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Agenda

  1. Coffee

  2. Welcome and introduction

    Shanda Moorghen Shanda Moorghen
    Business Editor, Chemical Watch News & Insight, Enhesa Product Intelligence

  3. Keynote: Assessment of the UPFAS dossier in the ECHA committees – state of play and next steps

    • The assessment process and functioning of RAC and SEAC
    • What has happened so far
    • Next steps
    Maria Ottati Maria Ottati
    Chair, Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC), European Chemicals Agency
  4. Session 4: The planned clarification of PFAS regulation

  5. European Commission update on PFAS restrictions

    • Update on ongoing PFAS restrictions (PFHxA, PFAS in firefighting foams, uPFAS)
    • Providing clarity on PFAS 
    Martijn Beekman Martijn Beekman
    Policy Officer, DG Grow, European Commission

  6. Updates from the uPFAS dossier submitters

    • Need for regulation
    • Findings from the public consultation
    • Assessment of comments and update of the background document
    • Next steps 
    Carl Dannenberg Carl Dannenberg
    Scientific Officer, Federal Office for Chemicals, BAuA, Germany

  7. An industry perspective on the sectoral assessment for the uPFAS restriction proposal

    • Are emissions a good proxy for risk?
    • Cookware as an example in the sectoral assessment
    Gernot Strehl Gernot Strehl
    Head of Food Contact Technical Expert Team, Federation of the European Cookware, Cutlery and Houseware Industries (FEC)

  8. Refreshment break

  9. Industry perspective on recent regulatory developments for PFAS and outlook

    • Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries Association of Europe’s perspective
    • Need for certainty
    • Call for collaboration 
    Elisa Consoli Elisa Consoli
    REACH & Chemicals Manager, ASD – Aerospace, Security and Defense Industries Association of Europe

  10. The PFAS restriction and alternatives – the NGO perspective

    • PFAS have a wide array of different uses, and alternatives are available for many of these applications 
    • Many stakeholders, including companies and investors, want strict regulation 
    • The need for a comprehensive restriction – a narrow PFAS restriction will never solve the PFAS issue 
    Jonatan Kleimark Jonatan Kleimark
    Head of Corporate Sustainability, ChemSec

  11. Q&A and panel discussion: What should the clarification of PFAS regulation look like?

  12. Lunch and networking

  13. Enhesa Product Intelligence service presentation and demo

  14. Session 5: Strategies for managing increasing regulatory complexity

  15. Product stewardship 2.0 – interface sustainability / circularity & product safety

    • New EU rules to make sustainable products the norm
    • Regulatory drivers of change: product safety and sustainability
    • Safety and sustainability are growing together: what does this mean for product stewardship?
    • How can product stewardship prepare the company for the ecodesign for sustainable products regulation (ESPR), the digital product passport (DPP) and safe and sustainable by design (SSbD)?  
    Nino Papukashvili Nino Papukashvili
    PS Regulatory Advocacy Manager, Shell Deutschland

  16. Sustainability policies for electronics to support European competitiveness

    • Current developments in the complex EU sustainability policy landscape
    • Practical ways to set the right strategic priorities for sustainability policies
    • How these developments impact the electronics industry and its competitiveness in Europe 
    Diana Radovan Diana Radovan
    Director Sustainability Policy, IPC Electronics

  17. Refreshment break

  18. Cross-Atlantic learnings

    • Different jurisdictions: the USA and the EU 
    • Key differences: political momentum and regulatory developments
    • Overlaps on priority chemicals with multi-year programs
    • Focus on similarities and synergies through staying connected globally on the science that underpins chemical safety regulations 
    Jan Maarten Teuben Jan Maarten Teuben
    Product Stewardship Manager, Shell Global Solutions International BV

  19. Q&A 

  20. Networking drinks reception

    Join us for relaxed networking with drinks and appetizers, alongside our speakers and attendees.

  21. Close of day two

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