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Monday, March 14th

Tuesday, March 15th

Wednesday, March 16th

Thursday, March 17th

Friday, March 18th

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ChemCon Europe 2016 with its unique global approach is designed to drive your compliance efficiency by providing information, knowledge and experience to help you set and achieve compliance objectives for chemical control regulations. At ChemCon Europe 2016, authorities inform you about both today’s and tomorrow’s legal framework and expectations, and it also enables you to learn from experiences from the legislative approach of industry experts whom will be presenting interesting business cases. On top of that you can connect with industry peers and authorities during the conference, exhibition, social events and with our ChemConnect app.

New in 2016 !

• Special interactive roundtable discussions, where speakers and delegates will discuss trends and practical hands-on experiences for chemical control legislation.

• Invaluable insights on legal issues beyond regulatory compliance in our Legal Counsels Forum. Specially designed for legal counsels from the chemical industry and for other professionals having an interest in a legal perspective on regulatory issues.

• Unique workshop on Monday morning on the essential steps for REACH registration for SME's, enabling them to boost their knowledge and maximize their network to be prepared for their 2018 REACH registrations!

DatePre conference Workshop and Seminars14 March 2016Conference sessions and Exhibition15 March - 18 March 2016

ExhibitionOn the premises where breaks will be held, you can visit the many participating companies at the exhibition to gather upated infos about all kinds of technical or commercial services in the chemical industry.

Conference LanguageEnglish

RegistrationPlease fill in the registration form and email to: office@chemcon.net.

Venue and Hotel AccommodationsNH Amsterdam Grand Hotel KrasnapolskyDam 9, 1012 JS Amsterdam (The Netherlands)Tel: +31 20 5549111

Online booking tool for special rate rooms: http://www.nh-hotels.com/events/en/event-detail/26104/chemcon_conference_2016.html

Special DiscountsDiscount is available for groups of delegates from the same company booking at the same time. An early bird discount applies to delegates whose registration and payment is received before 20th November 2015. For details, please refer to the registration form.

Hotel Location Map

Conference OrganizerRoyal HaskoningDHVP.O. Box 151, 6500 AD Nijmegen, The NetherlandsTel: +31 (0)88 348 88 88Email: office@chemcon.net

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Bjorn Hansen European CommissionDG Environment

Volker J. Soballa (Head of Committee)Vice President Product StewardshipEvonik Industries AG

Mark Herwig General ElectricCompany

Karon E. Armstrong International TechnicalOperations, 3M

Caroline Li BASF Asia Pacific

Dan Bastien Environment and Climate Change Canada

David Nelissen Accenture

Takashi Fukushima National Institute ofTechnology andEvaluation

Program Advisory Committee

Schedule of ChemCon Europe 2016

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Session 1

Session 5

Session 8

Session 12

Session 2

Session 6

Session 9

Session 13 Session 14 Session 15

Session 3 Session 4

Session 7

Session 10 Session 11

Seminar 1 Seminar 2 Welcome Reception

Sightseeing Tour Social Event

Q&A

Q&A

Q&A

Forum

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Workshop & Seminar 1 / Forum

Workshop The essential steps for REACH registration for SME’s

07:00-09:00 Mike Rasenberg, ECHAMercedes Vinas, ECHAChristian Gründling, FCIO

Seminar 1 REACH IT Tools - Part 1 Chair: Rüdiger V. Battersby, EBRC

09:15-11:00 Key registration process descriptions and changes Mike Rasenberg, ECHA

IUCLID 6:• The main changes – content and interfaces• Why has it changed and consequences for already submitted registrations

Annika Malkia, ECHA

IUCLID 6: How to handle complex assessment cases – an industry example Violaine Verougstraete, Eurometaux

Chesar 3; The one stop tool for CSR and supply chain communication• The main changes – content and interfaces• An implementation strategy • How to use the new features of Chesar 3 to efficiently prepare your 2018

CSR’s and downstream user communication

Leo van der Biessen, Royal HaskoningDHV

Q&A

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

REACH IT Tools - Part 2 Chair: Rüdiger V. Battersby, EBRC

11:30-13:15 Exposure Assessment Tools under REACH – where and when to use Daniel Vetter, EBRC

REACH-IT; processes, requirements and changes Mercedes Vinas, ECHA

Technical Completeness Check; What does ECHA look for? Annika Malkia, ECHA

Dissemination: Increasing awareness what is disseminated and how Christian Gründling, FCIO

Q&A

13:15–14:15 Lunch Break

You can either choose to attend Seminar 1 or Forum, the two will commence concurrently.

