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FIT Presents Seminar on the Future of Cosmetics

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Changes in the development, licensing, and marketing of cosmetics will be explored at “BeyondTomorrow: The Future of Global Cosmetics,” on Oct. 29 at the Fashion Institute of Technology’s (FIT)Katie Murphy Amphitheatre, Seventh Avenue at 27th Street, New York, NY. It will be held from 8:30a.m. to 6 p.m.

The conference, presented by FIT’s Bachelor of Science Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing programin the School of Business and Technology will feature four panels of experts in the cosmetics andpersonal care industry.FIT President Dr. Joyce F. Brown will speak at the forum, designed formiddle-management executives. Lynne Greene, president, Specialty Group Worldwide, Est(tm)eLauder Companies, will be the keynote speaker for the day-long seminar.

Jean Pierre Barrere, chairman, UNITIS, and Steve Hoch, vice president, licensing and businessdevelopment, Neostrata Company, will examine licensing and regulatory issues.

Natural raw materials will be discussed by Dr. Daniel Weingart Barretto, DSC, technical director,Assessu Ltd., and professor at Federal University of Rio de Janiero; Jean-Yves Berthon, president,Greentech and Pierre Charlier de Chily, chief executive officer, Aldivia, s.a.

New products for skin care, fragrance, and color will be examined by Dr. Gillian Briggs, seniorscientist, Procter & Gamble; Dan Fryda, president, Spa Technologies and Raymond Nadeau, vicepresident, new ideas, Coty.

Emerging global markets will be explored by Paul Austin, vice president, sales and public relations,Quest; Peter Lichtenhal, senior vice president, global marketing, Est(tm)e Lauder; Heidi Manheimer,president, U.S. operations, Prestige Brands Division, Shiseido Cosmetics, America, Ltd. and TracyYoung, senior director, marketing, Coty.

A cocktail reception hosted by Happi magazine will conclude the program. The registration fee is $100.For reservations, call (212) 217-7850 or e-mail [email protected].

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