Beauty and Personal Care Experts Wanted

NEW YORK, October 25, 2011 -

- Call for Speakers Announced for the Leading HBA Global Educational Conference

HBA Global Expo is seeking speaker proposals for its renowned educational program taking place June 19-21, 2012 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York.   Leaders in all areas of the health, beauty, and personal care business are encouraged to submit an application and share their experiences, best practices and case studies as well as address current industry trends and key topics.  

HBA (www.hbaexpo.com) is the leading product development source for the cosmetics, personal care, skin care, fragrance and wellness industries. The trade show and conference annually attracts 16,000 industry professionals including the world’s top beauty and personal care brands and suppliers from mass market to prestige.

The three-day HBA educational program will focus on both the Marketing and Technical aspects of the beauty and personal care industry, giving attendees the full breadth of the product development cycle.  Some of the areas that will be covered at HBA include an in-depth look at current opportunities in key product categories; distribution and buying trends; creating successful brands; package design and consumer appeal; new ingredients and formulation processes, regulatory updates; social media and effective marketing solutions; and real-world case studies.

“As an event that covers all aspects of beauty and personal care product development, HBA’s educational program provides conference delegates with important information that will generate new ideas and grow their business,” said Dina-Marie Nicovic, Conference & Education Director at HBA Global.   “The educational experience at the 2012 HBA will be more interactive and strive to generate an even greater exchange of fresh thinking and innovative practices.”

Those interested in speaking at HBA are encouraged to submit an on-line speaker application here:  www.hbaexpo.com/call-for-speakers.  Submission guideline and tips can be found here:  www.hbaexpo.com/submission-guidelines and the deadline is December 16, 2011.  More information about HBA, including this past year’s sessions and speakers, can be found at: www.hbaexpo.com/2011-conference or contact Ms. Nicovic at dinamarie.nicovic@ubm.com or call +1-609-759-7611.

HBA Global and Wallace Church are also presenting a free Webinar on:

“Design Thinking Driven Innovation: Applying Design Thinking to Transform Innovation,” on Tuesday, November 1st at 1:00 p.m. ET.  This one-hour program will show how to build Design Thinking into every business decision, resulting in more effective, faster and efficient solutions. This fast paced and information rich talk will use real world case studies from Procter & Gamble, Apple, Dell, Target and other global brand leaders to support Design Thinking best practices.  Click here for more information or to register for free.

About HBA Global Expo & Conference

HBA Global Expo & Conference www.hbaexpo.com produced by UBM Live, is the most important product development source-from concept to market-for the cosmetics, personal care, skin care, fragrance and wellness industries and features a comprehensive educational program and exhibits floor with attendees coming from the top prestige, mass and emerging beauty and personal care brands worldwide. The in-person HBA Global Expo & Conference is co-located with the New York Spa & Resort/Medical Aesthetics Expo (www.spaandresortexpo.com) and will take place June 19-21, 2012 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. HBA Global’s first virtual event-Re-Connect-can be viewed on demand here: www.hbaexpo.com/reconnect. Connect with the HBA Global communities on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Annie Scully, +1-845-368-0608, ascully at hbaexpo.com