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The program for the World Perfumery Congress 2010 has been announced. The event will take place June 1-4, at the Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France. The Congress will commence with an exhibition (new raw materials, molecules, software, and books pertaining to the perfume industry) at La Rotonde Riviera; this expo will be held on all four days of the Congress. General sessions will be held June 2 and 3 at the Grand Auditorium and will include presentations by the following speakers:
Read speaker interviews here and here.
Wednesday, June 2
- Jean-Louis Borloo (Secretary of Sustainable Development and Ecology)
- Jean-Paul Agon (L'Oréal)
- Michel Mane (Mane)
- Renaud Dutreil (LVMH)
- Jack DiMaggio (Colgate Palmolive)
- Benedicte Bron (BBW)
- Tony Burfield (Cropwatch)
- Killian Hennessy
Thursday, June 3
- Harvey Gedeon (Estée Lauder)
- Steve Hicks (P&G)
- Philippe Maubert (Robertet)
- Bernd Beetz (Coty)
- Denise Figueiredo (Natura Brasil)
- Karine Lebret Leroux (L'Oréal)
- Betty Santonnat (Cosmebio)
- Simon Harrop (BrandSense)
The final day of the event, June 4, will comprise two roundtable discussions including the following panelists:
Round Table 1
- Karyn Khoury (Estée Lauder)
- Thierry de Baschmakoff (Aesthete)
- Karine Lebret Leroux (L'Oréal)
- Michel Mane (Mane)
Round Table 2
- Steve Hicks (P&G)
- Denise Figueiredo (Natura Brasil)
- Jack DiMaggio (Colgate Palmolive)
- Christophe Maubert (Robertet)
!['[W]hen a perfumer is given a brief, you're taking parts from different parts of your life and experiences, you're bringing such a personal POV to create an olfactive experience that can't be replicated by a computer that doesn't have those touchpoints,' says perfumer Nicole Mancini.](https://img.perfumerflavorist.com/mindful/allured/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/03/img-7063.PH7aX8fPat.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=crop&h=191&q=70&w=340)
