InnoCosmetics Europe

6.10.2010 - Mövenpick Hotel Berlin

6 & 7 October 2010, Mövenpick Hotel Berlin

Next event: InnoCos, Geneva, June 6&7 2012

 

InnoCos USA, New York, July 11&12 2012

This summit will bring together senior executives from the cosmetics and personal care industry to discuss key issues on front-end innovation, new product development and high-growth markets.

To maximise knowledge exchange and to generate actionable results, we have carefully designed the conference format to be interactive, “hands-on” and productive. This includes keynote presentations, panel discussions and a “hands-on” brainstorming workshop session.

Who should attend:

The executives that will realise the greatest benefit through attendance include:

VPs, Board Members, Directors, Senior Managers, executives in charge of:

Innovation
Marketing & Branding
Business Development
R&D New Product Development
Regulatory Affairs


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Partial list of companies attended in 2010 InnoCosmetics conference in Berlin:

Laboratory Manager RHODIA OPERATIONS France
Commercial Director Provital S.A. Spain
Marketing Manager Provital S.A. Spain
Marketing Director SEPPIC France
Vice President Product Marketing Oriflame Cosmetics AB Sweden
Chief Operating Officer Vivimed Labs Europe UK
Dr. CELLTEC UB Spain
Marketing Manager Evonik Goldschmidt GmbH Germany
Corporate Account manager DuPont de Nemours International Switzerland
Strategic Marketing Director Care Chemicals Europe Cognis Germany
Global Head of R&D Cosmetics ECKART GmbH Germany
Head of Marketing Cosmetics ECKART GmbH Germany
Vice President Symrise GmbH Germany
Business Development Manager LexisNexis® Analytics LexisNexis Germany
Global Marketing Manager Clariant Switzerland
Research and Innovation L’Oreal France
product developemnt and marketing  director Asia Innovation Center Parfums Christian Dior France
Trends andExploratory research manager Parfums Christian Dior France
director Project strategy Parfums Christian Dior France
Vice President Symrise GmbH Germany
Global Innovation Leader Belcorp Switzerland
Senior Editor COSSMA Germany
Technology Director AarhusKarlshamn Sweden
Green Chemistry Beiersdorf AG Germany
Marketing Manager Personal Care BASF SE Germany
Head of Competence Center Emulsification/Personal Care Clariant Germany
Corporate Director R&D Skin Care/Body Care Henkel Germany
Chief Executive Officer OJSC Concern Kalina Russia
Senior Product Manager Sebapharma Germany
Sales Director BCM Kosmetik Germany
Product Manager BERKEM France
European Marketing Manager DOW France SAS France
Sr. Scientist Amway US
Head of Marketing HBC Health & Beauty Company Germany
SBU Manager Personal Care EMEA Huntsman Italy
Consultant Pöyry Management Consulting Oy Finland
Innovation Manager Juvena (International) AG Switzerland
Raw Material Manager Juvena (International) AG Switzerland
Category Manager Bath & Shower Sara Lee Netherlands
Product Scientific CommunicationAnd more… Indena Italy

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FEES Pay by 5 July 2010, only 25 tickets available Pay by 1 August 2010 Standard Price
Regular Ticket - 2 day conference + lunches, coffee breaks + conference documentation €995,00 €1595,00 €1995,00
Super Ticket - 2 day conference + speakers activities: pre-conference reception on 5 October 2010 AND the speakers dinner on Wednesday 6 October 2010 €2.395,00 €2.395,00 €2.395,00
DVD after the event €495,00 €495,00 €495,00

Group Discount for 3 tickets (only applicable when 3 tickets are registered at the same time)

  • €300,00 discount per person (please request the special registration form, applies only with standard price)

VAT is charged at 19%

Full payment must be received in order to process your registration.

Fees include:

  • Attendance to all the conference sessions
  • Conference materials, including any available speakers’ papers
  • Lunches
  • Tea and coffee during the breaks

Fees do not include:

  • Speakers activities, including the speakers dinner
  • Hotel accommodation

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

In order for your name to appear in the list of participants, which will be distributed at the conference, your registration form must be received by Monday 27 September 2010 at the latest.

REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION

All documentation regarding your attendance at the conference is now obtained through the KGS website. Upon receipt of your payment for the conference a confirmation email will be sent containing instructions and updates. Registration confirmation will not be distributed by post.

TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS AND VISAS

Participants are responsible for making their own travel arrangements. It is recommended that you check your visa requirements with your local Embassy or Consulate. We are unable to dispatch visa invitation letters to  support your visa application prior to receipt of your registration form and  full payment of registration fees.  Please apply for your visa in good time.

PROMOTIONAL LITERATURE

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SOCIAL PROGRAMME

Wednesday 6 October 18:00-19:00 Conference Reception at the Moevnpick Hotel

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DAY ONE, October 6 2010

08:15 Registration and welcome coffee

09:00 Opening words by KGS and chairperson

09:15 Brand equity: linking brand’s unique value proposition with product innovation

Stephanie Wersig - Director Marketing for Vichy, Innéov, Roger&Gallet - L’Oreal

10:00 Cult cosmetics: captivating consumers through innovative concepts and new brand experiences

Carl Atkinson - Managing Director - ILLAMASQUA

10:45 Networking Break

11:15 Re-positioning the Paglieri brand: what are critical success factors?

Alessandra Nardim - Product Innovation Manager - Paglieri Profumi

12:00 Developing innovative products that resonate with consumer aspirations

Speaker name tbc - Grupo Boticário (Brazil)

12:45     Networking Lunch

Interactive Panel Discussion

14:00 Trends incubation: identifying future growth segments in the cosmetic and personal care industry

Facilitated by Prof James Clark, Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence - University of York

Panellists:

Robert J. Bianchini - Vice President Global Skin Care R&D - Merck (US)

Sue Acton - Managing Director - BUBBLE & BALM

15:00 Networking Break

15:30 Emerging markets of BRIC: identifying and penetration new growth markets for prestige brands

Steffen Seifarth - General Manager and Regional Vice President - Coty Prestige

16:15 Strategic partnerships with pharmacists: how to launch natural and organic brands successfully into new markets

Marc Julié - Managing Director, Germany & Austria - Caudalie

17:00 Building a successful product development portfolio using an integrated Open Innovation Framework

Dr Frank Herkströter - Global Business Development Europe - Procter & Gamble

17:45     Closing remarks from chair

18:45     Drinks Reception

DAY TWO, October 7 2010

07:45 Registration and welcome coffee

08:15 Opening words by KGS and chairperson

08:30 From concept to shelf: driving product development along the cosmetics value-chain

Dr Johannes Josef Lichius - Head of Research & Development - Annemarie Börlind

09:15 Green cosmetics: matching the expectations of consumers for eco-friendly products

Inge Terpstra - Hair Care R&D Director Europe - Unilever

10:00 Commercialising scientific innovation into winning products

Maxime Buffat - Technology Development Group Leader - Johnson & Johnson (Session outline tbc)

10:45 Networking Break

11:15 Optimising product performance through the combination of innovative formulations and cutting-edge technology

Mark Edwards - Director Biosciences and Idea Evolution - GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare

12:00 Implmenting R&D processes that can cope with rapid changing market conditions

Roberto  Leonardi - Global Director R&D, Raw Materials & Process Development
The Colomer Group (Session outline tbc)

12.45 Networking Lunch

Brainstorming Workshop

14:00 Developing successful strategies for conceptualising, developing and launching a natural product into a target market

With the rise of consumer demand for natural and organic products, cosmetic manufacturers and suppliers need to critically re-evaluate their product development strategies.

In this interactive ‘hands-on’ brainstorming workshop, delegates (divided into teams) will have the opportunity to discuss with their peers on how to develop a successful strategy to conceptualise, develop and launch a natural product into a target market. At the end of the workshop, team leaders will have the opportunity to present their results to the audience.

This workshop will be facilitated by Cuross Bakhtiar, Founder and CEO from Harley Street Cosmetics

15:30 Networking Break

16:00 Meeting the challenges of increasing global regulation: does it hinder or accelerate innovation?

Giulio Pirotta - Board Member, Italian Society of Cosmetics Chemists - SICC

Inge Terpstra, Hair Care R&D Director Europe UNILEVER

Inge Terpstra currently responsible for the regional Hair Care innovation portfolio and team and part of the Regional Category Leadership Team. Before that she have worked as a Production Manager of a big foods factory and Foods R&D Manager. She started as a Quality Assurance Manager trainee after an assignment in skin research.

Inge background is in Organic Chemistry and Engineering as well as having run a restaurant for some years. She is originally Dutch, but for work and study have lived most her life outside the Netherlands. Next to work she enjoys time with her family: partner Robert and twin girls of 4 years. In her free time Inge likes singing in opera productions, do some running and enjoy good food!

