Robert H.A. McPherson is a leader in cosmetic science, biotechnology, and ingredient innovation, with over 18 years of experience across the cosmetics, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical industries. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, specialising in Forensic and Analytical Chemistry, from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland. Robert currently serves as Head of Business Development… Read more »

Shin-Yi Huang is the Export Sales Manager at GREENTECH, bringing over 16 years of expertise in the technical sales of natural extracts and active ingredients. Combining her R&D background as a former ITRI Associate Researcher with deep market insight, she specializes in translating complex biological data into practical, sustainable formulation solutions for global clients.

Rebecca is the Head of Applications at Dia-Stron. She has 18 years of experience of working in hair care testing. In her current role she is responsible for further developing the knowledge of hair and other non-hair fibre applications within Dia-Stron in addition to over-seeing their in-house contract testing services. Rebecca has a Ph.D. in… Read more »

Neelam Sagoo is the Head of Sales Western Europe at TRI-K Industries, Inc. After gaining a qualification, BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences, Neelam became an Account Manager for Lab M, during her 3 years with the company she encountered many different industries, supplying dehydrated culture media to Microbiology Laboratories. Then, Neelam spent 4 years at… Read more »

Marc Pissavini is an internationally recognised expert in sun protection science and evaluation methodologies. He is currently Director of Skin Care Basic Research and Visiting Professor at Montpellier University, with extensive experience in the development, validation and standardisation of sunscreen testing methods at European and international level, notably within ISO, CEN and Cosmetics Europe. He… Read more »

Sven leads the Applied Research team “Sensory Additives” at Evonik Cosmetic Solutions, Segment Skin Care. He and his team develop ingredients used predominantly to design the sensory appeal of formulations. This includes film formers for sun care to improve water resistance and boost SPF. ISO 23675 in vitro SPF (“double plate method”) was recently added… Read more »

Kim Fenn’s career has spanned over two decades at ELEMIS, with key roles in marketing, communications and product development. Today, Kim passionately leads ELEMIS’ purpose and sustainability ambitions, with a people and planet first ethos. In 2023, Kim was instrumental in achieving B Corp Certification for ELEMIS, accelerating transformation inside and outside the organisation. Kim’s… Read more »

Alice Fiorito joined Henkel in 2024 as a PhD researcher in collaboration with the University of Hamburg, where she explores the complex mechanical behaviour of textured hair. Driven by a passion for translating fundamental science into real-world applications, her work aims to deepen the understanding of hair performance and support the development of more inclusive,… Read more »

Pedro Ventura as over 15 years’ experience in formulation development across different sectors, with a main focus in the Agrochemical, Healthcare and Personal Care sectors. He has a master’s degree in chemical engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico – University of Lisbon (Portugal), which gave him the tools needed to approach problems both from the chemistry… Read more »