May 2024 • Vol. 30 • Issue 5
Suppliers’ Day 2024
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…Amber Evans, Ph.D., 2024 NYSCC Chair
t’s Showtime! Our 45th Annual Suppliers’ Day will be our biggest cosmetic science event to date, and it will truly be an honor to “Inspire. Innovate. Celebrate.” with so many NYSCC members and industry peers. This incredible “Week of Beauty” has been specifically designed to provide many learning opportunities, innovation discoveries, and networking opportunities for cosmetic chemists as well as R&D and product marketing teams. Please take advantage of all that Suppliers’ Day has to offer with exciting and essential educational programs and show floor highlights that bring science, inspiration, and innovation to the forefront. Don’t miss the Main Stage Keynote on May 2nd, open to all attendees. It will be an interesting conversation with Qian Zheng, Head of L’Oréal’s Advanced Research North America and Global Regenerative Beauty Discovery Domain and moderated by Kathryn Hopkins, Senior Beauty Editor, WWD. Our Scientific Advisory Committee has curated three sessions diving into: “Hair: Inspiration and Innovation;” “Biotechnology in Beauty and Personal Care;” and “Inspiration and Innovation in NutriCosmetics.” Thank you to the SCC for organizing the pre-event CEP courses on “Beginning Cosmetic Chemistry” and “Advanced Skin Science.” Product development sessions include: Microbiome: Inside/Out Beauty; Digital Age of Beauty; Discover Sustainability; World of Chemistry; INDIE 360°; and Cosmetic Regulation: Building Successful Compliance. Two lunch and learns focus on: “The Future of Cosmetic Industry” and “Fragrance: The Invisible Art.” We are also partnering with CACPA again to present “Development of China Skincare Innovation.” Programs that provide product launch intelligence and future inspiration include the “Innovations from the Exhibit Floor;” “IBA: Truth in Beauty Sci-Comm Influencers Panel;” “Innovations from the Inspiration Zone;” “Sustainable Development in the Cosmetic Sector;” and “Beauty Innovation in 2024.” Regions with exciting brand development are covered in: “Rooted in Beauty: Exploring Latina Heritage and Ingredient Innovation in Beauty Brands” and “From California with Love: Innovating in a Complex Regulatory Landscape.” In addition to 100+ hours of education, the Suppliers’ Day sold-out exhibit floor with 560+ exhibitors provides you with an enhanced attendee experience including the new curated Inspiration Zone, Innovations Theater, Main Stage, Future Chemists Workshop, University Row, Technical Poster Presentations Showcase, and Indie Pavilion with 16 juried brands. More highlights include the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Membership Mixer, and Scavenger Hunt. Relax and have fun at the Plug-In to Inspiration Charging Station that will feature a look in the rear-view mirror to the decades of inspiration spearheaded by the NYSCC. Then visit the Head Shot Studio and
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