Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026
Time: 8:30 am – 11:00 am
Location: 5140 Yonge Street, Suite 1400 & 14th Floor, Toronto
Cost: Free for members
Join us in Toronto for an engaging morning of insights, networking, and industry discussion, hosted by NielsenIQ. This breakfast session will bring together leaders from across the cosmetics and personal care sector to explore the trends shaping today’s market and what’s coming next.
You’ll hear from NielsenIQ on forecasting and emerging market trends impacting the beauty industry, TikTok on evolving consumer behaviours and platform-driven trends and Look Good Feel Better (LGFB) on purpose-driven partnerships and the growing role of cause marketing in brand strategy.
This is an opportunity to connect with peers, gain practical insights, and start the day with meaningful conversations that support business growth and innovation.
Speakers
Francis Parisien
Vice President, Eastern Canada
NielsenIQ
Francis Parisien has worked for over 20 years for Nielsen in Canada. He’s been Vice-President, Eastern Canada for the last 5 years, reporting directly to the General Manager for Nielsen Canada. As such, he’s responsible for the teams in charge of Quebec and Atlantic manufacturers. For the last year or two, Francis has been multiplying presentations at several events, meeting established producers & manufacturers, as well as start-ups who are making their debut in this hyper-competitive market; with his team, his mission was to find a way to work with all the players in the Industry, in order to allow them to take advantage of all possible growth opportunities. All this while keeping abreast of the best from around the world, working with colleagues from other Nielsen offices to make the information available to all its partners.
Susan Larkin
President & CEO
Look Good Feel Better
Susan Larkin is the President & CEO of Look Good Feel Better. She joined the organization in 2018 as Vice President of Programs and Marketing, a role which later expanded to Chief Operating Officer.
A long-term advocate of treating the whole person, not just “the patient”, Sue is a passionate advocate for supportive healthcare within our medical system, and the crucial role community partners play within the social fabric of Canada.
Susan has more than 20 years of strategic leadership, community engagement and partnership development. With successive roles at SickKids Foundation, UNICEF Canada, Michael Garron Hospital Foundation and the Canadian Red Cross, Sue has a proven track record of building successful partnerships and collaborations to create impact and increase the well-being of women and youth in Canada and around the world. She is also passionate about building strong teams and cultivating positive work cultures.
Anne Coqueugniot
TikTok Canada
Anne is an accomplished partnerships and marketing leader with over 15 years of experience driving growth at the intersection of platforms, products, and brands. At TikTok Canada, she helps beauty and CPG brands harness the power of creators, community, and culture to achieve meaningful business results.
Before joining TikTok, she worked at Google, supporting advertisers in their performance marketing strategies, and previously led Media (Owned, Earned, and Paid) at Groupe Marcelle, driving digital transformation across its portfolio of beauty brands. Earlier in her career, she managed strategic partnerships with Google, Meta, Microsoft at Yellow Pages.
Known for her strategic vision and collaborative leadership, Anne is passionate about helping brands innovate through data-driven insights, creator storytelling, and platform-native strategies.
