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in-conversation with … a business podcast brought to you by the team that publish Global Cosmetics News, is a panel discussion about interesting things with interesting people all whom just happen to have a connection with the cosmetics industry.
in-conversation with … a business podcast brought to you by the team that publish Global Cosmetics News, is a panel discussion about interesting things with interesting people all whom just happen to have a connection with the cosmetics industry.
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Thursday Sep 01, 2022
FuTure Proof: Wellness & Beauty
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
A recent McKinsey report estimated the global wellness market to be US$1.5 trillion, with an annual growth rate somewhere between 5 -10 percent.
And while the concept of wellness in beauty is not new, the category is becoming increasingly crowded.
Indeed, this week alone Stella MacCartney & Kate Moss launched brands.
And with that in mind what will be the winning strategies needed for companies to thrive in this space in the future?
Tune in and listen to this month’s panel,
Mallory Huron Beauty & Wellness Strategist at Fashion Snoops
Harald van der Hoeven Director of Product Design & Development at CLR
Jayn Sterland, Managing Director at Weleda UK
To find out how to FuTure Proof: Wellness in Beauty

Monday Aug 01, 2022
FuTure Proof: Vegan Beauty
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
At its core Veganism is a way of living in which people exclude, as much as possible, all forms of animal exploitation and cruelty.
For the beauty industry Vegan/Veganism has become a product category
That has in recent years been position alongside but not separates from
‘Organic Beauty’ ‘Clean Beauty’ “Natural Beauty’ ‘Bio-based Beauty’ ’ Plant-Based Beauty’ “Sustainable beauty’
In this ever-so confusing ‘marketing mashup’ how will Vegan Beauty maintain its niche and preserve it’s ethical, health and environmental creational in the future?
This month’s panel
Anna Barker Head of Responsibility Business at The Fairtrade Foundation
Katie Nguyen Technical Sales at Inolex
Anna Brightman Co-Founder at UpCircle Beauty
Discuss how to FuTure Proof: Vegan Beauty

Friday Jul 01, 2022
FuTure Proof: Diversity in Beauty
Friday Jul 01, 2022
Friday Jul 01, 2022
A 2022 McKinsey report on the beauty market suggests that ‘creating a path to a more equitable beauty market represents a US$2.6 billion opportunity, and the road forward—while perhaps not easy—is clear’
However, If the cosmetics industry implements the category growth strategies of the past, will it not produce the same 'overconsumption' result as the present? Or could there be a third more viable and successful route?
This month’s panel
Charlotte Bunyan Chief Strategy Officer at CULT LDN
Mimi Ghosh Technology & Disruptive Commerce Banker at JPMorgan
Megan Rein Co-Founder & CBO SIIA Cosmetics
Discuss how to FuTure Proof: Diversity in Beauty

Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
FuTure Proof: Clean Beauty Sponsored by INOLEX
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
Merriam-Webster dictionary defines for the word ‘clean’ as:
- Free from dirt or pollution
- Unadulterated, pure
- Free from moral corruption or sinister connections of any kind
- Ceremonially or spiritually pure
- Thorough, complete
- Relatively free from error or blemish
- Characterized by clarity and precision
- Empty
- Habitually neat
As the ‘clean beauty’ category pivots from niche to mass production, marketing, retailing and consumption how can the cosmetics industry uphold the definition whilst also navigating the current shocks and stresses to the global economy.
This month’s panel of experts:
Lisa Gandolfi Vice President Marketing at Inolex
Bart Bleijerveld COO & Co-Founder of Better Future Factory
Mallory Huron Beauty & Wellness Strategist at Fashion Snoops
Discuss how to FuTure Proof - Clean Beauty

Sunday May 01, 2022
FuTure Proof: Professional Beauty
Sunday May 01, 2022
Sunday May 01, 2022
24 months after the first global lockdown
How is the Professional Beauty category …
capitalising on digital technologies
whilst balancing sustainability issues
and competing with the new kid on the block ‘Personalisation ‘?
... metamorphosing into a sector fit for the 21st Century consumer?
Miranda Mathews Managing Director UK & IE at Treatwell
Sharon Nykaza General Manager at OWAY United States
Oded Harth CEO at MDalgorithms
Discuss how to FuTure Proof: Professional Beauty

Friday Apr 01, 2022
FuTure Proof: CBD Beauty
Friday Apr 01, 2022
Friday Apr 01, 2022
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

Monday Feb 28, 2022
FuTure Proof: Beauty Retail
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
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

Monday Jan 31, 2022
FuTure Proof: Hair Care - Sponsored by Univar Solutions
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
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

Saturday Jan 01, 2022
preDICT 2022
Saturday Jan 01, 2022
Saturday Jan 01, 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

Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
ReView: 2021 Global Cosmetics
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
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
