Pre-Conference Workshops
- Claudio Mereu - Partner, Bird & Bird LLP
- Strategic regulatory pivot: European Commission's shift from authorisation-based frameworks to restriction-focused regulation.
- The latest intelligence on the delayed REACH revision (now expected second half of 2026 following Regulatory Scrutiny Board rejection in September 2025)
- What this strategic recalibration means for manufacturers navigating the transition; from established compliance pathways to emerging restriction paradigms.
12-year data protection challenges under REACH
- Third-party joint registration complexities
- Claudio Mereu - Partner, Bird & Bird LLP
- Natalie Konings - Partner, Partner, Bird & Bird LLP
The compliance deadline hammer: With enforcement effective in August, what is the impact of these stringent restrictions?
Emission limits across furniture, construction, textiles, and automotive sectors force fundamental reformulation decisions.
Supply chain verification becomes the critical variable.
- Pavel Glukhov - Partner, EU Focus Group
- Claudio Mereu - Partner, Bird & Bird LLP
- Claudio Mereu - Partner, Bird & Bird LLP
- Key elements of the REACH revision & what is changing
- Industry impact: continuous dossier compliance, data strategy, and supply chain digitalisation
- Risk management and enforcement: what may change for registrants and downstream users in practice.
- Polymers: expected framework direction
- What a workable transition would look like: impact assessment expectations, proportionality, and burden control
- Matteo Dalla Valle, Ph.D. - Global Product Stewardship Manager, Chevron Oronite S.A.S.
The compliance deadline hammer: With enforcement effective in August, what is the impact of these stringent restrictions?
Emission limits across furniture, construction, textiles, and automotive sectors force fundamental reformulation decisions.
Supply chain verification becomes the critical variable.
- Solange Mateo Montalcini - Senior Sector Group Manager, Specialty Chemicals, Formacare, CEFIC
What does AI actually look like in the daily work of a Regulatory Affairs professional? Join us for a live demonstration of our Registration Management solution: managing registrations across multiple jurisdictions, keeping deadlines and requirements in view, and using AI to work with data that would otherwise sit in spreadsheets.
Brief summary of action items and compliance priorities for attendees.
- Claudio Mereu - Partner, Bird & Bird LLP
