The 2009 Beauty conferences program

For Esthetics

Mondial Spa & Beauté - 14-16 March 2009 / Paris, Palais des Congrès

Saturday 14th of March 2009
Sunday 15th of March 2009
Monday 16th of March 2009


Saturday 14th of March 2009 - Salle Maillot    Back to top


10.30 am – 11.10 am Demo

How to establish an infallible skin diagnosis?

By Eric Viviant – Director of skin Care Products, Intuiskin

Since the skin endures subtle variations, more often than not, barely visible, new high-tech methods have been developed in view of establishing a complete and extremely precise skin diagnosis, which also allows to measure the hydration level, the firmness of the tissues, the depth of the wrinkles, and give prominence to the existing and future issues in terms of broken veins and pigment marks… These technological innovations now allowing an in-depth skin diagnostic and treatment program will be presented together with interactive demonstration.

11.15 am – 11.55 am Conference

Donkey’s milk: the cosmetic’s white gold

By Catherine Baron dit Faveron – Founder of Câlinesse, vice-president of Newcos SA,
Pierluigi Orunesu – Founder of Eurolactis Group
And Anais Ortega – Spa consultant

In 2005, Catherine Faveron, introduced her first cosmetic range based on the milk of the donkey female. In 2008, she developed an innovative ritual treatment adapted for the spas and beauty salons, using a complete 100% certified organic range of body and face products, for the women in search of comfort and softness. A presentation of a throughout fully well-achieved project.

12.00 pm – 12.40 pm Conference

How to cope with stressing work?

By Elisabeth Malissen – Coach, management consultant

Selling, recruiting, and managing … besides all the benefits they offer to their clients, the spas and/or beauty salons employees and managers have to deal with numerous and various responsibilities. However, this flexibility, essential for the success of the whole centre, requires a solid basis generating a serious feeling of stress. A specialist will detail the three steps to have a better control of tension and stress: first to detect the state of stress, then to understand its mechanism, and finally to develop effective measures to regain well-being and full energy.

01.45 pm – 02.25 pm Demo

Mécanotransduction : a soft anti-aging technique

By Jocelyne Rolland – Beautician, physiotherapist and LPG consultant

With the cellular activity weakening over the years, its direct consequence is the slackening of the skin tissue. Among the methods of anti-aging, the “mécanotransduction” offers a soft, natural and non-invasive solution. Why and how this method, applied according to the specific conditions, can succeed in rebuilding itself an oval face, reducing wrinkles, and restoring the skin tissues? A highly instructive conference supported by explanations and demonstrations.

02.30 pm – 03.10 pm Conference

Courage in management: how to manage with serenity?

By Michel Lora – Founder of Gii, coach, expert in management

How to learn to say no? How to handle a conflict? How to develop performance and autonomy of a work team? These are difficult and destabilizing exercises for a non-prepared manager. The fear for failure or for unpopularity will often lead to an inappropriate “survival behaviour” from part of the manager. How to manage with serenity? On which aspect of our personality should we focus on? What is the substance of “managerial courage” and how can we maximize our competences? An expert in management will be able to answer these decisive questions.

03.15 pm – 03.55 pm Show

The metamorphosis of the flowers

By the International Beauty School of Régine Ferrère

An outstanding “haute couture” show created and performed by the students of the School of Régine Ferrère within the framework of the artistic ordeal of the European Perfumery Competence training will surely be an intense moment of beauty session on behalf of Beauty Spa Xpert Event. The flowers will appear in all its forms, at the core of a sensorial show, likely to amaze every member of the audience.

04.00 pm – 04.40 pm Demo

A lympho-energetic drainage

By Dominique Jacquemay – Author, creator of “Lympho-Energie” drainage

Lymph has an essential function of purifying our organism of its toxin. Often slowed down by our lifestyle, it is therefore necessary to put it straight again. With the combination of a drainage method and a work based on energetic points, Dominique Jacquemay has elaborated a sequence of fluid and new method allowing the elimination of the toxins, in addition to fighting the stress and the loss of vitality, the circulatory problems, the cellulite, and the water retention.

