Regulatory Summit Asia 2025

VIRTUAL PRESENTATION

• Overview of the regulatory landscape with a focus on industrial chemicals
• Key regulatory touchpoints across the chemical lifecycle with country-specific examples
• Comparative case study: regulatory alignment and divergence across Australia and New Zealand
• Recent and upcoming regulatory changes in both countries

Richard Wallis

Principal, Arcadian Chemical Consulting

• Department of Occupational Safety & Health (DOSH) Core Function
• Chemical Management in Malaysia
• Chemical Legislation in Malaysia. Enforced by DOSH
• Submission of Chemical Hazardous To Health Register (IICMS) 
• Elements of Chemical Hazardous To Health Register & Guidance Note

Dr Ishkandar MD Yusoff

Deputy Director, Chemical Management Division, DOSH Malaysia

• ​General Chemical Management​
  • Packaging​
  • Batteries​
  • EPR for Certain Products​
  • Cosmetics​
• Key Take Aways

Rongrong Ni

Regulatory and Compliance Analyst, Enhesa Product Intelligence

• An ever increasing number of regulations require data, such as Phys/Chem, Human and Ecotox for substance registration.
• Access to use this data need to granted by the data owner to make it available for registration.
• In recent years other data needs have arisen related to sustainability reporting, regulations like CSRD, CBAM to name just a few, product carbon footprint and scope 3 reporting will further increase the need to gather data up and down the supply chain.
• Are we ready?

Willi Muenninghoff

APAC Director Health Science, Ramboll Korea LLC

• How IT devices can drive the circular economy through reuse, refurbishment, and responsible recycling
• Understand the importance of design in embedding circularity and using sustainable materials
• Customer trends in sustainability requirements and queries 

Soo Lin Goh

Sustainable Impact Lead, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, HP

• TSCA updates, including:
  • relevant topics on Section 5 New Substance reporting
  • PBT rules;
  • AI
  • Risk Evaluations- are they getting shorter?
  • Etc.
• Update on relevant topics in the Canadian New Substance Compliance Program.

Rose Passarella

Director - Chemicals Group, Intertek Assuris, USA

• Macro shifts in Asian Supply Chain
• Regulatory Radar for Asia: Emerging regulations and trends
• Global Pull-Through Affecting Asia
• How Asia can stay ahead of the curve

Rati Bhattacharya

Regional Service Leader, Sustainable Operations at ERM

VIRTUAL PRESENTATION

Steven Van de Broeck

Executive Director Product Stewardship, Cefic

VIRTUAL PRESENTATION

• Key updates on the Global Framework on Chemicals
• Opportunities for funding and engagement under the second call for applications of the Global Framework on Chemicals Fund

Rebecca Chudaska

Associate Expert, United Nations Environment Programme

This panel will examine how Asian countries are adapting their chemical regulatory frameworks to balance industrial growth with environmental and public health priorities, explore the influence of global standards like GHS and the Basel Convention, consider the integration of emerging technologies such as AI in compliance and enforcement, and address the challenges faced by SMEs and foreign companies, while anticipating key reforms and drivers of change leading up to 2030.

Agnes Lau

Director Product Safety Asia Pacific, Global Product Safety, BASF

Inezia Aurelia

Head of Regulatory Management & Trade Compliance SEA, Merck Chemicals and Life Sciences

Ha Thi Nguyen

Chemical Management Expert, Freelance Consultant