The International Fragrance Association (IFRA)

We are pleased to welcome IFF as a Gold Sponsor of Global Fragrance Summit 2027, at The St. Regis Mumbai on 23–24 June 2027. A founding member of the International Fragrance Association (IFRA), IFF has long supported the Summit: Gold Sponsor in São Paulo in 2022 and in Singapore in 2025, and Silver Sponsor in Dubai in 2024. Thank you, IFF, for joining us for the first Summit in India. IFF joins fellow Gold Sponsors BASF Aroma Ingredients and Ultra International, Silver Sponsor Symrise and Bronze Sponsor Takasago, with Continental Cosmetics and Herbals as Media Partner for India. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eBa82CNe #GFS2027 #IFRAGFS2027 #GlobalScaleLocalEssence

Will AI replace the perfumer? Master Perfumer Stephen Nicoll expects AI to have "a huge impact" on the way people work in fragrance – and it may well eliminate some roles. But the smart perfumer of the future, he says, is the one who looks at these AI tools and asks: "How am I going to leverage them to help me do a better job?" Hear more from Mr Nicoll on how perfumers learn to smell, and where the profession is heading, in Behind the Scents, the podcast of the International Fragrance Association (IFRA). Listen to the full episode: https://lnkd.in/eBWJcGpc #Perfumery #Fragrance #Perfumer #AI #Podcast

Today in Bangkok, our President, Alexander Mohr PhD, joined a panel at the annual conference of the IFEAT - The International Federation of Essential Oils and Aroma Trades (IFEAT): ‘Beyond carbon footprint: the overlooked indicators that determine true supply chain resilience’. The discussion, moderated by Alain Frix of Allchemix Consultancy. Expertise F&F market and ingredients nat & synth www.allchemix.com Alain Frix, looked beyond carbon. It covered the wider set of social, environmental and operational indicators that decide whether a supply chain holds up under pressure. Mr Mohr shared the stage with: Francis Chabagno, Head of Procurement, Fragrance Division, Givaudan Catherine Rémy, Head of Global Ingredients, Mane Tim S Valentiner, CEO, Alltruix, LLC Xavier Blaizot, Perfumer and CEO, PCW France Thank you to IFEAT for the invitation, to Alain Frix for his excellent moderation and to Lindsay Smith for coordinating the speaker program. #IFEAT #Fragrance #SupplyChain #Sustainability

From the copper stills of Kannauj to a perfumery lab in Mumbai and the Gateway of India at sunrise: our film for IFRA Global Fragrance Summit 2027 travels through India's living fragrance heritage. Watch with the sound on. Each Summit is shaped by its host region's contribution to the global fragrance story. On 23–24 June 2027, the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) brings the whole fragrance value chain together in Mumbai – fragrance houses, ingredient suppliers, consumer goods companies, IFRA Members and National Associations, regulators, media and academia – for two days of insight, debate and connection, in person or online. Registration is open: https://lnkd.in/e2yMhWwp About IFRA: https://ifrafragrance.org AI was used to help create this video. #GlobalFragranceSummit #GFS2027 #IFRA #Fragrance #Perfumery #Mumbai #India

Plenty of people can smell well. But can you remember what you smelled a month later? That, says Master Perfumer Stephen Nicoll, is the part that makes a perfumer: "Being able to create an olfactive memory and library in your brain is something that has to be learned." In the new episode of Behind the Scents, he talks to Charles de Lusignan about how perfumers learn to smell – four hours every morning and four every afternoon, one olfactive family at a time – how training has changed since he started at the bench in 1979, and what 15 years in homecare and laundry fragrance taught him. His advice for anyone who wants to follow him: smell everything, be curious – and take care of your nose. Listen to the full episode: https://lnkd.in/eBWJcGpc #Perfumery #Fragrance #Perfumer #Podcast

Global Fragrance Summit 2027 is now open for registration. Join us in Mumbai on 23–24 June 2027 at The St. Regis Mumbai, under the theme 'Global scale. Local essence'. Mark yourself as attending, share it with colleagues, and register at https://lnkd.in/e2yMhWwp #GFS2027 #fragrance #Mumbai

