CONFERENCE
PROGRAMME
2026 SESSION TOPICS
Days and timings to be confirmed.
Olivia Santoni – CEO, Bloom Regulatory Ltd
Professor Rachel Watson – Executive Director, A*STAR Skin Research Lab (A* SRL)
Dr Robert Bianchini – Chief Scientist, Dermalogica
Dr Jule Lexa Volzke – Lead of Product Creation and Development, CLR Berlin GmbH
Professor Fay Bound-Alberti – KCL AC
Michael Hoptroff – R&D Manager, Unilever
Dr Georgios Stamatas – Global Scientific Director, SGS CTS
Dr Hugo Corstjens – Consultant, Novigo+
Dr Max Brown – Senior Scientist, Proctor & Gamble
Dr Klodjan Stafa PhD EMBA – Founder, CutaneoX BioStrategies LLC
Dr Katja Bartsch – Postdoctoral Researcher, Technical University Munich, School of Medicine and Health
Mrs Clare OConner – Lead Scientist: skin healthy ageing research, Boots No 7 Company
Dr Luc Aguilar – Chief Scientific Officer for Advanced Research, L’Oréal
Andrew McDougall – Director of Insights, Beauty & Personal Care, Mintel
Nükhet Cavusoglu – Head of High-Throughput Biology and Diagnostic platform
Dr Claudia Aguirre – Founder and Principal, doctorclaudia
Sponsors & exhibitors
If you’re interested in exhibiting or sponsoring contact Trystan Hurley on trystanh@hpcimedia.com or call +44 (0) 207 193 6690 for more details.
2024 media partners
FAQ
Location & getting there
The conference will be taking place at the Royal College of Physicians, London.
If you are travelling by train (11 mins); Marylebone (20 mins); King’s Cross and St Pancras International (25 mins).
If you are travelling to the RCP via the underground, the nearest tube stations are Regent’s Park (Bakerloo line; 4mins); Great Portland Street (Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City lines; 4mins); Warren Street (Victoria and Northern lines; 8mins).
The RCP is outside the congestion charge zone. There are limited car parking spaces available for members and fellows, which are available to book in advance. On-street parking is available in Regent’s Park and there is a pre-bookable car parking facility close to the venue.
Speaker programme & timings
View this year’s full conference programme here!
Timings
The conference will be divided into four sessions across the two days. The first day will begin at 8:30 for registration and welcome coffees, and the opening address opening at 9:00. Throughout the day there will be plenty of networking opportunities with multiple coffee breaks and lunch. After the first day concludes, there will be a drinks reception too. Day 2 will begin with 8:30 registration and 9:00 kick off. Again, there will be multiple breaks throughout the day and the conference will end at 15:30.
Sponsorship opportunities
For more information on sponsoring or exhibiting contact Trystan Hurley on trystan@hpcimedia.com or call +44 (0) 207 193 6690.
Speaking opportunities
If you are interested in speaking at the conference, please contact Emelle Wiltshire emelle@hpcimedia.com who will pass on your proposal to the programme organiser.
What happens next?
We will be in contact via email as we move closer to the event. In the meantime, if you have any questions about the conference please contact Emelle Wiltshire emelle@hpcimedia.com.