Dealmaker Summit 2026
The First-Ever Summit Laser-Focused On Beauty Dealmaking
Beauty Independent’s Dealmaker Summit is widely recognized as the premier sector-specific professional event for leaders involved in fund raising, capital strategy and M&A in beauty and wellness.
Renowned for its best-in-class content, the Dealmaker Summit features an expertly crafted agenda focused on topics relevant to beauty and wellness dealmakers, carefully curated panels that provide relevant yet diverse perspectives, and original research and insights presented by Beauty Independent’s Editorial team.
Join a diverse group of the most influential dealmakers active in the space, including strategics, private equity, venture capital, family offices, angel investors, incubators, investment bankers, as well as founders and CEOs of high growth brands for two-days of peer-level thought leadership and networking.
In beauty investing, there's maybe a hundred people in the world who do it really, really well.
Dealmaker is really on the map, is one of the places to come and exchange with them in a really privileged and focused setting.
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— PRESCA AHN
Global Investment Director, BOLD/L’Oréal
THE BRIGTHEST MINDS OF OUR GENERATION
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Fernando Acosta
CEO, ROC SKINCARE
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PRESCA Ahn
GLOBAL INVESTMENT DIRECTOR, BOLD
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Cori Aleardi
PARTNER, ELEVATE BEAUTY
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Humberto Antunes
PARTNER, GORE RANGE CAPITAL
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Musab Balbale
SR VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF MERCHANT, CVS HEALTH
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Ashleigh Barker
HEAD OF BEAUTY & PERSONAL CARE, LINCOLN INTERNATIONAL
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Jeff Bedard
PRESIDENT & CEO, CROWN LABORATORIES
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Michel Brousset
FOUNDER & CEO, WALDENCAST
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TAYLOR BRYANT
EDITOR, BEAUTY INDEPENDENT
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Jane Carlson
MANAGING EDITOR, BEAUTY INDEPENDENT
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Reuben Carranza
GROUP CEO, BANSK BEAUTY
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Oliver Chen
MANAGING DIRECTOR, TD COWEN SECURITIES
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Henry Davis
CEO, SAKARA
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Elana Drell-Syzfer
CEO, RÉVIVE
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NICOLE ECKELS
FOUNDER & CEO, GLASSHOUSE FRAGRANCES
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Nicole Fourgoux
OPERATING PARTNER, STRIDE CONSUMER PARTNERS
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Ali Goldstein
PRESIDENT, MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS, L’ORÉAL USA
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Kevin Gould
CO-FOUNDER, GLAMNETIC & INH HAIR
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DIVYA Gugnani
SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR, WANDER BEAUTY, 5 SENS
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Lach Hall
FOUNDING PARTNER & EXECUTIVE CHAIR, VACATION
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Fauad Hasan
INDUSTRY EXPERT
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AARON Hefter
FOUNDER & CEO, IMARAÏS BEAUTY
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Piyush Jain
CEO, MAESA
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Larissa Jensen
SVP GLOBAL BEAUTY INDUSTRY ADVISOR, CIRCANA
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JEN KIM
VICE PRESIDENT, AMAZON & E-TAIL, ELEMIS
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KEVIN KIM
DIRECTOR,
INVESTMENT BANKING,
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Julianne Kur
PRINCIPAL, ALLIANCE CONSUMER GROWTH
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ERICA LA SALA
RETAIL EDITOR, BEAUTY INDEPENDENT
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Eunice Loh
ASSOCIATE, INVESTMENT BANKING, EVERCORE
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Aweng Majidpour
GROWTH EQUITY INVESTOR, MOVENDO CAPITAL
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CLAIRE MCCORMACK
SENIOR EDITOR, BEAUTY INDEPENDENT
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Kelly McPhilliamy
MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEALTH & BEAUTY LEAD, HARRIS WILLIAMS
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Diana Melencio
GENERAL PARTNER, BRAND CAPITAL FUND
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Laura Meyer
FOUNDER & CEO, ENVISION HORIZONS
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NADER NAEYMI-RAD
FOUNDER & PUBLISHER, BEAUTY INDEPENDENT
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ANGELINA PIZZULLI
INVESTOR RELATIONS & ADVISORY, BEAUTY INDEPENDENT
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Scott Potter
MANAGING PARTNER, SF EQUITY PARTNERS
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Chelsea Riggs
CEO, AMIKA
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Jennifer Roach
PRINCIPAL, YELLOW WOOD PARTNERS
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ANDREW ROSS
SENIOR ADVISOR & VENTURE PARTNER, XRC VENTURES
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Luc-Henry Rousselle
MANAGING DIRECTOR, INVESTMENT BANKING, DC ADVISORY
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SANDY SAPUTO
CEO, TRUE BOTANICALS
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Ilya Seglin
MANAGING DIRECTOR, INVESTMENT BANKING, CASCADIA CAPITAL
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Andrew Stanleick
PRESIDENT, SKIN HEALTH & BEAUTY, KENVUE
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Greg Starkman
FOUNDER & CEO, INNERSENSE ORGANIC BEAUTY
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Sarah Woelfel
CO-FOUNDER & PARTNER, CULT CAPITAL
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Zack Zavalydriga
ADVISOR & BOARD MEMBER
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Nini Zhang
MANAGING DIRECTOR, BEAUTY & PERSONAL CARE, BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH
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Lusa Zhou
Founder, Managing Partner, REDO Capital
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Mandy Zhou
MANAGING DIRECTOR, BEAUTY, HEALTH & WELLNESS, BARCLAYS INVESTMENT BANK
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Dealmaker SUMMIT EU/UK
NOVEMBER 11-12
CONVENE LONDON
22 Bishopsgate, City of London, London
Focusing on the European market? Join us in London, November 11-12 for two days of real-world actionable insights through the lens of the unique characteristics of the European market combined with impactful networking.
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