The last Products in Compliance conference took place in November 2025, at the Hilton London Heathrow Terminal 4.
A huge congratulations to all involved in the event, and a huge thanks to all our speakers and chairs for giving up their time to come and present to our conference audience.
The conference topics covered are below. You can also read some of the conference feedback or watch some footage from the event, including interviews from some of our speakers. If you feel you missed out, why not contact us to book your place for this year’s conference?
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Substances
Chemical based legislation is developing quickly, with multiple key developments either being implemented shortly or under key consideration.
Amongst other topics, speakers gave updates on:
The conference involved workshops on these areas.
Technical
The UK has published the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PSTI) Act: manufacturers of consumer connectable products will have to comply with the relevant obligations including minimum security requirements. The impact of this was discussed, not only for ‘smart products’, but industry in a more general sense, and the key points of its requirements highlighted.
The impact of standards on demonstrating compliance was discussed, with case studies on different product ranges, including hydrogen-related products.
Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things (IoT) was discussed. Workshops ran on the key impacts of Brexit on maintaining both EU and UK compliance and other topics.
Market Access
Presenters from industry share their experience on how they ensure and maintain market access for their products.
Sustainability and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Amongst other topics, the following was covered:
9.15 Registration and refreshments
9.30 Welcome and scene setting
Emily Tyrwhitt Jones | Head of Product Regulatory Compliance, RINA
Day 1: Morning
Chair: Emily Tyrwhitt Jones | Head of Product Regulatory Compliance, RINA
9.40 The Progress of PFAS Regulation
Antony Lord | Senior Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA
10.10 Due Diligence - What does it mean to product manufacturers?
Liz Kimber | Principal Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA
10.45 Breakout session (workshop)
Delegates may choose which breakout session they wish to attend
PFAS requirements
Breakout Leads:
Emily Tyrwhitt Jones | Head of Product Regulatory Compliance, RINA
Antony Lord | Senior Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA
RoHS Requirements
Breakout Leads:
Sumithra Appa Rao | Senior Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA
Liz Kimber | Principal Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA
Peter Alcock | RoHS Enforcement Lead, OPSS, Department for Business and Trade
11.25 Refreshments
11.55 Breakout session summary
12.15 Products recalls: lessons learnt from the point of view of a regulator
Beverly Tolley and Christopher Hunter | Product Incident Team, Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
12.45 Closing thoughts
Emily Tyrwhitt Jones | Head of Product Regulatory Compliance, RINA
12.50 Lunch
Day 1: Afternoon
Chair: Ashley Weeks| Senior Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA
13.50 Horizon Scanning in the distribution landscape
Daniel Roberts | Product Compliance Manager, RINA
14.20 Update on the UK's product regulation landscape
Sarah Smith | Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
14.55 Breakout session (workshop)
Delegates may choose which breakout session the wish to attend
Regulatory divergence and the impacts on companies, including case studies
Breakout Leads:
Alan Sellers | Principal Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA
Ashley Weeks | Senios Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA
Products recalls
Breakout Leads:
Beverley Tolley | Products Incident Team, Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
Christopher Hunter | Products Incident Team, Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
15.35 Refreshments
16.05 Breakout session summary
16.25 Closing thoughts
Ashley Weeks | Senior Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA
16.30 Close
19. 15 Drinks reception
20.00 Conference dinner
9.15 Registration and refreshments
Day 2: Morning
Chair: Catherine Philips | Principal Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA
9.30 Welcome and scene setting
Emily Tyrwhitt Jones | Head of Product Regulatory Compliance, RINA
9.35 Navigating the Future of Sustainability: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) compliance readiness
Prerna Chaturvedi | Principal Product Regulatory Compliance, RINA
10.05 Cybersecurity - emerging requirements impacting product compliance
Ashley Weeks | Senior Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA
10.40 Breakout session (workshop)
Delegats may choose which breakout session they wish to attend
Cybersecurity / Artificial Intelligence
Breakout Leads:
Ashley Weeks | Senior Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA
Liz Kimber | Principal Products Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA
Corporate responsibility within the ESG space
Breakout Leads:
Prerna Chaturvedi | Principal Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA
Sumithra Appa Rao | Senior Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA
11.20 Refreshments
11.50 Breakout session summary
12.10 Key considerations in a company’s compliance management system
Sumithra Appa Rao | Senior Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA
12.40 Closing thoughts
Catherine Philips | Principal Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA
12.45 Lunch
Day 2: afternoon
Chair: Antony Lord | Senior Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA
13.45 RoHS: The latest updates
Emily Tyrwhitt Jones | Head of Product Regulatory Compliance, RINA
14.15 Circular business models and sustainability resource use
Rob Squires | Sustainability Leader, Brother Europe Ltd
14.45 Refreshments
15.15 Mind Gap: Navigating Global Product Compliance beyond the EU
Chelsea Ni Chuinneagain | Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist and Head of Knowledge Partners, Compliance & Risk
15.45 Conference closing thoughts
Emily Tyrwhitt Jones | Head of Product Regulatory Compliance, RINA
16.00 Close
Excellent update on what’s going on in Product Regulatory impacting EU & UK businesses – Amel Meddour, Schlumberger.
Very informative – Azeez Owaboye, Babcock International.
This conference gave me a good and deep insight into the changes and new regulation. But I also found a lot of good ideas to implement and how-to knowledge. And it was great to share the experience – Marek MRVA, Koll Morgen.
You can download the 2025 programme here.
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