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1-2 November 2017 - Hilton London Heathrow Airpor t (T4), UK

Electrical and Electronic Equipment and the Environment conference 2017:Meet ing the technica l and regulatory compl iance chal lenges

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Wednesday 1 November 2017

08.30 Registration, refreshments and exhibition

Chair: Dr Graeme Philp - Chief Executive - GAMBICA

09.00 Welcome and setting the scene Dr Chris Robertson – Regulatory Compliance Sector Head – RINA Consulting09.10 Supply chain engagement at HP: supply chain responsibility and conflict minerals due diligence Jason Ord – Regional Sustainability Manager for Europe, the Middle-East and Africa – Hewlett Packard

• Ensuring responsible labour practices, from principles to building supplier capability

• Conflictmineralsduediligence: keyelementsofaconflict minerals program

09.40 Conflict minerals due diligence: lessons learned from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Alignment Assessment Andrew Britton – Managing Director – Kumi Consulting

• The OECD Alignment Assessment project and its importance to the EUConflictMineralsRegulation• Current state of due diligence practicesacrossthefivelargest industry programmes

• Applying the lessons learned to strengthen risk management and responsible sourcing practices 10.10 A year of reporting under the Modern Slavery Act (MSA): progress or status quo? Patricia Carrier – Project Manager – Modern Slavery Registry, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

• Findings from analysis of FTSE 100 companies • Has there been improvement since our initial analysis in October 2016?• Gaps in reporting/examples of leading practice by companies• ModernSlaveryRegistry

•ImprovementstotheMSA

10.40 Responsible recruitment - the first step in preventing exploitation Neill Wilkins – Programme Manager, Migrant Workers – Institute for Human Rights & Business • Why recruitment fees exploit workersandareinefficient for business

• The Employer Pays Principle - changing the business model• The Leadership Group for Responsible Recruitment - how business leadership and collective endeavour can drive progress

11.10 Panel discussion11.20 Refreshments and exhibition 11.50 Brexit: the consequences for future EU and UK environmental policy Dr Andrew Farmer – Director of Research and Head of Industry – Institute for European Environmental Policy

• What does untangling UK environmental law relevant to EEE entail (e.g. WEEE, REACH, etc.)?

• What are the consequences for future development of UK law relevant to EEE?

• What effect does the UK leaving have on future EU law development relevant to EEE?

• What are the key signposts in the Brexit negotiations to look out for?

12.20 Negotiating Brexit: where are we now and what does it mean for aerospace and defence? Richard Gale – Policy Adviser, Aerospace – ADS Group

• LeavingtheEU:howdidweget here?

• UKvsEU:synergiesand differences

• Overview of priorities and outcomes for ADS sectors

• Next steps and future timelines12.50 Panel discussion13.00 Lunch and exhibition

Chair: Iain Lindsay - EU Regulatory Affairs - Rockwell Automation.14.10 Brexit and trade: export controls, the frictionless border and more besides Susan Morley – Director – Morley Consulting Training

• Export control & compliance – an essential but moving target• The frictionless border – fact or fiction?• The end of the customs entry – reality check• Free ports, free zones and free trade agreements – what they really offer• Putting the ‘Great’ in Britain

14.40 RoHS in the Eurasian Economic Union Livia Kecherova – Global Compliance Specialist – Compliance & Risks

• Overview of Technical Regulation - Products in scope and exclusions - Restrictions and requirements including registration - Conformity assessment procedure - Transitional arrangements • Similarities with and deviations from the European Union Directive2011/65/EU:substances, product scope, exemptions, definitions,labelling

15.10 Status of China RoHS 2.0 & China REACH Laura Ho – Operations Manager – C&K Testing (a CIRS Laboratory)

• The product and information requirements of China RoHS 2.0• Related standards and what they require, e.g. SJ/T 11364-2014• Important differences between China RoHS 2.0 and EU RoHS• China REACH – what to note if you make and sell electrical equipment

15.40 Refreshments and exhibition16.10 UK policy development and implementation round-up Steve Andrews – Deputy Head of the Waste & Recycling Team – DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) • Updates on RoHS & WEEE

• Latest developments in respect of the circular economy negotiations• Updates in respect of general DEFRA/EU exit developments

