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Conference Programming 2025

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9:00am – 5:00pm
SCC CEP Course:  Advanced Skin Science

Instructors:
K.P. Ananth, Ph.D. – Professor & Director of the Cosmetic Science Program – University of Cincinnati
Randall Wickett, Ph.D. – University of Cincinnati

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9:00am – 5:00pm
SCC CEP Course:  Beginning Cosmetic Chemistry

Instructor:
Perry Romanowski, Vice President – Element 44

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10:00am – 1:00pm     Hair: Inspiration & Innovation

Moderator: Mythill Nori – NYSCC Secretary/Scientific Advisory Committee
PRESENTED BY:  NYSCC SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE

10:00am – 1:00pm     Biotechnology in Beauty & Personal Care

Moderator:  Dr. Ardesher Bayat, VP/ELC Global Fellow, Advanced Technology – Estée Lauder companies
PRESENTED BY:  NYSCC SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE

10:00am – 1:00pm     INDIE 360°

Moderator:  Moderator: Eber Bodmer, Vice President, Marketing & Communications – IBA
PRESENTED BY: IBA

10:00am – 1:00pm     NYSCC with CACPA: Development of China Skincare Innovation

Moderator:  Dr. Guangru Mao, Principal Scientist – Palmolive
PRESENTED BY:  NYSCC & CACPA

12:00pm – 2:30pm     Lunch & Learn: The Future of the Cosmetic Industry: Challenges & Opportunities

Introduction/Closing:  Gayle de Maria, Senior Editorial Manager – tks
Moderator:  Perry Romanowski, Vice President – Element 44
CO-SPONSORED BY:  tks/H&PC Today

@ the SHOW FLOOR MAIN STAGE (2100 aisle):  Wednesday, May 1, 2024

All sessions are complimentary and included in your EXPO ONLY admission!

Discover Sustainability

10:00am – 1:30pm

Moderator:  Tom Branna, Chief Content Officer/Editorial Director Editor – HAPPI
SPONSORED BY:  HAPPI

Sustainable Development in the Cosmetic Sector

1:30pm – 2:30pm

Moderator:  Jen Novakovich, Director – The EcoWell 

2:45pm – 3:45pm

Innovations from the Inspiration Zone

Moderator: t/b/c, BEAUTYSTREAMS
SPONSORED BY:  BEAUTYSTREAMS

4:00pm – 5:00pm

Beauty Innovation in 2024

Presenter:  Anna Mayo, VP-Beauty Vertical – Nielsen IQ

@ the SHOW FLOOR INNOVATIONS THEATER (100 aisle):  Wednesday, May 1, 2024

10:00am – 2:00pm

Innovations from the Exhibit Floor!
Moderator:  Addison Caine, Beauty Strategy & Innovation Manager – SPATE
SPONSORED BY:  SPATE

2:30pm – 3:30pm
Rooted in Beauty: Exploring Latina Heritage and Ingredient Innovation in Beauty Brands

Moderator:  Daniela Ciocan, Founder – Access Beauty Insiders

9:00am – 10:00am

Keynote Presentation from the MAIN STAGE!

The Green Sciences Revolution: L’Oréal’s Commitment to Sustainable Innovation
 
L’Oréal is leading a Green Sciences strategy with a goal to significantly improve the environmental profiles of its products by 2030 in line with the Group’s sustainability program, L’Oréal for the Future. The company’s comprehensive strategy spans from fundamental research to development, utilizing advanced technology to harness natural processes.

The strategy consists of four pillars: Sustainable Cultivation aims to manage water resources, respect biodiversity and soil quality, limit land occupancy footprint and carbon emissions and secure raw material supply through advanced farming techniques. Green Extraction focuses on obtaining active molecules from nature with minimal environmental impact. Green Chemistry follows twelve principles to create environmentally friendly molecules. Biotechnology and Fermentation use living organisms to generate new ingredients.

