DAILY KICKOFF: Presentations @ 8:30 AM
Ready to spark a revolution in your thinking? Start each day with "Out of the Box" - a refreshing alternative to the traditional scientific session, designed to expand your horizons and fuel your imagination. Step away from the familiar data and embrace a world of unexpected insights. We're exploring unconventional topics, challenging established norms, and inspiring new perspectives on the future of cosmetic research. Think of it as a mental reset - a carefully curated dose of thought-provoking ideas designed to unlock your creativity and drive groundbreaking innovation. Prepare to be inspired, enriched, and ready to tackle the day with a fresh, outward-looking approach..."Out of the Box" - because the future of cosmetic Science lies beyond the predictable.
As an industry, it is my perception that we are all too often unnecessarily apologetic for our technology, where even we seem to believe phrases such as “hope in a jar”. I for one have never embraced such notions and remain a passionate believer in the essentiality of cosmetic technology and efficacy. Skin has two critical functions, firstly as an entropy-regulator, an interface with an inherently hostile universe and, secondly, as a powerful organ of non-verbal communication… where skin speaks long before the mouth. The true function of biology is most often revealed in challenge / stress scenarios and this is especially-true of skin. In this presentation, therefore, I will discuss the challenges to skin health in resource-poor settings and use case-studies from my direct experience in Ethiopia and Tanzania to bring to life the profound essentiality of cosmetic essentiality… dispelling the myth of the “humble moisturiser”.
This presentation explores the ocean's vast, unique, and threatened biodiversity, emphasizing its interconnectedness, stability, and salinity. We will highlight the ocean's crucial role in climate regulation and discuss the concerning impacts of rapid changes driven by human activities. The importance of biodiversity in protecting against zoonotic diseases will be underscored, alongside the concept of One Health – the interconnectedness of human, animal, and ecosystem health. We will then explore how the study of marine organisms, especially those thriving in extreme environments, can inspire innovations in medicine, cosmetics, and other fields, drawing on specific examples of molecules and organisms with valuable properties. Finally, we will emphasize the urgent need to protect the ocean for both its own sake and humanity's future. This involves focusing on sustainable resource management, pollution control, and mitigating the effects of climate change. We will explore how biomimicry – innovation inspired by nature – can be a powerful tool in addressing these challenges.
Despite a chaotic history and its existence since the 1950s, "Artificial Intelligence" made a huge comeback in the last decade. But as it stands, this "Artificial Intelligence" brings its share of unrealistic promises worthy of Hollywood films, allowing some charlatans to suggest machines could one day seize power and subjugate humanity. This hyperbole risks jeopardizing research in the field, threatening advancements in disciplines like machine learning and deep learning, which are still nascent and hold immense potential for benefiting humanity.