[Cosmorning] Trendier AI Launches ‘K-Beauty Trend Summit 2025’

This article is originally posted by 정연심 기자 (Jeong Yeon-shim) on Cosmorning's November 4, 2025 Article. To read the full feature, please visit the link below.

[코스모닝] 트렌디어AI, ‘K-뷰티 트렌드 서밋 2025’ 개막

트렌디어AI가 11월 6일부터 21일까지 ‘K-뷰티 트렌드 서밋 2025’를 온라인에서 개최한다. ‘K-뷰티 트렌드 서밋 2025’(K-Beauty Trend Summit 2025)는 해외 약 100개국 바이어들에게 유망한 인디 브랜드를 알리는 행사다. 국내외 뷰티업계 관계자, 바이어, 투자자를 대상으로 진행된다. 트렌디어AI(Trendier AI)는 인공

Trendier AI will host the “K-Beauty Trend Summit 2025” online from November 6 to 21, bringing together beauty industry professionals, global buyers, and investors from around the world. The event is designed to introduce promising Korean indie beauty brands to buyers across approximately 100 countries.

Trendier AI will present its outlook on the direction of the K-beauty market in 2026, with a focus on artificial intelligence and ingredient innovation as the industry’s key growth drivers.

The summit is structured around the convergence of Data Intelligence and Ingredient Science, exploring how AI-driven consumer insight analysis and formulation innovation are accelerating product development and global market expansion.

The opening session, “The 2026 K-Beauty Forecast,” will feature presentations by Jisun Lucie Shin, Analyst at Trendier AI, and Kelly Kovack, Founder and CEO of U.S.-based beauty media outlet BeautyMatter. Using AI-powered data analysis, the speakers will outline K-beauty categories, brands, and formulations expected to gain traction in global markets by 2026. The session drew strong interest, attracting more than 1,000 beauty industry participants.

The following session, “How K-Beauty Uses AI to Create Repeatable Bestsellers,” will spotlight innovation across the K-beauty value chain. Kei Chun, Co-CEO of Trendier AI, and Dhilla Isthiari, Manager at Trendier AI, will share case studies demonstrating how AI is transforming R&D, product planning, marketing, and retail sourcing into a unified, data-driven process.

In the second week, the summit will host “The 2026 K-Beauty Ingredient Roadmap,” led by Rahee Lee, Analyst at Trendier AI. The session will highlight how biotechnology, low-irritation active ingredients, and clinically validated functional ingredients are strengthening K-beauty’s global competitiveness. Using real market data, the presentation will examine how ingredient innovation is shaping brand R&D strategies and formulation development.

The session will also introduce Korean indie beauty brands incorporating advanced ingredients, including Dewytree, 9Wishes, Skin&Lab, Jincostech, Dear Ohneul, Terroirbon, Treeannsea, and LV Korea.

These brands will participate in pitching sessions for global buyers, sharing insights into ingredient research, skin improvement solutions, and international expansion strategies.

The third week will conclude with the session “Beyond the Hype: The Next Phase of K-Beauty’s Global Growth.” Panelists include Claire Chang, CEO of igniteXL Ventures, along with representatives from TANIT Overseas Connections, Global Women in Korea, STYLE STORY, Kahng, and Ordinax.

The panel will discuss strategies for sustainable global growth, exploring how K-beauty can strengthen its competitiveness in key emerging markets such as the United States, Latin America, Europe, Australia, and the Middle East.

Kei Chun, Co-CEO of MeasureCommerce, stated, “AI and data are accelerating the pace of innovation in the K-beauty industry. Through this summit, we aim to demonstrate how K-beauty is establishing global standards for speed, precision, and innovation.”