L’Oréal’s investment in biotech companies like Debut Biotechnology and initiatives for nature-infused ingredient development highlight its commitment to bio-based ingredient proliferation. As of the end of 2023, 65% of L’Oréal’s formula ingredients were bio-based, from abundant minerals or circular processes, marking progress toward their 95% target by 2030.

The discussion will cover how L’Oréal’s Green Sciences approach creates alternatives to petrochemicals and delve into new research areas of high performance, with an overarching aim to drive positive change for the world.

9:30am – 1:15pm       Microbiome: Inside Out Beauty

Moderator:  Sarah de Szalay, Senior Applications Laboratory Manager – Gattefosse

10:00am – 1:00pm     Cosmetic Regulation:  Building Successful Compliance

Welcome:   Joanne Nikitakis, Senior Director Technical Affairs – Personal Care Products Council
SPONSORED BY:  PCPC & IKW; MEDIA SPONSOR: SOFW

10:00am – 1:00pm      Inspiration & Innovation in NutriCosmetics

Moderator:  Moderator: Michael Anthonavage – NYSCC Scientific Advisory Committee
PRESENTED BY/NYSCC SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE

10:00am – 1:00pm      Digital Age of Beauty

Moderator:  Deanna Utroske, Founder – Beauty Insights
SPONSORED BY:  BEAUTY INSIGHTS

12:00pm – 2:30pm     Lunch & Learn:  Fragrance – The Invisible Art

Moderator:  George Ledes, Founding Editor – This Week With George Ledes
SPONSORED BY: GEORGE LEDES NEWSLETTER/BEAUTY INFLUENCERS

@ the SHOW FLOOR MAIN STAGE (2100 aisle):  Thursday, May 2, 2024

All sessions are complimentary and included in your EXPO ONLY admission!

World of Chemistry

10:30am – 1:30pm

Moderator:  Tim Probert, Editor – Personal Care Global Magazine
SPONSORED BY: PC MAGAZINE

@ the SHOW FLOOR INNOVATIONS THEATER (100 aisle):  Thursday, May 2, 2024

10:00am – 1:30pm

Innovations from the Exhibit Floor!
Moderator:  Addison Caine, Beauty Strategy & Innovation Manager – SPATE.
SPONSORED BY:  SPATE

2:30pm – 3:30pm

From California with Love – Innovating in a Complex Regulatory Landscape

Moderator:  Dustin Cash – Beauty Industry West
SPONSORED BY:  BEAUTY INDUSTRY WEST

SPECIAL EVENTS, STAPLES & HIGHLIGHTS

INSPIRATION ZONE – Booth No. 1815

Inspiration Zone, a new attendee destination on the Suppliers’ Day exhibit floor.  Featuring breakthrough innovations from worldwide ingredients and formulations suppliers curated by BEAUTYSTREAMS, the go-to insights platform for the global beauty industry. This must attend dedicated area of Suppliers’ Day will inspire product development teams to take their creativity and brand formulations to the next level.  Dozens of new to market innovations were rated and selected based on the following criteria:

-“game changer” in the beauty/personal care market

-sustainability and sourcing origin

-substantive data detailing efficacy

Don’t miss your ultimate source of inspiration in Hall D, and only at Suppliers’ Day!

INDIE 360° PAVILION – 1917 aisle

Featured here will be brands that relied on innovative ingredients that are in demand by consumers!  These brands will be featured along with SUPPLIER SPONSORS & ACCELERATOR programs that are driving INDIE expansion.

Be sure to visit and take part in the PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD OF INDIE 360 participants:  attendees at Suppliers’ Day will have the opportunity to vote for the brand that they feel is disrupting beauty/personal care product development!  We will announce and celebrate the winner of the PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD with a Champagne Toast on Thursday, May 2nd at 3:30pm at the INDIE PAVILION.

The Pavilion will be in HALL D/Special Events Hall of the expo.

We will have near 20 participants!

