Conference Programme

This year, the in-cosmetics Formulation Summit, 29-30 November, will be focusing on the topic of “advancing in the age of sustainability and well-being”. Join expert speakers to explore how cosmetic scientists and cosmetic formulators can adapt after the challenges over the last years and develop insights and solutions to benefit both the consumer and our environment.

Past summit themes have included: Formulating for the Conscious Consumer in 2019, Up-Close and Personalised in 2018, Biotransforming Beauty in 2017, Protection in 2016 and New Techniques and Sensations in the first ever summit in 2015. Check out the programme below to explore the range of topics we’ll be tackling.

Day 1 - 17 November 2020

Time	Title	Speaker
08:30-09:00	Welcome & Network	Meet with exhibitors at their stands
09:00 - 09:15	Opening remarks	Dr Barbara Brockway, Director, Personal Care, Applied DNA Sciences
09:15 – 09:45	Eco-conscious living: Navigating a safer future	Andrew McDougall, Associate Director – Beauty & Personal Care, Mintel
10:15 – 10:45	The courage to change: A roadmap to a more positive future for the beauty industry’s impact on the planet and climate change.	Jayn Sterland, Managing Director, Weleda
10:45 – 11:15	Networking break	Meet with exhibitors at their stands
11:15 – 12:00	In conversation with Jayn Sterland, Managing Director, Weleda & Iguatemi Costa, Senior Scientific Manager for natural & sustainable ingredients, Natura	Moderator: Dr Barbara Brockway, Director, Personal Care, Applied DNA Sciences
12:00 – 12:30	Biocolours and Bioactives from food waste	Meryem Benohoud, Technical Director, Keracol
12:30 – 13:00	Cosmetic business for a sustainable planet: A fascinating challenge	Konstantinos Gardikis, R&D Director, APIVITA
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch & Networking	Meet with exhibitors at their stands
14:00 – 14:30	Making advertising claims for the new wave of climate change formulations	Carys Smith, Regulatory and Sales Director, Ayton Global Research
14:30 – 15:00	No-Human-Contact Sensory Prediction with Rheology and Tribology	Neil Cunningham, Founder & CEO, School of Industrial Rheology
15:00 – 15:30	Understanding the barrier function of skin and permeability.	Majella Lane, Senior Lecturer, University College London
15:30 – 16:00	Innovative emulsions stabilized by biodegradable nanoparticles: A physicochemical study	Nicolas Huang, Associate Professor, Université Paris-Saclay
16:00 - 16:30	Digital and DNA technology: Drivers for certainty	Dr Barbara Brockway, Director, Personal Care, Applied DNA Sciences
16:30	Closing remarks and end of day 1

Day 2 - 18 November 2020

Time	Title	Speaker
08:30 - 09:00	Welcome & Network	Meet with exhibitors at their stands
09:00 - 09:15	Opening remarks	Dr Barbara Brockway, Director, Personal Care, Applied DNA Sciences
09:15 – 09:45	The science of beauty	Paul Matts, Research Fellow, Proctor & Gamble
09:45 – 10:15	NYR Cosmetics in the climate change age	Susan Curtis, Director of Natural Health & Louise Green, Head of Sustainability, Neals’ Yard Remedies
10:15 – 10:45	Sustainability: The point of view of cosmetic products	Antonella Antonini, Consultant
10:45 – 11:15	Networking break	Meet with exhibitors at their stands
11:15 – 11:45	Challenges to Cosmetic Packaging - Post Covid 19	Paul Day, NPD & Packaging Consultant
11:45 – 13:00	Breakout round table topics
1.	Safety of natural ingredients	Moderator: Mojgan Moddaresi, Cosmetics Safety assessor, Personal Care Regulatory Ltd.
2.	Clean beauty challenges and opportunities	Moderator: Paolo Camattari, Formulation and NPI Manager, Cosmetic Ireland
3.	Waste reduction / circular economy	Moderator: Minna Yamamoto, Senior Specialist, Biorefining Business Development & Production, St1
4.	Developing New Packaging for Formulations in the Climate Change Age	Moderator: Paul Day, NPD & Packaging Consultant
5.	Consumer behaviour: How can we help combat climate change as individuals?	Moderator: Andrew McDougall, Associate Director – Beauty & Personal Care, Mintel
6.	Business challenges in adapting to sustainable practises	Moderator: Barbara Olioso, Founder, The Green Chemist Consultancy
7.	Natural Claims, Misinformation and Deception.	Moderator: Dr. Theresa Callaghan, Founder, Callaghan Consulting International
8.	How to implement sustainable elements in a cosmetic formula.	Moderator: Martijn Gipmans, Principal Consultant and Team Lead for the Chemical & Life Science Sectors, thinkstep AG
13:00 – 14:00	Networking & lunch break	Meet with exhibitors at their stands
14:00 – 14:30	Natural pigments from microalgae for cosmetic applications	Dr. Claudio Fuentes, Composites Research Officer, Biosciences, University of Swansea
14:30 – 15:00	Ocean-friendly Suncare	Laura Busata, Cosmetics R&D Senior Specialist, Unifarco S.p.A.
15:00 - 15:30	Biotech & green chemistry to better use & reuse resources	Kevin Gallagher, Founder, Kevin Gallagher Consulting LLC
15:30 - 16:00	Cosmetic preservation in the climate change age	Barbara Olioso, Founder, The Green Chemist Consultancy
16:00 - 16:30	Closing panel discussion	Moderator: Dr. Barbara Brockway, Director, Personal Care, Applied DNA Sciences. Panellists: Paul Day, NPD & Packaging Consultant. Barbara Olioso, Founder, The Green Chemist Consultancy. Iguatemi Costa, Senior Scientific Manager for natural & sustainable ingredients, Natura. Paul Matts, Research Fellow, Proctor & Gamble.
16:30	Closing remarks and end of day 2

Day 3 - 19 November 2020

Time	Title	Speaker
09:00 - 09:30	Exhibitor Demo 1: Making Successful and Compliant Advertising Claims	Carys Smith, Regulatory and Sales Director, Ayton Global Research
10:00 – 10:30	Exhibitor Demo 2: Anticipating on changing skincare demands due to climate change	John Lofthouse, Director Global Sales & Marketing, Chemisches Laboratorium
11:00 – 11:30	Exhibitor Demo 3: Oil4Health – Developments of sustainable extracts	Carmo Fraga, Senior Quality Technician, Sovena
12:00 - 12:30	Exhibitor Demo 4: Watch a fully automated O/W formulation! Discover how to digitalize cosmetics development!	Adam Gorman, Ph.D, Automation Chemist, Chemspeed
13:00 – 13:30	Exhibitor Demo 5: Clean label cosmetics	Cynthia Sinchi, Director of Sales, Actera

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