Agenda

  1. Registration

  2. Welcome

    Nhat Nguyen Nhat Nguyen
    Chief Analyst, Enhesa Product Intelligence, USA
  3. Session 1: TSCA
  4. TSCA at 2: an overview

    Lynn L. Bergeson Lynn L. Bergeson
    Managing Partner, Bergeson & Campbell, USA
  5. TSCA panel session

    Panellists will consider the following questions:

    • Did Lautenberg do a good job in addressing TSCA’s deficiencies? Whatever your answer, please explain your response
    • Hind sight is always 20/20. If you could do anything over again in Lautenberg or EPA’s implementation of it, what would that be?
    • In terms of EPA’s implementation of Lautenberg, what are EPA’s successes, near misses, and actual misses, if any?
    • What do you like most about EPA’s implementation of Lautenberg?
    • What do you like least?
    • If there is a hearing in the House early next year on EPA’s implementation of TSCA, what do you expect the issues would include?
    • Would TSCA implementation have been better served with the help of a FACA?
    Jeff Morris Jeff Morris
    Chemical Policy Consultant, Jeff Morris Solutions, US
    Eve Gartner Eve Gartner
    Staff attorny, Earthjustice
    Karyn Schmidt Karyn Schmidt
    Squire Patton Boggs
    Edwin Bisinger Edwin Bisinger
    Senior Science Advisor, Nouryon
    Rose Passarella Rose Passarella
    Director - Chemicals Group, Intertek Assuris, USA
  6. Refreshments

  7. TSCA panel discussion with Q&A

  8. Session 2: State level developments
  9. State-level updates - what’s happening, what’s on the horizon?

    Edward McTiernan Edward McTiernan
    Partner, Arnold and Porter
  10. California Prop 65: what is it and what should companies do now to comply?

    George Gigounas George Gigounas
    Partner, DLA Piper
    Michael Green Michael Green
    Chief Executive Officer, Center for Environmental Health
  11. Q&A

  12. Lunch

  13. Session 3: Developments in Canada and Latin America
  14. Canada: chemical regulation updates

    Dan Bastien Dan Bastien
    Senior Director and Head of Chemicals, Intertek, Canada
  15. Chemical Management in Latin America

    • GHS implementation
    • Registration of chemicals
    Cristina Caro Tovar Cristina Caro Tovar
    Regulatory Attorney - Latin America, Independent Consultant, US
  16. Chemical Management Policies in Latin America: trends and realities

    • Historical landscape
    • Where regulations are now
    • Future plans for a more complete and structured chemical control regulations
    Nidia Mariana Calvo Mendez Nidia Mariana Calvo Mendez
    Americas Managing Analyst, Enhesa Product Intelligence
  17. Q&A

  18. Refreshments

  19. Non-regulatory drivers surrounding transparency about ingredients, environmental initiatives and supply chain: panel session

    Speakers confirmed:

    Lawrence E. Culleen Lawrence E. Culleen
    Partner, Arnold & Porter
    Edwin Bisinger Edwin Bisinger
    Senior Science Advisor, Nouryon
    Bob Kerr Bob Kerr
    Co-founder and Principal, Pure Strategies, Inc.
  20. Q&A

  21. Close of day one