04.45 pm – 05.25 pm Conference

The combination of organic silicon with electronic stimulation of cells

By Adriana Karembeu – Founder of Silicium+, AKD Company
And Professor Jacques Hayo – Doctor in pharmacy, qualified in cosmeto-dermatology, AKD Company

A new synergy between cosmetics and bio-cybernetics has appeared. The new product range silicum+silhouette® is based on this state-of-the-art method in order to enhance its active principles. It will be leaded by Adriana Karembeu and Professor Jacques Hayo.

05.30 pm – 06.30 pm Demo

The 4 hands Pitta Abyangam massage

By Sarah Cosnac and Orazio Compagnino – Co-directors of the Ayurveda Training School

Ayurveda treatments, originally from India, involves an important method of massage which restores a good balance of the essential energies affected by environmental factors, food and way of life. The massages are selected according to the “Dochas” rule (Vata, Pitta and Kapha. The massage with four hands proposed during the show will be an illustration of the Pitta Abyangam massage.



Sunday 15th of March 2009 - Salle Maillot    Back to top


10.30 am – 10.55 am Demo

The make-up trends in 2009

By Michel Dumas and Hervé Le Brishoual – Professional make-up artists

Unified complexion, captivating glance, eager lips…Natural or sophisticated, make-up beautifies women and enhances outstandingly their seduction power. A well renowned professional make-up artist, Michel Dumas, will present the spring/summer 2009 season make-up trends with an on-stage demonstration by his make-up artist partner Hervé Le Brishoual.

11.00 am – 11.25 am Conference

The “Venus” project: let’s take care one each other

By Gérard Van Den Bulcke – Director of the French Riviera committee league against cancer
And Charlène Falzon – In charge of prevention

The sooner detected, the better it is to cut short the cancer. This is the very purpose for the “French Riviera committee league against cancer” to ask every beautician to discover and to support the “Venus” initiative. Active on the French Riviera since October 2008, the objective of Venus is to make the beauty professionals aware of their responsibility to try convincing their clients to look for a cancer screening (regarding in particularly, breast cancer and cervical cancer).

11.30 pm – 12.10 pm Conference

Cosmetic surgery and medicine

By Dr Sydney Ohana – Cosmetic Surgeon, president of HADASSAH France, international association for research and medical support

Doctor Sydney will expose the latest innovations in the field of surgery, cosmetic surgery and medicine, laser and baldness treatment insisting on the benefits and drawbacks of each technique. At the end of the conference, he will be glad to offer and dedicate his latest book “L’histoire de la chirurgie esthétique de l’Antiquité à nos jours”.

12.15 pm – 01.00 pm Conference

How to recruit and secure clients loyalty?

By Dominique Pierson – Founder of DP Training, sales and management consultant

Before assessing issues such as how to develop a “client portfolio” or to re-enforce an “average buying behaviour”, Dominique Pierson, sales-specialist, will mention the basic and essential notions in the fields of communication. He will also list all the key- steps to set up a successful marketing operation.

02.00 pm – 02.40 pm Conference

An alternative to injections: no needle mesotherapy

By Hélène Théraud – Administration & marketing manager, Sybaritic

In order to satisfy increasingly specific demand, beauty equipment keeps on improving and offering new perspectives in terms of treatments…with results! The presentation of equipment, which combines electrophoresis with electro permeabilization, allows the availability of new treatments, non-invasive, promoting the cutaneous permeability and the penetration of principle actives.

02.45 pm – 03.25 pm Conference

Source of greater well-being: communication

By Véronique Vion – Management and human resources consultant

How to reduce the conflicts; restrict frustrations, angers or vexations? By learning how to communicate…whatever the area concerned (professional, personal, social, familial…), communication can indeed become a truly source of appeasement and harmony. It can be considered as a technique for greater wellness; however, one must know how to handle it to be relevant and successful. A practitioner expert in the field of communication will lead the conference.

03.30 pm – 04.10 pm Demo

Slimming products and technology

By Thomas Gruot – Product manager, Beauty Tech

In order to maximize the results of slimming treatments, a great number of equipment combine various and complementary techniques. One of them is revolutionizing the slimming market by its combination of four non-invasive methods. How each method acts on the cutaneous tissues? What are the effective results? How to use this equipment? All these questions will be commented during the conference.

