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

How to Keep Pace with Evolving Regulations 
Breakout Leads:

• Liz Kimber | Principal Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA
• Cathy Phillips | Principal Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA

11.25 Refreshments

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 PFAS Plan: Building a Safer Future Together
Edward Latter | Chemicals Policy Team Leader, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

• Overview of the UK PFAS Plan.
• Updates on PFAS Plan actions and delivery in 2026.

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

Supported by: Edward Latter | Chemicals Policy Team Leader, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

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 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.

16.45 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.

17.15 Day One Closing Thoughts
Cathy Phillips | Principal Product Regulatory Compliance Consultant, RINA

19.15 Drinks reception

20.00 Conference dinner

9.15 Registration and refreshments

Day 2: Morning

Chair: Emily Tyrwhitt Jones | Head of Product Regulatory Compliance, 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 OPSS Innovation Regulation: The Drive to Innovate and Regulate
Sarah Smith | Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)

• Innovative Products Advice Centre
• Sandboxes
• Innovation case studies.

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

Session Led by the Office for Product Safety and Standards 

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 Aligning Industry Priorities with Regulatory Outcomes
Jason Malcore | Senior Director, Safety & Product Leadership, Association of Equipment Manufacturers

• Prioritising industry interests
• Engaging policymakers and regulators
• Delivering tangible outcomes and member value.

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.