Agenda

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  1. Registration and coffee

  2. Opening announcements

    Melanie Rybar Melanie Rybar
    Regulatory and Compliance Analyst, Enhesa Product Intelligence, USA
  3. Session 5: State-level updates
  4. State-level legislation adopted in 2025 so far

    • Highlights of the 2025 legislation year so far;
    • What trends are we seeing; and
    • What can we expect moving forward?
    Judah Prero Judah Prero
    Counsel, Arnold & Porter, USA
  5. California updates including Proposition 65

    • Introduction
    • Proposition 65 Overview
    • Proposition 65 Benefits
    • Business Compliance and Ombuds Program
    • Program Challenges
    • Changes to Regulations
    • Recent
    • Upcoming
    • Proposition 65 Tomorrow
    • Contacts
       
    Tina Cox Tina Cox
    Proposition 65 Implementation Chief, California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
  6. Q&A session

  7. Refreshment break

  8. Session 6: Regulatory developments in Canada
  9. CEPA priorities for 2025 and beyond

    VIRTUAL PRESENTATION

    Angelika Zidek Angelika Zidek
    Senior Manager, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Health Canada, Government of Canada
  10. Practical insights into CEPA developments

    VIRTUAL PRESENTATION

    Scott Thurlow Scott Thurlow
    Founder, Thurlow.law
  11. Restricted Materials in Canada in 2026

    • The Canadian Federal Plastics Registry (Product and facility reporting) 
    • Upcoming restricted chemicals in Canada 
    • The direction of PFAS regulation in Canada 
    Bruce Calder Bruce Calder
    VP Consulting Services, Claigan Environmental
  12. Q&A session

  13. Lunch and networking

  14. Session 7: Global updates
  15. The REACH revision

    • The Commission’s proposed revisions to REACH 
    • EU industries’ response 
    Herb Estreicher Herb Estreicher
    Partner, Keller and Heckman LLP, United States
  16. Updates from China

    •  Regulatory updates on ODS, GHS standards and hazardous substance restrictions in products
    •  Looking ahead to 2025 and beyond
      • Environmental management of Chemicals – draft ecological and environmental code
      • Safety management of dangerous chemicals – draft dangerous chemicals safety law
    Weiwei Luo Weiwei Luo
    Of Counsel, Beveridge and Diamond PC
  17. Regulatory trends in Latin America

    Nidia Mariana Calvo Mendez Nidia Mariana Calvo Mendez
    Global Managing Analyst, Enhesa Product Intelligence
  18. Q&A session

  19. Refreshment break

  20. Session 8: Global outlook
  21. Overview and update of global REACH-like regulations

    • Overview and Dossier Evaluation Compliance Advice for EU REACH
    • Overview of Ukraine REACH
    • China REACH Implementation Status
    • Korea REACH Revision and Update including LOC template update, draft guidance, Voluntary Reporting Grants
    • Exemption from Penalties
    • Philippines PICCS update
    • Chemical Regulations in Brazil, Peru, Chile, Columbia
    Lucy Wang Lucy Wang
    Senior Regulatory Consultant, CIRS Group USA Inc, USA
  22. Q&A and panel discussion: The future of global chemicals management

    Herb Estreicher Herb Estreicher
    Partner, Keller and Heckman LLP, United States
    Lucy Wang Lucy Wang
    Senior Regulatory Consultant, CIRS Group USA Inc, USA
    Bruce Calder Bruce Calder
    VP Consulting Services, Claigan Environmental
  23. Networking drinks reception

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

  24. Close of day two

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