Forum Legal Counsels Forum: Legal issues beyond Regulatory Compliance Chair: Jean-Philippe Montfort, Mayer Brown

In-depth forum is specially designed for legal counsels from the chemical industry and for other professionals having an interest in a legal perspective on regulatory issues. It will be interactive and offer ample opportunity for discussion on the selected topic as well as on any other legal topic within the theme.

Legal Counsels Forum - Part 1

09:15-11:00 Transparency of Regulatory Data versus Confidentiality Gérardine Garçon, BASF

Discussion

Recent development in Case Law (ECJ and BoA) on chemicals: Lessons learned (Hazard vs Risk, the Precautionary principle, The Proportionality principle)

Camilla Buchanan, ECHA

Discussion

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

Legal Counsels Forum - Part 2

11:30-13:15 Impact of regulatory compliance on supply and sales contracts and M&A transactions

Griet De Pestel, Solvay

Discussion

The circular economy package: legal implications and impact on the chemicals industry

Willem Henk Streekstra, VNO-NCW

Discussion

13:15–14:15 Lunch Break

March 14, Monday

A workshop on how SME's can prepare themselves for REACH registration• Know your portfolio• Find your co-registrants• Get organised

• Assess hazard and risks• Prepare your registration as IUCLID dossier• Submit your registration dossier

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Seminar 2

Seminar 2 Managing business impact in the global supply chain of key regulations with stakeholders - Part 1

Chair: René van Sloten, CEFIC

14:15–16:00 Regulations an opportunity for added value to business and leadership – an upper management perspective • What does upper management need to hear to effectively engage them in

the business impact of key regulations• Communication• Business realities and business cases• …

Carol Ley, 3M

Managing the interfaces of business impact of key regulations with stakeholders. What are the external and internal stakeholders and their roles?• External: Authorities, Suppliers, Downstream users, Customers, Investors, NGO’s• Internal: Regulatory affairs, R&D / innovation, Marketing, Procurement, Legal,

…

Mark Herwig, General Electric

How to effectively handle global regulatory challenges and implement regulations by using IT tools and resources• Many regulations force industry to implement IT-based controls which

leads to multiple issues (data quality, organization set up to manage the systems…)

• What information do we receive and process from our suppliers?• How can we inform our downstream users effectively and efficiently?• ERP-systems how to handle chemical and product information; industry best

practices• Resource management for regulatory challenges. What resources are needed

today and in the future?

Caroline Li, BASF

16:00-16:30 Coffee break

Managing business impact in the global supply chain of key regulations with stakeholders - Part 2

Chair: René van Sloten, CEFIC

16:30-18:15 How to ensure business continuity• Market access capabilities• Extended producers responsibility areas; e.g. WEEE and waste• Innovation opportunities• Customer satisfaction• …

Christiane Lemercier, General Electric

Downstream user perspective on the global supply chain - The 2018 REACH Obsolescence Challenge

Steve George, ASD

Legal counsel interaction;• When is legal advice needed?• Interpretation of legislation• Protection of Intellectual Property: Business examples of CBI claims allowed

for hazard communication – label and SDS; what can be claimed as CBI and what not.

• …

Jean-Philippe Montfort, Mayer Brown

Q&A

18:15 End of Seminars

19:00 - 22:00 Welcome Reception supported by:

March 14, Monday

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Conference Day 1 Sessions 1 - 4

Session 1 EU update and forecast Chair: Volker Soballa, Evonik

08:30-10:00 30' ECHA Regulatory strategy and how industry can play a role Christel Musset, ECHA

20' Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (REFIT) in relation to chemicals management? Including national regulations in Europe.

Bjorn Hansen, European Commission DG Environment

20' Enforcement and overview of Member States activities in compliance preparation for industry

Szilvia Deim, ECHA-FORUM

20' REACH Implementation: Experiences and Challenges from an association´s perspective

Angelika Hanschmidt, VCI

10:00-10:30 Coffee break

Session 2 REACH authorisation Chair: Volker Soballa, Evonik

10:30-12:00 25' Authorisation processes and experiences Tim Bowmer, ECHA- Risk Assessment Committee

20' Actions towards a simplified authorisation process. Example: Process chemicals

Andrea Paetz, Bayer

25' Impact of authorization on industry risk management and risk assessment

Leo van der Biessen, Royal HaskoningDHV

20' Organising your business for authorisation Nina Petrovic, EPPA

12:00-12:45 45' Q&A on REACHChair: Volker Soballa, Evonik

All speakers from session 1 and 2

12:45-13:45 Lunch break

Session 3 Data sharing and Confidential Business Information Chair: Mike Rasenberg, ECHA

