Cosmetics Europe industry conference takes place next month

01-May-2018 - Last updated on 02-May-2018 at 09:49 GMT

The programme promises industry professionals across the beauty and personal care supply chain a key opportunity to get up to date with the biggest challenges and opportunities in Europe.

The Cosmetics Europe Annual Conference (CEAC) 2018 is set to gather over 300 industry experts, policy makers and companies, and takes place in Brussels 13-14 June.

The programme covers key topics including global business trends, the future of cosmetics regulation, crisis communication and advocacy, and international cooperation.

The conference will be spread across plenary sessions, multiple parallel breakout sessions and networking opportunities.

CosmeticsDesign-Europe editor, Lucy Whitehouse, will be participating in a plenary session on ‘Global beauty through the lens of consumer megatrends’ on the first day.

Full details of the programme and registration can be found here.

Key speakers

The names of speakers include industry experts from major name companies.

Loïc Armand, president of Cosmetics Europe and senior vice president at L’Oréal, will give the welcome address.

Other key speakers include:

Veronique Poulsen, Head of Environmental Safety, L’Oréal
Sylvie Cupferman, International Director Microbiology, L’Oréal
Pamela Bloor, Global Regulatory Affairs Manager, Unilever
Mark Stalmans, Scientific External Relations, Procter & Gamble
Thomas Van Cangh, Policy Officer, Impact Assessment, Secretariat General, European Commission
Valérie Zuang, Scientific Officer, Directorate General Joint Research Centre, European Commission
Jean-Paul Dechesne, Worldwide Director Regulatory Affairs, Colgate Palmolive

The event is sponsored by BIORUS, a Belgian company specialized in the safety assessment of cosmetic products, along with QACS LAB and Creme Global.