Conference programme

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 Understanding the Digital Product Passport: Regulatory Requirements and Information Management under ESPR
Anna Laura Palmarelli | Product Manager, RINA

• What the Digital Product Passport is and how it fits into the EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR)
• Current and future obligations: who is impacted today and which product categories may fall into scope over time
• Roles and responsibilities of economic operators and other stakeholders as users or providers of DPP information
• Key considerations for managing product information in line with upcoming EU regulatory requirements.

10.10 The EU Batteries Regulation in Practice: Embedded Batteries, Industrial Equipment and Emerging Compliance Uncertainty 

Andrew O’Neill | Global Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Compliance and Risks

• EU Battery requirements
• Practical compliance, including Commission’s proposed additional exemptions for certain product categories
• Compliance determination- battery category, exemptions, labelling, QR-code, spare part/repair requirements
• Upcoming compliance developments.

10.45 Breakout Session (workshop)
Delegates may choose which breakout session they wish to attend

Digital Product Passports: Are You Ready for What's Coming?
Breakout Leads:

• Anna Laura Palmarelli | Product Manager
• Gabriele Manno | Global Senior AI & Digital Business Innovation Strategy Manager, RINA

Or

11.55 Breakout session summary

12.15 Embedding Compliance in New Product Development (NPD): A Practical Case Study
Liz Kimber | Principal Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA

• Why is it important to build compliance into product development processes?
• What does building compliance into NPD look like?
• Practical steps to identify, translate, and embed legal requirements into product design and decision-making.

12.45 Closing Thoughts
Emily Tyrwhitt Jones | Head of Product Regulatory Compliance, RINA

12.50 Lunch

Day 1: Afternoon

Chair: Sumithra Appa Rao | Senior Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA

13.50 The PFAS Puzzle: How Global Regulations are Coming Together (and Apart)
Cathy Phillips | Principal Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA

• EU, UK
•  US, EPA and US States
  
• Canada
  
• Everywhere else
  
• What’s next?

14.20 The Intersection of Obsolescence and Compliance
Daniel Grundy | Semiconductor Resilience Manager, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)

• Managing obsolescence: What it is, and why it matters
  
• How compliance drives obsolescence: Real examples
  
• Finding in time: The importance of connections across supply chains
• Case study: Supplier design, our problem.

14.55 Breakout Session (workshop)
Delegates may choose which breakout session they wish to attend.

PFAS: Solving the Compliance Puzzle
Breakout Leads:
Cathy Phillips | Principal Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant
Emily Tyrwhitt Jones | Head of Product Regulatory Compliance

Or

Navigating the Cyber Regulatory Maze
Breakout Leads:
Ashley Weeks | Senior Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant
Natalie Armstrong-Green | Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant

15.35 Refreshments

16.05 Breakout session summary

16.15 Cybersecurity and Product Legislation – Managing Risk Across the Product Lifecycle
Ashley Weeks | Senior Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA

• Why product legislation no longer ends at market placement
  
• Current product specific cybersecurity legislation – the state of play, with a focus on the EU Cyber Resilience Act and emerging reporting obligations for manufacturers
  
• Key legislative expectations for manufacturers’ risk management, vulnerability handling and process controls
  
• Recommendations for manufacturers, including Vulnerability Disclosure Policies.
  

16.45 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 EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR): 90 days after “go-live”
Sumithra Appa Rao | Senior Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA 

• Update on the August deadline requirements and implementation checklist
• Update on PPWR’s evolution in 2026: European Commission activities including guidance and clarifications, delegated and implementing acts
• Upcoming requirements: recyclability, recycled content, minimisation, and restriction challenges for packaging design.

10.05 TBC
Sarah Smith | Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)

TBC

10.40 Breakout Session (workshop)
Delegates may choose which breakout session they wish to attend.

Office for Product Safety and Standards Lead Break Out Session
Breakout Leads:
TBC | TBC 

Or

PPWR Unwrapped: Meeting PPWR Requirements in Practice
Breakout Leads:
Sumithra Appa Rao | Senior Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant
Antony Lord | Senior Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant

11.20 Refreshments

11.50 Breakout session summary

12.10 TBC
Jason Malcore | Senior Director, Safety & Product Leadership, Association of Equipment Manufacturers
TBC

12.40 Closing Thoughts
Emily Tyrwhitt Jones | Head of Product Regulatory Compliance, RINA

12.45 Lunch

Day 2: afternoon

Chair: Cathy Phillips | Principal Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant RINA 

13.45 Scope 3 Emissions and Supply Chain Decarbonisation
Roberta Montesano | Senior Sustainability Consultant, RINA

•  Scope 3 emissions requirements 
• Measuring and reducing value chain emissions
• Supplier engagement strategies
• Product carbon footprints.

14.15 UK manufacturers’ approach to European regulations
Andrew Evans | Technical Director, GAMBICA

• European Product Act – What the updated framework means 
• Navigating Cyber-security requirements 
• Harmonising standards.

14.45 Refreshments

 15.15 RoHS in the Real World: Cutting the Risk Without Cutting Corners
Emily Tyrwhitt Jones | Head of Product Regulatory Compliance, RINA

• Update on EU RoHS exemptions 
• UK RoHS synergies and divergence from EU RoHS
• Technical compliance evidence requirements and how to stay up to date with changing requirements.

15.45 Conference Closing Thoughts
Emily Tyrwhitt Jones | Head of Product Regulatory Compliance, RINA 

16.00 Close.
Timings and programme are subject to change.