Two-day program
Dealmaker Summit NYC 2026 Schedule
15 sessions over 2 days.
Day 1Monday, June 88 sessions
12:00 PM
Atrium
Registration + breakfast
1:00 PM
Main stage
Keynote
Opening remarks
Nader Naeymi-Rad
1:30 PM
Main stage
Panel
State of Dealmaking Part I: Era of Grand M&A
Nader Naeymi-Rad, Oliver Chen +2
2:15 PM
Atrium
Break
2:30 PM
Main stage
Panel
State of Dealmaking Part II: The Era of Young Disruptors
Nader Naeymi-Rad, Rich Gersten +3
3:15 PM
Atrium
Break
3:30 PM
Main stage
Panel
Platform Play: The Rise of Neo-Strategics
Nader Naeymi-Rad, Mitchell Collens +2
4:15 PM
Atrium
Networking lunch
5:15 PM
Main stage
Panel
Back to the Chair: Is the Pro Channel the Next Big Bet?
Claire McCormack, Alisa Lask +2
6:00 PM
Atrium
Break
6:15 PM
Main stage
Panel
Makeup: The Comeback Category
Rachel Brown, Ilya Seglin +3
7:00 PM
Atrium
Break
7:15 PM
Main stage
Panel
Nail Care: The Next Big Thing Is Right Under Your Fingertips
Angelina Pizzulli, Kevin Gould +2
8:00 PM
Atrium
Break
8:15 PM
Main stage
Fireside
Doing the Deal: Olive & June
Nader Naeymi-Rad, Sarah Gibson Tuttle +1
9:00 PM
Rooftop
Social
Cocktail hour
Day 2Tuesday, June 97 sessions
12:00 PM
Atrium
Registration + breakfast
1:00 PM
Main stage
Keynote
Opening remarks
Claire McCormack
1:15 PM
Main stage
Panel
The Promised Land Revisited: Asia's New Beauty Power Map
Nader Naeymi-Rad, Mandy Zhou +1
2:00 PM
Atrium
Break
2:15 PM
Main stage
Panel
Skincare: Decoding the New Skin Health Era
Angelina Pizzulli, Lisa Guerrera +3
3:00 PM
Atrium
Break
3:15 PM
Main stage
Panel
Haircare: High Growth, Higher Expectations
Taylor Bryant, James Kilgour +3
4:00 PM
Atrium
Networking lunch
5:00 PM
Main stage
Panel
Wellness: Beauty's Biggest – and Riskiest – Bet
Claire McCormack, Evan Mintz +2
5:45 PM
Atrium
Break
6:00 PM
Main stage
Panel
Fragrance: The Unexpected Stars Taking Center Stage
Nicole Green, Diana Melencio +1
6:45 PM
Atrium
Break
7:00 PM
Main stage
Panel
Retail: Shelf Space, Star Power, And The New Rules of Distribution
Erica La Sala, Mia Young +3