Chemicals Management for Electronics Europe 2020

Emma has 35 years of experience working as a journalist and editor specialising in the health and environmental impacts of chemicals in products - 15 of those at Chemical Watch. She left in 2021 to explore avenues for raising general awareness about chemical issues, in the broader context of sustainability. Working with a great team of consumer journalists, she is in the process of launching the Ocki website, which blends information, with community activities, events and tools - all aiming to empower people who want to live sustainably.

Steven assists companies with their understanding of environmental regulations and how they are enforced. He is an internationally recognized expert, with more than 20 years of experience in EU policy development focusing on sustainability, product, waste and recycling legislation.

Therese is Product Requirement Manager for chemicals at the Range & Product Development Department at IKEA, Sweden, which is the unit responsible to develop the whole IKEA product range as well as securing the Supply of it. Therese is leading the Requirement Development team, responsible for setting the IKEA chemical product requirements. She is also responsible for the global IKEA Chemical Strategy and is leading the work to phase-out and substitute chemicals of concern.

Aidan is Director of BOMcheck, an industry-led substances declarations web database, and the EC4P web database system for WEEE, Batteries and Packaging compliance. In 2003 Aidan wrote the UK Government Guidelines on WEEE and RoHS compliance that companies must abide by in order to remain compliant. In 2008 he represented the European Union medical device industry in RoHS Directive negotiations with the European Commission.

Ruxandra defends industry interests towards legal and regulatory challenges to EU market access. Her practice is focused on EU regulatory law and litigation with a strong emphasis on product, environmental and sustainability regulations, across a large number of sectors ranging from raw materials (chemicals, minerals) to products such as electronics, consumer apparel, medical devices, cosmetics, food and food contact materials. Ruxandra also advises on supply-chain related matters, in particular environmental and regulatory. Although rules and regulations apply per jurisdiction, companies operate globally – her expertise and advice assist companies address global challenges and risks. Ruxandra’s litigation experience is extensive (she defended close to 100 actions before the European Court of Justice and before the Board of Appeal of ECHA), and she has formed and continues to act as a trusted advisor to more than 30 industry groups.

As IPC’s EHS policy and research director, Kelly Scanlon leads the association’s advocacy on topics related to environment, health and safety. She coordinates with IPC’s government relations committees and the standards and education teams to develop robust policy and research agendas relevant to electronics manufacturers. Dr. Scanlon began her role with IPC in April 2019 and comes to IPC with more than 20 years of experience as a public health scientist.

Prior to joining DIGITALEUROPE, Raphaëlle worked as a Senior Consultant in the public affairs consultancy NOVE, where she managed accounts in both the tech and manufacturing sectors and provided advice on sustainability issues (chemicals, circular economy, ecodesign, etc.). She previously worked at French law firms DS Avocats and Savin Martinet Associés, where she assisted clients in environmental and economic law, both for advice and litigation purposes. Before that, she gained experience with ClientEarth, a non-profit environmental law organization based in Brussels and London, where she contributed to EU advocacy campaigns. She has also worked as an intern in several law firms and think-tanks such as Carnegie Europe and the Senlis Council. Raphaëlle holds a Master 2 in European Union law (Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas) and is qualified as an attorney at the Paris bar.

Raj has worked extensively within the Electronics, Aerospace and IT sectors for over 25 years. He has led working groups within Aerospace Trade Associations which formed the initial IPC 2-18K committee, that developed the IPC-1754 Material Declaration Standard. At Assent, Raj has been reviewing and assessing the impacts of different chemical regulations for a wide range of industrial sectors and working closely with clients to assess their chemical reporting needs.

Binayak Kanungo has been a Sales Engineer at Assent Compliance for the past two years. He started at Assent in 2017 as a Technical Product Manager. Bini provides insight to prospects at all stages of the sales cycle to give them an understanding of how the Assent Platform can help organizations drive stronger compliance and data collection programs. Prior to Assent, Bini worked at Halogen Software/Saba as a Market Research Analyst.

Omar Kahiel, Product Marketing Manager at Assent has been deeply engaged with SaaS-based companies his entire career. When companies look to modernize and move away from traditional or internal toolsets, Omar outlines the value that those new software platforms bring and the transparency they provide with direct cost avoidance or cost savings unforeseen in the past.

Mike is a product environmental compliance and sustainability expert providing advice and knowledge to manufacturers, governments and others. Mike helps manufacturers understand, monitor and comply with environmental and health-related regulations and market requirements around the world that impact product design and the supply chain.

Fanyu Zhang works as an Environment, Health & Safety Fellow for IPC. Her work focuses on overseeing content gathering and changes in chemical regulation in the Asia Pacific Region. Her academic background includes a Master of Science in Environmental Health Sciences from University of California, Los Angeles and Bachelor of Science in Environment and Sustainable Development from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She currently is working from Beijing, China.

Miljan Minic is regulatory analyst and consultant with vast knowledge and experience on global regulatory frameworks and GHS. Miljan has helped international companies achieve regulatory compliance in many different countries from Europe, Eurasia, North America and Australia. He has a Master of Science degree in chemical engineering and has previous experience working for service providers and industry.

Cristina studied Chemistry at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto, Portugal. She worked for several years in regulatory affairs for industrial and consumer goods business, where she gained experience in the EU chemicals legislation (REACH, CLP, biocides, FCMs, electronics, …) and in chemical legislation for other regions such as Latin American countries. She recently joined knoell as a Project Manager for the Chemicals and Product Safety Regulatory Affairs.

Christophe Garnier has a Masters in Computer Sciences from UGA in Grenoble, France. After 10 years as an SME in the IT sector, he joined Schneider Electric 20 years ago.

Randy has over 25 years working in product certification and compliance and holds a BSEE from ITT Technical Institute as well as a certificate in Electromagnetic Compatibility from the University of Missouri-Rolla.

Alison James works closely with IPC’s European membership as well as European government officials, institutions and public policy stakeholders. Based in Brussels, she is the Europe representative for IPC and the electronics manufacturing industry on issues including Industrial policy, trade, workforce skills and environmental policy. Alison has more than 20 years of Executive level experience in European public affairs heading up the European public affairs Department for Eastman Kodak and for the Motion Picture Association, representing the Hollywood Studios. She also had senior roles with APCO Worldwide and the Association of Commercial Television. Prior to these roles, Alison also worked for the European Commission.