04.15 pm – 04.40 pm Demo

Natural oriental peeling treatment

By Sarah Jerbi – Director of spa and trainer of oriental care techniques

The core of this treatment is brand new: the application of a paste mixed with truly natural textures, then its withdrawal, performed by a precise body language allowing the depilation of unpleasing downy hairs –or even hair- and the elimination of dead cells of the epidermis. A successful treatment product, which helps reducing subsequent hair growth and that, can be used on every types of skin.

04.45 pm – 05.10 pm Conference/Demo

Cells light-stimulation

By Dr Marcello Carvalho – Plastic surgeon,
Carlos Ribeiro – Commercial director of Quasar (Brazil)
And Claude Fontvielle

05.15 pm – 06.00 pm Round table

Gratitude of professions of well-being

Round table conference leaded by Roland Buffet – Editor of Cabines magazine,
With Régine Ferrère – General delegate of the Confédération Nationale Esthétique Parfumerie (CNEP),
Samir Saliba – President of the French Federation of well-being massage,
Aldina Duarte Ramos – President of Spa-A,
And Galya Ortega – Author, trainer and spa consultant

The main concern of our societies has turned to true economical issues: the search for happiness. On the verge of all the business competitive areas and facing the increasing number of unserious practitioners only commercially motivated, some professionals are working on regulatory issues, ethics and values in order to obtain a formal recognition of their profession of well-being.



Monday 16th of March 2009 - Salle Passy    Back to top


09.30 am – 10.10 am Demo

Cosmetic products original from the sea

By Nicolas Rossow – Vice-president of B.Rossow & Cie

Marine products, which are a 100% natural, all have their position into the protocol of spa cares. Originally from Canada, the marine clay of Manicouagan and the salt of Saskatchewan will be exposed at the time of this demonstration, besides their various practices and beneficial effects.

10.15 am – 10.55 am Conference

Socio-beautician: profession in process, profession with future

By Christine Castillo – President of the National trade Union of socio-beautician,
Danièle Dubroca – President of the socio-beautician federation,
Anne Debacq – Director of the Beauty Paris Academy School
And Karine Moncla – Director of Joffre School

The socio-beautician activity has finally been recognized! Its index card, elaborated in collaboration with the National trade union of socio-beautician (SNSE) and the health minister, exists and is now classified among the other professions of the public hospitality function. From now on, the actual competences of socio- will be able to evolve towards a superior qualification, which is the psycho-socio-beautician. Significant progress will be presented in detail on this occasion.

11.00 am – 12.00 pm Round table

Spa development: the role of brands

Round table conference leaded by Roland Buffet – Editor of Cabines magazine,
With Jean-Claude Bozou – Export director of Institut du Spa,
Guillaume Widehem – Commercial director of Payot,
Muriel Degret – Training director of Décléor and Carita,
Éric de Tourtier – Sales director of Cinq Mondes,
And Johanna Baillet – Spa by Algo manager, Algotherm

The choice of creating a well-being area or to transform a beauty salon into a spa must be a decision thought with maturity and preparation. The concept, service, quality and diversity of cares will indeed have to satisfy the clients’ expectation always more demanding. The brands’ role in this transitional coaching will be the centre of the round table conference.

01.00 pm – 01.40 pm Conference

Give added value to a center

By Jean-Eric Knecht – Director of Gontard Elégance

The success of a spa centre is based on a strong identity but also on the quality and performing cares of the clients. The quality service applied, is becoming a very important value-added of centres. All points will be discussed, reception, property, but also the knowledge of every customer’s habits and tastes, indeed, nothing will be neglected…

01.45 pm – 02.25 pm Demo

Well-being and Pilates methods

By Didier Pescher – Director of Leaderfit

Pilates have become one of the most practiced disciplines, not just by the general public, but also by professionals. This tendency is now taking more and more spaces in fitness centers. Presentation and demonstration of a technique directly deriving from this fashion method, which approach the coordination of all muscles and allows an improvement of the essential functions of physical and daily well-being (strength, balance, coordination, flexibility).

