The WWD Beauty CEO Summit returns to The Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla., from May 11 to 13 with a roster of industry leaders who are fundamentally transforming the business.
Themed “The Innovation Imperative: Creating the Future of Commerce, Culture and Creativity,” the summit will tackle the complexity of the landscape the industry is operating in. What does the future of retail look like in an agentic world? What scientific advances will define the next decade of beauty? What does it take to develop cultural fluency at scale?
Leaders will address how they’re answering these questions and more; speakers include William P. Lauder, chairman of the Estée Lauder Cos.; Alexis Perakis-Valat, chief executive officer of L’Oréal USA; Virginie Courtin, managing director of Clarins; Herrish Patel, president of Unilever USA; Nata Dvir, chief merchandising officer of Macy’s, and Michelle Peluso, CEO of Revlon. The leading founders of today will offer insights on sustained growth and innovation, including Sarah Lee and Christine Chang from Glow Recipe, Danessa Myricks from Danessa Myricks Beauty, Patrick Ta, Dr. Jason Diamond of Metacine and Mazdak Rassi of Milk.
Boston Consulting Group will analyze the expanding nature of beauty via proprietary research, The Future Laboratory and Together Group will delve into AI and how it’s disrupting beauty and Circana will unveil data around the Latina community. RoarForward’s Michael Clinton will join Simone Gibertoni for an in-depth conversation about the very big business of longevity, and Alicia Yoon of Peach & Lily will share her data-driven approach to virality.
More speakers will be revealed in the weeks to come. In the meantime, click here for more information.