CO-SPONSORED BY:  CEW & IBA

UNIVERSITY ROW – Aisle 500 of Suppliers’ Day

Looking for advanced programs…or perhaps a degree to enhance and further your career?  Then you need to visit UNIVERSITY ROW – participants have included:

  • Fairleigh Dickinson University
  • FIT – State University of New York
  • Manhattan College
  • Northeastern University
  • RUTGERS, The State University
  • Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology
  • University of Cincinnati: James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy
  • University of Rhode Island
  • University of Toledo, College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

TECHNICAL POSTER SESSIONS @ SUPPLIERS’ DAY
HALL D
Daily:  10:30am – 12:00pm; 2:00pm – 3:00pm

 

Luciana Uttembergue D’Elia, Sr. Technical & Marketing Manager – dsm-firmenich
ETERWELL™ YOUTH – The revolutionary proven senolytic solution

Cara Dewis, Head of Technical – Oat Cosmetics
Investigation into the delivery and evaluation of AvenaPLex on Skin Barrier Using LB-MS/MS, Raman Spectroscopy, Immunostaining Analysis and Skin Efficacy (LBB)

Judit Camargo Sanromà, CEO – Roka Furadada
ROKA Smart UV® PvB 360. Adaptive photoprotection

Kumpal Mehta, Technical Marketing Manager and Andrea Serrano Trujillo, Associate Chemist, Evaluations – TRI-K Industries
EverBond: Natural Technology to Rebond, Repair, and Reinforce Hair Fibers 

Paola Andrea-Gomez, Regional Account Manager Eastern USA & LATAM – Sharon
Sharohyal® Moringa: The Perfect Synergy between Moringa Microproteins and low MW hyaluronic acid

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

FUTURE CHEMISTS WORKSHOP

Session 1:  9:30am – 11:30am
Session 2:  1:00pm – 3:00pm

Moderator:  Thomas Driewga, Chair – Future Chemists Workshop
Presenter:  Jane Tsui (@janethechemist) – TikTok/Influencer

There will be 2 sessions of this NYSCC Suppliers’ Day staple that solidly supports NYSCC’s mission of education in cosmetic chemistry. 

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 

NYSCC Awards Night “the FUTURE of BEAUTY”

8:00pm – 12midnight

This must-attend staple celebration takes place on OPENING NIGHT (Wednesday, May 1st) at Lavan, Midtown-NYC.  The eight finalists of the CEW Beauty Supplier’s Award – Ingredients & Formulations Category will be announced here at this MET GALA-like celebration!  Come applaud the innovators in our industry and then plan to visit them on the EXPO FLOOR the next day!  Tickets are SOLD OUT.

Thursday, May 2, 2024

“Calling all Mentors & Mentees!”

10:00am – 12:00pm    NYSCC Mentorship

1:00pm – 3:00pm       SCC Career Fair

The NYSCC MENTORSHIP PROGRAM is a must for the young, the veterans, and those looking to expand their horizons.  Following up on this presentation, will be the SCC Career Fair designed to showcase all of the paths one may choose in cosmetic chemistry/personal care product development.  Check the site as complete details become available!  Lunch vouchers will be provided to MENTORSHIP Registrants.

NYSCC Mentorship Co-Moderators:
Ava Atri & Mary Fendelander, Co-Chairs – NYSCC Mentorship Committee

SCC Moderator:
Sam Neely, Associate Director of Operations – Society of Cosmetic Chemists

Presented by:  NYSCC Mentorship & SCC NATIONAL

2:00pm – 3:00pm
Program concludes with a “MEMBERSHIP MIXER”

Presenter:  Amber Evans, Chair – NYSCC

Network some more and learn why SCC Membership is vital to your career!  We are calling all SCC MEMBERS to join us, bring a guest and encourage them to join…and you will be entered for a chance to win!  Both members and new members will have a chance to win…that’s right 2 WINNERS!  Mark your calendars and plan to join us!