of-life fate, human health & environment safety, and net positive impact on the planet.
Yashi is a Chemist by training with a focus on Environmental science & Green Chemistry and is currently pursuing her MBA at USC. She was selected as a 30 under 30 honoree by GreenBiz in 2021 and serves as an advisory board member at NakedPoppy.
Adewunmi Adegbonmire
Osmaan Shah
Osmaan is the founder and CEO of Formulate, a customization manufacturing platform and consumer brand that offers personalized hair, scalp, and skin care products.
Carolina Reis Oliveria
Roberto Ayala
Sneha Narahalli
Ridhi Tariyal
Jana Bobosikova
Laura Demuth
Annie Jackson
Helene Guilaume
Helene Guillaume is the founder and CEO of WILD.AI. She studied mathematics and financial risks, was a quant in a hedge fund and management consultant to Fortune500 companies in AI. She was a rugby player; she's an ultra-marathon runner, triathlete, surfer, skier, and ice-swimmer. Her favorite combined skillset is vitality+brains.
Jason Andree
Jason Andree is a Senior level marketing executive with over fifteen years of success within the Healthcare Industry. He joined Nufabrx from GlaxoSmithKline where he led their Global Digital Marketing Department, executing marketing strategies across global categories. He maximizes profitable revenue growth, digital capability, and marketing effectiveness by devising data-driven executions, creating compelling online content, and championing brand efforts.
Jason has continuously delivered value while in leadership roles as a strategist, project manager, and brand builder. He has launched several Rx to OTC brands such as; Flonase, Theraflu, and Voltaren. He is an expert at implementing consumer focused strategies and ideas to enhance overall brand performance.
Jason is passionate about teaching high- performance teams to creatively overcome obstacles using innovation while driving long-term sustainable success. His academic credentials include earning an MBA from Cornell University and a Bachelor’s in Organizational Management from Northern Illinois University.
Shelby Friedman
Kara LaForgia
Gary Binstock
Akash Mehta
Akash Mehta is a British entrepreneur. He graduated from Imperial College London in Engineering and previously worked at Burberry, Estée Lauder Companies, and Dior, where he was the youngest ever Global Digital Manager. Currently, Akash is the CEO and co-founder of Fable & Mane, an Ayurvedic-inspired hair wellness brand. He is also the host of the Founded Beauty podcast, a leading podcast in both beauty and business. Akash was placed on the Forbes '30 under 30' list in Media & Marketing and has been sharing his marketing expertise at some of the largest conferences and universities around the world from TEDx and industry summits. He is also a board member and investor in LVMH’s Patou, a Global Guardian for UNICEF and co-founder of The Fable Fund, an initiative committed to wild tiger conservation with sustainable development.
James McCroskery
Dena O'Loughlin
Mamina Turegano
Krista Moatz
Sergio Rattner
Sergio founded FitSkin to revolutionize the way beauty products are sold both online + offline. FitSkin combines sophisticated optics, AI, and great UI/UX design to make it easy to buy skincare, haircare, and color cosmetics products.
Sergio launched and successfully exited two prior startups: Autologic (a pre-Google search engine for car buying) and iPorta (an interactive healthcare media platform).
Sergio holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an Honors BASc. in Industrial Engineering with a minor in Japanese from the University of Toronto.
Richard Kestenbaum
Richard is a co-founder and Partner of Triangle Capital and has been an investment banker for over 35 years. Richard has a great deal of experience advising clients in merchandising businesses, particularly in the Retail & Consumer sector. Richard is an often-quoted expert on the retail and merchandising industries. He is a Contributor to Forbes.com where he writes a regular blog about trends in retail and consumer product businesses. He also appears regularly in print and other media as well as industry panels and speaking programs.
Before co-founding Triangle, Richard was a Managing Director at a boutique investment banking firm called Financo, Inc. While at Financo, Richard was responsible for a majority of the firm’s apparel industry transactions. Prior to joining Financo, Richard was a Partner and First Vice President at Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. At Drexel, Richard was responsible for a group of 14 professionals doing middle-market mergers and acquisitions around the world.
Richard is the co-author of three books on finance and computer programming. He is formerly an Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Business at the graduate program of the Stern School of Business at York University.
Richard received a BS in Accounting from New York University and an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Harvard University. Richard is married and lives in New York.
Click here to read Richard’s blog and follow him on Forbes.com.
Rodrigo Caula
Angie Tebbe
Angie Tebbe is the co-founder and CEO of Rae Wellness. A fruitful 13-year career at one of the world's most recognizable retailers, a lifelong commitment to well-being, and an endless thirst for knowledge led Angie to start Rae Wellness, a holistic wellness company that is committed to well-being for all by providing natural supplements at affordable price points.
The North Dakota native grew up in a humble and holistic home. Angie's mother worked as a nurse, and her father had a deep passion for Eastern medicine. At a young age, Angie learned how to meditate and developed a curiosity for wellness. In 2018, a period of reflection sparked the idea of Rae Wellness. She gave up her title-holder role at Target, dusted off her father's books, and decided to pursue a new path.
