Friday, 8 December | 14:30 – 15:15
SUSTAINABILITY IN COSMETIC INDUSTRY – 360 degree view
Kantar India takes a deep dive into assessing what ‘Sustainability’ means to the Indian consumer, and more specifically when it comes to beauty and cosmetics products. Kantar India shares findings from recent studies to understand what significance consumers attach to sustainability and is the Indian consumer ready to base her decisions on how socially responsible is the brand they want to buy.
Apart from sharing perspectives from consumers, the session will bring together Indian and international private label manufacturers from the industry for an intriguing panel discussion to explore how the Future of the cosmetics industry in India is poised in this ever-growing and evolving space. What does sustainability mean to manufacturers and the partners in their value chain, and is it time to acknowledge its role in driving success and greater consumer adoption? Know if the importance and criticality of sustainable products and practises for supply side parties in Cosmetic space in India mean differently to an established player vs a new age, D2C player. Understand the new initiatives, best-in-class practices, and future of sustainable manufacturing with us as we speak with industry leaders from this glamourous industry.
MAIN PARTNER : KANTAR WORLDPANEL
CHAIRPERSON
SENIOR ACCOUNT DIRECTOR
KANTAR WORLD PANEL
CEO
BBBLUNT (MAMA EARTH HONASA)
DIRECTOR
JEAN CLAUDE BIGUINE JCB SALONS (FRANCE)
COO
TRUEFITT & HILL (UK)
SPEAKER
DIRECTOR
B-KOLORMAKEUP & SKINCARE S.p.A
DIRECTOR
ANCOROTTI COSMETICS INDIA PVT. LTD.
DIRECTOR & COUNTRY MANAGER
REGI INDIA PVT. LTD.
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER & VICE PRESIDENT
RELIANCE RETAIL
Madhurika Bendre
SENIOR ACCOUNT DIRECTOR, KANTAR WORLD PANEL
An eternal enthusiast and learner with years of dedicated experience in research and insights generation – more than 13 of which were spent in unearthing actionable insights for Indian & global players from varied sectors. Madhurika is seen as an unconventional thinker. She played pivotal part in set up of Cosmetic panel from KWP – which is going to bring us the insights from Indian consumers perspective today. As a girl-mom she is always on lookout for safe and sustainable products – more so when it comes to self care – making her one of the best suited candidates for this discussion as a researcher as well as a consumer.
Mario De Luigi
DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT – SOUTH ASIA, WGSN
Dolly Kumar
DIRECTOR, ANCOROTTI COSMETICS INDIA PVT. LTD.
I am a cosmetic engineer and an entrepreneur.
Currently, I am the Founder & Director at Cosmic Nutracos Solutions Pvt. Ltd, which is the parent company to two leading retail brands – one is GAIA, a health & wellness brand, while the other is Skinella – a skin care brand for the young TG. I am also the Director at Ancorotti India Pvt. Ltd (A joint venture between Ancorotti Cosmetics, Italy & Cosmic Nutracos Solutions Pvt. Ltd.)
My goal is to keep a steady stream of arduous business challenges in front of me. I have been in the industry for over 25 years, and today I work with my team of most experienced and energetic industry professionals to bring solutions for the emerging health and beauty needs.
Besides, I am also a proud mother!
Aditya Sharma
DIRECTOR & COUNTRY MANAGER, REGI INDIA PVT. LTD.
Prince Chatterjee
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER & VICE PRESIDENT, RELIANCE RETAIL
Prince is a specialist in Buying, Merchandising, Sales, Marketing, Global Sourcing and Private Labels. He holds an University Bachelors Degree, a Post Graduate in Business Management and a Post Graduate in Strategic Retail Management from top universities and B Schools.
He has worked with global companies like TESCO, Walmart, METRO Group of Germany, Samsung, PHILIPS etc in strategic & leadership roles. He specialises in Consumer Goods, Consumer Durables and Beauty & Personal Care areas. Prince has been instrumental in building and successfully running businesses of several multinational companies including building several successful Private Label brands and India entry of several brands from Europe and Far East. He has travelled across 25+ countries and his personal favourite has always been ITALY amongst all places.
Currently he is the Vice President of the Reliance Retail, part of the multi billion dollar conglomerate the Reliance Industries Limited, where he is entrusted with a mandate to build a large and successful business of Own Brands in Beauty & Personal Care for the company.