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FuTure Proof: CBD Beauty

The CBD Beauty category is still in its infancy

Without the research to back it up its ‘active ingredient' benefits within products is still doubted

It’s ‘extraction methodology' still mistrusted

And 'capital investment' is long-term

So how will this ‘fledgling category' survive and thrive the ‘shocks and stresses’ of the new business environment?

This month’s panel of experts ...

Anna Simon Strategy and Innovation Director  at OTO

Matt McNeill  Co-Founder at KLORIS 

Anna Chokina CEO at Cellular Goods 

Discuss how to FuTure Proof: CBD Beauty 

FuTure Proof: Beauty Retail

Is investing in ‘digital’ products, people, and services the best way to future-proof the beauty industry?

Or indeed should the industry focus be on ‘sustainable’ products, people, and services?

How can companies navigate the new beauty landscape whilst also dealing with the effects of global shocks and stresses to the current business climate?

This month’s panel

Mimi Ghosh   - Technology & Disruptive Commerce Banker at JP Morgan 

Chaz Giles – Founder at Revea

Mallory Huron - Beauty & Wellness Strategist at Fashion Snoops 

Discuss how to FuTure Proof: Beauty Retail

FuTure Proof: Hair Care - Sponsored by Univar Solutions

If the concept of future-proofing is the process of anticipating the future and developing methods of minimizing the effects of shocks and stresses of future events

How can the cosmetics industry plan ahead?

What trends do we follow and who should lead them?

What tools are needed and where do we find them?

What standards are required and who should set them?

This month’s panel

Arnita Wofford Global Director of Marketing for Beauty & Personal Care at Univar Solutions 

Samantha Kidjo Founder ICI Care 

Kailey Bradt Founder at Susteau

Discuss how to FuTure Proof: Hair Care

preDICT 2022

And just like that it’s 2022!

What will this year have in-store for the global cosmetics industry?

As corporations move away from shareholder capitalism towards stakeholder capitalism

How can the beauty economy future-proof itself?

What are the tools needed and where do we find them?

What are the investments needed and how do we access them?

What standards are needed and how do we measure them?

What social, cultural, political trends, will manifest in 2022 that will help define the new industry road map?

This month’s panel

And just like that it’s 2022!

What will this year have instore for the global cosmetics industry?

As corporations move away from shareholder capitalism towards stakeholder capitalism.

How can the beauty economy future-proof itself?

What are the tools needed and where do we find them?

What are the investments needed and how do we access them? What standards are needed and how do we measure them?

What social, cultural, political trends, will manifest in 2022 that will help define the new industry road map?

This month’s panel

Claire Chang Founding Partner at igniteXL Ventures

Amarjit Sahota  Founder & President at Ecovia Intelligence

preDICT 2022

 

ReView: 2021 Global Cosmetics

2020 will always be remembered as the ‘pandemic year’, but what will 2021 be remembered for?

Were lessons learned?

Did the industry ReThink itself?

Or did it keep calm and carry on, and follow the manta

‘If it ain’t broke, then don’t fix it’?

This month’s panel,
Mallory Huron, Strategist, for Beauty & Wellness at Fashion Snoops 

Iva Teixeira, CEO at  Good Face Project 

Beatrice Aidin, journalist, editor and brand consultant

Wayne Liu, General Manager at Perfect Corp

ReView:2021

 

 

ReThink: Color Cosmetics

Is 2021 the year the industry address the broken color cosmetics business model?

How do we fix?

Questionable ingredients sourcing,

Overproduction of un-recyclable packaging,

Homogenous products,

Marketing the Marketing,

Retails Renaissance,

The post-pandemic consumer

And still be able to meet the beauty needs of woman today?

This month’s panel

Gillian Gorman, CEO at Kjaer Weis

Ross Beagrie, Commercial Director at DCYPHER

Mallory Huron, Strategist, Beauty & Wellness at Fashion Snoops 

 Discuss how to ReThink: Color Cosmetics 

ReThink: Microbiome Beauty - Sponsored by CLR

12 months ago, who would have predicted that the next celebrity exposé would be ‘germ confessions’

Take Stella McCartney, Brad Pitt & Mila Kunis as just a few examples out there in social media land.

Indeed, some industry experts believe that exposing oneself to extra dirt and germs can strengthen, not harm the individual’s overall health and wellbeing.

This month’s panel of germ experts.

Harlald van der Hoeven Director Product Design and Development at CLR 

Dr Elsa Jungman Founder & CEO at Dr. Elsa Jungman 

Dr Marie Drago Founder at Gallinee 

Dr Geoff Briggs Technology Scout (skincare Innovation) at No7 Beauty Company 

Discuss how to ReThink: Microbiome Beauty

ReThink: Vegan Beauty - Sponsored by INOLEX

Vegan beauty has a clear definition – No animal ingredients included within the product formula.  

The category dismissed by the big players within the industry for many years.

But championed throughout the ‘The Teens’ by the ‘FOMO’ Instagram obsessed Millennials.

Has now become the standard requirement across cosmetics and personal care products for a Gen Z purchase.

As the category begins to scale how can/will it maintain its integrative?

This month’s panel;

Audrey Wesson Marketing Associate at INOLEX 

Ericka Durgahee  Marketing Manager at The Vegan Society

Jo Chidley Co-Founder at Beauty Kitchen

Discuss how to ReThink: Vegan Beauty 

ReThink: Beauty Retail

Does the misquoted 1990’s business mantra ‘if you build it, they will come’ have agency for the global beauty retailing industry in 2021?

Or in fact, is beauty retailing ‘the elephant in the room’?

What learnings have the key global players taken from ‘2020’s COVID Shock Year’ and transformed into new business models?

Which companies are playing digital catchup?

Which companies are doing it well?

Which companies will survive to 2022 and beyond?

This month’s panel:

Mallory Huron Strategist, Beauty & Wellness at Fashion Snoops 

Wendy Chen – Digital Marketing Manager at ChoZan, China Marketing Circle & Alarice International

Antoinette van den Berg – Founder & Creative Director at RE LOVE Foundation & The Lady in Blu futures agency

Discuss How to ReThink: Beauty Retail 

ReThink: Diversity in Beauty

In 2021 the business case for gender equality, diversity, and inclusion is strong and growing stronger.

Indeed, political activism has become the new business currency!

Especially in the beauty space where many brands have ditched gendered marketing and opted for more inclusive messaging.

But what about the actual product?

Let’s face it everyone has skin!

Is defining product, product category & brand as feminine or masculine still relevant in the 21^st Century?

And how is the beauty industry ‘reimagining gender?’

This month’s panel:

Mallory Huron, Strategist, Beauty & Wellness at Fashion Snoops 

Lillian Tung,  Co-Founder and CMO at Fur 

Jennifer Norman, founder at Humanist Beauty & The Human Beauty Movement

Discuss How to ReThink: Diversity in Beauty?