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Technical Program

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April 18, 2023 - Day 1

All Eastern Time  
5:30 PM 7:30 PM Registration and Cosmetics & Consumer Products Startup, Industry, & Venture Mixer (Learn More)


April 19, 2023 - Day 2

All Eastern Time  
7:00 AM 8:00 PM Registration (open all day) & Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM 8:10 AM Chairman's Introduction
8:10 AM

8:55 AM

Morning Keynote Address - Forces that are Converging to Drive an Accelerated Pace of Change Regarding Innovation Anchored in the Nextgen Consumer's Values

Berrian Puma, Burt's Bees

9:00 AM 10:30 AM Session I - Product Engineering

9:00 AM

9:25 AM

Invited speaker to be announced

9:25 AM

9:50 AM

In Situ Characterization of the Structural Changes Induced by Acidity Fluctuations in Hydrated Collagen

Orit Bronner, Ben-Gurion University

9:50 AM

10:15 AM

Simultaneous Analysis of Multiple Colloidal Components in Complex Cosmetics Using Total Holographic Characterization

Laura Philips, Spheryx, Inc

10:15 AM 10:30 AM Speaker Question and Answer Period
10:30 AM 11:00 AM Refreshment Break
11:00 AM 12:30 PM Session II - Health Hygiene and Microbiome

11:00 AM

11:25 AM

Skin As a Complex Sensory System: A New Approach for a Renewed Skin Barrier

Meg Mullins, Active Concepts LLC

11:25 AM

11:50 AM

Glycolipid Biosurfactants Show Potential to Positively Impact the Skin Microbiome

Chase McAnerney, Locus Fermentation Solutions

11:50 AM

12:15 PM

Polysaccharides for Prevention of Epidermal Microbial Transfer

Morgan Drohan, Active Concepts LLC

12:15 PM 12:30 PM Speaker Question and Answer Period
12:30 PM 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 PM

2:15 PM

Afternoon Keynote Address - Dr. Lucy Gildea, Chief Innovation Officer, Product & Science, Mary Kay, Inc.
2:15 PM 3:45 PM Session III - Sustainability and Consumer Products I

2:15 PM

2:40 PM

Leveraging Sustainable Ingredient Design into a Corporate ESG Program

Audrey Wesson, Corporate Sustainability Manager, Inolex

2:40 PM

3:05 PM

Cellulose Esters As Sustainable Alternatives to Microplastics in Personal Care Applications

Deep Bhattacharya, Eastman

3:05 PM

3:30 PM

Potential of Recombinant Proteins Made By Biotechnology in Cosmetics

Isabelle Hansenne-Cervantes and Jason O'Neill, Modern Meadow

3:30 PM 3:45 PM Speaker Question and Answer Period
3:45 PM 4:15 PM Refreshment Break
4:15 PM 5:45 PM Session IV - Sustainability and Consumer Products II

4:15 PM

4:40 PM

Ethyl Macadamiate as a Nature Derived Silicone Alternative in Personal Care

Tiffany Quinn, Cargill

4:40 PM

5:05 PM

Presentation Title To Be Announced

Hani FaresAshland

5:05 PM

5:30 PM

Design for Disassembly: A Strategy for Sustainable Consumer Product Manufacturing

Nkugwa William, Kyambogo University

5:30 PM 5:45 PM Speaker Question and Answer Period
5:45 PM

6:45 PM

Poster Reception

April 20, 2023 - Day 3

All Eastern Time  
7:15 AM 8:00 AM Registration (registration open half day) & Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM 8:10 AM Chairman's Summary of Previous Day's Discussions 
8:10 AM 8:55 AM

Morning Keynote Address - Yelena Yesha, Professor and Knight Foundation Endowed Chair of Data Science and AI, University Of Miami

9:00 AM 10:30 AM Session V - Connected Consumer and Digital Beauty I

9:00 AM

9:25 AM

Robb Akridge, Opulus

9:25 AM

9:50 AM

Lai Hing Vair, Johnson & Johnson

9:50 AM

10:15 AM

Yahya Syed, Potion
10:15 AM 10:30 AM Speaker Question and Answer Period
10:30 AM 11:00 AM Refreshment Break
11:00 AM 12:30 PM Session VI - Connected Consumer and Digital Beauty II

11:00 AM

11:25 AM

Wearable Devices and the Human Skin: Future Opportunities or a Challenge for Personal Care?

Gopinathan Menon, California Academy of Sciences

11:25 AM

11:50 AM

Multi-Scale Simulation for Developing and Optimizing Cosmetics Formulations

Glenn Longwell, Siemens Digital Industries Software

11:50 AM

12:15 PM

Towards Accurate Coarse-Grained Simulation of Sodium Laureth Sulfate(SLES) Morphology

Haidong Liu, Schrödinger, Inc.

12:15 PM 12:30 PM Question and Answer Period
12:30 PM 1:30 PM Lunch & Poster Session
1:30 PM 1:45 PM Closing Remarks