Agenda
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Registration and coffee
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Welcome and introduction by the moderator
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Keynote: PFAS: A major risk factor for European water resilience
Oliver Loebel
Secretary General, The European Federation of National Associations of Water Services (Eureau) - Session 1: The latest European updates
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European Commission overview
- Status of the various environmental legislations on PFAS
- Status of the chemicals-related legislation on PFAS – in the EU and globally
- Update on policy-related topics
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ECHA updates
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UK regulatory developments
Department for the Environment, Fisheries and Agriculture (Defra), UK
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Q&A
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Refreshment break and networking
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PFAS and the recycling sector: Enabling a clean circular economy
- The PFAS challenge in recycling: Sources, prevalence and implications for recyclate quality and marketability
- Regulatory dilemmas: How current and proposed restrictions may clash with circularity goals – what’s missing?
- The way forward: Need for monitoring technologies, risk-based approach and harmonized enforcement to enable both safe and circular systems
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Implications of PFAS exclusions from insurance policy coverage in the EU
- Expanding EU PFAS litigation
- PFAS exclusions from liability policies
- Lloyd’s market association PFAS exclusions – LMA5595 and LMA5596 – pave the way
- The German Insurance Association (GDV) model clause and other developments
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Q&A
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Panel discussion on societal and environmental costs of PFAS
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Lunch break and networking
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Enhesa Product service presentation and platform demo
- Session 2: Sectoral perspectives, solutions and substitutions
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The PFAS ban and the challenges for the automotive industry
- How is the automotive industry affected by PFAS?
- What are the challenges especially for the automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)?
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Case study from the Scandinavian retail sector
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Road mapping towards a PFAS-free portfolio for coating technologies
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Q&A
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Refreshment break and networking
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PFAS-free alternatives in cooling/heating applications and refrigerants – the biggest source of PFAS
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PFAS and non-Reach regulated substances: Issues with plant protection products and biocides
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AI tools to help speed up PFAS phase-out
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Q&A
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Panel discussion: What happens to PFAS through the life cycle from production to waste in the different sectors?
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Close of the conference