Speakers

Speakers for Global Fragrance Summit 2023 will be announced progressively over the coming weeks.

Speakers will include leaders if the fragrance industry and from across the value chain, as well as key stakeholders who make the industry what it is today. The list of speakers will grow and evolve as the event nears. Find out more about speakers at the Global Fragrance Summit 2023.

Tuesday, 5 December

9:15 – Welcome speech

Reflections on the International Fragrance Association in its 50th year.

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Hans Holger Gliewe

Chairman, International Fragrance Association

9:30 - Global megatrends keynote

What global megatrends will impact the sustainability and competitiveness of the fragrance industry?

TBC

Speaker to be confirmed

9:50 – Scene setter and panel one

What dynamics should shape the fragrance industry’s strategy after 2024?

Joern Andreas

Joern Andreas

President, Scent and Care, Symrise; Board member, IFRA

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Martina Bianchini

President, International Fragrance Association

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Hussein Fakhry

Owner-President, A. Fakhry & Co.

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Jenna Troyli

Managing Editor, Perfumer & Flavorist+ Magazine

11:30 – Presentation

Boosting the relevance of the IFRA Standards in a world of evolving regulation

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Anne Marie Api

President, Research Institute for Fragrance Materials (RIFM)

Matthias Vey

Matthias Vey

Vice President, Scientific Affairs, International Fragrance Association

11:50 – Scene setter and panel two

Taking stock: What impact from the implementation of the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability on the future of global fragrance?

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Catherine Gadras

Catherine Gadras, Managing Director, Product Safety-Regulatory Affairs, Robertet SA; IFRA Board member

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Felix Klug

Head of Global Regulatory Affairs & Quality Services, Aroma Ingredients, BASF; Chair of the CSS Strategy Group IFRA

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Aurelie Perrichet

Regional Director for Europe, International Fragrance Association

TBC

Speaker to be confirmed

TBC

Speaker to be confirmed

14:15 – Scene setter and panel three

Global collaboration, industry advocacy and fragrance self-regulation: Can greater collaboration and advocacy around the world reinforce IFRA’s self-regulation approach?

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Cristina Arregui

Global Regulatory Affairs Director, International Fragrance Association

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Chris Choi

Vice President, Safety and Regulatory, Takasago; Chair, Executive Technical Committee, IFRA

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Frédéric Lebreux

Chief Executive Officer, Biorius

TBC

Speaker to be confirmed

TBC

Speaker to be confirmed

15:20 – Panel four

Towards regulatory risk assessment without animal testing: What do we have and what do we need?

Daniele Botelho

Danielle Botelho

Safety Assessment Manager, Research Institute for Fragrance Materials (RIFM)

Erin Hill

President and CEO, International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety (ICCS)

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Amaia Irizar

Senior Toxicology Associate, IFRA (online)

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Robert Landsiedel

Vice President Special Toxicology, BASF SE; President German Toxicological Society

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Donna MacMillan

Senior Strategist, Regulatory Science, Humane Society International

Boris Mueller

Boris Mueller

VP Global Strategic Safety, Regulatory & Advocacy Scent & Care, Symrise AG

16:40 - Presentation

What data is there on public perceptions of the fragrance industry?

TBC

Speaker to be confirmed

16:55 – Closing; panel five

Our sector under the microscope: Fragrance value chain perception and public perspectives

Thilo Bischoff

Thilo Bischoff

Senior Vice President, Global Aroma Ingredients, Nutrition & Health Asia Pacific, BASF; Board member, IFRA

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John Chave

Director General, Cosmetics Europe

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Hans Holger Gliewe

Chairman, International Fragrance Association

Pia Long

Pia Long

Perfumer and journalist, Olfiction; Member of the International Society of Perfumer-Creators (ISPC)

TBC

Speaker to be confirmed

17:45 – Closing remarks

Concluding remarks for day one of Global Fragrance Summit 2023

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Martina Bianchini

President, International Fragrance Association

Richard Illi

Richard Illi

CEO, Essentia; President, Swiss Flavour and Fragrance Industry Association

Wednesday, 6 December

9:15 – Welcome remarks

Michael Carlos

Michael Carlos

Chairman Emeritus, International Fragrance Association

9:25 – Innovation keynote

How has innovation shaped fragrance: What breakthroughs are changing the face of the sector?

Gilles Andrier

Gilles Andrier

9:45 - Innovation Leaders panel six

Creating a future for fragrance through innovation

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Emmanuel Butstraen

President of Perfumery & Beauty, DSM Firmenich; IFRA Board member

Mohamed ismael

Mohamed Ismael

Senior Vice President, Fabric Care, P&G

Eyal Maor

Eyal Maor

TBC

Speaker to be confirmed

11:15 – Sustainability Presentation

Sustainability in practice: updates from the IFRA-IOFI Sustainability Report and Charter

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Jonathan Warr

Senior Vice President R&D, Market Research, Regulatory Affairs, Takasago

11:30 – Roundtable and discussion – panel seven

Achieving sustainability in practice – how can F&F build on its successes?

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Sven Ballschmiede

Executive Director, IOFI

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Martina Bianchini

President, International Fragrance Association

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Cordula Mock Knoblauch

Head of Sustainability Accelerator Aroma Ingredients, BASF; Vice-Chair, Sustainability Committee, IFRA

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Prabodh Kumar Trivedi

Director, Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP) India

TBC

Speaker to be confirmed

14:05 – Fireside chat

Beyond the bottle: A look back at the history of IFRA

Friedrich Grundschober

Former Secretary and Scientific Director, International Fragrance Association

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Maurice Wagner

Executive Director, International Fragrance Association, 1996-2002

Michael Carlos

Michael Carlos

Chairman Emeritus, International Fragrance Association

TBC

Speaker to be confirmed

14:30 – Panel eight

Cultural heritage and fragrance: how essential is fragrance globally?

Philippe Massé

Philippe Massé

President, Prodarom

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Delphine De Swardt

Associate Editor, NEZ - le mouvement culturel olfactif

Monica Rossetto

Monica Rossetto

TBC

Speaker to be confirmed

TBC

Speaker to be confirmed

16:10 – Closing panel nine

Fragrance in the next 50 years – where is the industry going and how can IFRA support it?

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Hans Holger Gliewe

Chairman, International Fragrance Association

TBC

Speaker to be confirmed

TBC

Speaker to be confirmed

17:15 – Closing remarks

The closing speech will bring Global Fragrance Summit 2023 to an end

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Hans Holger Gliewe

Chairman, International Fragrance Association

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Martina Bianchini

President, International Fragrance Association