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Hygienix 2017 to focus on personal care for all age groups

29 Sep '17

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Courtesy: Inda

INDA’s Hygienix 2017, the third edition of the premier event for the absorbent hygiene and personal care markets, is set to focus on educational conference, tabletop exhibitions, and training on innovative nonwoven products that can help improve the lives of consumers of all age groups. The event will be held from November 6 to 9, 2017, in Texas.

With a line-up of expert industry speakers from leading global companies, must-attend sessions include smart and sustainable diapers, game-changing adult incontinence (AI) products, advances in feminine hygiene, new standards and labelling language, AI training for nurses, industry threats and opportunities, skin health, and odour control testing and mitigation.

Keynote speakers will focus on brand disruption and include Don Frey, chief innovation officer of The Honest Company, who will talk about buying habits of Millennial Moms who seek safe, socially responsible, and sustainable products by relying on friends, bloggers, websites, and social media as information resources. Also speaking on the panel are Diana Sheehan, director, Kantar Retail on The Evolving Role of Private Label in a Branded Retail World; and Jennifer Carvajal Diaz, Ph.D., principal analyst, IHS Markit on diaper raw material trends.

The event will feature the presentation of the prestigious Hygienix Innovation Award that recognises innovation in consumer or institutional hygiene end-products that expand the use of nonwoven fabrics, and the INDA Lifetime Service, and Lifetime Technical Achievement Award.

On November 6, a specialised deep dive workshop on Absorbent Hygiene Products moderated by Carlos Richer, CEO/Director, Richer Investment S.A. de C.V will include the inside story on industry developments in baby diaper and adult incontinence products from around the globe.

On November 7, 2017, Hygienix attendees will hear from experts on consumer and institutional incontinence. Among those speaking are Sion Agami, research fellow (Feminine Care), Procter & Gamble Co. on creating a winning holistic product experience in feminine Adult Incontinence; and Steven Gregg, executive director, National Association for Continence on AI standards.

A panel on Feminine Hygiene Disruptors: Business Models, Products and Materials will feature Rachel Braun Scherl, co-founder and principal, SPARK Solutions for Growth; Shama Amalean, chief operating officer, THINX; and Alyssa Dweck, MS, MD, FACOG, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, CareMount Medical, will be seen on November 8, 2017. (GK)

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