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- 45 - Headliners.... TONY RICCI flow Artistic Director With over 25 years of experience, Tony is an accomplished, award winning industry veteran who joined flow ™ in 2017 as the reigning Contessa Canadian Hairdresser of the Year; an honor he has now won eight times, including 2019. Tony was also awarded North America Hairstylist of the Year in 2010. Extensively trained through Vidal Sassoon in Canada, London and Los Angeles, Tony has been a main-stage platform artist and has had his work featured in fashion and salon industry magazines around the world. Tony leads flow's creative vision and will focus on developing a new collection, generating new imagery, growing the flow Style Team and positioning education for the international market. Tony has a genuine passion for pushing creative boundaries, designing beautiful cutting-edge looks and promoting the importance of ongoing education to stylists of all levels. CHRYSTOFER BENSON Matrix Global Artistic Educator Chrystofer is a GLOBAL AWARD-WINNING Colorist and Stylist. He is highly respected in the professional beauty industry for his exceptional creative vision, communication skills, and technical talent that clearly defines him as an industry leader. Creative, Visionary, and Passionate.....are a few of the words used to describe Chrystofer Benson. Working and educating globally, he is driven by his unparalleled creative energy to break down barriers and leave his mark and legacy on this world. As an avid competitor, he has 17 International titles in Cutting, Color, and Styling, 4 North American Hair Awards (NAHA) Wins and 23 nominations over 8 categories and is current reigning Hair Colorist of the Year 2019. Chrystofer also has an impressive body of international photo work from collaborations with photographers creating stunning images that elevate hairdressings overall art form. From Advertising, Beauty, Fashion, and Editorial campaigns, his work has graced the covers and pages of publications of International magazines around the globe. He is continually growing and elevating his own art form and sharing his work at chrystoferbenson.com and haircbc.com. KATHY SIMON – Neuma Global Artistic Director Kathy Simon, an award-winning hair artist, educator, salon and academy owner, was recently named Global Artistic Director for NEUMA RESEARCH. Simon won Elite Master Hairdresser of the Year at the Canadian Contessa Awards 2017. She was also a finalist for Canadian Hairdresser of the Year 2017, Best Video look book in 2017 at AIPP international awards and Best Video look book of the year in 2014 at the Canadian Mirror Awards. Simon is internationally recognized for her teaching style, her unique artistic vision and structural philosophy that has been proven at countless seminars, classes and shows. As the creator and developer of the Mekka System of Education and owner/Artistic Director of Mekka Education Studio, Kathy and her team have traveled across North America, teaching countless seminars and shows since 1997. JUHA-MATTI MANNINEN Kevin.Murphy Style.Master Based in Europe, Juha-Matti is a KEVIN.MURPHY STYLE.MASTER and educator who has delivered inspirational education to hairdressers in twenty-six different countries. He has also worked on endless Fashion Week events in Melbourne, London, Copenhagen and Stockholm to name just a few. Respected for his innate creative flair, his work has been featured in publications such as Elle, Cosmopolitan and Harper's Bazaar, and he has also been involved in countless events for these publications. Film has also played a prominent role throughout his career and he is often called upon to work on hair direction for feature films throughout Finland.

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