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Programme

  1. Welcome and introduction by the moderator

  2. Session 1: Recent global developments

  3. PFAS regulatory updates at the global level

    • Addition of PFHxS to the Stockholm Convention 
    • Assessment of the long-chain PFCAs at the Stockholm POPs Review Committee 
    • Latest developments under the Basel Convention and Rotterdam Convention 

  4. Regional overviews

  5. Regulatory focus 

    • Europe 
    • The Americas, including Canada and Brazil 
    • Asia Pacific  

  6. and co-presenter

  7. PFAS in your operations: key considerations and legislative updates for manufacturers

    • Emissions pathways 
    • EU and US regulatory insights 
    • Industry considerations 

  8. Challenges with the UPFAS restriction from the automotive sector

    • Context and regulation schedule 
    • European automotive industry response to the public consultation: Impacts of the derogations, requested timings from the automobile industry  
    • Resilience approach: Start preparing right now with the whole supply chain and identify where PFAS are 

  9. Q&A and panel

  10. Refreshment break

  11. Session 2: Recent European developments

  12. Best available techniques reference documents: their contribution on the use/emissions of less hazardous substances, PFAS as a case example

    • General procedure to derive best available techniques for associated emission levels
    • Work program
    • Case example of PFAS in different industrial sectors 

  13. EU updates: The bridge between the universal restriction proposal and solution providers

    • Policy developments 
    • What companies are doing? 
    • Where they are struggling? 
    • Emerging solutions 

  14. Challenges and opportunities for the electro and digital industry in responding to PFAS regulations

    • At a glance… 
    • The German electro and digital industry association (ZVEI) assessment of the UPFAS restriction proposal and key demands 
    • PFAS and other chemicals in the electro and digital industry
      • challenges
      • opportunities 
    • PFAS-containing technologies for the EU's path to a climate-neutral society based on the European Green Deal, by ZVEI, VDA and VDMA 
    • Selected examples of PFAS applications in the electro and digital industry 

  15. Q&A and panel

  16. Lunch

  17. Enhesa Product service presentation and platform demo

  18. Session 3: Key debates at the science-policy interface

  19. Moderator

  20. Should regulators differentiate between fluoropolymers and other PFAS?

    • What is a PFAS/fluoropolymer?  
    • What are the sources?   
    • Health effects – animals and people 
    • Remediation   

  21. PFAS in drinking water: Challenges and opportunities

    • Overview of PFAS contamination of drinking water sources
    • Current approaches to the management of PFAS contamination by water utilities
    • Challenges to investment and funding for water treatment infrastructure  

  22. Evidence of why a class-based approach must be used to restrict PFAS globally

    • PFAS are released at all stages of the lifecycle of PFAS-containing products
    • Case study: PFAS in the textile lifecycle  
    • PFAS listed under the Stockholm Convention and new PFAS detected in studies
    • Need for compliance and prevention of regrettable substitution

  23. The listing of a PFAS category under the Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA)

    • Summary of the science we reviewed to justify a category
    • What we have learned from early filers
    • How we connect filers to research resources for alternatives
    • Overall lessons learned from this policy action

  24. Q&A and panel

  25. Alternatives panel moderator

  26. Alternatives panel: How to accelerate the transition to PFAS free chemistry in sectors where it’s harder to substitute

    • Who do you need at the table to develop PFAS alternatives in your sector? 
    • What were the performance characteristics of the PFAS to be substituted? 
    • What key milestones must you achieve to support the adoption of your PFAS-free technology?  
    • What sort of support – capital, regulatory, industry –would you need to see a full transition away from the current PFAS chemistry? 

    Panelists:

  27. Refreshment break

  28. Session 4: Recent North American developments

  29. Recent PFAS-related activities under TSCA and EPA updates on newly issued PFAS test orders

    • Background information 
    • Agency-level accomplishments 
    • Definition 
    • Rulemaking and related regulatory activities 
    • National testing strategy 
    • Packaging issues 

  30. State level developments in Washington: Cycle 1.5 updates

    • Pollution prevention and PFAS 
    • Regulatory programs for PFAS in consumer products in Washington
    • Current regulations on PFAS in consumer products in Washington
    • Future actions and how to stay informed 

  31. State-level developments in Minnesota: Amara’s law

    •  Minnesota is prioritising PFAS pollution prevention 
    • Amara’s law phases out avoidable PFAS use in the state by 2032 
    • Implementation will include rulemakings with important opportunities for public comment 

  32. PFAS: Regulatory update in Canada

    • How PFAS are defined 
    • Issues surrounding the substances
    • Status of the regulations in Canada 

  33. Q&A and panel

    Joined by 

  34. End of conference