Today, the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) is at the Royal Institution in London for the 15th IFRA United Kingdom Fragrance Forum – and we are proud to be event partner once again. This year's theme, 'Scent Technology and our Senses', explores what happens to our sense of smell in an increasingly digital world, from the hype to the reality. IFRA President Alexander Mohr, PhD opened the afternoon session, welcoming scientists, perfumers and industry experts to the Royal Institution. Ours is an industry rooted in history and emotion, yet it has always moved with the times – from the first synthetic molecules to the artificial intelligence (AI) and digital tools now changing how we create, assess and experience scent. The program brings together leading voices in olfaction research: - Prof Jonas Olofsson, Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet - Prof Simon Niedenthal, Malmö University - Dr Cecilia Bembibre, University College London - Prof Jonathan Williams, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry Later this afternoon, IFRA UK perfumer Eliza Douglas goes head to head with an AI platform: two perfumes, one brief. We look forward to smelling the results. IFRA is joined at the Forum by members of its Europe Regional Committee: - Philippe MASSÉ, President of Prodarom (France) - Paolo Merlano and Claudia Dellera, President and Vice President of AISPEC–Federchimica (Italy) and Beatrice Russo, - Jonathan Warr, Harriet Vince, Tobias Koppitz, Anne Attil. Also there from the IFRA team: Europe Director Aurélie Perrichet, Public Affairs and Sustainability Manager Europe Johannes Weiss, and Amaia Irizar. Our thanks to Lisa Hipgrave, Director of IFRA UK, and her team for bringing together such a remarkable group of thinkers and practitioners. #Fragrance #Olfaction #DigitalScent #ArtificialIntelligence

At Beautyworld Dubai, Alexander Mohr, PhD, President of the International Fragrance Association (IFRA), speaks on the Next in Fragrance Conference panel 'The Rules of Responsible Fragrance: Regulations, Ethics & the Planet'. Mr Mohr is joined by Abdulla Ajmal, Chief Executive Officer of Ajmal Group and Kareema Toutounji, Founder of the Oud Grading Institute. Valerie LOVISA, global perfumery expert and educator, moderates. Changing regulations, harmonization and environmental impact are reshaping how fragrance is created and brought to market. For IFRA, what ties these together is trust: safety grounded in science through the IFRA Standards, responsible sourcing of ingredients, and an industry that talks openly with regulators, partners and consumers. Few places suit that conversation better than the Middle East, home to one of the world's richest fragrance traditions. 📍 Za'abeel Hall 3, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 🕦 Wednesday, 7 October 2026, 11:30–12:15 Gulf Standard Time Full program: https://lnkd.in/eTqYTA7q #IFRA #Fragrance #ResponsibleFragrance #BeautyworldDubai #NextInFragrance #Sustainability

The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) is delighted to welcome Takasago International Corporation as a Bronze Sponsor of the IFRA Global Fragrance Summit 2027. Takasago joins BASF Aroma Ingredients, our Gold Sponsor, and Symrise AG, our Silver Sponsor, with Continental Cosmetics and Herbals as Media Partner for India. Thank you to all of them for backing the first Summit in India. Takasago has focused on ‘kaori’ – aroma, in Japanese – since 1920, and has had a fragrance center in Mumbai since 2024. The Summit brings the fragrance value chain together in Mumbai on 23 and 24 June 2027, under the theme ‘Global scale. Local essence.’ Registration is open, in person or online, and early-bird rates apply until 31 December 2026. Register: https://lnkd.in/e2yMhWwp Read the announcement: https://lnkd.in/eEyT3GHx #GFS2027 #IFRAGFS2027 #GlobalScaleLocalEssence #Fragrance #Mumbai

Registration is now open for the Global Fragrance Summit 2027.   On 23 and 24 June 2027, the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) brings the fragrance value chain together at The St. Regis Mumbai, under the theme 'Global scale. Local essence'.   Two days on the IFRA Standards and regulatory alignment across markets, the future of fragrance ingredients, sustainability, and the science, data and craft of fragrance creation, each seen through the lens of India.   After Sao Paolo, Geneva, Dubai and Singapore, we are excited to see registration open for Mumbai and look forward to welcoming you there. Early-bird rates run until 31 December 2026, in person and online.   Read more: https://lnkd.in/ev2rJy2t   With thanks to our sponsors BASF Aroma Ingredients (Gold) and Symrise (Silver), and to Continental Cosmetics and Herbals, our Media Partner for India.   #GFS2027 #IFRAGFS2027 #GlobalScaleLocalEssence