Steffen Seifarth - Regional VP D/A/CH + Eastern Europe - COTY PRESTIGE

Steffen Seifarth is currently in charge of national organisations of Coty Prestige in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Russia, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary with P&L responsability for app. 340 mln Euros and 350 employees.
Previously to Coty Prestige, he was working as a VP Markeing Services Lancaster Group Worldwide, responsible for creation and integration of the marketing services department including trade marketing, sets&coffrets, media, multimedia, training, demand planning in the company headquarter in Paris.
His past experience includes also VP Marketing Europe in Bertelsmann (Lycos Europe) and Marketing managers at Procter &Gamble
Steffen studied in business administration at the European business school in Paris and wrote a thesis on Interdepencies of Culture and Structure of companies in 1993. He lives in Frankfurt, Germany, with his wife and 2 kids

Sue Acton, Managing Director, Bubble and Balm

Sue Acton is the founder and MD of Bubble & Balm, the UK’s first 100% Fairtrade bodycare company (the entire range carries the FAIRTRADE Mark). The company offers a range of luxury bodycare products and seeks to lead the way in sustainable beauty. Bubble & Balm started out in 2009 with Sue making products by hand in her kitchen; the company’s soap range has now been launched in one of the UK’s major retailers. Prior to creating Bubble & Balm, Sue enjoyed a successful ten year corporate career, holding a variety of senior marketing, operational and CSR roles within a global finanacial services institution.

Stephanie  Wersig, Director Marketing Vichy, Innéov, Roger&Gallet L'OREAL

After having worked in the marketing for Maybelline and Garnier for several years Stephanie joined the team of active cosmetics Germany as marketing director for the brand La Roche-Posay. Theres she faced the challenge of bringing products tot he end consumer which are not supported in media but rely on the recommenation of specialists namely the dermatologist and the dermo advisor in pharmacy. This created the need to meet the consumer on different touchpoints and on the other hand focus on touchpoints to the specialists. This expertise helps her now on the brands she works on as they are very different: Vichy no.1 dermocosmetic brand, Innéov which stands for nutricosmetics and Roger&Gallet a new brand in the pharmacy which has just been launched.

Dr Johannes Josef Lichius, Head of R&D, Annemarie Börlind

Dr Johannes Joser Lichius is currently leading R&D at Börlind in Calw, Germany. His past experience was leading R&D at WIN Cosmetic (DALLI Group), DSC AG and Dr. Theiss Naturwaren. He has PhD in Pharmacy at the Philipps Universitat, Marburg, Germany and Habilitation/Postdoctural lectry Qualification from Martin-Luther Universitat Halle-Wittenberg in Halle Germany

Robert J. Bianchini, Vice-President Global Skin Care R&D Merck Consumer Care, MERCK

Dr. Robert (Bob) J. Bianchini joined Merck & Co in early 2009 as Vice-President, Global Skin Care R&D in its Consumer Healthcare Division. Currently, Dr. Bianchini leads the development of its key global skin care brands including Coppertone, Band de Soleil, A&D, Solarcaine and Quardriderm. Prior to joining Merck Bob worked as Worldwide Director R&D at Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Co. Bob’s tenure at J&J included positions of increasing responsibility in Global Franchise Management, Skin Care Innovation, and Corporate Technology Development. . He commercialized many of the Aveeno, Clean and Clear and Baby products marketed today. Under his leadership he initiated a product innovation effort which led to a breakthrough Johnson’s No More Tear’s Shampoo and the Division’s first Internal Venture. Most recently, he acted as Chief Scientific Officer for a New Venture advancing novel protein deposition technologies for Over the Counter Consumer Products .

Mark Edwards - Director Biosciences and Idea Evolution - GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare

Dr Mark Edwards joined GSK in 2004 and is located at the GSK Innovation Centre in Weybridge, UK. His background is in chemistry gaining a PhD in synthetic organic chemistry from University College Swansea in 1995. Mark has worked for over 15 years in consumer product research and development.

