HONG KONG, Sept. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cosmoprof Asia, Asia's leading professional beauty exhibition, announces an industry star gathering within the hair sector of the event's 18th edition. Organised by Cosmoprof Asia Ltd, a joint venture company between UBM Asia Ltd and BolognaFiere Group, Cosmoprof Asia 2013 will host a performance by Intercoiffure China (ICD) president and hairstyling superstar Klaus Peter Ochs at the Intercoiffure, Vision of the Elite show as well as famed celebrity stylist and SHISEDO Beauty Top Specialist Tadashi Harada at an onstage hair show titled SHISEIDO PROFESSIONAL's Beauty Odyssey. Both events take place during Cosmoprof Asia 2013 held 13 -15 November at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC).

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Intercoiffure (ICD) is the world's top hair designers association with branches in more than 60 countries. The group will organise the Intercoiffure, Vision of the Elite styling and creativity hair show to deliver over 1,000 hairstyles in a nearly 3-hour non-stop performance. Klaus Peter Ochs, President of Intercoiffure Mondial, Joakim Ross, Art Director of ICD, Yasunori Shichijoh from Japan and the best artists from Hong Kong and mainland China will give a special performance at the event. Taking place 13 November at the HKCEC Convention Hall, the Intercoiffure, Vision of the Elite will share with audience the best of hair art, design and vogue.

Led by Tadashi Harada, the SHISEIDO PROFESSIONAL Creative Team is responsible for hairstyling and makeup services for product launches of global fashion brands across print, television commercials, and live fashion shows. Harada, a consecutive two time Hairdresser of the Year winner of the Japan Hairdressing Awards, has styled celebrities such as Orlando Bloom, Miki Imai, Kenichi Matsuyama, Naoto Kazuyoshi Miura and Sakurai Sho (Arashi) as well as fashion projects for the likes of Thom Brown, Yohji Yamamoto, Mugler, Paul Smith, Neil Barrett, Ann Demeulemeester and Issey Miyake Men. Alongside the creative teams from Beijing Hair Culture and Hair Corner of Hong Kong, the Beauty Odyssey Hair Show sets to reveal the next trends in creative hairstyling and expects to attract over 1,000 hairstylists and salon owners worldwide. This event takes place 14 November in the HKCEC Convention Hall.

These two events are just a few examples of the professional and exciting activities to take place at Cosmoprof Asia 2013. In addition to the Hair Salon and Beauty Salon sectors, the exhibition will also host several seminars, demonstrations, highly anticipated events and of course a range of products across Cosmetics & Toiletries, Natural Health, Packaging & OEM, and the newly added Nail and Accessories sector. With an exposition floor of 76,200 sqm hosting 2,000+ exhibitors and brands, Cosmoprof Asia 2013 expects to again demonstrate its reputation and exceed expectations as Asia's premiere beauty exhibition.

Online pre-registration is open from now until 18 October 2013 for qualified professionals. For more information visit: www.cosmoprof-asia.com

About BolognaFiere Group

www.bolognafiere.it

BolognaFiere Group, the world's leading trade show organizer in the cosmetics, fashion, architecture and building, art and culture sectors, features in its portoflio more than 80 exhibitions, both domestic and international events. SoGeCos S.p.A., as organizer of Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna (established 1967), the most important beauty meeting point in the world that will take place in Bologna next April 4 - 7, 2014 (Cosmopack: April 2 - 5, 2014), has the privilege to work with the beauty industry in the five continents and to monitor new emerging markets where there is a demand for cosmetics products. The international platform offered by Cosmoprof, with its events in Hong Kong (established 1996) and Las Vegas (established 2002), provides a truly global marketplace for the beauty industry where brands can find success.

About UBM Asia Ltd

www.ubmasia.com

Owned by UBM plc listed on the London Stock Exchange, UBM Asia is Asia's leading exhibition organiser and the biggest commercial organiser in mainland China, India and Malaysia. Established with its headquarters in Hong Kong and subsidiary companies across Asia and in the US, UBM Asia has a strong global network of 30 offices and over 1,400 staff in 25 major cities. We operate in 21 market sectors with 160 exhibitions, 75 conferences, 28 trade publications, 18 vertical portals and virtual event services for over 1,000,000 quality exhibitors, visitors, conference delegates, advertisers and subscribers from all over the world.

Asia
Amy Ng
+852-2516-1659
amy.ng@ubm.com

Janice Poon
+852-2516-2117
janice.poon@ubm.com

Worldwide
SoGeCos s.p.a -- BolognaFiere Group
Mr Paolo Landi
+39-0245-4708-320
paolo.landi@cosmoprof.it

SOURCE Cosmoprof Asia