Florence Bernardin

CEO & FOUNDER, ASIA COSME LAB

Company founder Florence Bernardin is totally trilingual, fluent in English, French and Japanese (kawaii philosophy included). Fifteen years at Japanese cosmetics giant, Kao Corporation, fed a lifelong fascination for Japan and Asia in general. An insatiable curiosity – and 12 to 14 trips to the region each year – give Florence the edge and the ability to source and assess products like no one else. This translates to a truly original and operational take on the cosmetics world. Florence is recognized as THE Asian beauty expert within the industry

Shubhika Jain

SHUBHIKA JAIN, FOUNDER & CEO, RAS LUXURY OILS

Shubhika Jain, an economics graduate from LSR, Delhi University, transformed her family’s business, doubling its profitability in two years. In 2018, she founded RAS, India’s first ‘Farm to Face’ luxury skincare brand, driven by her passion for transparency, efficacy, and natural formulations. RAS blends science with nature to offer sensorial skincare experiences, creating award-winning products like the 24K Gold Beauty Boosting Radiance Face Elixir. Shubhika has earned multiple accolades, including Forbes 30 Under 30 and the PETA Compassionate Young Entrepreneur Award. A strong advocate for female empowerment and sustainability, she leads a brand with 67% female workforce, aiming to redefine beauty standards.

Monisha Mullick

SR. PERFUMER | ROBERTET INDIA & PRESIDENT – INDIAN COSMETIC SCIENTISTS ICSS

Monisha Mullick is a Senior Perfumer working in Robertet India Private Limited. Having over 35 years experience in the creation of Fine and Personal Care fragrances. She has had significant wins in these areas both in India and overseas. Previous experience of 8 years in Product development of Cosmetic Products at Lakme Ltd. has helped to understand how to create the right fragrance for the right product. She currently holds the role of president of the Indian Society of Cosmetic Chemists since March 2022.

Anurag Kedia

CO-FOUNDER & CEO, PILGRIM. CO-FOUNDER & CEO, PILGRIM

Anurag is an engineer from IIT Bombay and a PGDM from IIM Ahmedabad. He has been an entrepreneur in the beauty & wellness space for more than 20 years now. He likes to build brands which are fun, engaging & relevant for the consumers. At Pilgrim he is responsible for product innovation, consumer insights & team building. He is an active participant in the entrepreneurship ecosystem and tries to contribute to the growth of fellow entrepreneurs and their businesses. In his spare time, he likes listening to classical music, reading books and practicing meditation.

Ashish Shinde

MANAGING DIRECTOR, IBERCHEM INDIA

Ashish Shinde, is currently the Director India – Iberchem India since April 2022. Iberchem India is a 100% subsidiary of Iberchem Spain which is part of the Croda Group of Companies UK. Ashish has around 30years of experience spanning Speciality Chemicals and Polymers across diverse industries from Fragrances, Personal care, Pharma, Home care, Plastics, Paints and other Industrial applications. Ashish is based in Mumbai and responsible for the Iberchem India business and is a Graduate Engineer in Polymer chemistry with a Post graduation in Marketing Management from Mumbai University.

Prince Chatterjee

VICE PRESIDENT & CRO – BEAUTY, RELIANCE RETAIL

Prince is a specialist in Buying, Merchandising, Sales, Marketing, Global Sourcing and Private Labels. He holds an University Bachelors Degree, a Post Graduate in Business Management and a Post Graduate in Strategic Retail Management from top universities and B Schools. He has worked with global companies like TESCO, Walmart, METRO Group of Germany, Samsung, PHILIPS etc in strategic & leadership roles. He specialises in Consumer Goods, Consumer Durables and Beauty & Personal Care areas. Prince has been instrumental in building and successfully running businesses of several  multinational companies including building several successful Private Label brands and India entry of several brands from Europe and Far East. He has travelled across 25+ countries and his personal favourite has always been ITALY amongst all places. Currently he is the Vice President of the Reliance Retail, part of the multi billion dollar conglomerate the Reliance Industries Limited, where he is entrusted with a mandate to build a large and successful business of Own Brands in Beauty & Personal Care for the company.