Meet The Participants

  • Dave Smith

    SVP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, THE ESTÉE LAUDER COMPANIES

  • PASCAL HOUDAVER

    CEO,
    ORVEON

  • REUBEN CARRANZA

    GROUP CEO,
    AMIKA, ETHIQUE, EVA NYC

  • SASHA RADIC

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT,
    JEFFERIES

  • KEVIN KIM

    DIRECTOR,
    INVESTMENT BANKING,
    RAYMOND JAMES

  • MARKO HORVAT

    MANAGING DIRECTOR, INVESTMENT BANKING,
    RAYMOND JAMES

  • JOËL PALIX

    FOUNDER,
    PALIX UNLIMITED

  • EDGAR HUBER

    CEO,
    NEST NEW YORK

  • ELANA DRELL-SZYFER

    CEO,
    RÉVIVE SKINCARE

  • LUC-HENRY ROUSSELLE

    MANAGING DIRECTOR,
    DC ADVISORY

  • RICH GERSTEN

    CO-FOUNDER,
    TRUE BEAUTY VENTURES

  • BRAD FARREL

    CMO,
    BEEKMAN 1802

  • NINI ZHANG

    MANAGING DIRECTOR, INVESTMENT BANKING,
    BANK OF AMERICA

  • ILYA SEGLIN

    MANAGING DIRECTOR,
    THREADSTONE

  • ANDREW ROSS

    SR ADVISOR &
    VENTURE PARTNER,
    XRC VENTURES

  • LAUREN LEIBRANDT

    DIRECTOR,
    BAIRD

  • NICOLE FOURGOUX

    OPERATING PARTNER,
    BEAUTY STRIDE CONSUMER PARTNERS

  • LINDSAY CARLSON

    MANAGING DIRECTOR,
    WILLIAM BLAIR

  • WARREN BECKER

    CEO,
    COSMETIC SOLUTIONS

  • KENNETH KAN

    FOUNDER &
    MANAGING PARTNER,
    ADVAN CAPITAL

  • TINA BOU-SABA

    CO-FOUNDER &
    MANAGING PARTNER,
    VERITY VENTURES PARTNERS

  • CRISTINA NUÑEZ

    CO-FOUNDER &
    GENERAL PARTNER,
    TRUE BEAUTY VENTURES

  • JENNA JACKSON

    PRINCIPAL, GROWTH
    CAVU VENTURES

  • CALVIN QUALLIS

    FOUNDER & CEO,
    SCOTCH PORTER

  • TIFFANY OBENCHAIN

    MANAGING PARTNER,
    NEXTWORLD EVERGREEN

  • ASHLEIGH BARKER

    DIRECTOR, HEAD OF BEAUTY & PERSONAL CARE,
    LINCOLN INT.

  • RYAN LEWENDON

    PARTNER,
    GIANNUZZI LEWENDON

  • DANIEL PATRICK GILES

    FOUNDER & CEO,
    PERFUMEHEAD

  • CHARLIE GU

    HEAD OF BRAND PARTNERSHIP,
    JING DAILY

  • LAURA MEYER

    FOUNDER & CEO,
    ENVISION HORIZONS

  • LARISSA JENSEN

    VP,
    BEAUTY INDUSTRY ADVISOR,
    CIRCANA

  • KATY LUKASZEWKI

    ENERGY, M&A & PE PARTNER,
    SIDLEY AUSTIN

  • IVA TEXIERA

    CO-FOUNDER & CEO,
    THE GOOD FACE PROJECT

  • LORNE LUCREE

    CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER,
    ATELIER BY VOYANT BEAUTY

  • JASON M. SCHULTZ

    DIRECTOR, TECHNOLOGY LAW & POLICY CLINIC, NYU

  • SANDRA VELASQUEZ

    FOUNDER & CEO,
    NOPALERA

  • YVE-CAR MOMPEROUSSE

    FOUNDER & CEO,
    KREYÒL ESSENCE

  • BABBA RIVERA

    FOUNDER & CEO,
    CEREMONIA

  • ÉVA GOICOCHEA

    FOUNDER & CEO,
    MAUDE

  • ELIZA BECKER

    VICE PRESIDENT,
    VMG PARTNERS

  • DAN HODGDON

    FOUNDER & CEO,
    VEGAMOUR

  • JOHN M KENNEY

    CO-FOUNDER & PARTNER,
    CULT CAPITAL

  • LJ LUBOW

    CO-FOUNDER,
    THRIVO TECHNOLOGIES

  • MARY CLAIRE BASS

    SENIOR ASSOCIATE,
    PROVENANCE

  • SHAI EISEMAN

    FOUNDER & CEO,
    BUBBLE SKINCARE

  • LULU GE

    FOUNDER & CEO,
    ELIX

  • KEVIN GOULD

    CO-FOUNDER,
    GLAMNETIC, INH HAIR

  • NADYA KOZLOVA

    CO-FOUNDER & CO-CEO,
    VIKTOR MICHAEL

  • NADER NAEYMI-RAD

    FOUNDER,
    INDIE BEAUTY MEDIA GROUP

  • RACHEL BROWN

    EDITOR IN CHIEF,
    BEAUTY INDEPENDENT

  • CLAIRE MCCORMACK

    EDITOR,
    BEAUTY INDEPENDENT

  • JANE CARLSON

    MANAGING EDITOR,
    BEAUTY INDEPENDENT

  • TAYLOR BRYANT

    EDITOR,
    BEAUTY INDEPENDENT

  • ROBIN MOSLEY

    EDITOR,
    BEAUTY INDEPENDENT