02.30 pm – 04h10 pm Demo

New: the “Tip Top” modeling

By Morgane Chéoux – Trainer and spa consultant

Especially on the occasion of the Mondial Spa & Beauté exhibition, a consulting and training team has established a protocol of new body modelling. Dynamic and sparkling, thanks to the tonic percussions it includes, it involves revitalization (thanks to an activity based on energetic meridians) and relaxing care (thanks to the stretching, swaying, undulating pressure). An invitation to relaxation and relief, to be discovered…

03.15 pm – 03.55 pm Conference

Make care a multi-sensorial experience

By Thierry de Beaurepaire – Development director of Evo2lution

The American company EvO2lution has developed and licensed an original diffuser combining a stimulating effect of oxygen with the beneficial effects of essential oils, which are added to fresh fruit cocktails, in particular of floral water. A detailed presentation of an innovation of this concept combining pleasure and efficiency will take place during the conference.

04.00 pm – 04.30 pm Show

Show: Once upon a time, a woman

By the Act Academy School of professional make-up and hairstyle studio

Students of the Act Academy School of Lille will associate in exclusivity their knowledge on make-up and hairstyle in order to present to the visitors of Mondial Spa & Beauté, their most beautiful realization. “Once upon a time a woman” will be the theme of their representation.
A staging and production drawn from Thierry Mugler universe.


Important :
Monday 16th of March 2009 will showcase a sole day of Spa & Beauty conferences.

For Spa

Saturday 14th of March 2009 - Salle Passy    Back to top


10.30 am – 11.10 am Conference

Spas: Back to basics

By Brigitte Dumont de Chassart – Interior Designer
And Michael Asbeek Brusse – Director of La Fontaine de Jouvence

Recently, the number of spa creations of all kinds has increased and the same is true for equipments, sometimes distorting the essence of spa and cares given. Today, new natural care techniques appear bringing us back to essential: Water. Core attribute of spa has to be integrated at the very beginning of the architect has to integrate from designing.

11.15 am – 11.55 am Conference

Heat experience: an entertaining and profitable concept

By Franck Trecco – CEO of Hydro Concept

By adding an entertaining dimension and a strong identity to wellness centres, the « Heat experience » contributes to customer loyalty spa profitability. Thanks to an independent running, without any staff addition, this sensory space leads to propose new services and generate an extra 15 to 20 % turnover.

12.00 pm – 01.00 pm Conference

From audit to spa management

By Jean-Eric Knecht – Director of Élégance Spa Académie & Concept

How clearly identify competences of a spa manager and its team, in reference with an efficient management taking into consideration the structure itself and its real capabilities? How proceed to a spa basic audit in order to determine relevance of the job tasks and equipments (existing or to come)? Jean-Eric Knecht will share his knowledge thanks to his professional experience in the spa universe.

02.00 pm – 02.40 pm Conference

Hotelier or urban spa franchise : a profitable turnkey concept

By Simon-Qûé Gomis – Founder of Spa Sérénitude concept

Simon-Quê Gomis will present his turnkey concept meant to be used by all spa centres  urban or hotelier  with a minimum surface of fifty square metre. By anticipating the effects of the wellness market growth, this profitable and long lasting profitability meets with demand of directors and upmarket clientele.

02.45 pm – 03.25 pm Conference

When technology enhances tradition

By Jean Jacques Gauthier – Physiotherapist, director of Centre Amphorm
And Jean Michel Salze – Development director of Visa Santé

Presentation of a brand new machine allowing traditional massages with Pantai to reach a high level of comfort and efficiency.

03.30 pm – 04.25 Conference

Meeting between genetics and spa

By Jacques-François Martin – President of Parteurop S.A.S,
Dr Jacques Grunenwald – Surgeon, medical specialist GenSpa®
And Dr Sara Colombo – Pharmacist, scientific marketing manager and co-manager for strategic development of Gene Predictis® SA

The essential concept GenSpa® consists in optimizing the cares according to the client. Throughout accurate medical analysis, the clients’ genetic card is defined. This genes reading allows wellness and quality of life optimization on top of nutritional advice and fitted care techniques.... Just like individual, each experience is unique.

04.30 pm – 05.10 pm Conference

Upmarket medi-spa

By Costanza Popolano – Spa manager of Les thermes Regina Isabella (Italy)

Combination of cosmetic medicine, hydrotherapy and spa treatment, the Thermes Regina Isabella are in line with very upmarket medi-spa category. Check-up, plastic dermatology, dietetics, lymphatic drainage, physiotherapy, fitness, face and body... This wide range of offer allows each client to work out his own health or beauty development.

