THE 2026 AGENDA
8:00 AM / REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
9:00 AM / WELCOME & KICKOFF
Kelly Kovack, Founder + CEO, BeautyMatter
John Cafarelli, Co-Founder + President, BeautyMatter
9:15 AM / THE FUTURE OF EXPERIENTIAL RETAIL: GENZ INSIGHTS FROM SHANGHAI AND SINGAPORE
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Kelly Kovack, Founder + CEO, BeautyMatter
9:45 AM / MAINTAINING MOMENTUM: CATCHING UP WITH INDIE POWERHOUSES
Panel Discussion
Moderator: John Cafarelli, Co-Founder + President, BeautyMatter
10:20 AM / MOVING BEYOND OMNICHANNEL: SCLAING WHEN DISCOVERY, RETAIL, AND CHANNELS COLLIDE
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Janna Mandell, Senior Editor, BeautyMatter
10:55 AM / NETWORKING BREAK
11:25 AM / WE CAN DO BETTER. THE SUSTAINABILITY IMPERATIVE.
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Kelly Kovack, Founder + CEO, BeautyMatter
12:00 PM / BEAUTY’S LOST GENERATION: THE GENX OPPORTUNITY
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Cristina Montemayor, Editor, BeautyMatter
12:35 PM / LUNCH
2:05 PM / GATEKEEPERS OF GROWTH: HOW RETAILERS WILL DEFINE THE NEXT ERA OF BEAUTY
Panel Discussion
Moderator: John Cafarelli, Co-Founder + President, BeautyMatter
2:40 PM / WHEN WHERE YOU’RE FROM IS MORE THAN A BRAND NARRATIVE
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Kelly Kovack, Founder + CEO, BeautyMatter
3:15 PM / SOCIAL COMMERCE: THE STRATEGIC CENTER OF MODERN RETAIL
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Janna Mandell, Senior Editor, BeautyMatter
3:50PM / THE WELLNESS SHELF: COMPETING IN THE BEAUTY RETAIL LANDSCAPE
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Cristina Montemayor, Editor, BeautyMatter
4:20 PM / FIRESIDE CHAT
Fireside Chat
Moderator: John Cafarelli, Co-Founder + President, BeautyMatter