Beauty and Money 2019 | Kisaco Research | 25 April 2019 | SLS Hotel, 465 S La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA

M&A activity is at an all-time high within the beauty industry, with L’Oréal acquiring ModiFace in March 2018, Procter & Gamble securing First Aid Beauty for around $250 million, and most recently, L’Occitane acquiring L’Catterton backed luxury skin care brand ELEMIS. With an increasing number of private equity houses investing in beauty, 2019 is on track to be a record breaking year.

Enter the 5th in the Global series of the Beauty & Money Summit! Having connected over 500 industry leaders in 2018, through over 2000 one-on-one meetings, we are incredibly excited to bring this exclusive one-day event back to Los Angeles.

Building upon our global success, this year we not only connect 250 strategic buyers, financial buyers, retailers and independent beauty brands, but also take a deep-dive into the key areas critical for business growth in 2019 and beyond.

2019 Speakers

Paula Pontes
Senior VP & Global General Manager, GLAMGLOW

Alex Fogelson
Co-Founder & CEO, Taste Beauty

Alisha Sontag
Co-Founder & Partner, Prelude Growth Partners

Alicia Yoon
Founder, Peach & Lilly

Bee Shapiro
Founder, Ellis Brooklyn

Dr Heather Rogers
Founder, Dr Rogers Skin Solutions

Katie Rosen Kitchens
Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, FabFitFun

Katie Welch
General Manager, Beauty, The Honest Company

Meri Baregamian
CEO, Bliss

Emmanuel Rey
Founder, YUNI Beauty

Danica Calderhead
Director of Brand Strategy, Dash Hudson

Frédéric Benqué
Managing Partner, NextWorld Evergreen

Jennifer Yen
Founder & CEO, Purlisse Beauty

Lori Haram
SVP, Business Affairs & Operations, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Michelle Connelly
Director, Merchandising & Planning, Credo Beauty

Carla Ruiz
VP Business Development, Johnson & Johnson

Heather Connelly
Buying & Merchandising, CosBar

Rich Gersten
Partner, Tengram Capital

Sarah Foley
Managing Director, SWAT Equity Partners

Shelby Wild
Founder, Playa

Sonya Brown
General Partner, Norwest Venture Partners

Tina Bou-Saba
Private Investor, CxT Investments

Victoria Garcia
Member of the Council of Mentors, The Ember Company

Allison Elliott
Store Director, Violet Grey

Liz Scott
President, EC Scott Group

Amanda Mueller
Senior Brand Communications Manager, Kopari

Devon Bergman
CEO, Social Standards

2019 Partners

SENIOR EVENT PARTNERS:
• Threadstone

EVENT PARTNERS:
• Stella Rising
• CRODA

INSTAGRAM PARTNER:
• DASH HUDSON

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• Cosmetics
• Global Cosmetic Industry
• Global Cosmetic News
• Where Brains Meet Beauty
• Base Beauty Creative Agency