Dr. Rene has worked at P& G for over 9 years, and the focus of his research at P&G has been on developing breakthrough beauty product technologies by building the fundamental scientific understanding of the skin and hair as well as of the needs of consumers around the world. His scientific expertise areas include molecular biology, microbiology, skin and hair physiology, with special emphasis on the treatment of dandruff.

Jeremy Gutsche is a world renowned marketing and innovation expert, award winning author (Exploiting Chaos), host of Trend Hunter TV, "one of North America's most requested keynote speakers", and the founder of TrendHunter.com, the world's largest network for trend spotting and innovation. He has written several thousand articles and overseen the publication of 30,000+ trends for an audience of 7,000,000+ monthly views. He has been described as "a new breed of trend spotter" by The Guardian, "an eagle eye" by Global TV, an "Oracle" by the Globe and Mail and "on the forefront of cool" by MTV. To know more about him, please visit www.jeremygutsche.com or trendhunter.com. This is his first visit to Pakistan.

Sonya Battla entered the fashion industry in 1996 with a bold new style that became popular almost instantaneously. Here she speaks about the changing dynamics of the fashion industry and provides insights into the nature of the market. What do newcomers hope to expect, how vocational training can play a vital role, and how a fashion brand is marketed – are some of the main areas under discussion. Also find out what is going to be the upcoming new look.