05.15 pm – 06.00 pm Conference

Senior citizens and spa

By Mireille Barreau – Spa & wellness consultant, founder of Ressourcea

Despite not visible in terms of marketing spa, the senior citizens represent, according to studies, a great pool of customers being often neglected. Nevertheless, they represent a promising target when marketing actions meet with their expectations. Who are they? Why are they responsive to spa concept? Which offer do they expect and for which results? How can they be approached? How can we adapt and redefine the spa & wellness universe quality policy to fit with this demanding clientele? A pragmatic approach based on a 15 year old field experience in the wellness sector.



Sunday 15th of March 2009 - Salle Passy    Back to top


10.30 am – 11.10 am Conference

Mistakes not to be made

By Siska von Saxenburg – Author of “ABC du Spa”, co-founder of guidespa.com and proguidespa.com

Real approach towards success can be reached step by step by going through our mistakes (and mostly others’ mistakes, as it is always easier to criticize than build!). This is particularly true when speaking of spa creation during which each and single mistake can be prejudicial…especially on a financial plan!

11.15 am – 11.55 am Round table

Online treatment cares booking

By Vincent Courgibet – General director of MSII International,
David Lawton – General director of Res@win,
Hervé Colly – General director of ADN-informatique
And Florence Poli – Spa manager, Plaza Athénée (Paris)

Marketing trick, new selling channels, or real revolution in the distribution of treatment cares? We need to separate IT management and online booking. Even if both lead to an appropriate company management, strategy to be applied is slightly different.

12.00 pm – 12.40 pm Conference

Profitable spa thanks to treatment cares

By Lucia Rapetti – Founder of Laboratoires MGS Lucia Rapetti
And Sylvette Panec – Spa Manager, Thalasso-spa de Sylt (Germany)

Not only a prerequisite to upgrade hotel offer, hotel spa concept can be turned into a profitable item by proposing very technical and added value cares to become real assets when picking a hotel.

12.45 pm – 01.30 pm Conference

Spa management: urban or hotelier, spa changes with times

By Ida Delam – Founder of Six & Spa by Ida Delam
And Laurence Rey – Founder of Spa Terra Nostra

They have tested out. Product lines and cares designer, Ida Delam has firstly managed an urban mini-spa before opening Six & Spa by Ida Delam in a 4 star hotel in 2008. Conversely, Laurence Rey did her training in the palace hotels (Ritz, Meurice) before setting up an urban spa in Pau. Crossed experiences… not that easy.

02.30 pm – 03.15 pm Round table

Economic crisis: an asset for your activity?

By Julien Patty – Creator of Deep Nature Spa
And Bertrand Thierry – Co-founder of Themae

Tragedy for some, the crisis can be source of opportunities for a spa. Needless to add that perfect command of your concept, natural flair for trends and enhanced action towards your clients are significant. Decrease your prices is not always the best solution…

03.20 pm – 04.10 pm Round table

Hands free treatments: high profitability for connoisseurs

By Bertrand Vaillant – Director of Hydro-Jet France,
Shogoro Uemura – General director of Iyashi Dome,
Hélène Theraud – Marketing & administration manager of Sybaritic,
Ethel Mollet – Director of Hem Diffusion
And Jean Coutinho – Marketing director of Ibbiza

The French market is fully focusing on sense of touch: 80 % of the requested cares in spa are massages. Often neglected, hands free cares allow to increase profitability provided them to be integrated harmoniously in the treatment menu. Indeed, beyond proven efficiency of some of hands free treatments (medical study in support), the most significant is the staging… In the end, a great profitability…

04.15 pm – 05.10 pm Round table

Integrate a wellness offer in hotels

By Charles Luthi – Director Corporate / Student Relations Institut Management Hôtelier International, President of IMHI Alumni,
Silvie Alric – Marketing director of Hilton Hotels Corporation,
Thierry Dechaux – Hotel director, La Villa Maillot****
And Neils Jacob – Marketing director, Four Seasons ‘s Spa

The easy way for a hotel: Consider the wellness offer as a basic business unit following the example of a shop. And so, create a spa funding outstanding installations. Alas, this solution is strictly reserved to palaces and luxurious hotels. Hopefully, we can find various original solutions, implementing a new know-how, focusing around care and service.