13:45–15:45 25' Implementing Regulation on joint submission of data and data-sharing Daniel Sompolski, ECHA

20' How to prepare for REACH evaluation; a proactive approach related to data availability and quality of REACH registrations

Selma Dieperink-Hertsenberg, TNO Triskelion

20' Global Liability; Data available under REACH and the global impact of that availability

Jean-Philippe Montfort, Mayer Brown

25' Business examples of Confidential Business Information (CBI) in new chemical notifications in Europe, The Americas and Asia-Pacific; what becomes available

Karon Armstrong, 3M

30' Interactive roundtable discussion All speakers and delegates

15:45-16:15 Coffee break

Session 4 China Chair: Karl Enters, ERM

16:15-18:15 25' Overview of the hazardous chemicals safety management in China; including the Inventory of hazardous chemicals

Qiang Liu, State Administration of Work Safety, China

25' Overview and development in Chinese new chemical scheme Hongying Liu, Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Center, Ministry of Environmental Protection, China

25' Practical experience with the New Chemical Substance Notification scheme in China (case studies)

Andy Burgess, Regulatory Services International

25' Lessons learned by industry in implementing and complying with relevant regulations in China

Caroline Li, BASF

20' Panel discussion

18:15 End of Sessions - Day 1

March 15, Tuesday

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Conference Day 2 Sessions 5 - 7

Session 5 Korea and Taiwan – the regulations Chair: David Nelissen, Accenture

08:30-10:00 25' Korean Chemical legislation framework (CCA, OSHA, K-REACH) and green chemistry initiatives and industry support

Donghak Shin, Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy, Korea

25' Overview of "K-REACH" and its Regulatory Implementation Yukyung Kim, Ministry of Environment, Korea

40' Taiwanese legal framework for chemical control legislation- what to expect of the revisions of the Toxic Chemical Substances Control Act and the Taiwanese Occupational Safety and Health Act

Jowitt Li, SAHTECH

10:00-10:30 Coffee break

Session 6 Compliance in Korea and Taiwan – practical implementation Chair: David Nelissen, Accenture

10:30-12:00 35' Practical preparation for K-REACH registration; registration, IT-system, testing, data analysis and quality

Rudolf Wilden, ERM

30' Lessons learned by industry in implementing and complying to new chemicals management in Korea

Stephen Kim, Evonik

25' Lessons learned by industry in implementing and complying to new chemicals management in Taiwan

Anna Hitschler, BASF

12:00-12:45 45' Q&A on Korea and TaiwanChair: David Nelissen, Accenture

All speakers from session 5 and 6

12:45-13:45 Lunch Break

Session 7 2020 and beyond Chair: Bart Vander Velpen, Royal HaskoningDHV

13:45–15:45 25' Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management; aims and results

Bob Diderich, OECD

25' An authority perspective; How to address chemicals of concern, roadmap 2020, Environmental Action Plan, ……

Bjorn Hansen, European Commission DG Environment

25' An industry perspective;• hazards vs risks• increase in downstream user requirements and consumer demands• green chemistry

Volker Soballa, Evonik

25' Activities and trends around a more sustainable industry; including practical examples structurising data to identify supply chain needs in future

Dieter Haesslein, SAP

20' Panel discussion

15:45 End of Sessions - Day 2

15:45-16:15 Coffee break

16:15-18:45 Sightseeing tour

19:00-22:15 Social Event

March 16, Wednesday

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Conference Day 3 Sessions 8 - 11

Session 8 Practical implementation of GHS and other key issues Chair: Berndt Stürznickel, SAP

08:30-10:00 20' Africa - including country specific legislation in South Africa Deidré Penfold, CAIA

20' GHS implementation in Asia-Pacific Ulrike Weissbach, SAP

30' GHS in Middle and South America – Including overview of country specific chemical control legislation

Michael Wenk, Kemira

20' EU CLP regulation; including its impact on the SEVESO directive Christian Gründling, FCIO

10:00-10:30 Coffee break

Session 9 Practical implementation of GHS and other key issues Chair: Berndt Stürznickel, SAP

10:30-12:00 25' A company view on poison centre notification Ingolf Kuehn, BASF

40' GHS and its effect on SDSs, labels and global hazard communication Karin Merkl, Merck

25' Transport-Customs; how to solve and avoid problems at borders Katja Idsinga, AkzoNobel

12:00-12:45 45' Q&A on GHSChair: Berndt Stürznickel, SAP

All speakers from session 8 and 9

12:45-13:45 Lunch Break

Session 10 Supply Chain Communication, Exposure scenarios, safe use of chemicals and workers safety

