Beauty Academy

Building Purpose. Science. Desire.

Digital Discovery in Beauty Workshop

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TODAY'S AGENDA

  • 09.00 - 09.10
    Welcome
  • 09.10 - 09.30
    Introduction "The Foundation" - Steven Gutteridge
  • 09.30 - 10.30
    Town Hall - Unilever
  • 10.30 - 10.35
    Break
  • 10.35 - 11.45
    Immersive Experiences - Alyson Gaiser
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  • 11.45 - 12.25
    Team Picture & Lunch
  • 12.25 - 1.55
    AI Revolution - Steven Gutteridge & WPP Prompt Engineers
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  • 1.55 - 2.00
    Break
  • 2.00 - 3.05
    Beauty Tech - Steven Gutteridge
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  • 3.05 - 3.10
    Break
  • 3.10 - 4.50
    Social Commerce (Present) - Alyson Gaiser & Melany C. Rodriguez
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  • 4.50 - 5.00
    Wrap-up

5 GOLDEN RULES FROM EACH EXPERT TALK

Immersive Experiences

  1. View the opportunity through your brand purpose

  2. Learn the new country

  3. Think experience rather than sales

  4. Bend the laws of physics

  5. Re-imagine physical spaces

  6. Unlock super-powered twins

  7. Never underestimate digital identity

  8. Level up your gaming & 3D asset workflow

  9. Create seeds, not flowers

Alyson Gaiser

Senior Strategy Director, AKQA

Immersive Experiences

AI Revolution

  1. It’s here to stay and is increasing it’s relevance

  2. It’s quick and easy to create, therefore we should all be playing with what’s possible

  3. It is here to simplify and augment our work not replace, as “The simple approach always wins over the complex

Steven Gutteridge

Director of Experience & Innovation, AKQA New York

AI Revolution

Beauty Tech

  1. Start with the brand purpose, all services should directly support the brand purpose

  2. Build services that answer real consumer pain points

  3. Build services to the highest finish. Leverage the best tech available, an average experience won’t support desirability

  4. Consider the environment of usage: Retail or at home

  5. Get consumer feedback as part of your build process

Steven Gutteridge

Director of Experience & Innovation, AKQA New York

Beauty Tech

Social & Commerce

  1. Blend platform strengths, brand USPS and culture for a unique social commerce offering

  2. Pull commerce levers to create demand at scale and acquire new customers

  3. Create an inner intimate circle of creators and play to their strengths

  4. Think laterally how creators can express the brand and co-create briefs

Alyson Gaiser

Senior Strategy Director, AKQA

Social & Commerce