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Conference programme

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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