Chair: Mike Rasenberg, ECHA

13:45–15:45 25' The formulator dilemma: information on substances translated to information on use of mixtures

Hanno de Boer, DSM

25' Exposure scenarios and supply chain communication Mercedes Vinas, ECHA

20' Safe use of Chemicals from a downstream users perspective - about Risk Management Measures and Safe Use Mixture Information

Janice Robinson, CEPE

20' Effects of REACH on the health and safety of workers Gertraud Lauber, IG BCE

30' Interactive roundtable discussion All speakers and delegates

15:45-16:15 Coffee break

Session 11 Chemical control legislation in North America Chair: Karl Enters, ERM

16:15-18:15 25' Canada: Notification process, assessment outcomes and rescissions of published management action on substances

Dan Bastien, Environment and Climate Change Canada

25' GHS implementation in the United States and Canada Karen Levins, Intertek Cantox

15' Authority perspective on Chemicals Management Work Stream of the RCC Initiative between US and Canada

Dan Bastien, Environment and Climate Change Canada

15' Industry perspective on Chemicals Management Work Stream of the RCC Initiative between US and Canada

Mark Herwig, General Electric

25' TSCA reform and implementation Katheryn Jarvis, Celanese

15' Panel discussion

18:15 End of Sessions - Day 3

March 17, Thursday

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Conference Day 4 Sessions 12 - 15

Session 12 Asia-Pacific-key updates Chair: John Moore, John Moore Regulatory Services

08:00-10:00 20' Japan - Overview of the key chemical control legislation Takashi Fukushima, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE) Japan

20' Thailand - Overview on chemical control legislation (labelling, MSDS, existing and new substances, etc)

Somsri Suwanjaras, Department of Industrial Works, Ministry of Industry, Thailand

20' Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia and Singapore - Overview on chemical control legislation (labelling, MSDS, existing and new substances, etc)

Caroline Li, BASF

20' The Asean-Japan Chemical Safety database initiative Takashi Fukushima, NITE, Japan

25' Australia - NICNAS reform & New Zealand - New Health and safety act Sookie Hong, 3E

15' Panel discussion

10:00-10:30 Coffee break

Session 13 Turkey, Middle East, India and Russia region - key updates Chair: John Moore, John Moore Regulatory Services

10:30-12:30 30' Turkey - Overview of current Turkish legal framework for chemical control legislation. Including Turkey’s classification and labelling regulation (SEA) as well as the expectations on Turkish REACH (KKDIK)

Melih Babayiğit, CRAD

25' Middle East – what do we know about the chemical legislation. What can we already implement?

Michael Wenk, Kemira

25' Indian Chemical Policy; overview of existing Chemical control legislation and what can we expect

Deepak Mugadur, Mugadur Consultancy

25' Russia and surrounding states – overview on chemical control legislation (labelling, sds, existing and new substances, etc) and aspects of GHS

Natalia Druzhinina, CIS Center

15' Panel discussion

12:30–13:30 Lunch break

Session 14 Biocides, Food Contact, endocrine disruptors and nanomaterials Chair: Meglena Mihova, EPPA

13:30–15:15 20' Global biocides regulations Michael Wenk, Kemira

20' Global food contact regulations Koen Weel, TNO Triskelion

25' Endocrine disruptors Andy Adams, Bayer

25' Nanomaterials Andrej Kobe, European Commission DG Environment

15' Panel discussion

15:15-15:45 Coffee break

Session 15 Global approach to new chemicals Chair: Karin Levins, Intertek Cantox

15:45-17:15 25' Compare/contrast new chemical notification systems: Is it a new chemical

Karon Armstrong, 3M

25' Compare/contrast polymer notification systems; including the planning of a polymer notification

John Moore, John Moore Regulatory Services

25' Data requirements and development of a global test program, including industry examples of implementing a global test program; re-using test data between different notification systems

Willemien Wieland, WIL Research

15' Panel discussion

17:15 End of ChemCon Europe 2016

March 18, Friday

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☐ Workshop (in combination with Seminar 1) 14 March, Monday 07:00 - 09:00 Complimentary☐ Seminar 1 - REACH IT tools 14 March, Monday 09:15 - 13:15 € 300,-

☐ Legal Counsels Forum 14 March, Monday 09:15 - 13:15 € 300,-

☐ Seminar 2 - Managing business impact of key regulations with stakeholders

14 March, Monday 14:15 - 18:15 € 300,-

☐ Special SME package:- Workshop (07:00 - 09:00) The essential steps for REACH registration for SME’s- Seminar 1- Seminar 2- Conference day 1 (Tuesday)

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