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    Timings for day one are in CEST (Central European Summer Time)

  2. Europe part 1: The Green Deal and Chemicals Regulations

  3. Event welcome

    Conference Chair:

    Geraint Roberts Geraint Roberts
    Freelance journalist and researcher

  4. Keynote  Keynote: The Green Deal and Chemicals– What are the scientific challenges?

    Bjorn Hansen Bjorn Hansen
    Executive Director, European Chemicals Agency

  5. Q&A

  6. The new EU Chemicals Strategy and Developments in REACH

    Cristina de Avila Cristina de Avila
    Head of Unit, Sustainable Chemicals, DG Environment, European Commission
    Sylvie Lemoine Sylvie Lemoine
    Executive Director Product Stewardship, Cefic
    Michael Warhurst Michael Warhurst
    Executive Director, CHEM Trust, United Kingdom

  7. Q&A

  8. Break and sponsor workshops

    13.00 Workshop from Exponent: 

    Registration updates: best practice and obligations and preparing for UK REACH 

    John Hislop and Katie Hill, Exponent

    13.45 Workshop from UL:

    Overcoming supply chain challenges to comply with EU regulatory notifications in 2021

    Ancuta Rusu, Regulatory Specialist, UL

  9. Europe part 2: Regulatory hot topics

  10. REACH hot topics including substance evaluation decisions and appeals before the Board of Appeal

    Claudio Mereu Claudio Mereu
    Partner, EU Regulatory, Fieldfisher LLP, Belgium

  11. Q&A

  12. Brexit and UK REACH – An Overview

    Frederik Johanson Frederik Johanson
    Partner, Sales, REACHLaw, Finland

  13. Brexit and UK REACH – what’s next? A UK Lawyer's perspective

    • The current legal position and future uncertainties
    • Concerns over the operation of UK REACH: issues to watch
    • Chemicals regulation in an independent UK
    Simon Tilling Simon Tilling
    Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, UK

  14. Q&A

  15. Four chemicals hot topics: Current proposed EU Regulatory Action

  16. Polymers

    Nicolás Fuentes Colomer Nicolás Fuentes Colomer
    Product Stewardship Manager, Cefic

  17. Nanomaterials

    Adam Elwan Adam Elwan
    Communications Unit, European Chemicals Agency

  18. PFAS and Microplastics

    Mark Blainey Mark Blainey
    Head of Unit - Risk Management I, Echa

  19. Q&A

    Panelists:

    Jenny Holmqvist Jenny Holmqvist
    Coordinator International Affairs and Nanomaterials, ECHA
    Nicolás Fuentes Colomer Nicolás Fuentes Colomer
    Product Stewardship Manager, Cefic
    Peter Simpson Peter Simpson
    Director, Affinity Element Limited

  20. Day one conclusions and wrap up

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