7 Perfume Industry Events That You Cannot Miss
Perfume industry events offer a platform for perfumers, brand owners, suppliers, and investors to connect and discuss the fragrance industry ins-and-outs. There is no better place to get a pulse on where the fragrance industry is heading than events attended by the people on the frontier of the fragrance world. The following events should be considered for anyone involved in the fragrance world.
Fragrance Creators Association
Fragrance manufacturers of all sizes converge in Arlington, Virginia, to discuss all aspects of scent. This organization brings together like-minded people with deep knowledge of fragrance so that new voices can be heard about the creativity, science, and innovation taking place in the world of fragrance.
Esxence
This event hosted in Milan, Italy brings together the innovators and behind-the-scenes fragrance experts to showcase new products and industry insights. This event heavily focuses on bringing forth curated fragrance brands to engage with others through perfume labs, displays, brand activations, and fragrance workshops.
World Perfumery Congress
The WPC brings together people from every cross-section of the fragrance industry with a focus on market insights and the direction that the fragrance industry is moving towards. Everything from fragrance note preferences of consumers to perfume packaging trends are discussed.
American Society of Perfumers
This organization has regular events throughout the year in order to bring together US based perfumers and fragrance experts for networking and fun. Often guest speakers are brought in to zero in on specific topics facing the fragrance market.
Fragrance Innovation Summit
This summit hosted in Paris, France is narrowly focused on the future of fragrance. From creation and technology to sustainability and new consumer experiences, this forward thinking events brings together experts from some of the most renowned fragrance brands to share their own insights.
ScentXplore
An event designed to bring together creative directors, perfumers, and other niche fragrance professionals together for talk, food, speakers, and fragrance exhibitions. Scentxplore also recognizes excellence in niche perfume brands, with annual awards like “Best Brand Concept” and “Rising Star Perfumer”.
The Institute for Art and Olfaction - The Golden Pears
Think, The Oscars only for perfume! This annual event recognizes innovative brands in the perfume industry with awards given based on blind smelling the scents from a panel of judges. This event pays specific attention to artisan and independent perfume brands that are bringing unique scents to life.
