Nicole leads the Brand Effectiveness Sales team at Nielsen, where she is responsible for creating differentiated value in the marketplace by measuring evolving consumer patterns, and more of what matters to her clients. She currently stands on the front lines for Nielsen as the company showcases solutions that connect online and offline performance, uncover blind spots, shape smarter markets, and enable growth.

Kayla Villena is a senior analyst at Euromonitor International based in Chicago. She analyses the beauty and personal care industry, looking at changing consumer preferences, megatrends influencing adjacent industries, and the ripple effects from industry disruptors and innovators. Leveraging custom consulting experience at Euromonitor, she works closely with stakeholders to understand their strategic goals and communicate how to win, synthesizing beauty insights with Euromonitor’s retailing and digital consumer systems, as well as Euromonitor’s Beauty Survey and Via Pricing systems.

 She has spoken at industry events, such as in-cosmetics North America, Cosmoprof North America, MakeUp in New York, and several Jefferies’ events. She is a regular contributor to Natural Products Insider and Beauty Packaging and has been featured in Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, CosmeticsDesign and Glossy, among other publications.

 Kayla holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in communication from the University of Florida.

Deborah Weinswig is CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, a research and advisory firm specializing in disruptive technologies reshaping today’s retail landscape. Coresight Research has a global presence spanning the US, Europe and Asia, including deep expertise in the fast-changing China market.

Weinswig serves on the board of directors for Goodwill Industries NY/NJ, GUESS?, Inc., Kiabi, Street Soccer USA, RetailersUnited and Xcel Brands, Inc. She is on the advisory board of the World Retail Congress and Retail Analytics Council and a mentor for several accelerators.

Weinswig is an award-winning global retail analyst, Certified Public Accountant and holds an MBA from the University of Chicago.