Tuesday 4 December 2007
Renaissance Brussels Hotel
Rue du Parnasse 19, 1050 Brussels
Welcome by the conference chairman, Tim King, deputy editor, European Voice, followed by
- Introductory remarks: Jivka Staneva, member of cabinet, European Commissioner for Consumer Protection - speech (PDF, 16kb)
Session One: The new regulatory structure
The evolution of EU chemicals regulation
- Cándido García Molyneux, special counsel, Covington & Burling LLP (PowerPoint presentation, 255kb)
The role of the European Chemicals Agency - ECHA
- Graham Willmott, head of REACH unit, European Commission directorate general for industry (PowerPoint presentation, 580kb)
Response/experience of the chemicals industry
- Jean-Claude Lahaut, executive director for EU legislation & integration, European Chemical Industry Council – CEFIC (PowerPoint presentation, 750kb)
The United Nations' Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) proposal
- Rene Lammers, vice president, research and development Europe, Unilever (PowerPoint presentation, 1.8kb)
Questions & Answers
Session Two: Downstream users and consumers - adapting to change
Retail; cosmetics; food; electrical appliances; trade and competitive context.
Speakers:
- Christophe Legraverend, group manager, sustainable development and quality, home and personal care, Groupe Carrefour - speech (PowerPoint presentation, 500kb)
- Matthias Vey, scientific director, International Fragrance Association - IFRA - speech (PowerPoint presentation, 770kb)
- Joris Pollet, director governmental relations EMEA, Procter & Gamble - speech (PowerPoint presentation, 2.25mb)
Session Three: Perception of risk
Relationship between risk and trust
- David Zaruk, lecturer on communication, Vesalius College Brussels and managing director, Risk Perception Management
Scientists' perception of risk
- Michael Rogers, senior research associate, King's College London's Centre for Risk Management and former science and ethics adviser, Bureau of European Policy Advisers (BEPA), European Commission
Tim King, deputy editor, European Voice
Political and media perception of risk - slides referred to (PowerPoint presentation, 700kb)
Closing remarks
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