His experience includes the development of new technologies based on fundamental consumer understanding and insight. In his previous role as Director of New Product Research for Sensodyne he was responsible for new approaches for the treatment of dentin hypersensitivity and acid erosion. His areas of scientific interest include polymer and surfactant science and state of the art surface analysis techniques

Dr.Frank Herkströter, global Business Development Europe, Procter & Gamble

• Works for Procter & Gamble Global Business Development out of the London Innovation Centre, near London, UK
• Background/education: Originally from the Netherlands, Graduated as a Dentist in 1985; PhD Medicine Groningen State University, the Netherlands 1990; joined P&G in 1990 in the Products Research Group.
• P&G work to-date:
- Expansion of P&G into Central and Eastern Europe
- Brand Franchise work (consumer/ prescription products/devices)
- Brand equity work
- Fundamental Consumer Understanding
- (Medical) Device development
- Global Strategy Development
- Brand Building Framework
- Divestures & Acquisitions.
- Open Innovation : Global Business Development (current)

Alessandra Nardim, Product Innovation Manager, Paglieri Profumi

Alessandra Nardim is from Brazil and came in Milan after having obtained the Graphic Design Degree in the “Faculdade de Belas Artes de Sao Paulo”.
She is currently working for Paglieri Profumi company, located in Alessandria, as Product Innovation Manager.

Before being a PM, she has worked as Packaging Designer in Milan in collaboration with food and cosmetic companies. In those years, she had the possibility to develop her personal creativity across a wide and diverse range of activities.

The real challenge came when she began to link her creativity to marketing department: she started her experience as Junior Product Manager and nowadays she is the persone in charge of developing and implementing strategies to support Paglieri’s brands towards creativity.
To discover untraditional avenues in which the company can communicate with positive results.

Marc Julié, Managing Director, Germany & Austria, CAUDALIE

After his marketing business studies in Strasbourg –France – Marc Julié made a break between studies and careerstart, improving his social competences working in the Club Med Pontresina/St. Moritz –Swiss - as a ski-instructor for 6 months.
Starting his career in Germany in 1999, he improved his pharmacy market expertise during the last 11 years working in several functions and jobs at famous companies like L´Oréal and Beiersdorf, and latest as Market Manager Germany for the brand Eucerin. In 2007 he followed his passion for the french stereotype: wine. He worked in the wine industry for a subsidiary of the worlds largest wine direct sales company, WIV AG, as an Area Sales Director. After meeting the founders of Caudalie in autumn 2008, he became General Manager Germany and Austria in January 2009, giving now the brand Caudalie on the german speaking market a new panache.
Marc Julié is 36 years old, married, and father of a 2 year old boy and a 5 year old daughter. He lives with his family in Hamburg - Germany.

Israel Feferman, Director of Research and Innovation: Boticario Group - Councilor: O Boticario Foundation

Israel Henry Stokfisz Feferman has 28 years of experience in Research and Product Development, Quality Assurance, Operations and Marketing-sized companies as The Apothecary, Johnson & Johnson and Syntex Brazil. He implemented the process of Technology Network Products and organized the Molecular Biology Laboratory related to conduct research for aging of the skin.

Pharmaceutical Chemistry, graduated at University of São Paulo and MBA in Business Administration at Fundação Getúlio Vargas. Extension courses in Statistics from Rutgers University (USA) and Strategic Management Courses at University Kellog (USA) University and Duke (USA).
Now, as Director of Research and Innovation of the Boticário Group, Councilor of Boticário Foundation Group for Nature Protection. Member of several Technical Groups of the Association of Cosmetology Management Center for Strategic Studies to the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade and the Brazilian Association of Industrial Hygiene Cosmetics.

Giulio Pirotta, Board Member, Italian Society of Cosmetics Chemists, SICC

Dr. Giulio Pirotta is currently a member of the board in the Italian Society of Cosmetics Chemists (federated with IFSCC) and member of the Scientific Affair Committee. He has been chairman of the Steering committee for the International Between Conference of IFSCC that will be held in Florence in 2005.
At the State University of Milan, he obtained a PhD in Chemistry and technology of Pharmacy and a PhD in Pharmacy. He has also a specialization course in Science and technology of cosmetics with a degree thesis on the European rules and laws.
He started his carrier after serving for two years period in the army as lieutenant in the Horse artillery regiment in Milan, as a technical manager of a small cosmetic company and, after a short period launched (1989) his own cosmetic company named NEOVITA.
In 1999, after a four year period of studies and development in different companies, launched, with other partners, the company Dermopatch to offer to other cosmetics companies a reliable partner for the production of patches and other innovative solutions for cosmetic treatment and cosmetic delivery. He left Dermopatch in 2005 and developed new products for other companies.
Due to his broad experience he gained the position of senior regulatory consultant for different companies, mainly in the field of cosmetics, medical devices and import.
He has been member of LIONS and MENSA International.

