Celebrating five years of the IMF
Despite the prolonged doom and gloom on the UK high street, waning consumer confidence, the health & beauty sector has far from lost its appeal. Indeed UK consumers will be prepared to pay even more over the next five years, with annual spend per head forecast to rise by £73 to £487, and the market reaching £26.7bn by 2022 according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
The International Manufacturers & Distributors Forum has over the years brought together beauty brand leaders, industry innovators, seed investors, and buyers from across the distribution channels.
The conference is hosted by Valérie Kaminov, a doyenne of the global cosmetic industry. Valérie is founder of International Luxury Brand Consultancy which operates across the globe. Valérie’s twenty five years of industry experience covering luxury, premium, niche beauty brands and fragrances is the ideal person to invite our global speakers to the stage.
This year, we have designed our two-day forum to bring together a wealth of expertise from different sectors within the cosmetics industry. We have listened to you, the attendees from previous years and 2019 will be an event which is current, with open conversation about the real issues impacting our industry.
The programme will see thirteen diverse and informative presentations with guest speakers ranging from well-known names and entrepreneurs to business experts and advisors. They are here to impart their knowledge. Do come prepared with questions we provide time to ‘Ask the Expert’.
Attendees will have the opportunity to hear about the key trends to watch, emerging markets to consider, gain an understanding into new regulations and management models as well as get insider insights into the world of finance, distribution and much more.
We also place a lot of emphasis on engagement not just between the speakers and the audience but networking with your fellow attendees. It’s one of the reasons why IMF is so well attended by the heavy hitters in the industry; Joël Palix of FeelUnique, Michael Schummert of Babor and Jean-Michel Karam of IOMA to name a few.
We welcome you to this global gathering, where brand owners, distributors, manufacturers and industry experts discuss the opportunities and challenges within the cosmetics business.
Investing time and resources is key for the success of any business, and one of the most important areas to help ensure you are making the best decisions is knowledge.
Not to mention, the conference is a great way to engage with other delegates, exhibitors, brand owners and distributors. Professional Beauty have recently announced their online matchmaking platform where users can network and connect to form propsperous relationships.
Written by Kirsty Mawhinney, Co-host of the IMF Conference.
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