EDUCATION- COSMOTALKS
COSMOTALKS
Monday, July 13, 2026 | Classes confirmed as of April 17, 2026.
RESILIENCE & RADIANCE: BEAUTY STATE OF THE MARKET AND INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
11:00AM – 11:45AM | LOCATION: COSMOTALKS A, ON THE EXHIBIT FLOOR | $ 85 From its role as a self-care essential to its growing connection with emotion, wellness, and indulgence, beauty remains one of the most magnetic forces in consumer spending. In 2025, it stood out as a top performer across general merchandise and CPG, raising the critical question: what’ s next for beauty in 2026?
Drawing on the latest point-of-sale and shopper behavior insights across mass and prestige retail, Circana Global Beauty Industry Advisor Larissa Jensen will break down the forces redefining skincare, makeup, fragrance, and haircare today. The session will spotlight emerging dynamics, unexpected inflection points, and clear growth opportunities— grounded in fresh data— to help attendees anticipate what’ s coming and confidently navigate the next chapter of the beauty industry.
Larissa Jensen | Senior Vice President, Global Beauty Industry Advisor, Circana
AI SHOPPING: FROM PILOT TO PROFIT
1:30PM – 2:15PM | LOCATION: COSMOTALKS B, ON THE EXHIBIT FLOOR | $ 85 AI is shaping how consumers discover, evaluate, and buy beauty products. Millions of shoppers are turning to LLMs like ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot and others to answer questions, compare products, and make purchasing decisions in real time. Beauty is a high stakes category where according to NielsenIQ over 50 % of beauty shoppers are using AI to make product decisions.
To help beauty practitioners navigate this shift, Iced Media, the pioneers of beauty’ s AI shopping playbook, will be joined by Shopify and clients like Moroccanoil, who are already seeing benefits from these frameworks. You’ ll hear directly from pioneers and practitioners building the future of AI-powered discovery, ads and selling.
We’ ll break down what’ s actually working, where brands of all sizes are seeing real ROI, and how to build a modern commerce strategy around GEO, structured product data, and agentic shopping experiences so your brand can transform rankings into revenue.
MODERATOR: Leslie Ann Hall | CEO and Founder, Iced Media
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