Within a year of starting Rae, Angie launched 20 new products and orchestrated distribution in every Target location. Speaking directly to her consumer base, Angie emphasized the importance of wellness for women. Rae has reached nearly two million customers in the first two years of business, with 68% of customers falling in the 24-35 age range. Rae’s products are available at Amazon, Anthropologie, CVS Pharmacy, Target, Thrive Market, Standard Dose, Whole Foods Market, and more.
Before co-founding Rae Wellness, Angie spent over a decade at Target. As a leader in merchandising, Angie spearheaded the introduction of new brands and designer collaborations while managing P&L and personnel.
Outside of Rae Wellness, Angie loves traveling, cooking, and entertaining. Most importantly, she is a wife and mother of three children ranging in age from 7 years to 6 months.
Karen Behnke
Tina Bou-Saba
As a partner and advisor, Tina is open-minded, inclusive, trustworthy, and enthusiastic. Extremely hands-on in her work, she listens intensely and celebrates collaboration. Tina has sharp instincts for commercial opportunities, honed through her experience in strategy at Victoria’s Secret and in equity research analyzing public retailers. From exploring international expansion opportunities for a major retailer to crafting marketing strategy for a consumer start-up, she is an independent thinker who loves digging into hard problems.
Rathi Srinivas
Conor Begley
Conor Begley is the Co-founder Tribe Dynamics and Chief Strategy Officer at CreatorIQ. In September 2021, Tribe Dynamics was acquired by CreatorIQ to create the leading influencer marketing platform for the creator economy, bringing together influencer performance management and analytics solutions to help brands and businesses. Conor has been named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Influencer Marketing by Influence Weekly, and was recognized as one of the 100 Leaders of Tomorrow by St. Gallen’s Symposium.
Susan Goldsberry
Fiona Co Chan
Youthforia was developed by Fiona Co Chan in 2021.The idea for Youthforia came about right when COVID hit. Perhaps it was the inability to go out and see people, but Fiona kept coming back to this idea that the best part of wearing makeup is going out with your friends and sometimes that means forgetting to take your makeup off. She really wanted makeup that was good for your skin, so good you could sleep in it. Prior to Youthforia, Fiona worked in tech where she traveled to some of the most polluted cities in the world - and realized her normal skincare and makeup routine weren’t working. It became very important for her to formulate with ingredients that safeguard from environmental aggressors.During the development of Youthforia, Fiona slept in all of the lab samples (and recruited her husband to sleep in them too) and woke up with much better skin. It completely changed her beauty routine philosophy - makeup is an extension of skincare. And sleeping in lab samples is a huge part of the Youthforia testing process. Above all, we love caring for your skin - we truly believe that makeup should be good for your skin.
Natalise Kalea Robinson
Paul Deacon
2023 PARTNERS
Platinum Partner
Perfect Corp
Website: https://www.perfectcorp.com/business/beauty-tech-forum-master-class
With over 850 million downloads globally, Perfect Corporation is dedicated to transforming how consumers, content creators and beauty brands interact together through AI and AR technologies. Our experienced team of engineers and beauty aficionados are pushing the frontiers of technology to create the beauty platform of the future – a fluid environment where individuals express themselves, learn the latest about fashion and beauty, and enjoy instant access to the products from their favorite brands.
Gold Partners
BASF
Website: https://www.basf.com/gb/en.html
BASF’s Care Chemicals division is the leading global supplier for producers of cosmetics, detergents and cleaners. Together with our customers, we create innovative and sustainable solutions to meet the current and future needs of society in the personal care, home care and industrial & institutional cleaning industries, as well as in technical applications. We contribute to the long-term success of our customers’ brands with a broad range of high-performance products and concepts, including a robust portfolio of specialty actives. We have production and development sites in all regions of the world and are expanding our presence in emerging markets. Learn more about what we do at www.care-chemicals.basf.com.
Novi Connect
Website: www.noviconnect.com
Novi Connect is an e-commerce platform where Contract Manufacturers can easily discover, sample, and purchase raw materials that have been pre-vetted for unique claims and sustainability standards, all in one place. Novi is the modern way to buy raw materials with competitive prices and low MOQs from top suppliers like Croda, BASF, and Univar. With advanced tracking features for documents, samples, payments, shipping, and delivery, Novi is designed so brands and contract manufacturers can bring sustainable products to market faster and at lower unit costs.
Event Partners
Bluebird
Website: https://www.bluebirdclimate.com/
Bluebird simplifies sustainability decision making in product development and marketing for beauty brands, enabling you to make sustainable products at lower cost and increase customer loyalty & repeat purchases. In use by brands like Glossier, Rhode, Beautycounter, Dieux, etc.
