Presentation of the IT Awards

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Isabelle Pain

Makeup Artist & Product Development Consultant Having dedicated herself to the art of makeup for three decades, Isabelle Pain has ventured into multiple domains, honing her skills and embracing diverse opportunities to practice, develop, and train in the art of makeup. Regardless of her assignments, Isabelle always approaches her work with a passionate and instinctive mindset, considering her profession as a cra!. She describes her artistic realm as eclectic, combining elements of couture and mainstream aesthetics, in order to make creativity accessible to all.

Marine Perez

Marine Perez is an industrial designer and packaging consultant, specializing in eco-design as well as user experience and brand image challenges. After several years at Team Créatif, a branding agency dedicated to food and cosmetics brands, she developed expertise that combines responsible design with brand strategy. Her career also includes teaching assignments in higher education, focusing on packaging, design, and eco-design. She is currently a designer and project manager at Design Spot, the design center of Université Paris-Saclay, where she supports researchers, entrepreneurs, and students in bringing their innovation projects to life and enhancing their value.

Audrey Ducardonnet

Audrey Ducardonnet is the founder of Rose Pirate and an expert in product development and cosmetic innovation. With experience at leading beauty houses such as Chanel and LVMH, she now supports brands in creating sensory formulations and innovative, responsible, and meaningful products at the crossroads of skincare, makeup, and emotion.

Luisa Oliva

With a passion for Beauty, Science and Botanics, Luisa Oliva, Pharm.D R&D and Technical Marketing Consultant in International Cosmetics, draws most of her inspiration from Nature. As an international formulation artisan and beauty enthusiast, her goal is to create the perfect formulation to support future innovations. Her 25 years of experience in the industry, including her work at Intercos and L’Oréal as a Research and Innovation Manager, and her constant quest for innovations give her a bird’s eyeview on what’s best on the market and what will be the key of success for future projects. Luisa is a sought-after international expert and is invited to present the latest trends in makeup and clean makeup in various Scientific and Beauty events. She has been a partner of the ‘MakeUp in’ organisation and a member of the ‘MakeUp in’ Jury, evaluating the innovations from the suppliers, for the past ten years. Luisa is also a teacher at the ISIPCA for French & International Masters and at several universities in Europe and in the USA.

Thierry de Baschmakoff

Designer and Creative Director at La French Company, collaborating for 35 years with top luxury brands in the perfume and cosmetics industry.

Mario de Luigi

Creative Consultant, Beauty Strategist and Make-Up Artist is an internationally renowned authority on cosmetics and skin care. Over the last 35 years, he has achieved a highly respected, international reputation for his expertise and creativity in the beauty business.

Julia Challes

True innovator and strategic thinker with +15 years' experience in the Beauty Industry across global corporations SMEs and start-ups.

Jean-Louis Mathiez

Packaging expert Jean-Louis Mathiez has held various positions within major international groups. In the 1980s, he worked at Revlon as head of the packaging validation lab, then spent seven years at Bourjois and Chanel in the quality and packaging study division. In 1997, he joined L’Oréal, where he oversaw operational development of makeup packaging for brands such as Maybelline and L’Oréal Paris. His journey continued at Coty, where strategic innovation played a key role. Driven by his creative passion, he decided to embark on an industrial adventure and founded Cinqpats. Today, Cinqpats serves both the ultra-luxury segment and mass-market distribution.

Florence Bernardin

Florence BERNARDIN founded in 2003, Asia Cosme Lab alias Information et Inspiration, a Franco-Asian team of experts entirely dedicated to monitor and follow Asian cosmetics markets from North Asia to South East ones including India & Thailand Fluent in Japanese language, she has a Marketing graduate from a French business school, 13 years of professional experience working for Kao Corporations, a major Japanese company. Since 1_ years, Florence Bernardin is General Manager of Information & Inspiration and with her team, recognized as an Asian expert in the beauty industry. The unique work and analyses provided by Florence BERNARDIN and her team focus on hunting and decoding innovative aspects in cosmetics products. With her team, she spotlights trends, innovation, evolution and influential approaches from Asia, which is now considered as the real new beauty world. Asia Cosme Lab agency tracks new trends via product launchings, consumers insights, follow up of local influencers and of course more than regular market visits. Asia Cosme Lab offers trends analysis services and innovation consulting based on business intelligence about the Asian cosmetics markets.

Charlotte Marion

Charlotte MARION has a 100% cosmetic career ! As a supplier (INTERCOS) and within famous cosmetic brands (YVES ROCHER, DIOR and CHANEL), she developed a deep sens of product and a substantive expertise about products and innovation, in all their technical or human various dimensions. Today, with her energy, creativity and vision, she proposes to managers to escort their projects or teams for innovation’s sake, or to highlight all their underexploited talents, ideas, DNA, or expertises… She is also requested to teach to students or teams how to implement innovative projects with Meaning and Eagerness.

Charles Emmanuel Gounod

International business executive with global experience in B to B in the consumer products industry (Beauty & Cosmetics), goal driven with a passion for people and products. Charles-Emmanuel Gounod has the ability to grow business in existing and emerging markets through organic and external growth (M&A), manage cross cultural and multidisciplinary teams to drive results, including pre and post-acquisition situations. His global business expertise is the result of over 45 years living and working in Asia, Europe and North America. He holds a business degree in Economy from Bocconi University, Milan, Italy as well as from INSEAD. He is fluent in English, Italian and French. Beautyworld Connexions’ mission - a consulting firm based in Brussels, Belgium, with also an office in Paris, France - is to connect people & business throughout the world to generate growth and profits. Charles-Emmanuel Gounod, its CEO & Founder, brings 45 years of B to B global business experience - at senior executive levels - in the Beauty & Cosmetics industry in multinational organization (Rexam and Givaudan) as well as family owned companies (Intercos). His expertise is particularly strong in business development in areas such as cosmetic packaging development, color cosmetics design and fragrance creation. He is a French and Swiss citizen. In addition to his Beauty & Cosmetics products experience, Charles-Emmanuel Gounod has: • developed a strong knowledge of business development in emerging markets in Asia and Latin America, from strategy to implementation • been involved in several M&A and pre and post-acquisition integration projects • developed a global understanding of business protocol in Europe, Asia, North and Latin America Since early 2013, Charles-Emmanuel Gounod, has been successfully working with various global packaging companies (Ileos, Texen), eager to expand through M&A in Asia and in North America. He is also advising private equity firms and investors with plans to expand into the cosmetic industry (packaging, formulation and full service) as well as several startups willing to expand internationally.

Nathalie Dessirier