James Clark, Director, Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, UNIVERSITY OF YORK

James Clark graduated from Kings College, London with a PhD in chemistry. Following research work in Canada he returned to an academic career in the UK and to the University of York where he is now Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence (GCCE). The GCCE has about 70 graduate scientists working on education, research and industrial collaboration in green and sustainable chemistry with a special focus on the use of low environmental impact technologies to convert renewable resources into green and sustainable products. James has won numerous personal awards including environment medals form the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Society of Chemical Industry; he has published over 400 articles.

Carl Atkinson - Managing Director - Illamasqua

Carl Atkinson is currently Managing Director of Illamasqua, a privately owned British Cosmetics Company that launched to critical acclaim in November 2008. Since launch the brand has expanded into the USA, Australia and Middle East via some of the world’s most prestigious retailers. Carl’s career in beauty spans 10 years where he held roles at L’Oreal LPD and ghd which topped the Times Fast Track 100 (Fastest growing Privately owned Company).

Thierry Oddos - Director Technology Development- Johnson & Johnson Consumer

Thierry Oddos joined Johnson & Johnson in 1998 and is located at the R&D Centre in Val de Reuil in France. In EAME, he leads the skincare technology development group mainly which main focus is to propose new solution to deliver cosmetic product efficacy based on fundamental understanding of skin physiology as well as consumer needs. Its main area of investigation is the improvement of skin conditions linked to aging skin. His background is in cellular and molecular biology with a PhD form the University of Lyon in 1989. In his former position he supervised the Drug Discovery group in the R&D center of the Mayoly Spindler pharmaceutical company for the identification of lead compound in the field of cancer therapy, central nervous system degenerative disease and antiviral drugs.

Roberto Leonardi, Global Director R&D, Raw Materials & Process Development, The Colomer Group

Pharma technologist and Pharmacist by education, after one year in an Academic research, he joined a Skin and Body Personal Care Company in charge of Quality. He has worked in Skin and Body Care for 11 years, assuming responsabilities in R&D, Quality, Regulatory.
He joined The Colomer Group when it was part of Revlon, assuming R&D, Quality, Regulatory responsabilities of the Italian subsidiary, including a specialized production plant. He was in charge of relationships and management of some licensing customers in Europe and Africa as well.
In the last year he was appointed R&D Global Director with specific emphasis about Development of New Raw Materials and Process Development.

Dr. Cuross Bakhtiar Chief Executive, Harley Street Cosmetic Ltd

Dr. Cuross Bakhtiar obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and Biochemistry from St. Michael’s College, Vermont. He then obtained his M.Sc. degree from Imperial College (London University) in the development of new antibiotic using photo chemistry synthesis. His Ph.D. was obtained in 1993 from Imperial College on Vitamin B1 (thiamine) synthesis and its chemical reactions in the active site of enzymes. Cuross then carried out his first post doctoral studies on Photo Dynamic Therapy (cancer treatment using lasers and dyes). His second post-doctoral study was carried out at Guy’s Medical School on Free Radical Research. Cuross has published many scientific papers and is the co-author of “Lectures on Organic Chemistry” (Published by World Scientific Press).

Cuross has worked and acted as advisor to several biotech and pharmaceutical companies in product development and registration of drugs. In 2000 he established Harley Street Cosmetic Ltd. as a premium UK skincare brand and last year had 0.6% of the Total UK skin care market (Data Monitor Report 2011). They have a range of ten separate herbal gels which are sold throughout Europe for the alternative health market. He has also worked with cosmetic brands like Urban Retreat Spa (Harrods Spa), Anatomical, Ruby and Millie, SkinCeuticals, Skin.NY. in development of novel formulations and registration of their products in the UK/EU and also in North America and Asia.

Cuross is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, a board member of the Society of Cosmetic Chemistry and Cosmetic and Toiletries Association (CTPA).

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The Mövenpick hotel is located in the centre of Berlin near the Potsdamer Platz.  Due to the quality of its design the hotel won the Berlin Real Estate Award in 2005. The hotel has an ambiance with a unique sense of space in which history and modernity intermingle.   There are lavishly appointed rooms, bright and friendly with high ceillings, most of them with a view of the quiet green courtyard and furnished according to the latest standards - a particularly special sense of living.

Since many events are being held in Berlin, hotel rooms may be very limited. Therefore, we have reserved a block of guestrooms for participants at the InnoCosmetics conference at the Mövenpick Hotel. These rooms will be held until the deadline date designated. After the deadline, reservations will be accepted on space availability basis only.

Please reserve in advance. You will receive a special registration form together with your booking confirmation.

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