Agenda
Please note, timings are in EDT (Eastern Daylight Time, Washington DC) UTC-4
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Breakfast networking session
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Welcome and introduction
Conference moderator:
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Day one moderator:
- Session one: Overarching trends in regulatory policies
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Setting the scene: An overview of regulatory trends in Latin America
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The influence of trade blocs on chemicals regulation and compliance
Michael S. Wenk
Senior Manager – Product Risk and Registration, Global Product Risk, Vanderbilt Global Services, LLC -
An overview of GHS in Latin America: Implementation and adoption
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Q&A
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Break
- Session two: Regulatory developments in Brazil and Argentina
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Regulatory updates from Argentina: Developments at national and regional levels
Agustín Harte
Technical Advisor, Chemicals National Directorate of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Argentina -
Environmental, social and corporate governance impacts on the Chemical Industry
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Q&A
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Break and sponsor workshops
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Sponsor Workshop from Intertek: Transparency: Release of Confidential Information
Join experts from Intertek, along with guest speaker Daniel Rios in an informal breakout discussion on two key topics;
- Confidentiality rules held by the Governments of Canada and the USA which states that a substance confidential identity can be held confidential for 10 years only (with a possible renewal with justification);
- Findings and hazard classification discussions between different global authorities on substance specific issues.
- Session three: Chile, Costa Rica, and Colombia
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Colombia and Chile's framework for chemical inventory laws
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Chemical regulations in Costa Rica
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Q&A
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End of day one
