This special two-part webinar, the fourth Cosmetics Business Roundtables event of 2025, explores Skin and Body Care Trends 2026: Innovations Shaping the Future of Beauty. Part one takes place on 29 October and part two on 5 November — sign up once for access to both.
Part 1: 29 October 2025
Time: 15:00 GMT / 16:00 CET / 11:00 EDT
Duration: 75 minutes approx.
Part 2: 5 November 2025
Time: 15:00 GMT / 16:00 CET / 11:00 EDT
Duration: 75 minutes approx.
Tony Abboud is a trailblazer at the intersection of biotechnology and beauty. As Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at CORE Biogenesis, he’s leading the charge in bringing next-generation skincare actives - like Oleosome-fused Growth Factors - to market. With nearly 20 years of experience in biotech innovation, from skincare to medical devices, Tony is passionate about translating cutting-edge science into solutions that actually work.
Derived from the need to innovate and swiftly adapt in the dynamic and fast-changing cosmetic market, LipoTrue™ has come forward. This company moves a step up into the world of technologies, developing new active ingredients by acting as a central R&D engine integrating high technological platforms. These platforms are: the use of Wild Plants as Biofactories for human synthetic proteins synthesis, in silico and biomimetic design of new peptides, Marine bio-research of new microorganisms, LipoTrue Greenbeat™ and Big Data Analytics. LipoTrue™ manages these platforms for the rapid generation of the next active ingredients. LipoTrue™ is a new project with a solid scientific team of 30 multidisciplinary specialists, with an average cosmetic experience of more than 10 years.
Alain Dijkstra is the visionary founder and CEO of Nuon Medical Technologies. With a strong background in medical device innovation, Alain has spearheaded Nuon’s groundbreaking work in merging advanced technologies with cosmetic packaging. Under his leadership, Nuon has become a pioneer in enhancing cosmetics through active and secondary applicators, incorporating cutting-edge solutions such as microcurrent therapy, phototherapy, and other transformative technologies. Alain’s commitment to merging clinical research with technological advancements has placed Nuon at the forefront of the beauty industry’s future, making cosmetics smarter and more effective. The logical next step in cosmetics.
Uroš Gotar is a food science specialist with over ten years of hands-on experience in developing functional beverages and next-generation formulation technologies. His core expertise lies in new product development (NPD) of ready-to-drink solutions, especially collagen-based systems optimized for stability, bioavailability, and consumer sensory appeal. At the intersection of beauty and wellness, Uroš envisions a future where topical cosmetics and ingestible nutricosmetics operate as integrated systems. He is deeply passionate about narrowing the divide between the beauty and food sectors, aligning rigorous scientific validation with consumer-centric design and taste. His work is informed by emerging trends in personalized nutrition, clean-label formulation, and AI-driven ingredient innovation.
Mathias Fleury is the Head of Category for Active Ingredients at Givaudan Active Beauty. His primary mission is to convey innovations to Beauty brands, driving the Beauty market with high precision ingredients that consumers love, such as hyaluronic acid, biotech-origin ingredients, and pharmaceutical quality botanical extracts. Mathias joined Givaudan in 2017, after a MSc in Chemistry & Colloidal Science from the National Chemistry School of Lille, France, and a first professional experience as Scientific Marketing Manager in a start-up operating in the fascinating world of formulation labs.
I’m the Founder and Director of Ayton Global Research - a leading supplier of In Home User Testing (Ihut’s). If you work in Regulatory and Compliance, NPD or Formulation our service will apply to you. We have nearly 30 year's experience in assisting major brands make powerful advertising claims that meet with all global advertising regulations. I developed Ayton System Software to make this process speedy and simple and you can watch your studies 'live' on my software.
Beauty brands struggle to convert online. Shoppers abandon purchases due to uncertainty in shades, ingredients, or fit. That’s where I come in. I’m Noelia — Project Manager at Inference Beauty. We help beauty brands solve this with AI-powered tools for: Product matching; Ingredient explainers; In-store & online personalization. My role involves executing these projects across EU, US & Asia — managing global teams, timelines, and go-lives.
With more than 20 years dedicated to the Beauty Care industry, Léa currently leads global marketing initiatives for skin care at Syensqo, driving innovation and growth in this segment. Previously, she held senior roles at Seppic in marketing, sales, and R&D, including positions such as Beauty Care Active Ingredient Marketing Director and Business Area Sales Manager. Her extensive background also includes work in cosmetic application labs and international subsidiaries, providing a comprehensive industry perspective. Léa holds a degree in Organic Chemistry and Biology and a master’s in Perfumery, Cosmetics, and Aromatics from ISIPCA-Versailles.
Karen Ho is the Co-Founder and CEO of Gravel AI - Personal Care Ingredient & Industry Intelligence Platform. Prior to Gravel, Karen was the Global Head of Data Products at RELX - a FTSE100 business informatics company that owns in-cosmetics Global. Karen holds a Physics MA from Oxford University and is passionate about data engineering.
Plus get your questions answered during our exclusive Q&A session.
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