GoodKind Co
Website: https://www.goodkindco.com/
Based in Austin, Texas Goodkind is a leading manufacturer of clean and green beauty products. While we specialize in natural deodorant, skin and facial care products, the number one thing we do is build trust. Trust that we’re always going to tell you the truth about your formulation, trust that we’re going to make your products the way we say we will, trust that we’re going to deliver on time, and trust that we’re going to become your favorite business partner. Because without trust, none of the rest really matters.
Clear Source
ClearSource delivers winning omni-channel solutions to brands that demand The Exceptional Customer Experience. We do so by understanding the needs of our partners and how to make their customers happy and healthy, increasing customer loyalty, improving profitability and gaining greater trust. ClearSource operates as a true extension of the brands we serve in health & wellness, lifestyle & beauty, eCommerce and Direct-to-Consumer. With locations in 7 countries, ClearSource offers blended solution in over 10 languages and across in-center and work-from-home delivery strategies, creating a "Right-Shore" experience for every customer interaction.
Sagentia Innovation
Website: www.sagentiainnovation.com
Sagentia Innovation provides independent advisory and leading-edge product development services focused on science and technology initiatives. Working across the medical, industrial, chemicals and energy, food and beverage, and consumer sectors, Sagentia Innovation works with a broad range of companies from some of the world’s leading and best-known brands, to start-up disruptors, new to the market. It is part of Science Group (AIM:SAG), which has more than ten offices globally, two UK-based dedicated R&D innovation centres and more than 400 employees. Other Science Group companies include Leatherhead Food Research, TSG Consulting and Frontier Smart Technologies.
Headline Media Partners
Base Beauty Creative Agency
Website: https://www.basebeauty.com/
We are the omni channel branding agency hyper-focused on the beauty and wellness industries. We create everything that the consumer sees and touches.
Where Brains Meet Beauty
Website: http://www.wherebrainsmeetbeauty.com/
WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY™ Host Jodi Katz, Founder & Creative Director of Base Beauty Creative Agency, welcomes guests into a relaxed, authentic and honest conversation about their career journey, from the struggles to the highs, and the roller coaster ride in-between. Jodi is not a reporter and she’s not ogling stats. She’s part James Lipton, part Andy Cohen, seeking to reveal wisdom and insightful stories that will inspire future leaders in beauty
Media Partners
Personal Care Insights
Website: https://www.personalcareinsights.com/
PersonalCareInsights is the go-to news source for daily coverage of the personal care and beauty industry, reporting on cosmetic research, sustainable solutions, formulation ingredients and developments in skin health.
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Social Media: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/personal-care-insights/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/personal-care-insights/
STYLUS
Website: https://www.stylus.com/
Stylus are the expert source for trends and insights.
At Stylus, we uncover trends, predict change, and provide the intelligence that helps businesses prosper. With a relentless curiosity for what’s new, what’s now and what’s next, our experts are the authority in over 20 sectors – including Beauty, Consumer Attitudes, Technology, Retail and beyond – and have a deep understanding of the most influential emerging trends affecting consumers around the globe. It’s the reason we’re trusted by more than 600 of the world’s leading brands, agencies and businesses: to help them reveal what’s possible, not just predict what’s probable.
Stylus. See past the now.
RETAILBOSS
RETAILBOSS was founded in 2011 by senior managing director and retail expert Jeanel Alvarado. With a background in marketing, finance and commercial real estate, Jeanel has consulting experience working with brands ranging from early-stage to publicly-traded retail groups and well-known luxury conglomerates, giving her a fundamental understanding of the business world and global consumer culture.
She is regularly relied upon by beauty, fashion and consumer brands, non-profit organizations, trade organizations, educational institutions, and television outlets to speak about retail business trends and insights, with an emphasis on new developments and broader supply chain, real estate and tech trends.
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PAST TESTIMONIALS
"What a stimulating event! A really well curated set of speakers ranging end-to-end from commercial opportunity to scientific and technical capability and market execution. Some very insightful case studies. We also loved the session of new tech pitches – great stuff!"
Jason Harcup, Global VP Personal Care Research and R&D Prestige Division, Unilever
"Events like this are incredibly important, with the advancements in AI, AR and all the technology that we see, it’s never been more relevant. It give us an amazing platform where we can all come together and share our ideas and listen to all the opportunities that are happening in the industry."
Bruce Teitelbaum, CEO, RPG IMX
"Each presentation was great in drawing inspiration for personalisation strategies to bring back and execute."
Max See, Testing & Personalisation, Sephora
"We’re seeing people from prestige brands, cosmetics, technology, AI and that respresents the massive change in the landscape of how we interact with our consumer and it requires all of us accross our different diciplines to stay competitive."
Clint Carnell, CEO, Hydrafacial
"This is a specialised summit, which I think brings a lot of added value to a lot more players so we can have deep talks within personalisation – discussing the challenges and realities of it in business."
Zahir Dossa, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Function of Beauty
"This event is really important because it brings together the gate keepers and the thought leaders in the industry, so it’s really exciting to be surrounded by so many smart people that are experts in their field."
Adam Gam, Chief Marketing Officer, Perfect Corp
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