DEMO DAY SHOWCASES INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS GMDC IS TAKING PRODUCT DISCOVERY TO THE NEXT LEVEL THE AGE OF DISRUPTION
Scott Stratten, UN-traditional sales, marketing, branding & relationship expert and leading speaker on helping audiences embrace the age of disruption, keynoted the SEC Dinner. He dove into: • The millennial myth • Social media snake oil • The digital decision
Demo Day – a product pitching session held during the 2016 Health Beauty Wellness (HBW16) Marketing Conference – featured pre-selected companies presenting innovative concepts and services on stage to accelerators, retailers, suppliers and potential investors. Presenting companies included: • Akibah • EverlyWell • Focal Systems • Herbal Zap • Impax Media • incentaHEALTH • June20 • Nicotrax • Recoup Fitness • rhelief
BEAUTY IMMERSION SESSIONS DIVE INTO NEW RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES The Beauty Immersion sessions allowed retailers and wholesalers the opportunity to connect with Kao USA Inc., L’Oreal and Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. in extended meetings to discuss retail opportunities within beauty and personal care.
The initiative is fueled by GMDC’s Retail Tomorrow Advisory Board, which launched earlier this year to introduce innovation in the marketplace through development and advancement of unique and first-mover products, services and technologies for members. -3-