EPAA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2021 - “How can EPAA help the successful implementation of the EU Chemical Strategy for Sustainability”
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Event Description
27 October 2021 – 14:00-17:00, online
Due to the restrictions on travel and event organisation, the 2021 Annual Conference will take place online.
Moderator: Brian Maguire
Programme:
Time |
Session |
Content |
Speakers |
14:00
14:05
14:20 |
Opening and welcome address Keynote I
Keynote II |
Welcome Address by Deputy Director-General The EU Chemical Strategy for Sustainability: a game changer for NAMs?
|
Hubert Gambs, Deputy Director – General DG GROW Dorothee Funk-Weyer,
Kristin Schreiber, Director DG GROW, European Commission |
14:35
15:00 |
Session 1: State of the Partnership
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2021 at a glance: EPAA |
Rob Roggeband, Industry Co-Chair EPAA, P&G |
Mirror Group perspective |
Emily McIvor, PETA/EPAA MG |
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15:15
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Session 2: EPAA Refinement Prize Ceremony |
Refinement Prize 2021: Presentation from the prize winner and her/his case study |
Prize laureate (tbd) (announced on the day) |
15:30
15:45 |
Session 3 |
European Parliament update “The role EPAA is expected to play in the implementation of the CSS” |
MEP Tilly Metz |
Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals [PARC]: Stakeholder Forum – How can EPAA contribute |
Pascal Sanders, PARC Scientific coordinator/ANSES France |
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16:00 |
Session 4: Panel discussion and Questions & Answers
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“The role of EPAA in CSS”
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MEP Tilly Metz Emily McIvor, PETA/EPAA Mirror Group Dorothee Funk-Weyer, BASF Katrin Schutte, DG ENV Brigitte Simon-Hettich, Merck Maurice Whelan, DG JRC |
16:55 |
Closing remarks |
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Giacomo Mattino, EPAA Co-Chair, DG GROW, European Commission |
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