05.15 pm – 06.00 pm Conference

Spa market in 2009-2010

By Waldi Kugler – Founder of Spa Austria,
Ingo Schweder – Founder of Spatality (USA)
And Helen Coulon – Development director of Buddha Bar Spa (Evian, France)

Review: Worldwide trends and concepts to be reproduced in Europe.



Monday 16th of March 2009 - Salle Passy    Back to top


09.30 am – 10.10 am Demo

Cosmetic products original from the sea

By Nicolas Rossow – Vice-president of B.Rossow & Cie

Marine products, which are a 100% natural, all have their position into the protocol of spa cares. Originally from Canada, the marine clay of Manicouagan and the salt of Saskatchewan will be exposed at the time of this demonstration, besides their various practices and beneficial effects.

10.15 am – 10.55 am Conference

Socio-beautician: profession in process, profession with future

By Christine Castillo – President of the National trade Union of socio-beautician,
Danièle Dubroca – President of the socio-beautician federation,
Anne Debacq – Director of the Beauty Paris Academy School
And Karine Moncla – Director of Joffre School

The socio-beautician activity has finally been recognized! Its index card, elaborated in collaboration with the National trade union of socio-beautician (SNSE) and the health minister, exists and is now classified among the other professions of the public hospitality function. From now on, the actual competences of socio- will be able to evolve towards a superior qualification, which is the psycho-socio-beautician. Significant progress will be presented in detail on this occasion.

11.00 am – 12.00 pm Round table

Spa development: the role of brands

Round table conference leaded by Roland Buffet – Editor of Cabines magazine,
With Jean-Claude Bozou – Export director of Institut du Spa,
Guillaume Widehem – Commercial director of Payot,
Muriel Degret – Training director of Décléor and Carita,
Éric de Tourtier – Sales director of Cinq Mondes,
And Johanna Baillet – Spa by Algo manager, Algotherm

The choice of creating a well-being area or to transform a beauty salon into a spa must be a decision thought with maturity and preparation. The concept, service, quality and diversity of cares will indeed have to satisfy the clients’ expectation always more demanding. The brands’ role in this transitional coaching will be the centre of the round table conference.

01.00 pm – 01.40 pm Conference

Give added value to a center

By Jean-Eric Knecht – Director of Gontard Elégance

The success of a spa centre is based on a strong identity but also on the quality and performing cares of the clients. The quality service applied, is becoming a very important value-added of centres. All points will be discussed, reception, property, but also the knowledge of every customer’s habits and tastes, indeed, nothing will be neglected…

01.45 pm – 02.25 pm Demo

Well-being and Pilates methods

By Didier Pescher – Director of Leaderfit

Pilates have become one of the most practiced disciplines, not just by the general public, but also by professionals. This tendency is now taking more and more spaces in fitness centers. Presentation and demonstration of a technique directly deriving from this fashion method, which approach the coordination of all muscles and allows an improvement of the essential functions of physical and daily well-being (strength, balance, coordination, flexibility).

02.30 pm – 04h10 pm Demo

New: the “Tip Top” modeling

By Morgane Chéoux – Trainer and spa consultant

Especially on the occasion of the Mondial Spa & Beauté exhibition, a consulting and training team has established a protocol of new body modelling. Dynamic and sparkling, thanks to the tonic percussions it includes, it involves revitalization (thanks to an activity based on energetic meridians) and relaxing care (thanks to the stretching, swaying, undulating pressure). An invitation to relaxation and relief, to be discovered…

03.15 pm – 03.55 pm Conference

Make care a multi-sensorial experience

By Thierry de Beaurepaire – Development director of Evo2lution

The American company EvO2lution has developed and licensed an original diffuser combining a stimulating effect of oxygen with the beneficial effects of essential oils, which are added to fresh fruit cocktails, in particular of floral water. A detailed presentation of an innovation of this concept combining pleasure and efficiency will take place during the conference.

04.00 pm – 04.30 pm Show

Show: Once upon a time, a woman

By the Act Academy School of professional make-up and hairstyle studio

Students of the Act Academy School of Lille will associate in exclusivity their knowledge on make-up and hairstyle in order to present to the visitors of Mondial Spa & Beauté, their most beautiful realization. “Once upon a time a woman” will be the theme of their representation.
A staging and production drawn from Thierry Mugler universe.


Important :
Monday 16th of March 2009 will showcase a sole day of Spa & Beauty conferences.