16.40 Life in the Trump Lane: key US policy and regulatory initiatives under the Trump/Pruitt administration

Lynn Bergeson – Managing Partner – Bergeson & Campbell• TSCA implementation• Regulatory rollback— consequences of Executive Order implementation• State and non-government organisation response • Key Supreme Court/Appellate decisions• SignificantStatedevelopments— Prop 65, safer consumer product regulations, and others

17.10 Panel discussion17.20 Close19.00 Drinks reception19.30 Conference dinner

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Thursday 2 November 2017

08.30 Registration, refreshments and exhibitionChair: Dr Jo Lloyd - Partner - ERM09.00 REACH requirements for article manufacturers, importers and suppliers Johan Nouwen – Head of Unit, Support, Forum and HelpNet Secretariat, ECHA (European Chemicals Agency)

• The newly updated ECHA guidance on requirements for substances in articles•Consequencesfornotificationof, and information on, Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) in articles• Practical consequences • Other ECHA activities on substance in articles to facilitate compliance•Wheretofindtheguidanceand other information on substances in articles requirements on the ECHA website

09.30 Materials related obsolescence risks from REACH within BAE Systems products Terry Rees-Pedlar – Materials Support Manager – BAE Systems Surface Ship Combat Systems

• What is materials related obsolescence?• What are the risks?• What should we do?• Why should I care? • What if I do nothing?• Andfinally

10.00 REACH and the 2018 deadline: implications for the EU supply chain Dr Craig Kelly – Senior Consultant, REACH – TSGE Consulting

• What does REACH registration mean?• What is the 2018 deadline?•Supplychainimpacts:registration, restriction and authorisation•Howtofindoutifasubstanceis registered

10.30 Panel discussion10.40 Refreshments and exhibition

11.10 Preservatives and other biocides in electrical and electronic articles – an overview of the Biocidal Products Regulation and treated articles Siobhan Murphy – Senior Regulatory Scientist – The REACH Centre

• Core principles of Regulation (EU) 528/2012, the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR) including backgroundanddefinitions• What is a treated article and how to determine whether you supply one? • Relevance of treated article provisions to electrical and electronic equipment including key examples• Obligations for marketing, key timelines and practical considerations

11.40 Enforcement of chemicals legislation applicable to EE products in Sweden Frida Ramstrom – Inspector – KEMI (Swedish Chemicals Agency)

• Selection of companies and products for enforcement• Results of our inspections and problematic products• Advice to companies built on our experiences

12.10 Renewal of RoHS exemptions Dr Paul Goodman – Principal Regulatory Consultant – RINA Consulting • When can exemption renewal requests be granted?

• How to apply to renew exemptions• When to start and how long will it take?• Lessons from the assessment of Annex III renewals

12.40 Panel discussion12.50 Lunch and exhibitionChair: Dr Chris Robertson - Regulatory Compliance Sector Head - RINA Consulting14.00 ICT and ecodesign/circular economy policy in 2017: new regulatory challenges, industry practice and change Sylvie Feindt – Director, Digital Sustainability Policy – Digital Europe

• How ecodesign features within EU

circular economy policy • Challenges of new requirements for industry. Case study concerning the proposed new ecodesign regulation for electronic displays• How ecodesign policy is moving beyond its original energy-in- use focus to cover information and other requirements• How the ICT sector is already contributing to the circular economy agenda – repair, remanufacture and refurbishment and the use of recycled plastics

14.30 Outcomes of the EU Standby Regulation review Dr Larisa Maya-Drysdale – Senior Project Manager– Viegand Maagøe • The review process and Viegand Maagøe’srole •Reviewfindings,key recommendations and rationale • Change in the Regulation – process and status15.00 Recent product energy enforcement action at UK and EU level Chris Evans – EEPLIANT facilitator– Prosafe

• Introduction to EEPLIANT (Energy EfficiencyCompliantProducts2014 project), its objectives and structure• Building capacity in EU market surveillance• Results and impact of EEPLIANT workinproductsectors:LEDs, space and water heaters, imaging equipment• Challenges faced by market surveillance authorities in the EU • Future prospects for market surveillance authorities in the EU

15.30 Final discussion15.40 Close and refreshments

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