Programme

  1. Coffee and Registration

  2. Session 1: Keynotes
  3. Speakers to include:

    The Rt Hon. the Lord Whitty The Rt Hon. the Lord Whitty
    Member of the House of Lords
    Andreas Herdina Andreas Herdina
    Director of cooperation, ECHA
    James Dancy James Dancy
    Head of UK REACH service and policy, DEFRA
    Stephen Elliott Stephen Elliott
    Chief Executive, Chemical Industries Association
    Michael Warhurst Michael Warhurst
    Executive Director, CHEM Trust, United Kingdom
  4. Q&A

  5. Refreshments

  6. Session 2: Views from the EU 27 and non-member states
  7. Speakers to include:

    Sharon McGuinness Sharon McGuinness
    Executive Director, European Chemicals Agency
    Ahmet Ecmel Yorganci Ahmet Ecmel Yorganci
    General Manager, RGS
  8. Q&A

  9. Lunch

  10. The results of the Chemical Watch Brexit Survey

    Geraint Roberts Geraint Roberts
    Freelance journalist and researcher
  11. Session 3: Policy Views from the UK
  12. Speakers to include:

    Mary Creagh Mary Creagh
    MP, Chair of House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee
    Nigel Haigh Nigel Haigh
    Hon.Fellow, IEEP
    Emily McIvor Emily McIvor
    Science Policy Advisor, PETA
  13. Q&A

  14. Session 4: Views from industry
  15. Speakers to include:

    Douglas Leech Douglas Leech
    Technical Director, Chemical Business Association
    Ellen Daniels Ellen Daniels
    Head of Public Affairs and Policy, British Coating Foundation
    Erwin Annys Erwin Annys
    Head of Unit Support and Enforcement, ECHA, Finland
    Riku Rinta-Jouppi Riku Rinta-Jouppi
    Partner and Head of Global Compliance, REACHLaw
    Roz Bulleid Roz Bulleid
    Head of Climate, Energy and Environment Policy, EEG
    Jeegar Kakkad Jeegar Kakkad
    Chief Economist, ASD Group
  16. Q&A

  17. Refreshments

  18. Session 5: The impact on sector-specific regulatory regimes
  19. Speakers to include:

    EU food contact materials legislation: Ales Bartl, Jones Day, Belgium

    EU cosmetics Regulation: Eléonore Mullier, Senior Associate, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Belgium

    EU Biocidal products Regulation and CLP Regulation:  Nathalie Hanon, CEHTRA, France

    Eléonore Mullier Eléonore Mullier
    Partner, Steptoe, Belgium
    Nathalie Hanon Nathalie Hanon
    Executive Vice President & Head of Biocides, CEHTRA
  20. Q&A

  21. Close/Cocktails