Big Conversation London, 26 April

At this year’s Big Conversation, we’ll be discussing the next generation of consumers. Who are they, what do they want and how do they differ from previous generations? Discover…

• Which trends shaped the Food and Drink and Beauty industries in 2017?
• How are the consumers of tomorrow influencing the products of today?
• What does this next generation mean for the industry in 2018 and beyond?

The event will be split into two sessions:

• Morning – Food & Drink focus
• Afternoon – Beauty & Personal Care focus

Meet the experts 

Toby Clark, Director of EMEA Research

Toby is Director of EMEA Research at Mintel, and oversees all UK, Irish and European consumer reports. His role means he is ideally positioned to draw on the range of different markets that Mintel covers, and to lead cross-category analysis.

Richard Cope, Mintel Senior Trends Consultant

With over a decade of experience in market research, Richard’s wealth of knowledge brings Trends alive for Mintel’s clients on a daily basis. He also runs our custom client workshops and ably represents the agency at conferences and in the media.

Alex Beckett, Global Food & Drink Analyst

Alex is responsible for tracking consumer and innovation trends in a wide range of categories including ice cream and bottled water. Prior to Mintel, he spent nearly three years writing UK-based consumer reports on a wide variety of food and drink categories. Prior to joining Mintel, Alex was Food and Drink Editor of highly-regarded food industry magazine, The Grocer.

David Jago, Director of Innovation and Insight

David is Director of Innovation & Insight at Mintel, responsible for providing tailored research and analysis in the fields of product development, market appraisal and competitor evaluation, to a broad range of packaged goods manufacturers, their suppliers and agencies.

Vivienne Rudd, Director of Innovation & Insight, Beauty & Personal Care

Vivienne is responsible for content creation for Mintel’s BPC platform and Mintel’s global Beauty & Personal Care client service, creating and delivering trend presentations and focussed insights to clients around the world.

Andrew McDougall, Global Beauty & Personal Care Analyst

Andrew is an award-winning journalist with over ten years’ experience in an editorial role. Since joining Mintel, Andrew has written content for the Beauty & Personal Care platform with a special focus on haircare and oral care.

Charlotte Libby, Global Colour Cosmetics and Fragrance Analyst

With a decade of varied experience in the beauty industry which gives her a unique perspective in analysing consumer behaviours and identifying trends, Charlotte creates reports and insight articles on the core beauty markets including skincare, colour cosmetics and haircare.

Meet our special guests 

Stephanie Capuano, Founder and CEO of 31st State

Stephanie is the Founder and CEO of 31st State, an original new range of clean, cruelty-free and vegan grooming products developed specifically for teenage boys.  After a career in Pharmaceutical, business developing and marketing she created this brand devoted to young boys and that is inspired by the idea of simple effortless California clean.

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